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Old 15 November 2007, 07:54 PM
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I currently have a Commodore Evic 20Gb mp3 player (cheapish..think it cost £65), but it is now full....also the software is a bit ****e, random is a bit errrr random etc etc.

So Im thinking of getting something new, but am unsure as to what is good, what isnt, what is gimicky etc

I use my player alot..generally 8 hours every day as I work in an office attached onto the end of a very noisy call centre, so I just listen to music all day at work.

My requirements are as follows.....
large capacity (well in excess of 20Gb needed)
very good battery life (not allowed chargers etc at work)
good reliability (used for 8+ hours a day)
can use my own headphones (have noise reducing Sennheiser CX300)
radio would be nice too

What can you lot recommend


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Old 15 November 2007, 08:09 PM
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Old 16 November 2007, 08:21 PM
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Anyone...........???



Just looked at an Apple Ipod Classic 80Gb for £160 which seems pretty good, but Im very doubtful over the Itunes software
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Have a nose here, cowon iaudio are highly regarded.

www.advancedmp3players.co.uk
Old 16 November 2007, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Wizzbang
Anyone...........???



Just looked at an Apple Ipod Classic 80Gb for £160 which seems pretty good, but Im very doubtful over the Itunes software

Itunes is a pain at first you soon get use to it.
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iPOD - overrated and overpriced

iTunes sucks mucho ***

Get a Creative or iRiver instead
Old 17 November 2007, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by hux309
Have a nose here, cowon iaudio are highly regarded.

www.advancedmp3players.co.uk



Cheers for the link
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No worries i usually have a drool on there.

Btw don't skimp and get a decent pair of earphones to go along with it, ultimate ears super fi 5's being what i use and are fantastic.

And are also cheaper on ebay.

But don't buy the eb models.
Old 17 November 2007, 04:10 PM
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What media management software is better than iTunes? Nothing comes close as far as I'm concerned.
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Mediamonkey is pretty good.
Old 17 November 2007, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hux309
Mediamonkey is pretty good.
Designed-by-a-Monkey more like.

Old 17 November 2007, 06:56 PM
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Could very well be, it's certainly one of the better offerings out there.
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Originally Posted by hux309
Have a nose here, cowon iaudio are highly regarded.

www.advancedmp3players.co.uk
I can vouch for this company. Good people, quick delivery and very responsive to any problems, no questions asked.
Old 17 November 2007, 09:23 PM
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I've got an old Zen Touch and love it to bits; and come replacement time, it will be getting replaced by another Creative Zen.

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Originally Posted by hux309
Could very well be, it's certainly one of the better offerings out there.
You're right, the feature list looks great. I was just being an ****.
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