spec me an mp3 player, please :)

necrosect · 12 Jun 2009 at 21:07

Hey guys,
Just decided to through out my last mp3 player, and basically looking for one that's quite decent, but I'm not too concerned about storage size (at least to the degree that I don't need a huge iPod or anything).

Any recommendations?

necro.

richard104 · 12 Jun 2009 at 21:26

Sony's are quite good but really depends on your budget...

Soldier786 · 12 Jun 2009 at 21:58

Yea, whats your budget?

necrosect · 13 Jun 2009 at 11:28

Yeah sure sorry should've been specific.
Looking to spend no more than £100.

Rroff · 13 Jun 2009 at 11:54

I found the best bet was combining phone and mp3 player - sony phones with digital walkman hardware sound great and you get decent battery life and can add in storage cards for extra space - don't have to carry anything extra and are more likely to have your phone on you than an mp3 player

but obviously that will depend person to person.

Mr.Nick · 13 Jun 2009 at 16:18

Creative ZEN?

Theres plenty of different ones of them. Seen some good reviews from them (Not sure about the Stone one)

Also, get some decent headphones, makes a huge differance.

toon_mad · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:16

i just got the sansa view after been recommended on here, its a quality little player, crisp music playback and excellent video playback quality.

i got the 16gb version it stores a ton, can be expanded with microsd, record off the radio and more!!

mac1st3 · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:32

sansa and sony are best imo, sound quality from sony is fantastic, both have fm radios, and better battery life than iPods, might also want some decent earphones to really get the best out of the mp3 player

toon_mad · 14 Jun 2009 at 11:54

the sansa earphones that came with my view are spot on, no harm upgrading like but im happy with the sansa earphones

mac1st3 · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:21

little bit of trivia for you all, "Sansa" is actually Japanese for "apple"
and it's one of the biggest competitors of iPod in US from what i've been told

toon_mad · 14 Jun 2009 at 12:37

so ive got a apple view and apple earphones, you learn something new everyday

mac1st3 · 14 Jun 2009 at 13:02

you've got japanese apple earphones and a japanese apple view

2StepSteve · 18 Jun 2009 at 23:24

Sansa Fuze!

marc2003 · 19 Jun 2009 at 10:08

Mr.Nick said:
Creative ZEN?

Theres plenty of different ones of them. Seen some good reviews from them (Not sure about the Stone one)

noooooooo. creative are nasty......

if you want video, i'd get a 16gb sony nwz-s639f. if you don't need video, you could get a sansa clip 8gb for 40 quid and that'll leave more money for better headphones.

gurusan · 19 Jun 2009 at 10:41

sansa fuze is win

naknakkus · 19 Jun 2009 at 11:57

Cowon S9 or Sansa Fuze.

I don't think that the Sansa brand name comes directly from "apple" - aren't they a child cmopany of Sandisk?

bledd · 19 Jun 2009 at 12:09

Cowon S9, stunning and unique

Turambar · 19 Jun 2009 at 12:50

bledd. said:
Cowon S9, stunning and unique

And way over budget. Sony NWZ-S638 gets my vote.

bledd · 19 Jun 2009 at 13:07

oops, i read £200 for some reason..

mac1st3 · 19 Jun 2009 at 13:10

naknakkus said:
Cowon S9 or Sansa Fuze.

I don't think that the Sansa brand name comes directly from "apple" - aren't they a child cmopany of Sandisk?

yes, sansa is made by sandisk, but as a tongue in cheek marketing move, they called the range "sanza" which is the japanese word for "apple"