Mp3 Players?

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 44Thrilla:</div><div class="quote_post">Everybody I know that went with an mp3 player that wasn't an ipod, ended up breaking it somehow, and getting an ipod.

I've been using ipods for like 4 years now. I had one of the original ones, and that thing took a nice beating and never broke. I even had a flood in my apartment one day, and it sat, submerged in soapy water for a few hours without breaking.

If you're clumsy, you probably need the most reliable one you can get. I'd go with an ipod. Unless you want to be like my friends and go with something else first. When you break that, you'll end up with an ipod anyway.</div>
Hmm really? I haven't heard of any players other than iPods breaking. iPods are not really known for their quality. Every iPod has been so scratchable, and their battery life is crap after a year.

As for the iPod lasting 14 hours played continously, almost every other player does that too, and goes further. The Samsung equivalent goes for 25 hours of music; the Creative Zen Vision:M has 14 hours of music and 4 hours of video playback time. Almost every equivalent of the iPod Video one-ups the iPod in terms of battery life.

Now there will be nothing as "cool" as the iPod but in terms of functionality, iPod's middle of the pack. It has a great browsing system and others get knocked on for not being as intuitive, but everyone who's not retarded can master any navigation system on an MP3 player within a week.

 

I prefer anything designed by Creative Labs. Their quality is top notch and the price difference between most other brands makes it even more worthy of a purchase. I especially love the models they put out in French electronic shops. The size of the MP3 player also matters and to have one of their 40GB models very small and at only $250 (one time I seen it on sale for $130) is a nice little combo.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Locke:</div><div class="quote_post">CanadaComputers is not as reliable as Best Buy or FS IMO though.</div>

Well their service obviously won't be as good as Best Buy or FS, but it's still better than a lot of other local computer speciality stores. They're making a ton of money right now so they're not as stingy as others stores in regard to returns and whatnot (they actually have a return policy whereas some have the "all purchases are final policy").

And the amount of money you save going to Canada Computers more than makes up for the supposedly superior service you may get from going to BB/FS. But personally, I haven't had a single problem with CC's service. Granted I haven't attempted to return anything there yet, but when I bought the products initially, they were very helpful.


<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Hmm really? I haven't heard of any players other than iPods breaking. iPods are not really known for their quality. Every iPod has been so scratchable, and their battery life is crap after a year.

As for the iPod lasting 14 hours played continously, almost every other player does that too, and goes further. The Samsung equivalent goes for 25 hours of music; the Creative Zen Vision:M has 14 hours of music and 4 hours of video playback time. Almost every equivalent of the iPod Video one-ups the iPod in terms of battery life.

Now there will be nothing as "cool" as the iPod but in terms of functionality, iPod's middle of the pack. It has a great browsing system and others get knocked on for not being as intuitive, but everyone who's not retarded can master any navigation system on an MP3 player within a week.</div>

I agree, I've heard mostly complaints from ppl who own iPods... that's why I went with a cheap mp3 player.

Another thing about the battery with iPods, when it completely dies or gets to the point where it won't last too long, you gotta buy a new iPod. And also, if it dies on you, you gotta wait for it to recharge before using it again. Whereas with most mp3 players, you can just pop in another battery and start listening right away. Oh and another thing, from what I heard, the battery life isn't as long as advertised. Probably other ppl have better experiences with their iPods, but my friend's iPod nano only lasts for 6 hours at most.

Another thing that I find makes mp3 players better is the fact that they're so cheap that you would care less if it get's scratched, dented or even broken or lost. For example, I listen to music when jogging or biking so there's always a possibility that it may take a beating once and a while, but since I have a cheap player, it's not really a concern. Whereas with iPods, I know it'll be a huge concern. Most ppl that I know who own iPods are extremely paranoid about them. They gotta buy all these protective coatings and they get a panic attack if they think they lost it.

Regular mp3 players don't have all the cool functions as iPods, but if you're like me and all you really care about is listening to music, then there's no need to shell out the big bucks for an iPod.

 

People are just retarded...

If the battery dies off too quickly for the Ipod (below norm) you probably should send it back to get the battery replaced, or buy the battery yourself and switch it. That's what I've done and its worked fine for me.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AznxBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">People are just retarded...

If the battery dies off too quickly for the Ipod (below norm) you probably should send it back to get the battery replaced, or buy the battery yourself and switch it. That's what I've done and its worked fine for me.</div>
What a hassle would that be though? If I don't remember wrong, you got your iPod late last year, so the fact that you've already had to change the battery is a testament to how crappy the iPod's battery life is.

When I buy a mp3 player, I want at least two years of trouble-free performance, not where I have to service it every three months like an used car.

 

Well I've had my iPod video for nearly 6 months and haven't experienced any battery life problems. Hopefully it stays the same, but I'm very satisfied with it. How many mp3 can hold 30 GB of mp3's? or even 20? Even if a few do, I'm sure they probably have some battery life problems. I have plenty of music on my computer so I need this more than a regular mp3.

 

i have a rca lyra 20 gigs and it has a really good battery life, me and my cousin turned his video and my lyra and it was about the same time it was maybe a 2 min diffrence

 

I've had my Creative Nomad Zen Xtra for awhile now and i've had no problems with it. It was much cheaper than an ipod ($200) and it has alot of space (30gb). It's biggish and ugly but if you don't care about looking cool with your ipod or about carrying a little more weight i'd go with the Nomad. It's a good bargain if you're a little cost conscious.