MP3 players forum: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player?

I also have a 4GB Creative Zen and i agree it is one of the best MP3 players around. I love its high resolution screen and the option to increase memory through SD or HDSD. Simply THE BEST

I bought a first generation iPod nano when they first came out. Its click wheel broke down three months ago, but I'm using my Blackberry for playing mp3 now (it saves me from caring another gadget in my pocket)
Anyway, I think for buying mp3 player for someone, an iPod nano will do it. They got cheaper now, and they are cheaper than the bigger iPod and for kids they would be better. I know that there are other better players in others opinion, but iPod has the "cool" factor, so it's safer for presents.

It works well and was significantly less expensive than my daughter's and granddaughter's iPods. It's an older 4GB model, but a mini SD card fixed that. I use it for music, audio recording, and photos - no videos. It also has a built-in FM radio, but I never use it. On a vacation this past year, we used it in a rented van with a combination recharger/FM radio interface designed for an iPod.

I have a huge collection of MP3s on my computer (all legal!) and ease of transferring them was a prerequisite. I've found it to be at least as capable as players from Apple or Microsoft, but without the price premium.

Help for all things Sansa is here:

http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/

Scroll down the page and you'll find a Fuze specific forum. The folks there are usually very helpful. Just need to be patient in waiting for replies to any questions posted there. : )

I have a Classic IPOD. It has 30gigabytes storage. It will run photos and videos as well as music. It cost about $250. My is about 3 years old and I know some of the newer versions of IPOD are not that expensive even though you won't get as much storage, you will get more technology with the newer ones.

Yes, but I have several iPods and a few non-iPods

In order of purchase and still own:

1. iPod Mini 2nd Generation - still works, but rarely use it (used it in my dock until I got the Touch). Got it because of the improved price point ($200 for 4GB) and relatively large memory, which was why I liked it. Before that I had purchased 2 Rio Players (S10 and Cali - I don't have them anymore) that were around $100 each that had no more than 256 mb of memory. SD cards were still kind of expensive for relatively little memory.

2. iPod Shuffle 1st Gen - it was my "mug me" iPod. Simple to use in the gym.

3. iPod 5.5 Gen - because of video capability/capacity at a decent pricepoint.

4. 2nd Gen Nano - liked it because of Nike+

5. iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen - the new "mug me" iPod. Simple to use in the gym.

6. SanDisk Sansa Express - it was an impulse purchase, bought at a cheap price. $35 for 1GB. It works with Rhapsody To Go (wish Apple had a subscription service) FM radio a plus for the gym.

7. Creative Zen Stone - low price point was what attracted me. The music playback order drove me nuts.

8.iPod Touch 1G - love the bigger screen and works with most of my docking accessories. Wifi great in a pinch. Addition of the 2.0 software for $10 instead of $20 for the Jan 2008 update greatly increased my enjoyment with the apps. Love the Pandora app!

9. SanDisk Sansa Clip - got at an awesome price at the time ($35 for 2GB Black Friday 2007) and fully compatible with Rhapsody To Go (inc. Rhapsody Channels)

10. iPod Touch 2G - definitely the lower price point attracted me. I bought the 16GB for the same price as the 8GB I bought the year before. I also like the Nike+ compatability. My ears think that it sounds better than the 1G.

11. Sony E436 - I like the sound quality of Sony products. (I bought the NWZ-A816 6 months before but gave it to my brother when his Clip died and I found out that it now supports Rhapsody To Go) Also like that it fully supports Rhapsody to Go, including the channels. And it plays non-protected AACs, so I can play iTunes Plus tracks. I mainly buy from Amazon now.

12. Creative Zen V+ refurbished. - I bought it for line-in recording capabilities. The line-in recording quality not so great, but wasn't expecting it to be.

13. SanDisk Sansa Clip 4GB - AWESOME price point ($35 on Black Friday 2008). I bought 10 to give as birthday gifts throughout the next year. I'm keeping one for myself.

So out of all of these, which ones do I regularly carry around?

Both Touch generations. The 8GB is dedicated to audio. I keep it docked in my car. It's easy to navigate quickly while driving (mostly done at stop lights). The newer 16GB is mostly dedicated to video. I keep some audio on it to use while walking so I can use Nike+.

The Sony E436.

