Tokarev Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Pretty much searching and I'm looking at getting a mini-model aswell as I don't need the high capacity for anything else (unless someone can find a 10GB model ). I've heard some good things about Dell DJ from a few and wondered if anyone might have one to share their experience. I think iPod is pretty much out of the question for their over-pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Zen touch > Dell DJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 4, 2005 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by InsaneSith Zen touch > Dell DJ. How plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Don't know much about the Dell...how about a Rio Carbon? I've heard great things about those, and they're real comfy in the palm of your hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by Jed Don't know much about the Dell...how about a Rio Carbon? I've heard great things about those, and they're real comfy in the palm of your hand. Nah, those are only 1.5gb and are weird lookin. Get the Zen Micro, 10 colors, 4, 5, and 6gb models ($180, $200, $250) ATM the 5gb is only available. And in June there will be a camera version for $300) 'Bout the same size of a Mini and a little lighter, and if you're lucky, you will get a free second battery! Link Good Review: http://www.justdiscounted.com/zen_micro.php TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 4, 2005 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by TiE 23 Nah, those are only 1.5gb and are weird lookin. Get the Zen Micro, 10 colors, 4, 5, and 6gb models ($180, $200, $250) ATM the 5gb is only available. 5GB is about all I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOutrider Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Why not get an iPod? Heard quite a few good things about those, but I think some you can't carry around in the palm of your hand . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 4, 2005 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by TheOutrider Why not get an iPod? Heard quite a few good things about those, but I think some you can't carry around in the palm of your hand . For how much they are... Not worth it to me.. It's all over-priced anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by TiE 23 Nah, those are only 1.5gb No they aren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I dunno bout these mp3 players Damn lotta money to pay for something that mainly plays some music I got a pocket pc for much much less than an iPod, it plays music(has excellent music software you can get for it, including a winamp port)... At the end of the day it comes down to the amount of music you want to carry around The pocket pcs/palms have a wariety of storage media. I have a 1gb SD card. It suits my purposes nicely. I have about 200 tracks on there(more than enough for me). I also usually have a cpl of *full* movies on there, depending on what Im doing(eg. good for long trips) There is also an *excellent* program that I use all the time that emulates gb/gba/snes/nes/genesis games *perfectly* = freakin awesome... Ive been playing sonic 3 and chrono trigger for the last week or 2. No probs at all add to that things like wi-fi and bluetooth capabilities, not to mention being able to use it for work stuff, my lil pocket pc is invaluable and I wouldnt swap it for a 40gb musical monstrosity ... so yeah, it just depends what your needs are fella the ones mentioned seem to get good write ups.. Grooves seemed to have a cool rig.... maybe he can give you a review anyways, whatever you decide on, happy spendin !! mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well, I can get all my Aerosmith, guns N Roses, and AC/DC songs on my MP3 Player in WMA format, and it only takes up like 1.3 GB. So, unless you have a ****-load of songs, you shouldn't need anything over 5 gig. I have a Zen Xtra 40 GB.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedantic Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I have an old 3G iPod (15GB). Well worth the price you pay, IMO. You could try getting a 3G model on eBay. I'll bet the prices for them have plummeted, and there's really not that much difference between 3G and 4G models (besides the scroll pad), at least as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBell Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Originally posted by ZBomber I have a Zen Xtra 40 GB.... What he said....only I have the 30GB Costs as much as the iPod mini, but has nearly 25 more GBs of space.......so you're just payin for size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I've got an Archos Gmini XS200 which is about the size of an ipod mini but 20gb. Nice player, but very simple (eg: only two buttons and no extra fancy features) But it sounds like you only need a 5Gb one, so there's no point in getting a huge jukebox one. I'd go with a Zen or a Carbon personally, as the ipod minis seem overpriced. But ipods still have the best UI. I think this one is the coolest looking 5gb one around, though the reviews have been average: http://www.dapreview.net/content.php?review.149 Wonder if it has had a firmware update to improve it? There are a few nice looking OLED display units coming out as well. If you want a tiny flash unit to throw around then buying a no-name usb-stick type one off ebay is probably by far the cheapest. Pretty much all mini flash drives are the same, so you might as well buy the cheapest, or the one you like the look of most. The Cowon iAudio ones look funky too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wilson Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Zen touch. Mines not failed me yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Originally posted by Captain Wilson Zen touch. Mines not failed me yet Ditto. I've been able to use the battery for up to 28 hours. 20 gigs of storage, its awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Awesome. but huge. Its nearly 3 times the size of my 20Gb gmini. (though i'm sure it has a few more features packed in). But since he doesn't want anything as big as a 20gb drive its not really that useful. Though, if you have a reasonable cd collection (and can be bothered to rip them all) and a few downloaded tracks its amazing how much space you can fill up, especially if you want to leave some space for the future. I can't find many 10-15GB drives around though... seems you have to have either 5gb, or jump to about 20gb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Originally posted by toms Awesome. but huge. It fits in my palm.... so either I have huge wookiee hands, or it's actually not huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Sony are starting to bring out some nice little players, and now that they have started to support actual MP3s (!) on their mp3 players thay aren't totally out of the picture. This one they just announced has a few cool features, is tiny and 20Gb: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=1080 ------- Zen Touch 20Gb: 4.1 in x 2.7 in x 0.90 in - 7.1oz = 10 in3 Ipod 4th 20Gb...: 4.1 in x 2.4 in x 0.57 in - 5.6oz = 5.6in3 Gmini XS 20Gb...: 2.9 in x 2.3 in x 0.75 in - 4.3oz = 5in3 I know which one i'd rather have in my pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 I may have decided what I'll be getting, so now I'm looking into headphones.. Is Sennheiser a good brand? I'm looking at neck band headphones for the most part. http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=004917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Be extravagant, go for some noise cancelling headphones. Something like these perhaps For only 40 bucks, not too bad. And as for the Dell DJ (I know, I'm late into this thread..) I have a friend who had one, but it broke, the buttons stopped working and he couldn't control the music anymore. That's the only experience I have with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 As it is, headphones tend to annoy me, so I'm going for light weight for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Get HD497's if you get Sennheiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 CNET headphone reviews: http://reviews.cnet.com/4502-6468_7-0.html?tag=srch&qt=&orderby=-7eRating Sennheiser make the best "big" "professional" headphones you can get. Lots of musicians use them. Their portable headphones don't really stand out over anyone else though. ----------- Electronic noise-cancelling headphones aren't really much better than decent in-ear plugs. Those weird looking little in-ear "Isolator" headphones seem to get good reviews, but aren't cheap. If i remember correctly a lot of sites use these Shure E3Cs as reverence headphones. http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-6468_7-30612174.html?tag=also Though with an mp3 player sound quality isn't the primary concern, as no matter how good the player and te headphones the sound quality is never going to be stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 I'm only looking for light weight, but thanks for your help everyone. I'm getting that Dell pocket and the PMX60 in the coming week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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