Selling iPod, get me a new mp3 player!


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Had my iPod 3G 20GB (IMO is the best generation of iPod) for almost a year now, and the time has come to sell it and move on. I hae always been a strong believer that the iPod is the best overall mp3 player and i still do, but now im looking to go onto a different make of mp3. Why you might ask, the reason is that 20GB is too much for me, the battery life is ok, but not long enough for me, stupid programs like itunes to upload music onto the iPod annoys me (still a good program to play music, and i no you can get other software), my iPod randomly locks up on me, and how everyone i know has an iPod, which is a good thing i guess, but i like to have an mp3 which people dont have. Want to be unique :D because knowone who i knew had an iPod when i first got it, till a couple of months ago. Anyway, im looking to get a new mp3 for around 250GBP, maybe something between 5-15GB space. Long battery life. Good quality mp3. Nice interface. Easy to use. Dont mind if its colour or not.

So please show me some alternatives. Cheers.

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How is it better then the ipod?

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Better because, it lasts 16 hours with colour screem , supports more formats , more value for money , batt dosent die after a year. Easy to use, driverless and loads of other good stuff, also radio, in built microphone etc

Hope this helps, searching around the Net will give you good reviews, many people on Neowin have the 320, vice king has it for example

Better because, it lasts 16 hours with colour screem , supports more formats , more value for money , batt dosent die after a year. Easy to use, driverless and loads of other good stuff, also radio, in built microphone etc

Hope this helps, searching around the Net will give you good reviews, many people on Neowin have the 320, vice king has it for example

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Nor does the battery life for the iPod, had mine for about a year, still maintains 8 hours. Is it really that thick? i herd the controls are pretty hard to use?

Does bangbang023 have one? i would like to hear his views on it.

Nor does the battery life for the iPod, had mine for about a year, still maintains 8 hours.  Is it really that thick? i herd the controls are pretty hard to use?

Does bangbang023 have one? i would like to hear his views on it.

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No they aint really think, compared my 40gb iRiver up against a 40gb Ipod 4th gen and was only like 3 mm thicker. The controls are so easy after like 5 mins of playing with them

i have the novatech npod mp3 player and like it because it shows up as a harddrive and all i have to do is copy the files accross although it annoyingly has no mp3 search function and can be a bit of a pain to navigate at times

http://novatech.co.uk

does anyone have an iriver h320 themself?

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I do! It's the best mp3 player in existance....

...and it plays video......

I mean, In some movies the 10fps frame rate is annoying, but on Animated series, like The Simpsons or Family Guy, you can't really tell.

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=266710

Pics and stuff there

Screen is 260k colour whereas Ipod is only 62k so iirc the iRiver is much better

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wow thats actually really good.

wow thats actually really good.

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It is. And as someone already suggested, try Rio Carbon. 20-hour rechargable battery and 5 gig! The look is sleek and chromish! I didn't get to try it because the store didn't have it in stock, but definitely got my vote for your "Too much space and small battery life" problem.

I like H10.

Yup they are imo

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Then perhaps Creative Nomad MuVo2?-30708279-2-120-0.gif

Product type-- Digital player

PC interface(s) supported-- Hi-Speed USB

Flash memory installed-- 128 hour(s)

Digital storage-- Built-in 4 GB Hard disk drive

Digital formats supported-- MP3, WAV, WMA

Signal-to-noise ratio-- 98 dB

Total harmonic distortion-- 0.05%

Weight-- 3.2 oz

Dimensions (W x D x H)-- 2.6 in x 0.8 in x 2.6 in

Battery technology-- Lithium ion

Mfr estimated battery life-- 14 hour(s)

Software type-- Creative MediaSource

Microsoft PlaysForSure-- Yes

Built-in display-- LCD

CD system-- None

Cassette system type-- None

Tuner type-- None

MD system type-- None

Remote control-- None

Headphones type-- Binaural

Cable(s) included-- USB cable - External

Battery-- 1 x Lithium ion Rechargeable Player batteryInternal

Taken from http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Nomad_MuV...l?tag=pdtl-list

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