Posted: 6/12/2003 1:06:25 PM EDT
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I'm looking for a new MP3 player. I'd like for it to be upgradeable through a SD/MMC or CF slot, have a decent amount of built-in memory, be upgradeable or already support MP3Pro (or other new formats), have decent sound, and a decent screen. So far, the only one I have found is this: [url]http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&oid=70905[/url] I'd love to get a 15 or 30GB Ipod, but I just can't justify spending $400 on an MP3 player. Any others I should look at? |
| Think about a Pocket PC. My wife wanted a MP3 player for her birthday but didn't want me to spend $400 on a 20gig hard drive. I got her the Dell Axim and a 256MB CF card. The Axim is on sale for $200 or less on Dell's site and I got the 256MB card for $50. It supports MP3 and WMA. You can also get other "Media Player" programs dor it that support more options. It is slightly larger than the mini-mp3 players out there, but you can also use it for morte than just music. In addition to the CF clot it also has a SD/MMC slot. |
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I got the Archos Jukebox - twice the size, half the cost of the iPod. Records analog inputs using RCA jacks - you can connect the thing up to anything with analog outputs and record directly into MP3 (it has it's own built-in MPG encoder). Of course you can use the USB2 jack to sling anything into and out of it at 480 Mb a second. It has a built-in microphone that you can use to record lectures. Headphone and RCA output jacks allow you to connect it to a fullsize stereo or like I do use an iRock to broadcast into my car radio. 20 Gig is big enough that I use it to store DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 OS disks and still have room for MPEG1 movies, several thousand photographs, and a couple hundred personal files. I have about 400 of my favorite songs on the thing too [:)] Runs for about 10 hours off of four "AA" batteries. Has digital SPIF/DIF (sp) ports too. I bought mine over a year ago so I know their cheaper/bigger/faster than before. My 20 Gb ran $260 IIRC. I know Apple has finally come out with a Windows version for the other 95% and has dropped about $100 off of their markup. |
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Hell they haven't got any cheaper. [url]http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&qp=0&bookmark=bookmark_0&oid=69229&catoid=-8721[/url] I got mine though Buy.com where they might be cheaper than $270. Yupp, $250 at buy.com. [url]http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10317684&loc=101[/url] |