Non-ipod MP3 players - DPChallenge Forums

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

11/26/2006 12:02:05 AM · #1

Any recommendations for a nice non-ipod MP3 player?

faidoi

Pentax K10D

11/26/2006 12:06:40 AM · #2

Zune?

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

11/26/2006 12:14:58 AM · #3

Do you have one?

faidoi

Pentax K10D

11/26/2006 12:21:45 AM · #4

Nope, use an Archos. Mp3, videos, and digital photo wallet.

What are your needs? AA batteries, small, videos, etc?

cpurser

Canon EOS-5D

11/26/2006 12:23:41 AM · #5

The Sandisk Sansa e-series. I have the e260, which is a 4GB flash-based player. (they go up to 8GB) I REALLY like it. The sound quality is excellent (with good headphones, of course), the UI is very nice, and it is realitively inexpensive, especially after some of the rebates floating around. I paid around $130 for mine, and that was back when they first came out.

Sandisk Website

-Chad

11/26/2006 12:25:07 AM · #6

Originally posted by faidoi:

What are your needs? AA batteries, small, videos, etc?

I'm not sure of the needs... it's for a Christmas gift. I'm not sure why exactly she wants one but I'm assuming it will mostly be for music.

EDIT: And to think I was done with my Christmas shopping. :(

Message edited by author 2006-11-26 00:25:32.

11/26/2006 12:29:54 AM · #7

Originally posted by cpurser:

The Sandisk Sansa e-series. I have the e260...the UI is very nice...

How is it for organizing your music? Any issues or oddities you've found?

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

11/26/2006 12:32:25 AM · #8

You may want to check out the options from a company called iRiver. They are well respected, have won a few awards for their design and generally put out good products.

I have a small MP3 player I use for running from them. The model I have wouldn't be appropriate if you want a MP3 player that can organize a library, but it's awesome for mararthons.

I have also had a MP3 CD player from them and it had a great run before finally kicking the bucket.

The best thing I like about it is it plays .WMA. 95% of my music is in that format...

iRiver MP3 link

cpurser

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/26/2006 12:36:58 AM · #9

Originally posted by TechnoShroom:

Originally posted by cpurser:
The Sandisk Sansa e-series. I have the e260...the UI is very nice...

How is it for organizing your music? Any issues or oddities you've found?

Not quite sure what you mean, but you can transfer music 2 ways: 1) like a data drive, and 2) using Window Media Player to syn/transfer. I use WMP, and it works just fine. So I guess you can use WMP to organize your music.

Once the music is on the player, you can search for a song by album or artist.

The only software that comes with the player is a well-done small app that transfers video and pictures to the device.

I hope this helps.

-Chad

Rompy

Canon EOS-5D

11/26/2006 12:41:29 AM · #10

Boyfriend just got the Zen nano and loves it.

Ubersteiny

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon

11/26/2006 12:49:48 AM · #11

Sandisk Sansa e260, i own one

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

11/26/2006 12:59:21 AM · #12

I'll echo the Doc's recommendation for iRiver. I like mine and it seems to do well with the "play music" part. That's all I use it for so I can't tell you about any other features. The organization of tunes depends on how you load it. Requires WMP 10 (which is free) for loading stuff, but it's fairly straightforward once you get the whole shebang set up.

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

11/26/2006 01:37:35 AM · #13

Out of curiosity, why not an iPod?

dahkota

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

11/26/2006 06:54:09 AM · #14

I did a lot of reading on cnet before deciding on one for my son. I ended up going with Creative Labs - overall, their reviews were the best and I'm familiar with other products of theirs.
I didn't go with IPOD because they are more expensive - a 4GB Nano is $100 more than the 4GB CL Zen Photo I got a great deal on...

11/26/2006 01:17:52 PM · #15

Originally posted by dahkota:

Yeah, others have mentioned Creative players as a good choice. A couple thought the Zen V Plus was the way to go. Anyone have opinions on this model?

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

11/26/2006 02:57:24 PM · #16

I have had Archos stuff for years and it's good solid stuff from my experience. Personally, I would avoid any (either) of the options that are tied to specific religions :-)

It depends where you plan to source music and how you want to deal with "protected" sources. This is a tangent and I ain't lifting that rock but you need to consider this almost before the player if you want those options.