And the SanDisk Sansa Clip 2GB. (the 4GB still in box)

The problem with the Clix - NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY

If I can find it in a physical store (Target, WalMart, Costco, Best Buy, Fry's, Radio Shack, Circuit City, Staples, Office Depot, ANYWHERE nearby), if someone I know has what I'm interested in, or I have experience with the brand then I would consider it. I probably would end up buying online (but I really like Costco's return policy), but I really want to see/feel/hear it before I spend $$$. I'm not concerned if the product in question was $35-$50, but if I'm going to spend upwards of $200 on something I want to know what I'm getting before buying. Granted, that's what reviews are for. But that's how I roll.

If you actually read my reply, you'll know that I like to physically see them before I buy. If it's not available locally, then I don't bother.

In the house, I listen to my stereo; in the car I listen to the radio or the cd player. In the garden, I listen to the stereo with the outdoor speakers--if I want to hear music and not the birds. And in public, I'd much rather be aware of what is going on around me than have my ear plugged in to an ipod. Besides, the sound is too lossy.

MP3 players are dangerous pieces of technology. The earbuds that most use with them destroy one's hearing and keep out the sounds of traffic when in place while driving. Many of the motorbike riders here in Taiwan wear those earbuds and listen to MP3 players while driving. They pay more attention to the music than they do to their driving. I don't listen to music of any kind on any kind of apparatus while driving anything. When I listen to music, I don't want to be distracted by driving problems, and when I'm driving, I don't want to be distracted by music.

As much as I love music, I find the contemporary obsession with recorded music stupid, dangerous, and obnoxious. I think that people who have to bring their music collection with them wherever they go must be either mindless and illiterate idiots or emotionally deprived cretins still desirous of sucking on a plastic pacifier or a thumb, which is not acceptable for anyone but the certifiable and the committed (to a proper mental institution).

People who have to be constantly entertained "have no inner resources", as John Berryman's mother unceasingly told him.

I suppose that that is sufficient contempt for the day.

I don't believe that anyone who wears or uses an mp3 player is a mindless idiot at all. Granted, I think people do need to be aware of their surroundings. In the U.S. it is against the law to plug headphones into both ears and drive a car for the same reason you mentioned. Likewise, whenever I am walking in public I usually have one earphone out so that I can be aware of my surroundings.

Just because you don't like, or want to carry music around with you doesn't give you the right to put down others who do. I personally would be lost without my mp3 player. I have audio books on it, music, videos, etc. and it's very convenient for long train rides home.

Next time you want to vent about an issue you have with mp3 players I would recommend you go to a board where that issue is specifically being discussed.

I would have removed your post.

The descriptions you use are not needed in these forums, and would normally have resulted in the post being deleted. However, if I remove your post, the three replies to it will have been deleted as well, and so I must refrain this time.

Please review Forum Policy on inappropriate language, and ensure that you do not contravene the rules in the future.

Mark

I bought a Sony NWZ-A818 over a year ago and absolutely love it! I store pictures on it, have an extensive music library that sounds great with the supplied earbuds, and even have room for several MPEG4 videos in the one to two hour range each. Battery life is excellent and a full charge is good for a little over 30 hours of music listening. Watching videos or scrolling through my pictures expectedly cuts into the battery charge but it is still quite reasonable. Transferring files to and from the Sony is effortless and can be done through Windows Explorer, My Computer, or Windows Media Player. I also purchased a clear hard case to protect the unit and it is a fantastic accessory that allows access to all functions while protecting the player. My wife was so impressed with the Sony that I bought one for her too. We both use our Sonys regularly and can't say enough good things about them. The only thing this model doesn't have that would be nice is a built-in FM tuner. All in all, the Sony NWZ-A818 is an excellent high quality MP3 player that I personally like better than my friends' iPods.

Used one for two years, then last year at this time, got an Ipod Classic 160 MB which is in a different world. So MUCH better.

Obviously, my needs are much different than Louise T.

Mainly, I need a device to be a portable audio (and occasional video) jukebox. Flash-based players do not cut it, if I want to rip a decent-quality audio track, I cannot worry about file size. An Ipod with a large hard drive is the best thing.

The Ipod interface is much superior to the Sansa. And after trying 4-5 different software packages with the Sansa, nothing ever approached the ease of ITunes.

I occasionally fill in some songs with ITunes, again, easy to use.

However, I do have some questions:

Why can't a device have either balance or treble/bass switches?

Sansa brags they have FM radio, why not AM as well, most sports-events and all-news stations are still AM.

Why can't you use another source for album art in ITunes. The latest Eagles CD does not appear in the ITunes database, I guess a double-platinum CD does not earn much at Apple.