Need help finding a new mp3 player to replace a creative zen m vision!

i just had my creative zen m vision stolen and would like to find a good mp3 player to replace

 

Toshiba Gigabeat

 

Sandisk Sansa e240, e260, or e280. (They are the same player, just w/different sizes) Ive had one for about 4 months and i love it. Looks good, works good, earbuds w/it sound good, durable metal back. Check it out.

 

Microsoft Zune.

 

oh yeah... i forgot, the new zunes are much better than the old ones

 

Creative Zen

 

32gb ssd ^^ very nice player.

 

iRiver Clix

I got it and love it! I After using the iRiver I just think iPod nano sucks.

I'm sorry apple fan boys!

Ch28Kid

 

Umm... what are your criteria? How much storage do you need? What features?

 

It has to be said, the iPod's are pretty good players. They might not be the cheapest, but I have found both of mine to be worth the little extra for the easy to use package they are.

 

Ok here is what I think

The sound exactly the same to be but in terms price per performance I think iRiver is better.

First I river has a custom equalizer unlike iPod nano which has all these default pre set.

Second, iRiver comes with a built in radio. You need to pay extra for the radio adapter for iPod nano.

Third, iRiver comes with a recorder.

Forth, iRiver plays almost every format you throw at it. Apple makes you convert to their stupid format.

I've had the first generation iPod nano about 2 years and the second I touch the iRiver clix it felt like what the iPod nano should be.

 

here's another vote for iRiver!

Been using iRiver products for years now - have never been disappointed with their products. Very hardy and awesome quality/functionality. I would recommend wholeheartedly. I currently own the iRiver Clix and loving it!

 

Does it play Ogg and Flac files?

 

You can always convert the lossless format to pretty high bit rate .mp3.

Then again 320Kbps mp3 sound just fine to me.

 

It really depends on what you're planning to use your MP3 for. If you don't need a radio or a recorder (which, personally I don't need or want in an MP3), than an iPod is a good choice.

I personally have an iPod mini, first generation. It still works flawlessly, and it's extremely durable. I have no problems with it whatsoever, and it works as great as it did when I first purchased it.


Also, to Ch28Kid, Apple's "stupid format" is called ".mp3". I don't think calling it a 'stupid format' is necessary considering you just posted how you do need to play .mp3's with the iRiver sometimes...

 

Well the biggest problem I have is apple can't read .asf.

I download lots of chinese podcast and they are all .asf. I always have to spend 40 mins or just to convert them to mp3.

I do like the fact that I can watch video podcast flawlessly since almost all the podcast I watch have small h264.

 

im thinking of going with the zune because of the price screen size and with an 80G it seems pretty good

 

Thats a pretty ridiculous thing to say. ipoo's are over priced, under featured, and they break easy.

The new Zen is a pretty nice player, just make sure that you know the SD function isn't integrated with the internal memory, so in my case it makes it pretty much useless(I own a 4gb).

iRiver does really good with their players, and the ones that they unveiled at CES looked pretty promising.

I personally like Cowon players the best, I own the U2, U3, X5, A2, And A3. I've been very pleased with all of them. They play any codecs that I need them to, they'll also do OGG and FLAC.

I'd avoid anything from Sansa except the Cilp, strictly for sound quality reasons though.

 

If you wanna wait there a rumors of a new super awesome Creative player. Don't know how long, but it sounds like it is definetly coming.

www.epizenter.net for info about the new Creative player.


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