What To Spend £200 On

Steve09 · 19 Sep 2006 at 22:23

Basically I want something Gadgety

I am thinking of an iPod as this would come in handy for Train rides to and from Uni everyday and also for my free time

I have all the bits that I want for my PC like Graphics Card etc

What would you spend £200 on, and is an iPod a good idea to you?

"andy" · 19 Sep 2006 at 22:34

ipod or psp

no doubt someone will come in and tell you ipods are crap and too get an iriver though

syke · 19 Sep 2006 at 22:36

iPod
PSP

What sort of gadget do you really want though?

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LadFromWales · 19 Sep 2006 at 22:37

ipods are carp, get an iriver

Seriously though, I like both, but if I got an ipod, I'd run ipodlinux and rockbox on it

Make me jealous, go buy a black 80gb ipod 6gen

Massive Attack · 19 Sep 2006 at 22:42

Creative Zen Vision M, absouloutly fantastic peice of kit i just got one and they play all types of video and come with some decent software too

DarkShadow · 19 Sep 2006 at 22:43

Down with PSP and up with Nintendo DS Lite.

Seriously, DSL owns. It was my first handheld console since the b/w gameboy days. I played with a PSP and yes the graphics were a little fancy but the DSL is in its own league. Years of fun to be had, you won't regret it!

Begbie · 19 Sep 2006 at 23:18

psp with 2gig pro duo and gta liberty cities and have a google on downgrading, ultimate gadget. Its great only prob with them is they could be a bit smaller, if your want to use it as a mp3 player.

Steve09 · 19 Sep 2006 at 23:29

I'm thinking of getting a DS Lite
I didnt realise I could play others Online!

no_1_dave · 20 Sep 2006 at 00:23

Get a PSP.

All modern mobiles can play MP3s so ipods are useless imo

LadFromWales · 20 Sep 2006 at 00:35

Was unaware there were mobiles that could hold more than a few albums of music at high quality, with good sound quality and usability.

I am aware of mobile phones with 4GB HDD's built in, and mobiles that can take a 4GB SD card, which is probably enough, but I'd always want to listen to music that I've not put on my card/player!

I've used an SE K800i as a music player with the optional walkman headphones, and it sounds pretty good, with navigation by artist/album etc, but 1GB isn't enough for me

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2006 at 00:43

PSP is like a mini PS2 with the same condenced version of the same games.

DS Lite is a much better handheld console, better still, save it for the Wii.

Steve09 · 20 Sep 2006 at 00:47

Thanks Raymond Lin

I will probably get the WII in time, but ideally I want something handheld which I could use to stop my boredom of being on the Train twice everyday, and if I miss the Train, I could use the product again to releive my boredom!

Stellios · 20 Sep 2006 at 01:19

LadFromWales85 said:
ipods are carp, get an iriver

My Iriver was tempromental, got a zen vision:m

Gas Panic! · 20 Sep 2006 at 01:20

iPod. Put any remaining money towards a Wii.

Done.

Massive Attack · 20 Sep 2006 at 11:08

You could always get a PSP and a 4GB memory stick duo for ** music

hyper_piper45 · 20 Sep 2006 at 11:13

Another vote for the ipod. If you are going to use it, it is so worth it. I listen to mine every day for hours on end!

pok125 · 20 Sep 2006 at 11:53

I know nothing about music players really, I bought an ipod mini 18 months ago just purely because I wanted an mp3 player and I thought with the famous brand I would get good quality... but now, 18 months on, the battery lasts about 10-15 minutes, and its completely enclosed so its not like I can easily replace it, I would need to send it away, and as its not under warranty god only knows how much that will cost

hyper_piper45 · 20 Sep 2006 at 12:20

pok125 said:
I know nothing about music players really, I bought an ipod mini 18 months ago just purely because I wanted an mp3 player and I thought with the famous brand I would get good quality... but now, 18 months on, the battery lasts about 10-15 minutes, and its completely enclosed so its not like I can easily replace it, I would need to send it away, and as its not under warranty god only knows how much that will cost

Im sure there is a way to open them. I replaced my ipod 3rd generation battery.

alex2zulu · 20 Sep 2006 at 12:27

Electric or acoutstic guitar

you can get a starter kit with an amp for £200 - squire strat - my m8s got one there cool

or a cheeper kit and get some lessons

or tv card

dvd recorder

xbox 360