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United States24612 Posts
I don't really care if it has video/picture playback since it's primarily for the car (although it's nice to have it available for other purposes also). 1) What model should I get? 2) What else will I need to plug it into the auxiliary jack and power connection? Upon a bit of research the first hit was this: SanDisk® 8GB Sansa® Fuze™ (Silver) ![[image loading]](http://rsk.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pRS1C-4860926w345.jpg) Am I on the right track? I assume if I shop around a bit I can beat Radioshack.  | ||
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YPang
United States4024 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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micronesia
United States24612 Posts
On July 31 2008 12:32 Jibba wrote: The Sanzas are pretty damn good (and easy) but given it's so small, won't it be difficult to handle while you're actually driving? I plan to set it up before I start driving... it should be in a tray and not accessed during transit. I can use the audio controls on the steering wheel / dashboard I believe. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
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micronesia
United States24612 Posts
On July 31 2008 12:55 mahnini wrote: the ipod is the greatest mp3 player in the entire earth bar none if you disagree im going to call the police and you will be sent to jail Why? (I'm not sure if you are serious or sarcastic, so please explain why in either case) | ||
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sillyboy_tomato
United States157 Posts
I personally liked the Microsoft Zune and Sony. A 4GB zune cost about $129.99 and a Sony 4GB is around $100. What sony offers which i really like is a customizable equalizer. Most other brands only have presets. About prices/discounts/bargains, just keep an eye on sales. Bestbuy usually gives sales on non-ipod mp3 players | ||
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micronesia
United States24612 Posts
On July 31 2008 13:08 sillyboy_tomato wrote: Well a budget would be nice to help us out helping you choose one. I personally liked the Microsoft Zune and Sony. A 4GB zune cost about $129.99 and a Sony 4GB is around $100. What sony offers which i really like is a customizable equalizer. Most other brands only have presets. About prices/discounts/bargains, just keep an eye on sales. Bestbuy usually gives sales on non-ipod mp3 players Between 80 and 180 dollars would be a nice guess. As I said in the OP, 4 gigs would be a little to small for what I'm looking for. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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decafchicken
United States19967 Posts
Get that. I was just going to recommend creative because i love my zvm, then i saw the x-fi and it looks pretty gg | ||
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XCetron
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thunk
United States6233 Posts
On July 31 2008 13:01 micronesia wrote: Why? (I'm not sure if you are serious or sarcastic, so please explain why in either case) iPods are obviously THE Perennial MP3 player, best selling yadayada. But since the high point of its dominance a lot of lesser known Digital device companies have caught up and have made comparable and significantly cheaper (iPods definitely don't really fit into your $80-$160 price range...I think you can get like a 4 GB player for $150 maybe...) but if you're starting your music collection (like my music collection is organized through Itunes and there's no way I'm changing it at this point so I'm pretty much set on getting iPods for the rest of my life...) you can probably get a pretty good deal on an non-Apple DAP. | ||
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Kupon3ss
時の回廊10066 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16855625006 Great little player, since u said that 4 gigs isn't enough that's one of the best and cheapest 8 gig mp3s out there | ||
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decafchicken
United States19967 Posts
On July 31 2008 13:01 micronesia wrote: Why? (I'm not sure if you are serious or sarcastic, so please explain why in either case) he's being sarcastic (i hope. if he's not im going to have to murder him after i blind him with my bright lights and pass him with my unnecessarily loud car) | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
seriously, its in the hundreds, just get a ghetto power shit for 30 bucks accessory yo so yeah stick with your aux input, you can get a sturdy cable for liek 5 bucks from radioshack and uh... get a refurbished ipod if you can, i personally like it for its beast reliability, beast battery life, and beast hd space) (i've had 2 ipods, 2 zens. zens were reliable as diarrhea. can't comment on sansa, samsung ones, zunes or anything though) | ||
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johnmaster
125 Posts
get the car fm modulator its cheap , only cost less than usd10.00 . i got one,, to use it save mp3s into a usb pendrive and then plug it into your fm modulator then plug it into your car cigaratte lighter slot, and set the fm channel u want,, eg. 88.0 and then u tune your car radio to 88.0 and u can receive the mp3s .comes with remote control too . more details here and pictures. http://www.kongtechnology.com/2007/08/25/i-can-play-thousands-of-mp3-songs-with-my-mp3-fm-modulator/ | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
if your car has a basic mp3 hookup in the console or whatever, make sure you pick up a 1/8inch stereo cable of whatever length (exactly like headphones, must be stereo don't get mono), male on both ends obv. you can get one for like five dolla. players don't come with this cable and you'll be pissed if you have to go all the way back to the store | ||
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
high quality cables CAN make a difference, but you'll never notice it in a car stereo, especially since all the wiring used inside your car's stereo is basic budget stuff in the first place. you can't shit on a dime and call it a dollar, so to speak | ||
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epidion
United States316 Posts
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decafchicken
United States19967 Posts
On July 31 2008 17:46 johnmaster wrote: http://www.digitalwise.com.my/fm_modulator_section.htm get the car fm modulator its cheap , only cost less than usd10.00 . i got one,, to use it save mp3s into a usb pendrive and then plug it into your fm modulator then plug it into your car cigaratte lighter slot, and set the fm channel u want,, eg. 88.0 and then u tune your car radio to 88.0 and u can receive the mp3s .comes with remote control too . more details here and pictures. http://www.kongtechnology.com/2007/08/25/i-can-play-thousands-of-mp3-songs-with-my-mp3-fm-modulator/ terrible idea. FM transmitters suck the big one, especially compared to a wired hook up. Just get a double ended standard 3.5mm cord. It looks like headphones, except instead of the headphones at one end, there's another connecter. Oh, and i had a sansa e280, the screen broke a day later (i have no clue how) and then neither best buy or sandisk gave me anything. | ||
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comabreaded
United States2166 Posts
Artist Album Genre Year And you can select any one of those to bring up any song tagged to the artist/album/genre/year. Also it has folder browsing both on the player on in Windows (UMS/MSC). | ||
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