My brother has an ipod (first generation), an ipod Mini (which he might give to me hopefully) and his coworkers just bought him the new U2 ipod - Which totally tickled my fancy btw.



Last weekend I was playing around with his U2 ipod and I've come to the decision that an ipod is something I would like. It would come in handy when I ever get off my duff for bike riding, . It is so easy to use, I like the look and feel, they are durable (provided you keep the protective skin on)... and I may be tempted by the power of the dark side here, but damn it's kind of cool to have all those songs in the palm of your hand, it's all in there. Plus those Chemical Brothers iskins are oh-so-cute.



I asked my brother about his first generation ipod and the battery life claims, and he said it was true, the batteries did pose problems. I guess Apple sent emails to registered ipod users saying they could get a credit for a new battery (or something along those lines). On that note, he said the later generation ipods were superior to the older ones...

iRiver all the way for me.

whirlygirl Escribi�:

It is so easy to use, I like the look and feel, they are durable (provided you keep the protective skin on)...

Whirly! you are so dirty :o do all your posts contain smutty inuendos?

Consumer Escribi�:

iRiver all the way for me.

I've only a little about iRiver, any more info?



What's really important to me is du du du du du BASE! I've read that the HD3 has a deeper bass sound, compared to the iPod.

hdd are deafening but it is annoying me with transfer of confront your demons as it won't transfer it :'(

iguanapunk Escribi�:

whirlygirl Escribi�:

It is so easy to use, I like the look and feel, they are durable (provided you keep the protective skin on)...

Whirly! you are so dirty :o do all your posts contain smutty inuendos?

X-D X-D X-D

Well, the iRiver H320 is an alternative to the Sony and the iPod. It's the sound quality that makes iRiver a winner for me... OGG support! There's also the FM tuner, the ability to play videos, the ability to record from any sound source and the cool feature to download firmware upgrades from the iRiver site.







Around �270 will get you:



20GB of internal storage

Equalizer: 5 Preset EQ(Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Ultra Bass) & 1 User EQ, SRS WOW

2.0" inch TFT-LCD Display, 220x176

Ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers

Supports secure transfers from Windows Media Player

Rechargeable battery lasts up to 16hrs

View JPEG or BMP images

Built-in FM tuner

Integrated voice recorder

Record music from any audio source(no PC required)

Supports MP3, WMA, ASF and OGG music files

Store or transfer files of any type

Enhanced 3D audio



Some shops even seem to throw in a pair of Sennheiser MX300 earphones.



It is heavier than those other players though - Weight: 183g (Including Battery)

Dimensions: 103 x 62.1 x 22.5 mm



Some reviews:

http://www.tomshardw...obile/20041005/

http://www.itwriting.../iriverh320.php

http://www.comp-buye...river-h320.html



Official UK site:

http://www.iriver.co...uct.asp?pidx=42

Mmmm, EQ.

Cheers for your input Thor

iguanapunk Escribi�:

Cheers for your input Thor

Mmmmm....input.

- iPod battery can in fact, be replaced by user

- iPod is getting Ogg support come March - April

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- Mac is a product developed by Apple

- I simply seek to provide to others a greater satisfaction

the thing that swung it in favour of the phillips for me is there are volume buttons on it, on the ipod if you are browsing your music and want to change the volume you have to go back into the song that you are playing. quite annoying.



i like the iriver though,the color screen is nice...

did you buy anything in the end punk??



i just bought a 1Gb mini disc player/recorder. i really wanted a hard disc played but i couldn't really see anything in the right price range that would record and have good storeage.

Looks good, my mate just bought one, but i'm sure you could have got a hdd player with more storage for the same price surely :?



I wont be getting an mp3 for a bit, got to many expenses first, like buying PC parts (see other thread).

Hmm..... sounds nice. By the way, how much is Sony paying you for this Iguanapunk?

What do you mean? this thread started asking what i should choose for an .mp3 player. I work for me, I am my own boss!