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Best MP3 Player?

Rob89Rob89 Posts: 22
edited December 2006 in Technical Stuff and Help
Regardless of price, what is the best mp3 player out there to have in your opinion and why?

I'm getting myself an ipod 80GB and I want to see what people think and whether there's better ones out there. I don't care paying extra if it's worth it;)
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    My vote is for the iPod. I have 2 and love them. I've had Rio's and Zen's but the iTunes/iPod combo is the way to go.
  • Rob89Rob89 Posts: 22
    cutback wrote:
    My vote is for the iPod. I have 2 and love them. I've had Rio's and Zen's but the iTunes/iPod combo is the way to go.

    Yeah that's what's making me stick with the ipod. ITunes. So handy to be able to just hook it up when I get it and have them all go on it instead of any messing around.
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  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    I can't stand itunes...so my suggestion is of course Zen. :)
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Lizardjam wrote:
    I can't stand itunes...so my suggestion is of course Zen. :)
    I figured you'd chime in at some point.;):D:D
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    iPod is really the best one, believe me.
    iTunes is alos perfect as audio player.
    This is so easy to use. You don't have to read a manual or to spend one week to understand how it works... you charge the battery, you put the earphones, and it's on....
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  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    Julien wrote:
    iPod is really the best one, believe me.
    iTunes is alos perfect as audio player.
    This is so easy to use. You don't have to read a manual or to spend one week to understand how it works... you charge the battery, you put the earphones, and it's on....


    Says someone who probably owns a mac.


    cutback of course I did. It would be so unlike me not to!

    I love the new shuffle for it's size and convenience. I love Zen for the software(also the fact that you don't need any really, you can use windows media), the looks, the reliability, and the ease of using it with any pc at any time, on and the fm tuner! That was a player I had NO problems with. The ipod is another story.

    I am sure I mentioned this but I work in IT, and no one in my department likes ipods for the software or any other feature really beyond looks. We all have other players!
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    people around me who bought another one (not iPod) had technical problems and had to return the MP3 to the shop for replacement. This was the case for ZEN and for the Sony
    2006: Antwerp, Paris
    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    Julien wrote:
    people around me who bought another one (not iPod) had technical problems and had to return the MP3 to the shop for replacement. This was the case for ZEN and for the Sony

    I honestly had the same experience with Ipods. I knew three people that had to return theirs because out of the box they had hardware issues with their ipods.
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Lizardjam wrote:
    Says someone who probably owns a mac.


    cutback of course I did. It would be so unlike me not to!

    I love the new shuffle for it's size and convenience. I love Zen for the software(also the fact that you don't need any really, you can use windows media), the looks, the reliability, and the ease of using it with any pc at any time, on and the fm tuner! That was a player I had NO problems with. The ipod is another story.

    I am sure I mentioned this but I work in IT, and no one in my department likes ipods for the software or any other feature really beyond looks. We all have other players!
    GeekSnobs!!:D:D
  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    cutback wrote:
    GeekSnobs!!:D:D

    I prefer nerdsnob, thank you. :);)
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • BenInTacomaBenInTacoma Posts: 125
    Don't forget the format issue....Proprietary format for ipods...I prefer to use a MP3 Player, not a M4A player. No problems with my Zen Player. Software is very easy.
  • ItsEvolutionBaby74ItsEvolutionBaby74 Posts: 490
    Final Straw wrote:
    Regardless of price, what is the best mp3 player out there to have in your opinion and why?

    I'm getting myself an ipod 80GB and I want to see what people think and whether there's better ones out there. I don't care paying extra if it's worth it;)

    For overall : Creative Zen Vision M

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    For HD Space: (see above)
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  • sadprofessorsadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    Just don't buy a Sony. They restrict you to using their ridiculous proprietary completely unintuitive bullshit software, which all but makes the damn thing useless.
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  • erickvazdelerickvazdel Posts: 140
    IPOD + ITUNES is the best option.

    The worst is SONY.
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