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Darkmole
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States900 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-30 02:38:25
April 30 2008 00:36 GMT
#1
my old mp3 broke a week ago and im going to get a new one.. im having a tough choice right now what do you think i should get? im gonna be spending $250 on it so what do you think its best for this kinda of price? o and where do you think its best to buy it too? so the mp3 or ipod i want would be cheaper there :D
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Poll: What should i get
(Vote): ipod
(Vote): creative zen
(Vote): zune
(Vote): name other mp3

EDIT:

What i dont want...

1. I dont want the screen to be LCD
2. I dont want it to look big on my pocket like fat
3. I dont want it to break just by dropping it like 5 feet...
4. I dont want to have problems with avi. wmv. for the video format

What i want...

1. I want it to have a good quality sound
2. I want it to have a lot of space and be cheap
3. I want the battery life to be a lot
4. I want to carry movies, photos, music, etc

Questions about the Ipod...
Does Ipod have to convert a lot of videos to put it in???
Will all music work for the Ipod?
*Only Ipod Owners Question*
Is the Ipod 80GB worth it?

Question about the Zen...
Is the Zen ever gonna make new ones? its always the 30gb and 60gb same looking

Question about the Zune...
Is the new Zune really good and is it worth it???


*
MarklarMarklar
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Fiji1823 Posts
April 30 2008 00:44 GMT
#2
ipod cant play flac and stuff so dont get it, and itunes is a fucking pain in the ass.

mp3 players that work like a portable harddrive are better.
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JoMal
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Trinidad/Tobago1177 Posts
April 30 2008 00:44 GMT
#3
zune
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mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
April 30 2008 00:52 GMT
#4
lol I just use my nintendo ds.
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ilovejonn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada2548 Posts
April 30 2008 01:00 GMT
#5
ipod's are overrated!!!!!!
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Darkmole
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States900 Posts
April 30 2008 01:03 GMT
#6
On April 30 2008 09:44 MarklarMarklar wrote:
ipod cant play flac and stuff so dont get it, and itunes is a fucking pain in the ass.

mp3 players that work like a portable harddrive are better.

what is flac?? like video stuff?
JudgeMathis
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Cuba1286 Posts
April 30 2008 01:13 GMT
#7
I think for 100 dollars more you can get the 80gb, which I have.
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MarklarMarklar
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Fiji1823 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-30 01:20:22
April 30 2008 01:15 GMT
#8
On April 30 2008 10:03 Darkmole wrote:
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On April 30 2008 09:44 MarklarMarklar wrote:
ipod cant play flac and stuff so dont get it, and itunes is a fucking pain in the ass.

mp3 players that work like a portable harddrive are better.

what is flac?? like video stuff?


flac is a music format that is of very high quality(no loss of quality whatsoever) each song tend to be like 20-50mb.

kewl format that i download my favourites in
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karbon
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada137 Posts
April 30 2008 01:18 GMT
#9
coming from an ipod owner, trust me when i say ipod suck. limited music formats, limited features.

zune sucks as well, according to my friends.

zen is better, but i cant think of suggestions on the top of my head right now
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
April 30 2008 01:20 GMT
#10
On April 30 2008 10:15 MarklarMarklar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2008 10:03 Darkmole wrote:
On April 30 2008 09:44 MarklarMarklar wrote:
ipod cant play flac and stuff so dont get it, and itunes is a fucking pain in the ass.

mp3 players that work like a portable harddrive are better.

what is flac?? like video stuff?


flac is a music format that is of very high quality. each song tend to be like 20-50mb.

kewl format that i download my favourites in


high quality, but oh so unnecessary for 95% of the music listening population.
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MarklarMarklar
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Fiji1823 Posts
April 30 2008 01:21 GMT
#11
On April 30 2008 10:20 useLess wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2008 10:15 MarklarMarklar wrote:
On April 30 2008 10:03 Darkmole wrote:
On April 30 2008 09:44 MarklarMarklar wrote:
ipod cant play flac and stuff so dont get it, and itunes is a fucking pain in the ass.

mp3 players that work like a portable harddrive are better.

what is flac?? like video stuff?


flac is a music format that is of very high quality. each song tend to be like 20-50mb.

kewl format that i download my favourites in


high quality, but oh so unnecessary for 95% of the music listening population.


ya its a total audiophile format.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-30 01:25:04
April 30 2008 01:21 GMT
#12
I'm happy with my iPod, and if you want to customize it/make it more like a portable harddrive you can just install rockbox and use that instead of apple's software.

