Recommend me an MP3 player!
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I had an arches 604 wifi, and whilst it was nice at the time, it was actually quite crap. The touchscreen was poor, the display was poor,it was bulky, and the flecking thing broke. It had very few real Ife applications that I used all the time. To be fair I haven't used the newer versions, but from having a play with them in schipol, I don't think I'd bother. They just seem very clumsy to me, as an os.
MX7 said:
I love the fsct that at the bommon of that page is an advert for the Iphone4 
iPod, simply because of the aftermarket support.
When was the last time you saw a car radio offering full speed Zune/Zen/Sansa etc control?.
I have had an iPod connected to the last two car radios I have owned (Alpine and now Pioneer)and the ability to hide the player away in the glove box or similar and fully control it from the headunit with no FM reception issues is worth putting up with itunes.
BTW, I am not an Apple worshipper, the iPod is the only Apple product I am ever likely to own.
When was the last time you saw a car radio offering full speed Zune/Zen/Sansa etc control?.
I have had an iPod connected to the last two car radios I have owned (Alpine and now Pioneer)and the ability to hide the player away in the glove box or similar and fully control it from the headunit with no FM reception issues is worth putting up with itunes.
BTW, I am not an Apple worshipper, the iPod is the only Apple product I am ever likely to own.
Edited by redtwin on Wednesday 6th October 08:02
redtwin said:
iPod, simply because of the aftermarket support.
When was the last time you saw a car radio offering full speed Zune/Zen/Sansa etc control?.
I have had an iPod connected to the last two car radios I have owned (Alpine and now Pioneer)and the ability to hide the player away in the glove box or similar and fully control it from the headunit with no FM reception issues is worth putting up with itunes.
BTW, I am not an Apple worshipper, the iPod is the only Apple product I am ever likely to own.
I've also got one of the iPod connecting head unit - Alpine IDA-X100. Can connect two iPods, or 1 iPod and a USB stick. Menu arguably works better than it does on the iPod as well.When was the last time you saw a car radio offering full speed Zune/Zen/Sansa etc control?.
I have had an iPod connected to the last two car radios I have owned (Alpine and now Pioneer)and the ability to hide the player away in the glove box or similar and fully control it from the headunit with no FM reception issues is worth putting up with itunes.
BTW, I am not an Apple worshipper, the iPod is the only Apple product I am ever likely to own.
I would never, ever recommend FM transmitters. Sound quality is dire. And then you're at the mercy of the MP3 players UI whilst on the move, which is generally not even slightly suited to such usage.
By far and away the best solution (for ease of use and sound quality) is an iPod with a dedicated head unit for control. And with a device like the higher end Alpines, they use their own DACs to improve sound quality, rather than piping the line output from the iPod.
Have a look at Creative
http://uk.creative.com/welcome.asp
I have a Zen which is very nice, not as cheap as others but a good alternative to Apple.
http://uk.creative.com/welcome.asp
I have a Zen which is very nice, not as cheap as others but a good alternative to Apple.
I'm never moving back to an iPod and iTunes again.
I've had a very very good Creative Zen player, and I would recommend that.
@ the "car support for ipod", yeah, well, that's a load of crap. I prefer a usb connector, connects every usb stick, mp3 player (except for the frikking iPod) AND all phones, and the in car system can just handle the mp3 playback.
Why anybody would want an "iphone connector" and keeps raving about them I don't get, USB drive support is much easier and flexible.
I've had a very very good Creative Zen player, and I would recommend that.
@ the "car support for ipod", yeah, well, that's a load of crap. I prefer a usb connector, connects every usb stick, mp3 player (except for the frikking iPod) AND all phones, and the in car system can just handle the mp3 playback.
Why anybody would want an "iphone connector" and keeps raving about them I don't get, USB drive support is much easier and flexible.
Most reviews that I've read (most recently What Hi-Fi for instance) say that the Apple iPod is still one of the best, if not the best, MP3 player for sound quality, is easily the best interface, and if you ever need it, the best support. Price is the only problem.
The one thing to bear in mind when researching MP3 players is the number of people out there that like to be different and/or hate successful companies. These sorts of people run down iPods like you wouldn't believe - there's even a website called www.anythingbutipod.com.....
With regard to Creative, I have a top of the range THX 7.1 sound system for my PC made by them and the quality of the sound, software and hardware is utterly superb. I can't comment on their MP3 players though.
The one thing to bear in mind when researching MP3 players is the number of people out there that like to be different and/or hate successful companies. These sorts of people run down iPods like you wouldn't believe - there's even a website called www.anythingbutipod.com.....
With regard to Creative, I have a top of the range THX 7.1 sound system for my PC made by them and the quality of the sound, software and hardware is utterly superb. I can't comment on their MP3 players though.
ZesPak said:
@ the "car support for ipod", yeah, well, that's a load of crap. I prefer a usb connector, connects every usb stick, mp3 player (except for the frikking iPod) AND all phones, and the in car system can just handle the mp3 playback.
Why anybody would want an "iphone connector" and keeps raving about them I don't get, USB drive support is much easier and flexible.
No, its not a load of crap, although it may vary from unit to unit.Why anybody would want an "iphone connector" and keeps raving about them I don't get, USB drive support is much easier and flexible.
Most that handle USB sticks that I've seen browse the structure of the stick, and its a total pain in the back end to navigate whilst driving.
Something like the IDA-X100 (and its subsequent bretheren) have a few simple clicks - press dial to bring up menu, click again for artist search, rotate a very simple dial a couple of times (or hold to search by alphabet). Its way easier than browsing the folder structure.
And as a bonus when using an iPod it remembers the position you're at in an audio book or a podcast - which is highly unlikely to be supported on a USB stick.
clonmult said:
ZesPak said:
@ the "car support for ipod", yeah, well, that's a load of crap. I prefer a usb connector, connects every usb stick, mp3 player (except for the frikking iPod) AND all phones, and the in car system can just handle the mp3 playback.
Why anybody would want an "iphone connector" and keeps raving about them I don't get, USB drive support is much easier and flexible.
No, its not a load of crap, although it may vary from unit to unit.Why anybody would want an "iphone connector" and keeps raving about them I don't get, USB drive support is much easier and flexible.
Most that handle USB sticks that I've seen browse the structure of the stick, and its a total pain in the back end to navigate whilst driving.
Something like the IDA-X100 (and its subsequent bretheren) have a few simple clicks - press dial to bring up menu, click again for artist search, rotate a very simple dial a couple of times (or hold to search by alphabet). Its way easier than browsing the folder structure.
And as a bonus when using an iPod it remembers the position you're at in an audio book or a podcast - which is highly unlikely to be supported on a USB stick.
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