Which large capacity MP3 player should I choose?

Sabre Man

My Creative Zen V 4GB is full so I'm looking for something with more capacity, at least 32GB. I use the player mainly for playing music through the car stereo. I like to add lots of songs in my playlists and I'm missing the possibility to sort songs in playlists.

I'm looking for a player to do the same as the Zen V, with the added bonus of being able to play videos.

My contenders so far:

Creative Zen 32GB
Pros:
I can use my existing car kit?
Expandable
Flash
Letter navigation makes browsing easy
Can use existing charger?
Long lasting batteries

Cons:
Only 32GB
Expensive per GB
Same software as for Zen V?
I still won't be able to sort my songs?
No games


Apple iPod Classic
Pros:
Can synchronize playlists from iTunes
Best price per GB
Can get 160GB for just a little more that the price of a Creative Zen 32GB
Games

Cons:
Song bought on HMV online not accepted by iTunes
Any other files than MP3 must be converted, requiring extra harddisk space
Probably need new car kit
Harddisk based
Have to buy a charger (or is one included?)

Archos 605 WiFi
Pros:
Best resolution
Biggest screen
Can also be used as a PDA?
Can view PDFs
Games

Cons:
Too big/heavy?
Harddisk based
A lot expensive per GB than the iPod
Have to pay extra for certain features
Battery life not among the best
Have to buy a charger

Are there any other pros and cons I should be aware of?

What do you think of these three? Are there any other players I should consider?

How's the Archos software?

kaimera

zune80?

Big thread on it on this forum

Sabre Man

Zune might be an option. Does anyone know when it will arrive in Ireland, and at what price?

iPod Touch might be another contender. Fairly expensive and only max. 32GB but seems to do everything well.

I think I've discarded the Archos based on battery life, plus it doesn't seem to be easy to make playlists for it.

CantGetNoSleep

I ordered a Zune for 170 squid delivered from ebay.com the other day

Alanstrainor

Just ordered the 605. I'll let you know how i get on! And i wouldn't worry too much about the players being HD based, modern players will last years, well, provided you dont go throwing it around the place, and you pay through the nose for ssd's these days, although, that is changing.
But seeing that you want something similar to the zen you currently have, i'd be thinking the archos may be a bit of a jump in size. I believe the the ZEN 32GB has an sd card slot? so that's a further 16GB you can add on for about 50 60 quid.

Gran Hermano

Another vote for the Zune 80 (search this forum for Zune for info)
or wait for the soon to be released Zen X-fi

Sabre Man

Thanks for your feedback.

I've actually decided to go for an iPod Touch. It seems like a great device that's more user friendly that the Creative Zen and has a great screen for videos as well, beating the iPod Classic in this category.

Alanstrainor

Sweet, what price are you getting that for?

Sabre Man

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Sweet, what price are you getting that for?

€399.64 from Dabs for the 32GB model.

They said 3-4 days for delivery. It's awaiting packing at the moment. Hopefully Ill have it by the weekend.

bigpinkelephant

Sabre Man wrote: »

€399.64 from Dabs for the 32GB model.

They said 3-4 days for delivery. It's awaiting packing at the moment. Hopefully Ill have it by the weekend.

That's a good price, you will pay that for the 16GB one in the shops :eek:

I got the 16GB for 300 inc. delivery off eBay