Author Topic: Help Me Choose (MP3 Player) (Read 422 times)

schizer · « **Reply #15 on:** January 26, 2005, 05:30:46 PM »

Rio Karma 20GB plays Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and is the ONLY gapless MP3 player on the market. $189.99 at Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1056281016621&skuId=5720188&type=product

40GB Zen

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2689655&cat=96469&type=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A3983%3A96469&xsell=2689656

Best Buy also has the IRiver H320 20GB color mp3 fm radio video player on clearance for $219

Some Circuit City's have the 40GB Zen on sale for $169 not sure if it is national.

Tarmac · « **Reply #16 on:** January 26, 2005, 08:47:26 PM »

gapless?

Nash · « **Reply #17 on:** January 26, 2005, 08:49:20 PM »

It doesn't have a gap.

schizer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2005, 05:06:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Tarmac
gapless?

Meaning that there are no 3 second pauses between songs, for instance PinkFloyd albums encoded in MP3 sound hacked up b/c of the gaps between songs. FLAC (lossless) is a perfect digital copy. The Karma player plays more formats that most, Windows Media,MP3,OggVorbis(freeware encoder with better sound quality than mp3),FLAC,MP3. Another nice feature of the Karma is the interface, very easy to use yet very in depth. It has RIO DJ which can play songs based on use (never listned to, most listened to, by year, by genre, completely random etc etc). I played with Ipod didnt like it, nor did I like the Itunes software. I got a Creative Zen Micro for Xmas and while it was nice, the touchpad was overly sensitive even on lowest setting. The battery life was WAY less than the 12 hours advertised and it locked up frequently, so I sent it back and got the Karma. Very very pleased with it so far, only drawback is that RIO only has 90 day warranty.

JB73 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2005, 06:43:14 PM »

speaking of batteries.. the nomad zen battery recharges in like 2 hours, and lasts for over 10 hours constant playing (even messing with it alot too)

AND it only costs like $60 to replace AND is user replacable unlike the ipod

give an idea of battery usage, me an 42 used it on the drive to and from the con this last year....

started up @ 7AM and ran until 9PM when we stopped and it still had life. we were messing with the playlists and advancing tracks all the time too (making the hard drive operate more than needed to strictly play).

i use it every day at work day 1 on the charger all day, off when i leave fully charged. day to play all day on shuffle sometimes i skip a song, it plays until 7 or 8PM before the battery dies. day 3 on the charger all day again.....

rinse repeat

Nash · « **Reply #20 on:** January 28, 2005, 12:14:59 AM »

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Originally posted by JB73
"... me an 42 used it on the drive to and from the con this last year...."

You're 73, your squaddie is 88, and you rode with 42 to the con?

What are you guys the Borg?

NUKE · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2005, 12:17:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Nash
You're 73, your squaddie is 88, and you rode with 42 to the con?

What are you guys the Borg?

I tried to explain before.....name sharing, wife swaping......somthing aint right with them folk

JB73 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2005, 01:25:41 AM »

what are you 2 doing?

another screen shot of you replying to eathother?

lemme guess, one of you said "sorry no reach around, you have to reply to JB73's post first"

LMFAO you two are pathetic

JB73 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2005, 01:38:28 AM »

ohhh ohh i will respond to myself too add to the excitment...

WTF is wrong with you 2?

this is JC84 here, im a different guy, wait maybe im a gir, i dont know.

give up and get a life. you have nothing to offer on this board or in life really.

go rent a harry potter movie, and jerk off to each other. have fun, and have a momentous revelation that you have no real thoughts of your own.

btw this will be the last response to any of you innane, schizophrenic posts on this board. good bye, and good luck with you "lives"