suggest to me something other than an ipod

[poly800rock]

my like billionth ipod showed the sick face the other day, not only am i through with apple FOREVER, but i am also selling $2000 of the stock i have of this dump of a company.

so suggest me another PMP or mp3 player, 60 gigs of songs down the fucking drain

[Thorns]

nano? hehe

[onemancult]

I've had a Creative Nomad Zen Xtra since late 2001.... and, I've never carried it in any sort of protective case or slipcover. Been tossing that bitch in my bag randomly for years, and she keeps turning out the same sweet, sweet sounds. Honestly, I bought a Creative player because their sound quality was ten times better to me than anything else, now I love them because their products are goddamn monsters that last like you wouldn't believe. I recommend any of Creative's players highly.

I live a life of constantly shitting on people who fall for Apple's myth-making and million-dollar ad campaigns.

[yawn]

buy an iriver ihp-1xx series on ebay. great deals can be had and it's a great mp3 player. my ihp-120 20 gb has held up remarkably for 3-4 years now. the series goes up to 40 gbs with the ihp-140. i know some people prefer it, but i especially like that i don't have to deal with itunes or id3 tags to organize my files and can just do file trees like on a normal hard drive. you can read more about the features in this review at cnet:

http://reviews.cnet.com/iRiver_H120_20GB/4505-6490_7-30571493.

however, i would suggest not getting the newer/current hxx series as they are far inferior in quality and user compatibility.

[macuser3of5]

I've had a Creative Nomad Zen Xtra since late 2001.... and, I've never carried it in any sort of protective case or slipcover. Been tossing that bitch in my bag randomly for years, and she keeps turning out the same sweet, sweet sounds. Honestly, I bought a Creative player because their sound quality was ten times better to me than anything else, now I love them because their products are goddamn monsters that last like you wouldn't believe. I recommend any of Creative's players highly.

I live a life of constantly shitting on people who fall for Apple's myth-making and million-dollar ad campaigns.

If you do buy Creative, make it quick, as they're going down the Make Cute Toys For iPods route

[Astérix]

Why not just get a cell phone that has all those add-ons like an MP3 player...it makes sense because you would only have to carry one thing...and really who is gonna listen to a million songs. That new one by LG looks pretty nice...

[poly800rock]

Why not just get a cell phone that has all those add-ons like an MP3 player...it makes sense because you would only have to carry one thing...and really who is gonna listen to a million songs. That new one by LG looks pretty nice...

that one is for verizon, and i don't know who i hate more, verizon or apple

[onemancult]

If you do buy Creative, make it quick, as they're going down the Make Cute Toys For iPods route

are they really? i haven't heard anything about Creative phasing out their production of mp3 players and PMPs.

[Whodinihimself]

Check out mp3 players by Cowon ... my friend has had the same one for quite some time without any issues...if youre an audiophile theyve got you covered...the sound is as good as it gets....and theyre always making it onto top consumer rated mp3 player lists for sound and reliability

http://www.cowonamerica.com/

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[keri]

The olympus ones are pretty good, that's what I have, you can pick up a new or refurb 5 G on eBay for abot $90

[darkanimal]

I was planning to get the Sony Walkman Core MP3 Player last year because it had a cool product design, however I got turned off by the reviews. Maybe they've fixed the problem now and it's worth a look.

[polishmike]

look at sandisk sansa

[onemancult]

"who's gonna listen to a million songs"

people who actually like music, not fucking dabblers. anyone with an mp3 player smaller than 30 GB's shouldn't be allowed to listen to music- but i'm just draconian like that.

Poly what's your beef with Verizon? i think they're tops- never had a problem ever with my Verizon DSL, nor my home phone service, nor my cell phone.

[dizzhizz]

Check out the istation v43. I'm not sure if its available in the US market and although its limited to 30gigs, it does more shit than what an Ipod can do not to mention a much bigger screen for viewing pleasure.

At least for the models here in Korea, add on features include GPS, DMB and movie files do not need to be in that fucking Ipod format.

