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I'm not even sure what they are called altogether, but I need a new portable media player. My Cowon s9 that I loved so much finally broke today, and it looks like I can't fix it.
I'll be leaving Korea in two days so I want to buy something here since it'll most likely be cheaper. I was thinking of maybe replacing s9 in the summer but didn't think it'd break now so I have no idea what is considered good (not that I was an expert when I bought s9, but I did some research).
I'll be most likely be listening to music, with a good pair of earphones. I do rarely watch videos and read text files, but it is not a strict requirement. I really loved s9 as it catered to every needs except not connecting to the web, and only 16GB of memory (solely my fault).
Maybe I should buy an s9 again? It looks like the 32gb is no longer manufactured... a bit sad. I was planning to just 'stay safe'.
Your thoughts and recommendations, and perhaps point me to a good set of review? My price range will be anything below $350 but I would rather not spend all of it.
tl;dr:
Old mp3 broke, need new one.
Requirements:
Sufficient storage 20gb+ at least
Good sound quality (hardware and software I guess?, don't know much in this field)
not ipod because I probably still need itunes for it, maybe not. Would still like to stay away from it.
Under $350
Preferences
Video-playing and text-viewing
Touchscreen, it was nice
Easy to manage
Basically something close to s9 as possible
Maybe I should just return to US cause it looks like s9 32gb is available there on ebay. Or just buy another 16gb model here in Korea.
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Im recomending iPhone or iPod. maybe it feels too mainstream and what not but in all fair they are great. I don't know what the price would be for an iPod, I only own an iPhone 3 myself. Other than that I heard that Zune makes good portable media players
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I would get a smartphone like the galaxys2. Support Stork!
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nothing beats an ipod as a media player nowadays. plus they are nicely priced for all the benefits that you get i.e. wifi, gaming etc.
but if you just want a media player for music and video playback and are bit of an audiophile, then i suggest you look at something like the Cowon J3 or maybe the S9. the sound quality of these devices are awesome and if you have a decent pair of earphones or an amp to boot, then your'e pretty much set.
On December 28 2011 21:35 ShadeR wrote:
I would get a smartphone like the galaxys2. Support Stork!
I own a galaxy s2 and though it has great codec support, it's sound quality is abysmal. plus it's out of his budget.
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T.O.P.
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If you just resent I-tunes and not the I-pod itself then you can use Winamp to transfer songs to your ipod. The sound quality of a ipod and it's comfort in use make it the best portable music player imo. Just don't use the standard headphones ^^
Phone/music player combinations (be it smartphones or w.e.) tend to have horrible sound quality so I wouldn't go in that direction.
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On December 28 2011 22:37 Schwopzi wrote:
The sound quality of a ipod
iPod sound quality wha...?
To the OP, if you don't want an iPod, I remember looking at the aptly-named http://anythingbutipod.com a few years back -- haven't been looking recently so I'm not sure how relevant the site is nowadays. Personally, I just use my smartphone as an mp3 player -- if you're going to have to carry around something of that size just for music, might as well have it be a phone as well. If I were to get a dedicated music player I'd stick with something really portable like the iPod nano/watch combo or Sansa Clip.
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im using my 4th gen ipod nano for 4 years.
best tool i ever had in my life.ive used different models but this never got beaten
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I use a Galaxy 2 for all my music needs.It's pretty good,just make sure you get an android with 4.0 
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You might wanna look at what Archos does, they have good products for what you are looking
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Anything with android on it; these days any mobile device (tablet, phone, mp3 player) is gonna be iOS(Apple) or android, or generic. Problem with generic is that you lose access to the app stores - your mp3 player should basically be able to do most things smartphones can do (except for phone stuff of course).
Samsung Galaxy player is probably a good buy.
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Cowons
If you owned a Cowon before why would you go to anything else really.
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J3 hands down. Expandable memory ftw~
GL
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Sandisk sansa clip zip....clip+ etc. are very underrated. Expandable as well
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Well couldn't find S9. I want to buy in Korea so I'm now considering between J3 and D3.
EDIT: looks like I don't need a D3. Now to find the cheapest J3...
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