MP3 players, ipod or samsung or creative and repairs

amit1101 · 24th January 2006, 12:51

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Originally Posted by msprabhakar

I bought a Creative Zen 30GB about 3 years back when the iPod was launched (it was more VFM then)... and can vouch for its extraordinary voice quality over iPod.
This appears to be common marketing ploy since the battery for my 2½ year old Sony Ericsson T68i is also "no longer available"...

well in that case i made a good choise choosing sony nwe 107 1gb player
it runs of single aaa battery which wont be out of stock for the next decade i guess :-)

SONY NWE 107 1Gb
http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_NW_E107...8257&tag=uolst

Lemon · 4th May 2006, 15:02

Go for the iPod V.

I do agree that Hard Disk based portable players have a tendency to skip if jolted, but the new ipod 30 gb has a a cache based play sytem, where the disk spins up only for a few sec while selecting the song , transfers it into the cache, and then essentially it is skip free.

Ideally keep ur songs to less than 10 mb, so avoid the disk from spinning up once its exhausted the cache.

Venkat · 4th May 2006, 18:43

I got a iPod for my son and twice it has frozen. Now even hard reset does not work. Once I did not know how the master /slave concept works and plugged it into a new laptop and on syncing lost all my music.

It was a real pain to get it back.

I really love my Treo 650 with a 1 GB expansion card. I also have loaded POAS ( Podcast on a Stick ) on it and listen to all my podcasts while I drive between Mumbai and Pune every week.

Venkat

Lemon · 4th May 2006, 21:22

why bother about master/slave...thats only for the motherboard on ur pc.....for ipod just plug it in and itunes should do the work for u...well in ur case successfully deleting ur tunes!.
if ur ipod freezes up often...chk with apple for the latest firmware.
for ipod v latest is v1.1.1

hellspawn · 27th May 2006, 07:06

hey wats the current price for a ipod video 30gb and ipod nano 2gb/4gb.will it be any cheaper in singapore compared to india.

prakash2757 · 29th May 2006, 21:22

Well, I am also planning to take Mp3 player which I want to use in Car as well as at home. I am doing all Research from past 5 months..

Finally gona take Creative Zen Vision M, rather then Apple iPod 30GB Video. bcoz in Ipod all u get is just mp3 songs compare to Creative it supports more then 6 Video & 4 Audio formats, While With POD u have to hang around with Apple formats only. U have to keep converting the videos.

Here are the details review

Creative Zen Vision M
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1892275,00.asp

Creative Zen Vision:M
http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen...-31632696.html

Let me know if u need any help ?

sujaylahiri · 31st May 2006, 13:23

I'm not a big fan of IPOD. There's nothing special about it. And it's too overpriced. And when it's rechargeable battery dies out, u'll have to spend a fortune getting a new one.
Both me and my cousin have the Sandisk Sansa series MP3 player (the guys who make the SD memory cards for ur cameras etc.). My cousin has an expandable SD card slot too, so if u want u can expand the memory by 2 GB by putting in an SD card. The sound quality is 1000 times better than IPOD shuffle and the price is much cheaper. The battery life is awesome too.
Check out their website
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Cata...3_Players.aspx

5u3zEr0 · 31st May 2006, 13:54

Have used Creative Nomad IIc MP3 players back in 2000. They worked fine and used to connect them to my cars stereo through a FM modulator.

The first one conked out due to rough handling. The second one I still have but because I we didnt use it for quite sometime the keys are not functioning that well. They were for less than 100$ back then.

jango · 31st May 2006, 14:22

How can u miss the iriver player ?? I currently own a creative Zen 20GB, which i picked up from Malayasia, i think its not available in India...muvo seems to be gud ....

Boom Shiva · 31st May 2006, 14:27

Just got the 4gb Nano. Don't know how it compares to other MP3 players, but it rocks!

hellspawn · 6th June 2006, 13:14

btw how much is he ipod battery for?

tsk1979 · 6th June 2006, 15:52

I got the creative zen nano plus 1GB
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...&product=12720
Has line in recording(direct line in to mp3)
FM recording
Nice little screen
Gives about 18 hours of battery life for 1AAA cell. A pack for 4 rechargables costs 10$.
Cost of unit = 69$

prakash2757 · 6th June 2006, 18:45

Hi guys,

Does anyone own Creative Zen M, Please give ur review on it.

tsk1979 · 6th June 2006, 18:51

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Originally Posted by prakash2757

Hi guys,

Does anyone own Creative Zen M, Please give ur review on it.

M? You mean Muvo? Its same as Zen with some features missing but looks better. I have the zen plus as its cheaper, and has great features. Great value for money too!

prakash2757 · 23rd June 2006, 22:33

HI Friends..

Well gota small questions.. would be glad if someone can reply me.

Please try to reply WHO OWNS these stuff.

I am planning to take mp3 player which will serve as pocket video player also.

I have finilised among these two - Creative Zen M Or iPOD Video 60 GB

I dont need any reviews of the these players as its alreday available..

iPOD - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1875074,00.asp

Creative Zen Vision M - http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen...-31632696.html

I will be rarely usng them with headphone as most of the time I Will be connecting them to my creative (2.1) home speakers as well will be using in side the car too.(Rather then burning CDs)

Can anyone tell me which one gives good effect ?

