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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
Anyways, I'm gonna head out tomorrow to get a new iPod, probably a nano for the time being (I would use my old Classic for running but it was so cumbersome it got to the point I couldn't stand it anymore). I'm also of thinking of splurging and getting a Classic/Touch for general use, but I'm not sure which. Main question here: is the Touch really worth it's $399 price tag atm? (if I'm gonna get one it would be the 64 gb version) All advice is appreciated.   | ||
motbob
United States12546 Posts
~20 hour battery life FM Radio Plays FLAC and OGG as well as normal formats like mp3 (you might have to convert from ACC though) it's awesome and small | ||
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SanguineToss
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Thratur
Canada917 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11556 Posts
new nanos have 32 gb too | ||
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On September 20 2009 14:38 Thratur wrote: Get a Creative or a Zune HD. In my opinion, ipods are overpriced. Zune HD max storage space: 32 gigs Creative max storage space: 32 gigs Not gonna cut it. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
I'd look for something else, iriver makes sleek mp3 players as well. | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
then get cowon S9 32gb edit: lol I see you want a bigger storage i still recommend thsi though | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On September 20 2009 14:26 motbob wrote: Get a Sansa Clip Plus for $50 and a 32GB microSD card for <$100 if you're willing to sacrifice video functionality for price. The Sansa Clip is the best mp3 player on the market and it just got the capability to use microSD cards, which is awesome for people with huge libraries like you. ~20 hour battery life FM Radio Plays FLAC and OGG as well as normal formats like mp3 (you might have to convert from ACC though) it's awesome and small This | ||
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eMbrace
United States1300 Posts
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
On September 20 2009 15:05 p4NDemik wrote: The 80 gb zune is ~199, the 120 gb is ~229. If I were to go in that direction I would probably just ante up the 20 extra bucks it costs to get a new Classic (I think they're all 160 gb now) as I was pretty happy with my old one. Does the regular zune have anything more to offer than the iPod Classic does? Larger screen, radio, doesn't use iTunes, sleeker controls, ability to customize background, and maybe more but I forget. I've had both Zune 80gb and iPod Classic, and I prefer the Zune. If you're going to splurge get the Zune HD, better screen (OLED for true black), longer battery life. For exercise get a smaller MP3 player, the weight is annoying. Preferably not iPod or Zune honestly, they're overpriced in the smaller storage size department. | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
iPod does have the best all around MP3 player, but you can get much cheaper ones if you only need 5gb so. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
I have a classic 120GB, but after formatting it'll allow you a disappointing 111.95GB or something. My music library's already grown past that, but you can't really do anything about it. ): | ||
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
On September 20 2009 14:26 motbob wrote: Get a Sansa Clip Plus for $50 and a 32GB microSD card for <$100 if you're willing to sacrifice video functionality for price. The Sansa Clip is the best mp3 player on the market and it just got the capability to use microSD cards, which is awesome for people with huge libraries like you. ~20 hour battery life FM Radio Plays FLAC and OGG as well as normal formats like mp3 (you might have to convert from ACC though) it's awesome and small sound interesting... hmmm what about the sound quality? | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
On September 20 2009 20:24 emucxg wrote: sound interesting... hmmm what about the sound quality? It's not gonna be worse than an iPod or any other mass marketed DAP, if that's what you mean. Just the fact that you'll be encouraged to try flac will be the most noticeable 'improvement.' Combine that with an okay pair of ear buds, and you're fine. The thing is, the market today for DAPs just doesn't have anything to do with high fidelity. High fidelity isn't very marketable to a bunch of people who are satisfied with "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" (I would venture to guess 95% of the population). There's a company called hisoundaudio that is trying to make sound quality their top priority, but they're going to crash and burn before they ever get really popular, and right now all their stuff is being marketed toward people with extra cash who don't mind trying out buggy firmware. Basically, between iPod, Zune, Sansan, probably Cowon too, the difference is more in your head than it is in the player. There's just no motivation for a company to go the extra mile in fidelity just to make the player more expensive for features most people won't notice. So they add gimmicky things instead like equalizers that anyone can see and will pay extra for. My point is... At this stage, don't worry about the SQ of a DAP. The most important thing is that you use high bitrate tracks. | ||
DivinO
United States4796 Posts
On September 20 2009 23:20 Chef wrote: It's not gonna be worse than an iPod or any other mass marketed DAP, if that's what you mean. Just the fact that you'll be encouraged to try flac will be the most noticeable 'improvement.' Combine that with an okay pair of ear buds, and you're fine. The thing is, the market today for DAPs just doesn't have anything to do with high fidelity. High fidelity isn't very marketable to a bunch of people who are satisfied with "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" (I would venture to guess 95% of the population). There's a company called hisoundaudio that is trying to make sound quality their top priority, but they're going to crash and burn before they ever get really popular, and right now all their stuff is being marketed toward people with extra cash who don't mind trying out buggy firmware. Basically, between iPod, Zune, Sansan, probably Cowon too, the difference is more in your head than it is in the player. There's just no motivation for a company to go the extra mile in fidelity just to make the player more expensive for features most people won't notice. So they add gimmicky things instead like equalizers that anyone can see and will pay extra for. My point is... At this stage, don't worry about the SQ of a DAP. The most important thing is that you use high bitrate tracks. The Sansa Clip's actually been said to have amazing sound quality with 320 MP3 files and lossless files. To OP: The nano is okay. I do suggest the touch though for functionality as well as for YouTube, which is a good source of songs-on-the-go if quality isn't an issue and you have internet where you work. | ||
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AssuredVacancy
United States1167 Posts
120 GB ipod classic for 173 dollars. Only 3 left. Decide nao! | ||
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