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Posted by Saint John on Jun-07-2007 03:36:

Buying MP3 Player

So I had a toshiba gigabeat, but it wasnt very durable and the battery was crap after like a month. I'm thinking about the zune but I dont know. 250 is my max price (w/o tax)

Also if possible please dont just list a product but tell me why. I would get an ipod but i hate apple, but eh i could.

Posted by mcleod on Jun-07-2007 22:25:

Re: Buying MP3 Player

quote:
Originally posted by Oreoh142
I would get an ipod but i hate apple, but eh i could.

Any reason in particular?

Posted by VAR on Jun-08-2007 03:08:

if you use an Apple computer, i would get an Ipod.

if you use a PC, i would get this;

http://www.creative.com/products/pr...4&product=14331

or this;

http://www.creative.com/products/pr...4&product=15306

my 2 cents

Posted by biznology on Jun-08-2007 04:21:

creative zen v...around 200 for 30 gb, be nice to it and its a great player. needs win xp tho|

edit, ok zen vision m, and needs xp minimum, but i think thats what ill get my gf|

Posted by Saint John on Jun-09-2007 17:11:

quote:
Originally posted by biznology
creative zen v...around 200 for 30 gb, be nice to it and its a great player. needs win xp tho|

edit, ok zen vision m, and needs xp minimum, but i think thats what ill get my gf|
wow around 200 thats awesome!!!! Any idea where I can get one? I know boarders used to carry them but I just went there and they didnt have any instock. Also you said only windows xp...i have vista so im pretty much screwed then I can;t get one?

Posted by Saint John on Jun-09-2007 17:17:

Oh also I kinda like the zune, the color (brown i now inb4 POS) and changable wallpapers...what do you guys think of that player?

Posted by VAR on Jun-09-2007 17:20:

creative zen M 60GB;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16855102015

creative zen V 8GB;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16855102017

Posted by Orko on Jun-09-2007 17:40:

Creative Zen Vision M, best player out there.

Posted by Saint John on Jun-09-2007 18:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
Creative Zen Vision M, best player out there.
Yeah I was doing some research and from what I read it just seems average. What does it have that makes it so good?

Posted by Orko on Jun-09-2007 20:27:

For music, I have always bought Creative MP3 players because of their specialty in PC sound cards. They do use a miniature version of their Audigy cards in most of the main Zen line. Basically, this is one of the better sounding players on the market.

For video, they have fantastic codec support. They can handle Xvid, which is what most of my downloaded shows are in. Also, it has almost double the battery life of the ipod for video, four hours.

I have always been a fan of the Creative menu system, as I think its probably the most simple, yet functional. The menus are customizable, not only with themes, and colours, but also with actual content, and order.

The center touch selector is also a great feature. I prefer it to the iPod click wheel, when combined with all the other buttons on the player.

Other features which I actually use, that are included standards on the player are: built in mic, radio, calendar, tasks, contacts, revmobale drive support, and TV out.

The single worst part of this player is the dumb connector dongle that you must use to charge, sync, and for TV out. I wish they would just included the connectors on the player and just made it a bit bigger.

In a straight comparison, the Zen has WAY more features than the iPod. Its just a bit thicker, so that turns people off.

Its up to you, features versus physical size. The price is almost always the same.