MP3 players: Recommend something to me that ISN'T an overpriced Apple

LynneSin

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:01 AM
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MP3 players: Recommend something to me that ISN'T an overpriced Apple

I'm thinking of replacing my Sony mini-disc with an MP3 player that has a permament hard drive (Mini-Disc uses discs that hold about 3 hours of music each).

I know the Apples are the gold-star standard but you also pay through the roof to own one. And I hate those shuffles because I have no control over what music I will hear or a display to show it.

Anyone else have good experience with any of the other MP3 players that are reasonably price (I'd like to stay under $125 but will stretch a little if it was worth it). I need about 0.5-1 gig of storage space and I have decent headphones so I don't care if the standard ones are crap.

Advice please!

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ghostsofgiants

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:16 AM
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1. Try browsing this site...

Edited on Thu Oct-06-05 09:20 AM by primate1

http://www.dapreview.com

Might help you.

They don't make them anymore, but you could probably try to find a Rio Karma on Ebay or something. 20gb and a quality player.

http://search.ebay.com/rio-karma_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQmaxrecordsreturnedZ300

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jackelope72

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:33 AM
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2. I got an RCA Lyra 128MB for $50

and it's serving me just fine. Plays about 2 hours of music on its own, but it has a space to add a memory card (like the type used in digital cameras) so you can add up to a GB of music at a time.

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Blue-Jay

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:37 AM
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4. I have one of those. Love it!

Plus, the headphones are better than those that come with the iPod.

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kick-ass-bob

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Thu Oct-06-05 09:35 AM
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3. All I know is

you get what you pay for.
:shrug:

$199 ain't that bad.

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Madrone

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:26 AM
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5. ipod minis aren't much more than your limit -

I've got one that hold 4 GB - think I paid $179 for it.

I didn't want an ipod either, until I saw one in action. They really are nifty devices.

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johnnie

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:33 AM
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6. I had an I-river

I liked it a lot but I thought the Sony Mini-disc would be better. Bad move..lol. It's cool, but just not what I expected.
The I-Rivers are good.

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