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Advice on a new MP3 player

  • 23-08-2010 9:35am
    #1
    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭


    Wondering if people with my knowledge about the market can help narrow down the vast sea of choices down a little for me :)

    This is what I am looking for in my player:
    I am looking for something that will play MP3's and possibly other formats but the other formats are not essential tbh
    Needs to be 80+ in size. I know that the solid state ones are still expensive and a HD model does not bother me tbh (unless someone has a good reason why not to buy HD types)
    I would really like a radio but not essential.
    I would like to find a player that works as a mass storage device save me hassle using horrible transfer software. Again, important but not a deal breaker.
    Long battery life would be nice also.

    Thats pretty much it, any thoughts?


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  • #2
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Wait till the Cowon X7 is announced, it's going to have a nice big HDD capacity.

    Otherwise your 80gb+ options are limitted to rather large video orientated PMP's or the ipod Classic/Zune, with the Zune not being strictly available outside of North America.


  • #3
    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    Any thoughts on the 80GB 'Zune' MP3 Player? I know its from MS (shudder) but the reviews are very good


  • #4
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    It's a grand player, with a fantastic gui and some nifty features (like wifi syncing), but you'll get no warranty for it over here as it's available only in North America.


  • #5
    Dara Robinson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Dara Robinson


    One thing I have not been able to find out, do you know if you can use it as mass storage device? Save me installing crap software I dont want just to transfer music onto it once a blue moon


  • #6
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Dara Robinson wrote: »
    One thing I have not been able to find out, do you know if you can use it as mass storage device? Save me installing crap software I dont want just to transfer music onto it once a blue moon

    Oh absolutely not, the Zune is locked in to the Zune software, there's really no work around for it either. The software is very good, but I completely understand why you'd want to avoid it.


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  • #7
    rampantglory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭rampantglory


    i reckon anything by Archos and you cant go wrong!!! ive had 3 and will get more when the time comes


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