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Posted by Coup on Nov-03-2001 19:23:

Need Help Finding Portable MP3 Player :) plzzz

hey people, heres me prob, i have a minidisc, but recorded about 10 discs and cant be bothered to record them anymore, as my only source of music is my pc, and as i have cable, its not practile to use MD as if download a 2hrs set, i have to spent 2 hrs recording it which i cant keep doing all the time, + i dont have the time to record them all, ive had it ages and dont use it, ive found a buyer for it and selling it this friday, so in return i want to buy an mp3 player, ive looked about and anything less than a gig in size is uselss, i dont want an mp3 cd player as they are too big, something the same size as the MD players out there, ive found the ipod (apple mac) which is ideal, 5 gig, one 5 gig HD, small, but mac only, i also found the archos 6 gig but is a con as it only comes with a 320 megs card, and one of them, so can u all help by finding and posting links if you can to an mp3 player with 1gig min capicity please??

thanks

coupy

Posted by Widget on Nov-03-2001 22:41:

Hey Coup

The problem with mp3 players is that they're either small (low on size) or bigger (but have large capacity).

They're generally either in the 64mb - 128mb range or 6gb+ range.
The smaller capacity = smaller size,
bigger capacity = Portable CD discman size.

I'm using the first Creative Labs Nomad - 64MB. I generally downgrade the tracks to about 64kb/s & then can store about 2 hours orso of music.

Do you might not get too much in the way of 1gb size, but possibly larger.

Give me an idea of what you're after & i can try & give suggestions (I used to work for Creative when the Nomad, Nomad II & Jukebox came out, so I know a fair bit about them)

- A.

Posted by Coup on Nov-03-2001 22:44:

well ive got cable here and download literally shit loads, so a 1gig + and all my stuff is 192's so..apple ipod is perfect in everyway except its mac only, so if apple can make one, surly others can?...

Posted by Widget on Nov-04-2001 16:13:

Coup, let me see what I can find.
I'll get back to you on this.

- A.

Posted by Coup on Nov-04-2001 16:32:

thanks Widget, try, but all i found was the Archos 6000, which the only problem is size and weight, baffles me if u look at the ipod the size of it and look at the archos which is massive

Posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 on Nov-04-2001 22:12:

I'd go for the Rio Volt MP3/CD player if u're looking for something close to 1GB. I have a Rio 500 and I'm pleased with it but it isn't working right now and I need software that will run on Windows XP.

Posted by tu_face on Nov-05-2001 11:22:

as im sure ive said before (maybe same thread in diff forum??) i would go for the rio 800... 384bm on board.. which i think is more than enough unless ur planning on leaving the country for a while... go to www.diamondmm.com and go to 'buy' & its at the bottom of that page

Posted by adnix on Nov-05-2001 11:41:

I'd go for some of the mp3-cd-r-players. 700mb/disc - leech & burn.

http://www.riohome.com/portables.htm

Posted by Sir. Lunchalot on Nov-05-2001 18:10:

Here`s what you`re looking for:

Imagine all the music you own will be in one hand-held portable device. The Creative NOMAD Jukebox 20GB holds up to 340 hours of digital audio using Windows Media� formatted content. Close to the size of a CD player, you can take it with you wherever you go. Built-in EAX audio technology and FourPointSurround speaker support give you the ability to customize your music for the most immersive desktop or home audio environment imaginable.

Take a look at it here:

http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_20gb/

20 GB, what more could you ask for??

Posted by yujie__ on Nov-05-2001 18:28:

i got a TDK Mojo mp3cd player. it play all my mp3 cds perfectly and it havent skip yet. it also play VBR and long live sets without skipping. the only problem is battery died to quickly and it wont fit in my pocket. it come with good headphones too.

Posted by Trypsin on Nov-06-2001 04:26:

I bought a RioVolt this summer... best thing I've bought in a long while. It's an MP3-CD player, so you never run out of space as long as you have more blanks to burn. Plays VBR and everything just like the Mojo, but the RioVolt is flash upgradeable, which is really nice since they put out upgrades every month or so. Battery life? 15 hours. Virtually skip proof, too.

Posted by Coup on Nov-06-2001 10:53:

hmm this jukebox is getting more and more temping, shame about the archos size, but knowing me ill splash out all that one one of them and some shite will make one the size of the ipod but for windows

Posted by Coup on Nov-06-2001 19:44:

quote:
Originally posted by Sir. Lunchalot
Here`s what you`re looking for:

Imagine all the music you own will be in one hand-held portable device. The Creative NOMAD Jukebox 20GB holds up to 340 hours of digital audio using Windows Media� formatted content. Close to the size of a CD player, you can take it with you wherever you go. Built-in EAX audio technology and FourPointSurround speaker support give you the ability to customize your music for the most immersive desktop or home audio environment imaginable.

Take a look at it here:

http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_20gb/

20 GB, what more could you ask for??

well im more temped for the 6gb version, its cheeper and also the batteries last longer, still checking out the competion, which ot be frank is only the archos 6000, but its alot to shell out for and i would go ape if i spent �200 on one and then something much smaller and bigger hits the deck, 6gb is fine for me, easily, lol, just size and weight, archos is heavey and bulky and jukebox is big, supose im asking for something not out yet really, but it is, the ipod, apple mac's effort, so i thinking really that if they can make 5gig small and light, someone else can too, so i dont wana rush and spend loads to have something new come out, hope u all understand

Posted by Coup on Nov-07-2001 18:14:

excellent news, i went into my local dixons (electrical retailer) and i asked about the DAP Jukebox, the big 6 gig thingy, and i was talking to the guy and he said hes got this new 6 gig thingy comming out tomorrow, so he got it out for me and sure it was the archos 6000, and i said yeah ive seen this its huge lol, and he said u sure? got it out and it must have been a different model to the one i held before, but sure this was 6 gig and was tiny, well not tiny but light and small, YYYYYYYYAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! IM SOOOOO HAPPY!!! im going town tomorrow when he goes on display and asking if i can read the box, but im gona read up on this newer one tonight, but i think theres two, one that plays mp3 this one i saw, and one that plays and records them, the bigger one!!!! just hope its relativitly cheep, �200ish! wooooooooooooohooooooooo!!!!! just one prob now, it uses USB, i only have 2 and i used both, scanner and cable modem, hmm goto be someway around that, lets find out! ehehe!

Posted by dvd on Nov-08-2001 07:18:

hmmm i ordered a iPod yesterday !! weeeee.. damn preorder i mean since its not out yet.. In the meantime i'll be checking the status every so hour. If u want a mp3 player now, dont get any of the jukeboxes that are out now because they all suck and heavy. get a rio volt or soemthing like FASTmp3dj