[derdankhund]

creative makes solid mp3 players...i have had quite a few over the years and have never had reason to complain...

i do go through mp3 players like candy though...i'll buy the newest Ipod when it comes out and sell my nano and 60 gb video when I do...

if PCs didn't completely blow I would probably have another creative, but given how much more I like apple laptops than the shit that floods the market from pc companies, I'm somewhat stuck with apple mp3 players...

[poly800rock]

"who's gonna listen to a million songs"

people who actually like music, not fucking dabblers. anyone with an mp3 player smaller than 30 GB's shouldn't be allowed to listen to music- but i'm just draconian like that.

Poly what's your beef with Verizon? i think they're tops- never had a problem ever with my Verizon DSL, nor my home phone service, nor my cell phone.

i agree with the music comment

i've always gotten fucked with so many dropped calls with verizon.

[I_miss_lily]

Check out mp3 players by Cowon ... my friend has had the same one for quite some time without any issues...if youre an audiophile theyve got you covered...the sound is as good as it gets....and theyre always making it onto top consumer rated mp3 player lists for sound and reliability

http://www.cowonamerica.com/

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This is all you need, the iAudio X5 is awsome.

[poly800rock]

those look really nice, might do it as it is 60gb

[onemancult]

i'd probably pick up a Cowon as well if i had to leave behind my Creative player....

EDIT: ok yeah, but then i read a CNET review where their biggest Con was the fact that you can't browse your music by artist, album, or genre. how the fuck else am i supposed to flip through 60 gigs of mp3s?

[poly800rock]

http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/iaudio/x5/

goes up to 60gb, on ebay its BIN for 350..pretty damn cheap too

[Astérix]

"who's gonna listen to a million songs"

people who actually like music, not fucking dabblers. anyone with an mp3 player smaller than 30 GB's shouldn't be allowed to listen to music- but i'm just draconian like that.

I was talking about in a small amount of time. I mean I listen to a wide variety of music but I never find the need to have over a couple hundred songs at once. All you have to do is switch the play lists, and anybody who reads this site has plenty of time to switch play lists after a few days.

[keska]

if you want audio quality the creative iAudio X5 is way better ive heard. but you should buy decent headphones. at least shure e3c or etymotic er6.

[red]

COWON A2. its a bit big, but its perfect for me. it does just about everything. its do godamn sexy too.

[YoungPunch]

Creative. I don't know how it matches up with other brands as far as audio quality goes (I'm not really an audiophile otaku), but my creative mp3 player has been beat to hell, used everyday for a year, and still works great. The price is pretty good too.

[onemancult]

I was talking about in a small amount of time. I mean I listen to a wide variety of music but I never find the need to have over a couple hundred songs at once. All you have to do is switch the play lists, and anybody who reads this site has plenty of time to switch play lists after a few days.

yeah, i suppose. i don't organize my music into playlists though. i listen to albums.

and, they're organized by artist and genre. when i want to listen to something, i think of an artist or album, find it, and press play.

not that i have anything against people who pick and choose their current favorite songs from here and there because they don't care enough about music to listen to artists that make entire albums worth listening to, but... oh wait, i kind of do.

[yawn]

not that i have anything against people who pick and choose their current favorite songs from here and there because they don't care enough about music to listen to artists that make entire albums worth listening to, but... oh wait, i kind of do.

...jesus christ

[onemancult]

...jesus christ

hey, i'm only half-serious. most days.

[Chicken]

in the past i've thought about picking up an mp3 player in japan that you can't find here in the states, but never pulled a trigger on it. this one was already around almost two years ago, iirc:

http://www.ecat.sony.co.jp/audio/walkman/image_pop.cfm?PD=22628&KM=NW-A607&PCT=21260

[poly800rock]

i def learned my lesson in buying sony shit ONLY sold in japan....my camera

[dizzhizz]

Asides from the PS consoles, Sony is completely overrated and overpriced.