I tried using the search function, as I'm sure it's been discussed before, but it didn't work. I want an MP3 player for when I go to the gym and workout. I don't need it to hold a ton of songs, but a decent amount. I also don't want to break the bank on this purchase either. What does everyone have, and how do they like it?
Technology Lookin To Buy An MP3 Player, Give Opinions Please!
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Size: I'd like something fairly small, the idea is to clip to my belt while lifting and what not.
Capacity: I know there's some out there that can hold 1000 songs, something I surely don't need. Even 75 would be fine.
Price: The most? I guess $100, though I would hope there were some less than that. I know little about these things.
Capacity: I know there's some out there that can hold 1000 songs, something I surely don't need. Even 75 would be fine.
Price: The most? I guess $100, though I would hope there were some less than that. I know little about these things.
dude id recommend the one i got at the moment
Features
The HD200 has a rich feature set that includes FM radio, recording (FM/voice/line-in) as well as SRS and Trubass in addition to the onboard preset equalisers. Though the HD200 comes with three software programs (two media players and an office productivity software), it does not include a dedicated music management program even though the HD200 provides with ID3 support.
However, track search through genre, title, album and artist is still possible, though via a less hassle-free experience. Once the tracks are dragged and dropped into the HD200, a separate MPIO utility needs to be fired up before the songs are viewable under their respective categories within the player menu.
Fast forwarding on the HD200 is a bit of a pain, since the player allows only incremental skipping at a constant rate of 5 seconds each time, which translates into quite a wait if the chorus you went to hear is somewhere in the middle of the track.
The HD200 comes bundled with a good set of earphones that rather resemble the Sony MDR-E888 as well as a wired remote control which uses the same glossy white finish as the main unit itself.
If you are into playlists, the best way to arrange it is via the creation of a separate folder to store your favourite tracks, though this is something that can be done only on the computer, not in-player.
Performance
The HD200 does deliver on the sonic goods with a tight treble and a meaty bass on both our test tracks, though the player startup was a sluggish 9 seconds. The HD200 had a good showing on the transfer front, rating 3.88MB per second using an assortment of MP3 files and garnering an impressive 5.53MB per second on large file transfers.
Radio reception on the HD200 was adequate in our test location in an office tower. However, the signal was plagued by intermittent distortion when we started moving around.
We recorded a playback time of 9 hours 22 minutes, very mediocre given the current long battery span for most of the leading MP3 players.
Features
The HD200 has a rich feature set that includes FM radio, recording (FM/voice/line-in) as well as SRS and Trubass in addition to the onboard preset equalisers. Though the HD200 comes with three software programs (two media players and an office productivity software), it does not include a dedicated music management program even though the HD200 provides with ID3 support.
However, track search through genre, title, album and artist is still possible, though via a less hassle-free experience. Once the tracks are dragged and dropped into the HD200, a separate MPIO utility needs to be fired up before the songs are viewable under their respective categories within the player menu.
Fast forwarding on the HD200 is a bit of a pain, since the player allows only incremental skipping at a constant rate of 5 seconds each time, which translates into quite a wait if the chorus you went to hear is somewhere in the middle of the track.
The HD200 comes bundled with a good set of earphones that rather resemble the Sony MDR-E888 as well as a wired remote control which uses the same glossy white finish as the main unit itself.
If you are into playlists, the best way to arrange it is via the creation of a separate folder to store your favourite tracks, though this is something that can be done only on the computer, not in-player.
Performance
The HD200 does deliver on the sonic goods with a tight treble and a meaty bass on both our test tracks, though the player startup was a sluggish 9 seconds. The HD200 had a good showing on the transfer front, rating 3.88MB per second using an assortment of MP3 files and garnering an impressive 5.53MB per second on large file transfers.
Radio reception on the HD200 was adequate in our test location in an office tower. However, the signal was plagued by intermittent distortion when we started moving around.
We recorded a playback time of 9 hours 22 minutes, very mediocre given the current long battery span for most of the leading MP3 players.
I would go with something from Apple, they have proved 2 be on top of the game at least with MP3 players for a long time, and here in college i see practically every1 carry those 2 the gym so i'm pretty sure they aren't really prone to breaking... there's the ipod shuffle which is really small and you could easily carry it when lifting or running or w/e, and it holds about 120 songs, that's 4 100 bucks 2 which is not bad i don't think and then you can just go larger after that....but overall Ipod totally anihilates everything else..
If you want something small then you should probably go with a Flash player. Flash players are a lot smaller and cheaper than hard drive players, but offer less space. Flash players go from about 32mb to 1gb, hard drive players from 1gb to 60gb.
You're probably gonna want upwards of 256mb in terms of space.
Rio Cali:
Rio Forge Sport:
MuVo Sport:
Those three all include a built-in stopwatch and will probably come with a belt clip and an armband. My Forge Sport did.
The two Rio players both have FM radio tuning too, and they also allow you to insert SD or MMC memory cards for extra space.
You should be able to find those for under $100.
You're probably gonna want upwards of 256mb in terms of space.
Rio Cali:
Rio Forge Sport:
MuVo Sport:
Those three all include a built-in stopwatch and will probably come with a belt clip and an armband. My Forge Sport did.
The two Rio players both have FM radio tuning too, and they also allow you to insert SD or MMC memory cards for extra space.
You should be able to find those for under $100.
If you do buy the MuVo, plug it in to your PC and check the Creative website for Firmware upgrades. It should come fully upgraded, but you never know.
Features:
* Built-in FM radio
* Memory expansion slot for optional SD or MMC cards, up to 512 MB [others have tried, successfully, to use memory cards above 512mb]
* Built-in stopwatch, including lap timer, split timer, and countdown timer
* Sports armband and case for exercise
* Simple drag-and-drop music and data files, no software needed [Good, because most of the software you get with mp3 players sucks, including Creative's]
* 5-band custom equalizer and 4 presets (jazz, rock, pop, and classical)
* Weighs 1.9 ounces without battery
* Up to 18 hours of MP3 continuous play on 1 AAA battery
* Signal-to-noise ratio: Less than 90dB
Features:
* Built-in FM radio
* Memory expansion slot for optional SD or MMC cards, up to 512 MB [others have tried, successfully, to use memory cards above 512mb]
* Built-in stopwatch, including lap timer, split timer, and countdown timer
* Sports armband and case for exercise
* Simple drag-and-drop music and data files, no software needed [Good, because most of the software you get with mp3 players sucks, including Creative's]
* 5-band custom equalizer and 4 presets (jazz, rock, pop, and classical)
* Weighs 1.9 ounces without battery
* Up to 18 hours of MP3 continuous play on 1 AAA battery
* Signal-to-noise ratio: Less than 90dB
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