Creative Zen has built in FM & all.. while POD needs itrip. I am not at all crazy for iPOD look & all. bcoz creative has also got good look as well as functions.

One last Q.. can I connect any one of the player to TV ? I mean can I store the movie on player & connect to TV to watch the movie ?

Waitng for positive reply from all of u.

Note from moderator: Threads merged. Please continue your discussion here.

4th May 2006, 15:02	#32
Lemon BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 125 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Go for the iPod V. I do agree that Hard Disk based portable players have a tendency to skip if jolted, but the new ipod 30 gb has a a cache based play sytem, where the disk spins up only for a few sec while selecting the song , transfers it into the cache, and then essentially it is skip free. Ideally keep ur songs to less than 10 mb, so avoid the disk from spinning up once its exhausted the cache.
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4th May 2006, 18:43	#33
Venkat BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 72 Thanked: 6 Times	I got a iPod for my son and twice it has frozen. Now even hard reset does not work. Once I did not know how the master /slave concept works and plugged it into a new laptop and on syncing lost all my music. It was a real pain to get it back. I really love my Treo 650 with a 1 GB expansion card. I also have loaded POAS ( Podcast on a Stick ) on it and listen to all my podcasts while I drive between Mumbai and Pune every week. Venkat
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4th May 2006, 21:22	#34
Lemon BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 125 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	why bother about master/slave...thats only for the motherboard on ur pc.....for ipod just plug it in and itunes should do the work for u...well in ur case successfully deleting ur tunes!. if ur ipod freezes up often...chk with apple for the latest firmware. for ipod v latest is v1.1.1
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27th May 2006, 07:06	#35
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	hey wats the current price for a ipod video 30gb and ipod nano 2gb/4gb.will it be any cheaper in singapore compared to india.
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29th May 2006, 21:22	#36
prakash2757 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: Once	Well, I am also planning to take Mp3 player which I want to use in Car as well as at home. I am doing all Research from past 5 months.. Finally gona take Creative Zen Vision M, rather then Apple iPod 30GB Video. bcoz in Ipod all u get is just mp3 songs compare to Creative it supports more then 6 Video & 4 Audio formats, While With POD u have to hang around with Apple formats only. U have to keep converting the videos. Here are the details review Creative Zen Vision M http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1892275,00.asp Creative Zen Vision:M http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen...-31632696.html Let me know if u need any help ?
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31st May 2006, 13:23	#37
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I'm not a big fan of IPOD. There's nothing special about it. And it's too overpriced. And when it's rechargeable battery dies out, u'll have to spend a fortune getting a new one. Both me and my cousin have the Sandisk Sansa series MP3 player (the guys who make the SD memory cards for ur cameras etc.). My cousin has an expandable SD card slot too, so if u want u can expand the memory by 2 GB by putting in an SD card. The sound quality is 1000 times better than IPOD shuffle and the price is much cheaper. The battery life is awesome too. Check out their website http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Cata...3_Players.aspx
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31st May 2006, 13:54	#38
5u3zEr0 BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Madras Posts: 379 Thanked: 3 Times	Have used Creative Nomad IIc MP3 players back in 2000. They worked fine and used to connect them to my cars stereo through a FM modulator. The first one conked out due to rough handling. The second one I still have but because I we didnt use it for quite sometime the keys are not functioning that well. They were for less than 100$ back then.
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31st May 2006, 14:22	#39
jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	How can u miss the iriver player ?? I currently own a creative Zen 20GB, which i picked up from Malayasia, i think its not available in India...muvo seems to be gud ....
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31st May 2006, 14:27	#40
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 19 Times	Just got the 4gb Nano. Don't know how it compares to other MP3 players, but it rocks!
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6th June 2006, 13:14	#41
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	btw how much is he ipod battery for?
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6th June 2006, 15:52	#42
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,688 Thanked: 23,494 Times View My Garage	I got the creative zen nano plus 1GB http://www.creative.com/products/pro...&product=12720 Has line in recording(direct line in to mp3) FM recording Nice little screen Gives about 18 hours of battery life for 1AAA cell. A pack for 4 rechargables costs 10$. Cost of unit = 69$
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6th June 2006, 18:45	#43
prakash2757 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: Once	Hi guys, Does anyone own Creative Zen M, Please give ur review on it.
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23rd June 2006, 22:33	#45
prakash2757 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: Once	Creative Zen M Or iPOD Video 60 GB HI Friends.. Well gota small questions.. would be glad if someone can reply me. Please try to reply WHO OWNS these stuff. I am planning to take mp3 player which will serve as pocket video player also. I have finilised among these two - Creative Zen M Or iPOD Video 60 GB I dont need any reviews of the these players as its alreday available.. iPOD - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1875074,00.asp Creative Zen Vision M - http://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen...-31632696.html I will be rarely usng them with headphone as most of the time I Will be connecting them to my creative (2.1) home speakers as well will be using in side the car too.(Rather then burning CDs) Can anyone tell me which one gives good effect ? Creative Zen has built in FM & all.. while POD needs itrip. I am not at all crazy for iPOD look & all. bcoz creative has also got good look as well as functions. One last Q.. can I connect any one of the player to TV ? I mean can I store the movie on player & connect to TV to watch the movie ? Waitng for positive reply from all of u. Note from moderator: Threads merged. Please continue your discussion here. Last edited by adya33 : 23rd June 2006 at 23:00.
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