I know theres a lot you people that have been wodering if you can wear your iPod during a race.
My question is does anyone have a MP3 player like and iRiver or a Samsung. That is made to compete with the iPod. Seems like those are a much better deal. They come with color screens and more space for less money.
Let me know if you have one and are pleased with it.
Also, I am trying to avoid buying a Apple product…cause that would mean i need a Volvo and to shop at Jcrew more…which i dont want to do.
Also, I am trying to avoid buying a Apple product…cause that would mean i need a Volvo and to shop at Jcrew more…which i dont want to do.
Get over it… go Apple…
What you choose to not purchase a superior product? You obviously must ride something other than a Kestrel or Cervelo then…
All truth be told all MP3 players are more or less the same. They all do the same thing. Play music. That is all you need. The true beauty is not the device itself, it is the Ipod UI and itunes.
Itunes is the one application I was happy to see ported to Windows from Mac. I know that some of you would like other ones too, but that was the one for me. Why? Because I have seamless integration between my mp3 player and my PC at this point. Itunes makes it easy to load what I want onto the device quickly. I own 2 other mp3 players - one of which used musicmatch jukebox to transfer music. The other supported drag-and-drop within windows to the folder. Drag and Drop was OK, but my music was horribly cluttered on my hard drive (at the time I had 30+ gig). Itunes and Music Match fixed this up for me. I personally dislike musicmatch - its buggy, ugly, slow code. Maybe its improved but I doubt it, not to mention that if you want any of the “cool” features you have to spend 20 bucks to upgrade. I really tried to use it and like it, but it never did gel.
The UI on the ipod is minimalist and simple to use as is the click wheel. Either you like them or you don’t. Personally simpler is better.
I have not had any problems with my ipod mini. It meets my requirements. If I had to get an alternative I’d choose the cheapest one that didn’t rely on musicmatch to transfer the data.
Just kiddin’ with you anti-trend man. I am surprised you didn’t trash on the cervelo fan club when you had the chance.
Maybe this will convince you: My WIFE has an ipod. AND she loves it. She HATES technology because usually it just pisses her off. This is one of the exceptions to the rule - it just plain works. To me that is quite the endorsement, but then again, you don’t know my wife.
i pods are not superior: they won’t play .wma files
i pod batteries don’t last long (holding a charge), and then apple gouges you $100 for a new batt. and then sends you someone else’s ipod.
i tunes is a rip-off: you buy music, but then you can’t move it around how you want.
also, a hard drive based player is not a good move for athletic activity. there are a bunch of 1 gig flash players (no moving parts) that would work far better for you. try cnet.com for a bunch of reviews.
You should not use a HD-based player if you’re moving around, especially running. And cycling with one, well, we know how dumb that is.
That said, I have an Iriver 140, which I like quite a bit. I also have bought an Ipod Mini for a friend and installed it, so I can speak intelligently about that as well.
I would say that the advantage of the Iriver, and the reason I bought it was for its generally open architecture - that is, the player is structured as a HD, its folders are open to your manipulation, and you can move music between computers if you like, as well as store other files. In addition, it also plays .wma and .ogg files, which the Ipod does not. More importantly, the Ipod makes it bloody difficult to move music between computers, but its integration with Itunes is very good.
Basically, if you want idiotproof (with a very good jogwheel) get the Ipod. If you want a little more growth potential and more hardware flexibility, then get the Iriver. I personally think the Iriver is technically a little more advanced and has a ton more battery life, but is not as user-friendly.
Just skip the stupid MP3 player and get a MyFi portable XM radio. You get 130 channels of whatever you want, can record and store 5 hours of music (or listen live) and you don’t have to mess around downloading/paying/storing files and then eventually getting bored on the 3 hour long runs listening to the same thing. Only down side to it is cost and it is much larger/heavier than my tiny iRiver MP3 - but a far superior product.
My wife bought me the Samsung for Christmas and I love it. It’s smaller than the shuffle and has an integrated digital fm tuner. It’s been solid unit and I get about 12 hours play time on a single AAA battery.