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14th November 2005, 9:26pm
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#16 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
No...but I bet it uses Sony's software which is utterly mince (as evinced by several threads in here) | 
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14th November 2005, 9:27pm
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#17 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
what software do you mean? | |
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14th November 2005, 9:28pm
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#18 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
The software to load it with tunes - gets horrible reviews around here | |
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14th November 2005, 9:28pm
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#19 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
trying to find an mp3 player for the wife and i was tempted by one of these as its pretty cheap, 50 hour battery life on a full charge and with a 3 minute quick charge you get 3 hours out of it | |
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14th November 2005, 9:28pm
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#20 | | Tìr mo ghràidh
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
I've never had a problem with it. *shrugs* | |
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14th November 2005, 9:29pm
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#21 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
sonic stage apparently. | |
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14th November 2005, 9:30pm
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#22 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
If you're already an iTunes/iPod house, couldn't go wrong with the Nano or a Shuffle - maybe not a 3minute quick charge, but then you won't need to bother loading multiple pieces of software. | |
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14th November 2005, 9:31pm
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#23 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
nano is a little small in my book and she doesnt really want one of those. Shuffle is off the cards as she really wants something with at least a simple screen | |
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14th November 2005, 9:34pm
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#24 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
It looks pretty, I'll give you that - I know Sony's trying to rebrand their Walkman image to the mp3 handheld market, but all I hear is nightmare stories regarding the software | |
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14th November 2005, 9:36pm
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#25 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
im sure she would love this one... 
anything from john lewis website really as I can get a discount there | |
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14th November 2005, 10:29pm
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#26 | | Registered User
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
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Originally Posted by PapaZeb No...but I bet it uses Sony's software which is utterly mince (as evinced by several threads in here) | The software is fairly crap yes, but I can assure you that when you hear the sound quality from the player and see how stable the hardware is, all will be forgiven.
There are also alternative programs you can use, if SonicStage proves to be that bad. I had an iPod (4G, 20gb) for 6 months and hated it. Right down to the touch-wheel which irritated me, the sound quality that made even really good headphones sound crunchy and tinny, and the fact that it would crash with no way to easily reset it. Never saw what all the fuss was about myself.
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15th November 2005, 9:44am
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#27 | | Stagger like you mean it
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
I'm still moist with my iRiver H10, latest firmware update makes it run like a dream. With the massive choice on the market its tricky to get the right unit these days, and at the risk of pissing of the mac geeks i can't see what the ipod has nowadays over the competition besides an established market name.
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26th November 2005, 12:10pm
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#28 | | Registered User
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
The Sony Bean seems to have had mixed reviews, the cons mainly concerning SonicStage. It might be worth looking at one of the new Walkman NW-A1000s which have new software. | |
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26th November 2005, 12:11pm
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#29 | | HENRY ROLLINSAUSAGE
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
Iriver! | |
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26th November 2005, 12:32pm
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#30 | | Tìr mo ghràidh
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| Re: I dont want an iPod, what MP3 player should i get?
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Originally Posted by Lyris For the record, I'm a proud Sony HD5 owner. I'll never go back. | I've got the silver one, its brilliant. | |
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