Don't think it really matters TBH though. And mp3 player is just an mp3 player. Only thing you should care about it are battery life, storage space, and physical size.

high quality, but oh so unnecessary for 95% of the music listening population.

And meaningless without equally uncommon and expensive speakers/headphones. 40 mb for a 3-5 minute song sounds like you're not getting much variety in one harddrive. Shit, 20 songs per gig? I'm gonna have discographies that would take the entire space of an mp3 player.
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Darkmole
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States900 Posts
April 30 2008 01:22 GMT
#13
On April 30 2008 10:18 karbon wrote:
coming from an ipod owner, trust me when i say ipod suck. limited music formats, limited features.

zune sucks as well, according to my friends.

zen is better, but i cant think of suggestions on the top of my head right now

the mp3 that broke was a zen to me :D zen are good but the thing i dont like is it seems to break easily if you drop it and its sooo big and kinda expensive though
RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9950 Posts
April 30 2008 01:29 GMT
#14
i love my zen
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fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
April 30 2008 01:30 GMT
#15
the battery for your ipod will die the second your warranty expires
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-30 01:35:41
April 30 2008 01:33 GMT
#16
iPods are inferior to other mp3 players in almost every single category unless you're getting a Touch, which is completely unique.

Zune 80 >>> iPod Classic in:
Sound Quality
Screen Size
Features
Earbuds (ships with REAL ear buds)
File types supported

Classic >>> Zune in:
Slightly longer battery life
Better software

The thing is, you can modify the Zune so it works with any software, including iTunes.

What kind of size are you looking for? For a flash mp3 player, I'd go with iRiver. It's a shame they don't make hd mp3 players anymore. :/
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
kyjori
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
371 Posts
April 30 2008 01:34 GMT
#17
check out some of the samsung mp3 players, they arent bad.
jgad
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada899 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-04-30 01:37:40
April 30 2008 01:35 GMT
#18
If you don't know what to buy then it may be worth asking yourself what you want out of a portable music player :

- how would you like to use it (periodic, light use, heavy use, extended periods, travel, commuting?)
- does size matter, want something tiny and easy to carry around more than features and storage?
- features? Do you want or need it to double as a portable storage device? Do you care about carrying photos or movies around on it? Do you want it to play games or do other things?
- battery life, how important is it to you?

The great beauty of the market is that it gives you choice. Asking "what should I get?" is like asking what race you should play in Starcraft or what build order is the "best" - there's no straight answer. All you'll get is fanboys voting for what they like best, but that may not be what is best for you. I'd say give it some thought.

A better way to shop for things, too, is not to say "I want a $250 mp3 player", but to say "I want an mp3 player that can do (A,B,C)" - what are my options? You may find that you don't need to spend $250 to get exactly what you want.
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
April 30 2008 01:41 GMT
#19
On April 30 2008 10:35 jgad wrote:

The great beauty of the market is that it gives you choice. Asking "what should I get?" is like asking what race you should play in Starcraft or what build order is the "best" - there's no straight answer. All you'll get is fanboys voting for what they like best, but that may not be what is best for you.

iRiver = Zerg
Microsoft = Terran
Protoss = Apple
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
Darkmole
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States900 Posts
April 30 2008 01:42 GMT
#20
On April 30 2008 10:35 jgad wrote:
If you don't know what to buy then it may be worth asking yourself what you want out of a portable music player :

- how would you like to use it (periodic, light use, heavy use, extended periods, travel, commuting?)
- does size matter, want something tiny and easy to carry around more than features and storage?
- features? Do you want or need it to double as a portable storage device? Do you care about carrying photos or movies around on it? Do you want it to play games or do other things?
- battery life, how important is it to you?

The great beauty of the market is that it gives you choice. Asking "what should I get?" is like asking what race you should play in Starcraft or what build order is the "best" - there's no straight answer. All you'll get is fanboys voting for what they like best, but that may not be what is best for you. I'd say give it some thought.

A better way to shop for things, too, is not to say "I want a $250 mp3 player", but to say "I want an mp3 player that can do (A,B,C)" - what are my options? You may find that you don't need to spend $250 to get exactly what you want.


hmmm ic what you mean :D

1. i like it light and thin
2. i dont want it to break easily
3. i like carrying movies, photos, and everything on it
4. the battery life is the most important thing to me
5. i dont want to have problems with avi. wmv. for the video format
and i got a question about the ipod
do you have to convert all the videos you want on the ipod? or just some of them?
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