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| Author: | Crunchie [ Wed May 31, 2006 2:33 pm ] |
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I'm not too clued up on Ipods,Mp3s etc but have decided I need one!!! My requirements are pretty basic though!!! I want something basic and cheap - only need about 2-300 songs. Needs to be easily used in the gym. I would prefer one that gives me access to FM/AM radio too. Any suggestions would be most welcome 
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| Author: | Will [ Wed May 31, 2006 3:41 pm ] |
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If you only need that amount of songs, you might be better off buying a simple MP3 player. They usually cost a lot less, and I'm pretty sure some of them have radio recievers too. To be honest, I'm not sure what the advantage of an IPOD is, but I'm certain a simple MP3 player will be suitable enough for your needs. 
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| Author: | Crunchie [ Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:19 pm ] |
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I think I've worked out what I need!! 
A portable DAB Mp3 player!! Wish they weren't quite so pricey!! 
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| Author: | Will [ Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:43 pm ] |
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Keep shopping around, I'm pretty sure there are some reasonably priced units out there. Check on the net especially. |
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| Author: | Leofric [ Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:35 pm ] |
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[quote="Crunchie"]I'm not too clued up on Ipods,Mp3s etc but have decided I need one!!! My requirements are pretty basic though!!! I want something basic and cheap - only need about 2-300 songs. Needs to be easily used in the gym. I would prefer one that gives me access to FM/AM radio too. Any suggestions would be most welcome ] Don't go with Ipod. Overpriced rubbish. A Creative Zen Micro sounds like what you want - 6 GIG hard drive + Radio. |
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| Author: | Leofric [ Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:35 pm ] |
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Forum Admin Will wrote: If you only need that amount of songs, you might be better off buying a simple MP3 player. They usually cost a lot less, and I'm pretty sure some of them have radio recievers too. To be honest, I'm not sure what the advantage of an IPOD is, but I'm certain a simple MP3 player will be suitable enough for your needs. IPODs have no advantage, other than style. |
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| Author: | torchomatic [ Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:46 pm ] |
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I have a 20GIG Sony Walkman - miles better than an iPod, battery life is around 30 hours which is great. |
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| Author: | Leofric [ Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:25 pm ] |
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torchomatic wrote: I have a 20GIG Sony Walkman - miles better than an iPod, battery life is around 30 hours which is great. Sony's Software is terrible, though. I got rid of my Net MD some years ago because of that Sonic Stage rubbish you had to use! |
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| Author: | torchomatic [ Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:25 am ] |
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I can't argue with you there, Sonic Stage and Connect are nowhere near as good as iTunes, but I think the hardware is miles better. I wouldn't have an iPod again. Leofric wrote: Sony's Software is terrible, though. I got rid of my Net MD some years ago because of that Sonic Stage rubbish you had to use! |
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| Author: | optrex [ Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:38 pm ] |
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Leofric wrote: Sony's Software is terrible, though. I got rid of my Net MD some years ago because of that Sonic Stage rubbish you had to use! I would agree, especially with their faux pas on piracy measures. I do like my ipod nano and although I dont have radio, I can play it through my car radio with a little fm transmitter. |
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| Author: | Steve W [ Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:46 am ] |
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I quite fancy trying the Sony Walkman. I'm also a big fan of Creative. As a budget MP3 player I would highly recommend Creative's Muvo range I would also like to try the Creative Zen range. |
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| Author: | optrex [ Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:45 pm ] |
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I try and avoid Sony now. Their practises in copyright protection are beyond a joke. Using stealth methods to install trojan software on a machine in the name of copyright is not on! |
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| Author: | Steve W [ Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:58 pm ] |
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optrex wrote: I try and avoid Sony now. Their practises in copyright protection are beyond a joke. Using stealth methods to install trojan software on a machine in the name of copyright is not on! Agreed. I couldn't believe I was reading it when I saw that news |
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| Author: | Steve W [ Tue May 27, 2008 7:57 am ] |
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Lex wrote: I'm looking at getting an MP3/Ipod (once I get a job & have some money when I get back to the UK). Are Muvo & Creative still good makes, or are there any other good makes out there? Ta, Lex Creative is an excellent make. For a bog standard "just play my songs in alphabetical order" MP3 player, the Zen Stone is an excellent choice. I really like the look of the Zen V, Zen V Plus and the Zen Vision as well, so will probably go for one of those when I decide to get a bigger one. I also still have a Muvo 256MB player and that too is excellent. You get much better value for money than the iPod range in my opinion. |
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| Author: | Steve W [ Wed May 28, 2008 8:17 am ] |
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Lex wrote: Thanks Steve. I was going to avoid Ipods, as you seem to pay twice the money for something that does the same job as an MP3. I'll look your suggestions up & see what I like. No problem, glad to be of help. |
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