sparx
Apr 12 2006, 03:31 PM
| | Hello all !
Someone I know is flying to Dubai and has very kindly agreed to get me any electronic consumer goods that I want. Right now, a personal music player is at the top of my "I want this..." list.
However, I want to ask the advice of users on the forum as to what particular model they'd suggest. The following parameters are must-haves:
- At least 2 GB capacity
- FM tuner
- ability to play WMA, MP3 - a must. (Plus points if it can also play MP4 / OGG / AAC)
- good battery life - 10 - 12 hours actual playback (which means a rated life of about 14 hours)
I don't need/want a colour screen. Even removable AAA battery would do as I have plenty of rechargeable batteries lying around.
Looking forward to your inputs, guys ! |
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Streamus
Apr 12 2006, 04:20 PM
Finding an MP3 player with radio is difficult, because a hard disk is sensitive to magnetic fields and an radio antenna creates a magnetic field. I think that you'll have to go for a solution with external radio plugin module: Such as: Ipod nano 2Gb (199$) + radio Remote (49€) Link
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Jeigh
Apr 12 2006, 04:28 PM
Nah, I don't know for sure which ones have them, but there are a good number that have built in fm tuners. I wanna say the zen micro's would fit all your criteria but I'm not sure... I'm sure someone will show up soon to list off the best ones 
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Streamus
Apr 12 2006, 04:34 PM
QUOTE(Jeigh @ Apr 12 2006, 06:28 PM)  Nah, I don't know for sure which ones have them, but there are a good number that have built in fm tuners. I wanna say the zen micro's would fit all your criteria but I'm not sure... I'm sure someone will show up soon to list off the best ones Indeed, there are a certain number of players with built-in FM, but I haven't heard good comments about those. The apple-solution that I metioned earlier is both very extended (? English is not my native language  ) and very easy to use.
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Jeigh
Apr 12 2006, 04:42 PM
Oh really? I've never heard any complaints from the people I know who use tuners in their mp3 players. Then again, that doesn't rule out the possibility for fault, it just could mean my friends are all lucky hehe. Streamus, happen to know any sites that discuss if that is a documented problem with any mp3 players? Just curious about it now
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Streamus
Apr 12 2006, 04:52 PM
Well, I believe your friends as much as I believe the posts on forum's I've read so far. What I've read, was written on the Telenet Forums (but they are written in dutch, so I fear you won't understand). As I recall (and it's a while ago) the problems were: - Difficult to save radio stations - If the HD was spinnig, a high frequent buzzing was noticable while listening to the radio. - Euhm, that's what I can recall. I'll try to find the thread and will edit this post if I have more info. But I believe you, and maybe you can post the brands and series of players your friends use, so I can recommand them if other people come up with the same question. (My sister is looking for such a player as well.  )
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sparx
Apr 13 2006, 04:08 PM
Thanks for the replies: Two options currently are both from Creative: The 20 GB Creative Zen Sleek 6 GB Creative Zen MicroBoth of the above have an FM Tuner and seem to fulfill my required criteria.
