Posted: 2/24/2007 7:32:58 AM EDT
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I need a player to work out with. Something small, reliable and that operates on batteries so I don't have to recharge. I like the Creative Zen stuff, but I don't think they are battery operated. Little help? |
There are still a few. Does anyone have any experience with these? Also, I'm looking for something that's relatively rugged. No big color screens so I can just throw it in my bag and forget about it. Thanks in advance. |
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I have a Creative Zen (not a video model) that I love, but it's one of the 20GB models and is a little bulky. My girlfriend has one of the 1 GB models that is much more compact (flash memory instead of a real hard drive). The nice thing about Creatives is that there's no DRM bullshit. You can just move your MP3s off of your computer without having to convert them into something else like you do with an iPod. ETA I think that ALL Creative players run off a rechargable battery. Ours do. |
| I would also suggest Creative. Recharging isn't really inconvenient, and it saves you money on having to replace the batteries every time it wears out. You get plenty of playtime off a charge. And Creative's years of experience in the sound industry really shine in their media players. The sound is better than any other player I've listened to. |
I've never had to convert plain old mp3s to use them on an ipod. |
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I have one of these www.amazon.com/Rio-Cali-128-Sport-Player/dp/B0000AQIFW/sr=1-9/qid=1172344347/ref=sr_1_9/102-7632974-1345716?ie=UTF8&s=electronics being SD/MMC based there's no movig parts so it's better for use during exercise than a hard drive based one uses 1 AAA battery there are newer models with a larger amount of built in memory, I think they still accept MMC cards for increased storage |
| Its hard to beat the ipods. The only real downside is you have to drink the Apple coolaid with iTunes. I had an Archos before and I miss the control over the folders. With an ipod you're going to do it Apples way. I haven't had to convert any mp3s either. I think you're confused about the music you buy from the Apple store. They download in aac. |