Advice on a player.

by Lukey • 18 Jan 2009, 02:03 • Journals
With the sudden death of my mp3 player, I'm quite motivated to get a new one, preferably able to play video files since it's a standard nowadays and is a really nice gadget once in a while. Lately I've been browsing sites and searching stores but what I want is your opinion on it cause it's always the best kind of help- to get recommendation from someone who uses the stuff, I mean. I've been thinking of buying Sony Walkman, E series. Looks really nice, the mark itself appeals to me but I don't know anyone who has been in contact with it so I don't wanna go for it just yet. My budget is around 60/70 EUR. So, what could you advise me? Which models have you tested or what kind of a player do you own now?
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xeoxis 18 Jan 2009, 02:12
No good mp3's for 60/70 euro. Ipod nano for 100 euro and you get some quality.
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im a tree 18 Jan 2009, 02:25
Quoteipod
Quotequality


haha ok
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dejx 18 Jan 2009, 02:40
what is wrong with ipod quality?
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Slasheh 18 Jan 2009, 02:48
meez frowns on popular fads such as the ipod.

also there are better options, ipod just has a huge share of the market.
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dejx 18 Jan 2009, 02:52
could be, but i didn't find anything better (o/s, case..). Ofc there are few cons but i still really love my nano
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im a tree 18 Jan 2009, 03:25
I have an ipod and it was one of the worst purchases of my life, wish I'd have waited a little but at the time it was the cheapest 80gb mp3 player on the market
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rahula 18 Jan 2009, 11:36
what was so bad about the quality? i've had no issues with it
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seconddd 18 Jan 2009, 11:57
Meez doesn't like hardware/software which is used by many people
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rahula 18 Jan 2009, 12:03
I'm well aware of that, but i'd like him to justify his argument.
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seconddd 18 Jan 2009, 12:05
Yea I neither understand why nobody likes the iPod. I've got a nano and a classic.
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im a tree 18 Jan 2009, 16:33
See below.
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seconddd 18 Jan 2009, 16:46
Maybe you're not careful enough with it and I wear thin gloves + you can make a playlist before you step on your bike or whatever.
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im a tree 18 Jan 2009, 16:50
except because the software on the ipod is terrible you can't make playlists on the fly

not really a problem for me anyway since I only listen to whole albums or not at all
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seconddd 18 Jan 2009, 16:58
Actualy you can, but iTunes is crap :x
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im a tree 18 Jan 2009, 16:33
heres a few that have been enraging me recently

- encrypted firmware with latest generation - forced to use shitty ipod software as opposed to better alternatives like rockbox
- fucking quiet and can't drive low impedance headphones without a headphone amp (even senn HD series, grado SR etc)
- can no longer use the scrollwheel if it's not your skin touching it.... ITS FUCKING WINTER I WANT TO WEAR FUCKING GLOVES WHYYYYY WOULD YOU CHANGE THIS
- firmware updates can only be done through iTunes

and my play button is already pretty fucked up after a year which makes turning it off a bitch (still looks near-new)


you get what you pay for, I should've gone Cowon/iRiver/etc
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gari 18 Jan 2009, 11:37
+1

i have a ipod nano and its a really good quality n stuff :)
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stKz 18 Jan 2009, 02:12
i bought the first walkman when it first came out, and it was pretty shit imo, connect player which comes with it is shocking. i would get an ipod personally, i have 1 myself, altho u'll be lucky to get 1 with that budget
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Arachon 18 Jan 2009, 10:37
You're too young to have bought the first walkman, when it came out!
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stKz 18 Jan 2009, 13:49
i mean the sony walkman mp3, not the tape player ones :XD
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Panda 18 Jan 2009, 02:14
I bought a nice 4GB MP3 player a few months back for £20 with a radio on it \o/
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HansoO 18 Jan 2009, 02:18
sounds pretty cheap to me,tho i dont have a clue of the EUR/pound course
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overboost 18 Jan 2009, 02:23
ridiculous atm
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HansoO 18 Jan 2009, 02:24
is that good or bad for me?
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overboost 18 Jan 2009, 02:25
good I think lemme check
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overboost 18 Jan 2009, 02:26
1 euro is 0,89 pounds
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GreenClon 18 Jan 2009, 02:17
i listed to music on pc / mobile phone, mp3 player not needed anymore, so sorry,cant help ya
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Yossarian 18 Jan 2009, 02:22
Cowon S9 is awesome, tho it costs mutch more :(
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Steen 18 Jan 2009, 02:27
fuck mp3, get mp40
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Steven Seagal 18 Jan 2009, 02:31
buy a second hand 80gb ipod
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gari 18 Jan 2009, 11:37
too huge risk of fake/defect iPod imo :s
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jonas 18 Jan 2009, 02:48
i paid 100 USD for my ipod touch 8gb
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bizkid 18 Jan 2009, 02:56
dont buy an ipod cause iTunes is bullshit fucking bullshit
i need a new mp3 player 2 and i think ill buy the creative x-fi with 16 or 32gb
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Fierro 18 Jan 2009, 03:04
Old classic Ipod 4gb Nano ftw!
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woot 18 Jan 2009, 05:45
IPOD SHUFFLE
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banaan 18 Jan 2009, 09:46
Creative Zen series
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triflip 18 Jan 2009, 10:21
atleast don't get an iPod.

They looks nice, but their sound quality isn't that good (creative and sony are way better) and the way the iPod works in general just sucks.

Almost forced to use iTunes, and iTunes doesn't even work properly on Win XP 64bit (not that many people use it but still apple failed bigtime on this one)

And btw don't get a Zune like razien says, it's Microsoft so epic fail.
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