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Jeigh
Apr 13 2006, 04:19 PM
I asked a few of my friends that had them, and they all had variants of the zen micros (one had another creative one... he wasn't sure the name since he didn't have it on him, probably a zen as well)
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HellFire121
Apr 14 2006, 02:38 AM
I would suggest an ipod nano or a creative zen that would give you what you want. I am currently using a creative muvo 128mb and the battery life is quite high, it can go on for days playing and it doubles as a flash drive. It can also support wma and mp3 and it is very easy to install.. just plug and play  So yeah, have a search around for the one you'd like the most, if i were you i'd pick one of the newest ones because they usually come with all those features as standard. Good luck picking one! -HellFire
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iceblade
May 2 2006, 04:31 AM
QUOTE(sparx @ Apr 12 2006, 11:31 AM) Hello all ! Someone I know is flying to Dubai and has very kindly agreed to get me any electronic consumer goods that I want. Right now, a personal music player is at the top of my "I want this..." list. However, I want to ask the advice of users on the forum as to what particular model they'd suggest. The following parameters are must-haves: - At least 2 GB capacity
- FM tuner
- ability to play WMA, MP3 - a must. (Plus points if it can also play MP4 / OGG / AAC)
- good battery life - 10 - 12 hours actual playback (which means a rated life of about 14 hours)
I don't need/want a colour screen. Even removable AAA battery would do as I have plenty of rechargeable batteries lying around. Looking forward to your inputs, guys ! Er, my oppinion is that an ipod nano 2 GB will run you I guess someone said... $200? It fulfills most, or maybe a little less then most, of those requirements. The one that I am sure that it doesn't fulfill is an FM tuner. I think it fulfills the others though. I am pretty sure it can play AAC and MP4, not sure on the OGG. I think it has a rated battery life of 14 hours, though maybe it is just 12 or so. maybe a little researc hat store.apple.com or pcmall.com and/or macmall.com is in order?
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Bostwik
Nov 14 2007, 08:59 PM
I've heard the Zune is pretty good, I almost got one, but I needed the money for something else.
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toby
Nov 14 2007, 05:03 PM
I've been looking for a phone, mp3 player and camera reccently. Having all in one, firstly phone, is quite easy. You can get 5 megapixel camera walkman from Sony Erricson, and they accept SD that can be massive.
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kgd2006
Nov 13 2007, 10:47 PM
If you are looking for a good mp3 player I would go with the apple brand, they made everything better each month offer more storage capacity. But if you are looking into other brands other than apple I would suggest that your next brand would be creative. I believe that creative started the mp3 player movement, and apple made that idea better with their design and interface style. But the current two that you have as options in the creative brand should be more than good enough for your needs. But if you are willing to dish out some cash I would suggest getting a IPOD because it offers a very compact and sleek look and feel that you wont be dissatisfied with. I wouldnt have mentioned gettin the apple brand if I didnt think its worth it, mostly everyone that I know uses one, compared to other brands.
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levimage
Nov 13 2007, 12:58 AM
Hey i picked up a 1st generation Zune (30GB / White) for $175.00. It is kool, i like it. The only thing i didn't notice at purchase time was you have to buy all the accessories like car charger/adapter, wall adapter, and docking station if you wanna a wireless remote and connect to TV. I just bought a scratch resistant plastic case (non-Microsoft) for $25.00. I've been adding my some music, photos, and video to it. One thing i do recommend is that you backup all your music, photos, and video to DVD's before you install the software because it will want to manage it as a library and the files - updating and removing meta tags using Microsoft Zunes's 3rd party resources. It bummed me out cause i spent a long time sorting out my folders by genre and the like. The 2nd generation Zunes will have 80GB, touch controls, premium headphones, slimer design, scratch resistant glass, and big screens will be out on the 3rd week of November. And the Zune software/devices will receive a software/firmware revision on November 13th via internet upgrade! So far i have: 1381 songs - AAC, M4A, MP3, WMA 51 pictures - JPGs 4 videos - WMA Scarface - 2.9 hours, widescreen @ 789MB (512kbps windows video 9 CBR, 128kbps windows audio 9 CBR) Creepshow 2 - 89 minutes, fullscreen @ 577 MB (768kbps windows video 9 CBR, 128kbps windows audio 9 CBR) I've been reading online there are software/registry hacks; Hard drive, antenna, battery mods; and other file sharing capabilities, and undocumented efforts for playing divx and other codecs, and exploiting the WiFi capabilities. *** Caution People - may void your warranty *** Bottom line, this is certainly a next generation contender to consider. I'll mostly likely give my Zune to girlfriend and get the next 2nd generation one when it is released! 
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Cyril
Sep 4 2007, 09:58 PM
if youn want to go all out get the zune 30gb color screen fm
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