Which mp3 player do you use? - Page 2

20 gb 3rd gen ipod

I am using the Dell 15GB Jukebox... I like it.. It has good battery life and it is rugged. I mean it has survived being in my Body armor pouch for 3 months now... It is holding up quite good to the rigors of being in Iraq.

I can tell the difference, and 128 kbps WMA sounds just as good as 192 kbps MP3. 160 kbps WMA does sound better, but only slightly. And 192 kbps WMA also sounds a little better, but its miniscule.

Sweet! You should tell the people at www.dellsjsite.com that!

I have a Rio Karma, which is an oddly-shaped 20gb player. It has great sound quality, features, battery life and UI. (I've never liked the iPod UI, as it requires you to go up and down through every level of the menu system. It's so over-simplified that it detracts from my user experience. *That's* what I would call a tortured UI.) I've never used the Carbon, but I've read great things about it. To me, though, its big downside is the lack of on-the-fly playlisting. That is, you can only play songs through the standard menu system (artist, album, track, etc) or through a playlist that you generated on your computer and transferred over. Perhaps it's not such an issue on a 5gb player, but this is one of my most-used features on the Karma (and it's something that the Karma does particularly well, in my opinion). From my search for a 5gb player, the only one I have found with on-the-fly playlisting is the Zen Micro. I haven't been able to find the Micro in stores, so I couldn't give you and opinion on it other than to say that the specs look pretty darn good (minus the battery life, of course).

I would recommend that you check out www.riovolution.com, which has great user forums. There are a number of threads in the Nitrus/Carbon section comparing the various "mini" players.

I use the iRiver H320, sound quality is amazing, kicks the ipod's ass in every area.

Have a 256mb flash (for runnin) ipod 3g 15GB and a creative zen micro. Must say I like the micro out of them all. It's amazingly small. Pics do it no justice, you really have to hold it in your hand. I was considering the Rio, however I have a friend who's first rio (256mb flash) crapped out after the measely 90 day warranty period and had to go buy another mp3 player. I'd like to have the peace of mind that I get at least a year with a $300CAD player.

I agree. The iRiver H320 can play movies as well.

I use a Creative Zen Touch 40GB. No problems. Amazing battery life and beautiful sound quality.

I also use the Zen Touch 40gb. Battery life is great and it is very responsive. I use it snowboarding all the time and have fell on it a quite a bit. No damage what so ever. Its bigger than the Ipod but for two hundred dollars less its quite a deal. I can usually go two full days snowboarding before have to charge the battery. I would reccomend it to anyone.

I used to own a 3rd gen 10gb ipod, but i let it get torn up, and didn't hold a charge well so i sold it on eBay for $200 (idiots). I looked for alternatives, but found none, so i'll probably get a ipod mini, just cuz its small, despite its horrible shape and case finish. The ipod is cool because there are so many accessories for it now, unlike when I got mine almost 2yrs ago.

- Dave

Don't get an ipod. You know why the battery life sucks? Because it never turns off. It only goes into "sleep mode". I'm kind of bias towards the H320 because I own one, but I have not used a better player than the H320. 16+ hours of battery life (depending on the firmware). One firmware gives you the ability to play movies, however, it sacrifices battery life. Another firmware (I believe the US version 1.20) gives you something like 20 hours.

Not to mention, the bass and sheer quality of the sound is outstanding. Read eopinions.com and other review sites. The H320 has 4-5 stars in all the review sites i've seen. Take a look at www.misticriver.net as well.

i got the ipod only because it has the highest resale value on the market (almost msrp price) so its easy to upgrade when a new model comes out.

Yes, i am aware of that fact, and it is kinda a pain, but I have yet to find a replacment that matches the ipod's fit and finish as a product. The Zen Micro seemed to fit the bill, but it had dismal battery life as well.

- Dave

I use a Jens of Sweden MP-110 256 MB.
It works very well but the size of the memory is a bit short.

see my sig for that info.

very good player, not the best headphones for the price, but still rather awesome. the H320 is discontinued now so if you can still find it around, it is UBER CHEAP!

and just about any of the players named so far noob an ipod 2x.

Do not spread misinformation if you haven't tried a product for yourself.

The iPod turns off if left unused for a number of hours. You can tell the difference between turning on and resuming from standby. If the iPod has not turned off, it will instantly resume from standby once you touch one of the buttons. However, if it has turned off, you will see the Apple logo on display for a few seconds as the iPod starts up. This indicates that the iPod had turned off.

I owned the 3rd Gen iPod, 4th Gen iPod, iRiver H120, along with others. I can say that the iPod's sound is more pleasing to me. It sounds more natural and uncolored than the iRiver's sound. But you can dismiss that as subjective taste. Saying one player's sound is superior to another is sort of pointless.

ipod's music transfer interface is very annoying. have to use itunes to do so. If i had known that, I may have not gotten my 40GB 4G. It really pisses me off when I go over a friends house and want to put music on from their PC. can't even do it. so damn annoying.

i recently bought a creative zen micro. super sweet, i posted a review in the audio section if you want to check it out.

Question - are the micro-drive based players (ex PocketDJ, iPod Mini, Rio Carbon, etc) durable enough to be used when jogging and other types of exercise?