Help for 20GB+ Music Player

furioussphinx · 20th May 2007, 15:55

Hey, I had an iPod Nano 4GB till day before yesterday when someone stole it from my bag

Now I want to buy a new music player and this time, I want a capacity greater than 20GB (minimum). I believe you get 60GB also. I have no problem sourcing it from US. Will be going to Kuwait in a 5 days, so can get one there too. Please suggest any good player. All I know is the iPod Video. I dont want to compromise on the quality at all... Thanks

cheap_deal · 20th May 2007, 16:11

before everyone starts suggesting the ipod video, my recommendation is you look at the toshiba gigabeat and the creative zen vision M both can be got in 30 and 60gb options. great sound quality and can play different types of videos.
Editors' top hard drive MP3 players - CNET Reviews

furioussphinx · 20th May 2007, 17:04

Yeah...Mainly I want it give me ultimate sound quality and it must be very very sleek and tiny. Compact in one word.

furioussphinx · 20th May 2007, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheap_deal

before everyone starts suggesting the ipod video, my recommendation is you look at the toshiba gigabeat and the creative zen vision M both can be got in 30 and 60gb options. great sound quality and can play different types of videos.
Editors' top hard drive MP3 players - CNET Reviews

Thanks for the link... So there's the Zune, iPod (80GB is sweet but fat???), and the Creative Zen. Confused...

and the Toshiba Gigabeat doesnt run on Vista or later OSs? And BTW I forgot to mention another main criteria! Battery Life!

raajks · 20th May 2007, 17:53

iPOD Video
Zune (If you would like to play your WMA files as well), the sound quality is pretty good and you can compare it with the iPOD.

Zune or iPOD

furioussphinx · 20th May 2007, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by raajks

iPOD Video
Zune (If you would like to play your WMA files as well), the sound quality is pretty good and you can compare it with the iPOD.

Zune or iPOD

I heard the Zune's buttons are not good enough, it's battery life is bad and it is very heavy.

abhibh · 20th May 2007, 20:16

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Originally Posted by furioussphinx

I heard the Zune's buttons are not good enough, it's battery life is bad and it is very heavy.

Ya its a bit heavy but its gr8 too.. Battery life is good my friends owns both zune and ipod he says both lasts same.

Well if i get a chance i would have picked up Creative Zen. They are pretty good.

furioussphinx · 20th May 2007, 20:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhibh

Ya its a bit heavy but its gr8 too.. Battery life is good my friends owns both zune and ipod he says both lasts same.

Well if i get a chance i would have picked up Creative Zen. They are pretty good.

The Creative is in my list too....what is the battery life of the 3? zune, ipod and zen?

navin · 21st May 2007, 00:17

Creative lateast is on par with Apple's ipod only the ipod has a lot more 3rd party stuff. The Ipod is an industry to itself.

kvish · 21st May 2007, 12:20

For the best sound quality, you can check out the products from iriver or iaudio. The iriver I have came with sennheiser earphones as standard. The sound quality is really good and can go REALLY loud (iriver has servicing in India through salora.. am not sure of Iaudio..)!! But iriver has an issue with navigation and is not as easy to use as the ipod. Ultimately its a tradeoff. Iaudio A2/D2 are my personal favourites !!

arunforu1 · 21st May 2007, 12:35

If you are looking alternatives to ipod, look for sony ones.

Great battery life+very good sound, but cost is an issue, i have seen20gb sony for around 180euros few months back, it may be cheaper now.

or else ipod 30gb or 80gb, i have 60gb ipod, battery life i would say as ok, not bad, but my sony cd walkman still play nearly 20+hrs continuously.....

ipos is ok though.

kartikkumar · 27th May 2007, 23:26

30Gb video iPod, look no further. VFM and classic styling that is an all time favourite. Easy to use and great playback quality. The other try but the iPod is the only one that matters. As for battery life, I get close to 14 hours on a proper charge. good enough for me.

furioussphinx · 28th May 2007, 01:06

Guys my issue is cleared. Am getting the Apple iPod.Thanks for the help.

