MP3 players

[xtc]

I am looking to pick one up and wanted suggestions. I am looking for something I can attach to my car stereo (without the use of an FM transmitter or cassette adapter, as I want CD quality sound). I was thinking of the Ipod Mini or Nano 4-6 GB or the or Iriver H10.

What do you guys think?

[Bobmuhthol]

I'm of no help because I didn't even know you could connect an MP3 player to a car stereo. :(

I just dislike iPods and iRivers.

[xtc]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
I'm of no help because I didn't even know you could connect an MP3 player to a car stereo. :(

I just dislike iPods and iRivers.

What do you like?

[Bobmuhthol]

Lexar JumpGear. I will never use an MP3 player that does not double as a flash drive or requires software.

[DeV]

<3 my Lexar media JumpDrive. It's only 1GB, but it does the job and does it well.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<It's only 1GB, but it does the job and does it well.>>

Precisely.

My first MP3 player broke hard because I dropped it like 8 times on cement (on 8 separate occasions), and they're like $40 to replace. It also came with a 128MB drive, so I've got 1GB + 1/8GB storage.

[Chaddy]

Olympus just released a 5 gig MP3 player for 130 bucks. That's about half the price of the IPOD equivalant I think it's the best bang for the buck.

[xtc]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
Lexar JumpGear. I will never use an MP3 player that does not double as a flash drive or requires software.

Why?

[AnticorRifling]

He's a purist, granted a slighty retarded purist, but a purist none the less.


That being said I use my iPAQ 1940 and just have 2 SD cards with different genres of music and I switch them based on mood. And we, the collective nerds that we are, have tons of music out on our "music drive" named Lothar :cool:

[peam]

Wasn't Lothar the king of Lorderon in Warcraft II?

[peam]

Er.. commander of the Alliance forces, not king.

[AnticorRifling]

I named the drive based off of Lothar of the Hill people ala SNL skit with Mike Meyers.

[xtc]

I have ruled out the Nano based on flaws that Apple admits but I still am considering the Ipod Mini.

CNN Article (http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/09/28/ipod.problem/index.html)

Flawed Music Player (http://flawedmusicplayer.com)

[Skeeter]

Lothar of the Hill People was also an obscure SNL skit. Mike Myers was Lothar.


I was too slow on the reference :cry:

[Edited on 9-28-2005 by Skeeter]

[kheldarin]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
Lexar JumpGear. I will never use an MP3 player that does not double as a flash drive or requires software.

Ipods do double as a flash drive. Again, what's wrong with required software. Itunes is an awesome music organizer.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<Ipods do double as a flash drive.>>

It's not a 'flash drive' if it needs software. It's a 'install some software for this bullshit drive.'

<<Again, what's wrong with required software. Itunes is an awesome music organizer.>>

iTunes is fucking retarded, and required software blows because without it I can use it ANYWHERE.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<Why?>>

Because it saves me tons of hassle/money to buy a flash drive and then buy a cheap reader for it instead of having a flash drive and an MP3 player with its own memory.