Samsung YP-P2 vs Sony NWZA829 vs ?

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Hi guys,

Really fancy a new MP3 player and noticed these 2 players have hit our shores with 16Gb and Bluetooth. How good can sound over BT be compared to wired?

The Samsung just looks so nice with it being touchscreen and seems to have good firmware support. Whats the sound like? While the Sony I guess has great sound just looks clunky...

Wouldnt touch an Ipod due to the poor sound quality - I generally look at Iriver/Cowon but nothing Ive seen excites me...

Decent codec support is a must which is why I keep going back to the specialists...

Am I on the right track?!?

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Cheers james.miller - I think its gonna be between the Samsung and the Sony for a change - the Sony comes with some decent EX wired earphones (suspect EX85s) and supposedly decent BT headphones (DR-BT21G).

With the Samsung Ill have my EX90s to pair with it though will have to shell out some BT earphones.

What should I be looking out for regards BT headphones? (really want it to be plain buds - been dreaming of just having those and no wires!)

Just not feeling the look of the D2 and want something just nice and simple. Have a touchscreen fetish though :p. Hmmm would be a pain to use without looking at it though (need some tactile buttons)...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Yeah I thought the same but a popular uk mp3 seller that youve added your d2 review on stipulates differently...

If thats wrong then I agree the 8Gb version is great value for money - BT is kinda an important point for me as I hate tangled wires...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Hmm slept on this an unfortunately decided that the 8Gb is just too small an upgrade from a 4Gb Zen Plus to warrant the change - why I was waiting for the 16Gb one. Dont really want to pay £200 (£50 more than 8Gb) for the 16Gb and then have to spend another £50 on BT headphones - be ok if the supplied BT headphones were rubbish - but they arent meant to be (big fish in a small pond atm).

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Bumping this as its time to put my money where my mouth is...

Appreciate comments on either of my choices (especially the YP-P2 as I havent seen any user reviews) or Im open to an alternative (though Im indecisive enough already)

I also am thinking that in the non too distant future I may pick up an iphone 3G at some point too...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Just saw this review and its kinda got me sold...

The normal issue of touchscreens is having no tactile buttons, for me, will be now fixed by a Sony BT headphone which have buttons for volume, play/pause and rew/forward (skip track) for ease of use...

Just hope they pair up 100%. Gonna be expensive though (£240 in all) though I was originally considering the Sony 828 which can be had for less than £150...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Been busy travelling with work so havent really thought about this further though Im still swaying between either...

One thing I have realised though is however good those BT headphones are they arent worth £50+ to me, but they add value as a 'freebie' to the Sony players...

Time for some review hunting - tell me how yours goes Chronictank...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Ive realised that BT headphones will be nowhere near the quality of wired headphones, but I particularly get annoyed with tangled wires especially while walking/travelling. If Im on a train or car Ill naturally use wired, but when in commuter rush hour BT phones seem an useful compromise...

Its just I want to know which of these players provide the best sound over BT and with which headphones...

Thats a very distinct requirement outside of wanting something with the best sound quality full stop.

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
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