@mods ::: The thread can be closed.

filcord · 16th June 2007, 15:45

On another note, I find prices in India of Ipods are very competitive to the prices in North America. I'm talking of prices I have seen on Indiaplaza.in (formerly Fabmall.com): Largest Online Shopping mall in India, Buy & Send Gifts to India and jjmehta .com , India 's Premier Photography Website - Digital Camera , Digital SLR Camera , Video Camera , Apple iPod , mobiblu* Online

20th May 2007, 15:55	#1
furioussphinx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 536 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Help for 20GB+ Music Player Hey, I had an iPod Nano 4GB till day before yesterday when someone stole it from my bag Now I want to buy a new music player and this time, I want a capacity greater than 20GB (minimum). I believe you get 60GB also. I have no problem sourcing it from US. Will be going to Kuwait in a 5 days, so can get one there too. Please suggest any good player. All I know is the iPod Video. I dont want to compromise on the quality at all... Thanks
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20th May 2007, 16:11	#2
cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times	before everyone starts suggesting the ipod video, my recommendation is you look at the toshiba gigabeat and the creative zen vision M both can be got in 30 and 60gb options. great sound quality and can play different types of videos. Editors' top hard drive MP3 players - CNET Reviews Last edited by cheap_deal : 20th May 2007 at 16:14.
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furioussphinx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 536 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Yeah...Mainly I want it give me ultimate sound quality and it must be very very sleek and tiny. Compact in one word.
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20th May 2007, 17:53	#5
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	iPOD Video Zune (If you would like to play your WMA files as well), the sound quality is pretty good and you can compare it with the iPOD. Zune or iPOD
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21st May 2007, 00:17	#9
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,196 Thanked: 9,292 Times	Creative lateast is on par with Apple's ipod only the ipod has a lot more 3rd party stuff. The Ipod is an industry to itself.
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21st May 2007, 12:20	#10
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	For the best sound quality, you can check out the products from iriver or iaudio. The iriver I have came with sennheiser earphones as standard. The sound quality is really good and can go REALLY loud (iriver has servicing in India through salora.. am not sure of Iaudio..)!! But iriver has an issue with navigation and is not as easy to use as the ipod. Ultimately its a tradeoff. Iaudio A2/D2 are my personal favourites !!
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21st May 2007, 12:35	#11
arunforu1 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 254 Thanked: 7 Times	If you are looking alternatives to ipod, look for sony ones. Great battery life+very good sound, but cost is an issue, i have seen20gb sony for around 180euros few months back, it may be cheaper now. or else ipod 30gb or 80gb, i have 60gb ipod, battery life i would say as ok, not bad, but my sony cd walkman still play nearly 20+hrs continuously..... ipos is ok though.
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27th May 2007, 23:26	#12
kartikkumar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore...not Bengaluru Posts: 214 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	30Gb video iPod, look no further. VFM and classic styling that is an all time favourite. Easy to use and great playback quality. The other try but the iPod is the only one that matters. As for battery life, I get close to 14 hours on a proper charge. good enough for me.
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28th May 2007, 01:06	#13
furioussphinx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 536 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Guys my issue is cleared. Am getting the Apple iPod.Thanks for the help. @mods ::: The thread can be closed.
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16th June 2007, 15:45	#14
filcord BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa Posts: 996 Thanked: 67 Times	On another note, I find prices in India of Ipods are very competitive to the prices in North America. I'm talking of prices I have seen on Indiaplaza.in (formerly Fabmall.com): Largest Online Shopping mall in India, Buy & Send Gifts to India and jjmehta .com , India 's Premier Photography Website - Digital Camera , Digital SLR Camera , Video Camera , Apple iPod , mobiblu* Online Last edited by filcord : 16th June 2007 at 15:45. Reason: spell
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