spec me an ipod replacement

ArchAnGeL · 7 Jul 2007 at 08:34

my 3g 40gb has gone **** up

what is a good replacement? £150 ish

the 8gb nano and 30gig ipod vid are ok I suppose. I'm not that fussed about video as I mostly use it in the car. No less than 8 gig but I always found 40 gig too big to fill with stuff i want to listen to.

the only things I like about the ipod is the useability of the wheel, especially when driving and podcasts via itunes.

Will_3rd · 7 Jul 2007 at 11:13

this would probably be best in Sound City

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=87

kirbz · 7 Jul 2007 at 11:56

Go Creative, I hav a 30gb Zen and its awesome

MoBo · 7 Jul 2007 at 12:07

Buy a cheap ipod mini and replace the micro hdd with a 18gb compact flash card, that what i have done!

Hamish · 7 Jul 2007 at 12:24

MoBo said:
Buy a cheap ipod mini and replace the micro hdd with a 18gb compact flash card, that what i have done!

Wow thats a great idea, how much does an 18Gb CF card set you back?

MoBo · 7 Jul 2007 at 12:42

opps meant 16gb.
This is were i found about the mod

polomint · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:26

The brand mentioned in the howto can be found for under £100 + vat if you search...

Energize · 7 Jul 2007 at 16:18

Creative Zen Vision M 30GB £140.

Margaret · 7 Jul 2007 at 18:05

ArchAnGeL said:
the only things I like about the ipod is the useability of the wheel, especially when driving and podcasts via itunes.

Get another iPod then tbh, I've used my mates Zen Vision a few times and the interface is like an uglier version of the iPod one.

Plus the navigation is horrible I think the buttons feel odd and the touch type thing it has feels crap I thought, not a patch on the iPod.

Sound quality wise I didn't hear much difference, he had more treble though. (Had a few of the same songs on his player)

Rich43 · 7 Jul 2007 at 18:23

Energize said:
Creative Zen Vision M 30GB £140.

Friend got the 60GB.. Great product.

Sinny · 7 Jul 2007 at 21:04

I would never recommend the Ipod for sound quality as their are far superior products on the Market today.

if you are looking for a color screen Mp4/Mp3 player that has lots of features and a nice touch screen i would get a Cowon D2, my dad has one and its a very slick player, theirs a deal on www.advancedmp3players.com 4gb D2 with a 4gb SD card, i would recommend that over an ipod any day.

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk...dio_D2_4GB_MP3_Player___4GB_SD_Card.2066.html

worth every penny in my opinion.

joeconway · 7 Jul 2007 at 22:54

get a zune.
best ipod replacement ever

Sinny · 7 Jul 2007 at 23:52

joeconway said:
get a zune.
best ipod replacement ever

Not a lot of difference really, apart from the screen size and the Zune has DRM on it.

joeconway · 8 Jul 2007 at 02:00

Sinny said:
Not a lot of difference really, apart from the screen size and the Zune has DRM on it.

i would disagree strongly.

theyre good though, as long as you dont mind the size

ArchAnGeL · 8 Jul 2007 at 07:59

Sinny said:
I would never recommend the Ipod for sound quality as their are far superior products on the Market today.

if you are looking for a color screen Mp4/Mp3 player that has lots of features and a nice touch screen i would get a Cowon D2, my dad has one and its a very slick player, theirs a deal on www.advancedmp3players.com 4gb D2 with a 4gb SD card, i would recommend that over an ipod any day.

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk...dio_D2_4GB_MP3_Player___4GB_SD_Card.2066.html

worth every penny in my opinion.

tempted, looks quite good. Does the touch screen operate by finger or stylus only (not ideal for in the car)

ArchAnGeL · 9 Jul 2007 at 11:30

I have ordered the d2 based on some excellent site and customer reviews. the 50+ hours battery helped as well.

Margaret · 9 Jul 2007 at 14:15

ArchAnGeL said:
I have ordered the d2 based on some excellent site and customer reviews. the 50+ hours battery helped as well.

Yeah I'm considering one later this year when I'm back at college, can't be doing with the iPod in the gym.

aaazza · 10 Jul 2007 at 11:52

Those little players look pretty good. I'm tempted to get one and use the internal memory until the 16gb sd hc cards become mainstream. Anyone know when that is likely to be?

aaazza

marscay · 11 Jul 2007 at 17:11

Sinny said:
I would never recommend the Ipod for sound quality as their are far superior products on the Market today.

if you are looking for a color screen Mp4/Mp3 player that has lots of features and a nice touch screen i would get a Cowon D2, my dad has one and its a very slick player, theirs a deal on www.advancedmp3players.com 4gb D2 with a 4gb SD card, i would recommend that over an ipod any day.

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk...dio_D2_4GB_MP3_Player___4GB_SD_Card.2066.html

worth every penny in my opinion.

there's nothing wrong with the ipods sound quality if you have decent enough headphones to pair with it, it's not poor just more neutral versus other players.

ipods do benefit greatly from some amplification howerver, with cheap headphones i'd probably pick a cowon/iriver player though for the more boosted/forward sound.

no-one comes close to the ipod interface either.

Hessian · 12 Jul 2007 at 01:12

I'm so happy to see some Cowon backing going on here. I've been a lover of Cowon products for years, eagerly awaiting the Cowon Q5 to be released in Europe. I currently use the Cowon A2, such an amazing PMP, it has everything you want and great codec support.

Spread the Cowon word.