What to you look for in an MP3 player?

**dj_stick** · Jul 29, 2004, 11:50 PM

Which is more important to you?

Capacity: How many songs you can fit on the player.
Size: The physical size of the player.
format support: Whether the player supports some of the differing digital audio formats.
Popularity: Whether it is something that everyone "must have."
Features: Extra features such as radio or record functions.

TwistedMetal · Jul 30, 2004, 12:06 AM

Features, it's pretty much a standard now for mp3 players to be small and hold alot of songs. As long as it supports .mp3 I am fine.

I like features, carry cases, car rechargers, cassette hook up, face plates, and so on. You can personalize it to fit yourself. Plus, if you are at home, or in the car, it will be ready to play.

That's why I like the iPod.

**dj_stick** · Jul 30, 2004, 12:10 AM

i prefer format support… with features second
iRiver H140 is my choice - WMA/OGG support, radio, record function (analogue and s/pdif - optical), carry case, supplied in-line lcd remote

LeanWolf · Jul 30, 2004, 12:21 AM

I also prefer format support, and sound quality, which would seem more appropriate than 'popularity'. I also have an iRiver, H110 - slightly smaller than the 140 and 10gigs are plenty for mp3s. firmware updates also kick ass!

RIV@NVX · Jul 30, 2004, 10:52 AM

Features, then format support (and I consider AAC support very important

) and then popularity... size is somewhat important, capacity isn't at all.

Dom · Jul 30, 2004, 12:14 PM

Capacity, Format Support, Features.

anykey · Aug 21, 2004, 08:41 PM

I thought these things were for listening to Music. Doesn't Sound Quality matter to anyone?

Zardon · Aug 21, 2004, 10:34 PM

it does to me, and that would be my first option as well, sound quality.

Malus · Sep 2, 2004, 02:56 AM

Sound quality, format support, gapless playback, features, etc.

Go Karma go!

wolfran · Sep 8, 2004, 04:32 PM

Sound Quality all the way.

AMDman · Sep 27, 2004, 01:06 AM

Sound quality comes first (which means the DAC quality), then capacity (I prefer if it supports high capacity slot-in-memory like RS-MMC etc not a fixed hardware memory), features (a built in digital camera maybe....), support, and popularity.

classic_leon · Sep 27, 2004, 05:23 PM

HI-MD!!! which supports Linear-PCM

Jocko Flocko · Oct 2, 2004, 07:47 AM

Anything that supports AdaptX, so I can use my DirectX Audio Plugins.

tastyweat · Oct 2, 2004, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

Which is more important to you?

Capacity: How many songs you can fit on the player.
Size: The physical size of the player.
format support: Whether the player supports some of the differing digital audio formats.
Popularity: Whether it is something that everyone "must have."
Features: Extra features such as radio or record functions.

Well... out of those choices I would choose Size... but that would come second to the quality of the audio reproduction.... I went with the Creative Muvo2 because the reproduction is outstanding (soooo much better than an Ipod!) and the size is unbeatable for a 4GB player

**dj_stick** · Oct 5, 2004, 04:59 AM

true jon, my friend was going to buy the iPod mini, but i showed her the muvo2 and she got it straight away - i do like the quality of creative products

tastyweat · Oct 6, 2004, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

true jon, my friend was going to buy the iPod mini, but i showed her the muvo2 and she got it straight away - i do like the quality of creative products

yeah... creative are one of my fav computer audio providers... I've used an Audigy 2 for months now and would not go back to on-board sound and I used their Inspire 6700 speaker set for a few months two and only replaced them with logitech Z2200s quite recently.

Shike · Nov 6, 2004, 05:21 AM

I say audio quality, battery, capacity, physical size, and then maybe some extra functions like a removable drive...

I'm considering either a Zen Touch or a MuVo2.....

Jul 30, 2004, 12:06 AM	#2
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Features, it's pretty much a standard now for mp3 players to be small and hold alot of songs. As long as it supports .mp3 I am fine. I like features, carry cases, car rechargers, cassette hook up, face plates, and so on. You can personalize it to fit yourself. Plus, if you are at home, or in the car, it will be ready to play. That's why I like the iPod. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Jul 30, 2004, 12:21 AM	#4
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,713 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	I also prefer format support, and sound quality, which would seem more appropriate than 'popularity'. I also have an iRiver, H110 - slightly smaller than the 140 and 10gigs are plenty for mp3s. firmware updates also kick ass! __________________

Sep 2, 2004, 02:56 AM	#9
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Sound quality, format support, gapless playback, features, etc. Go Karma go! __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Sep 27, 2004, 01:06 AM	#11
AMDman DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indonesia Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Sound quality comes first (which means the DAC quality), then capacity (I prefer if it supports high capacity slot-in-memory like RS-MMC etc not a fixed hardware memory), features (a built in digital camera maybe....), support, and popularity. __________________ [color=palegreen]there was four ways to reach 'genuineness': religion, philosophy, science, and literature, and everyone choose their own path[/color]

Sep 27, 2004, 05:23 PM	#12
classic_leon HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wu Han, Hu Bei, P.R.China Posts: 1,238 Rep Power: 0	HI-MD!!! which supports Linear-PCM __________________ Fashion keeps us alive. YouP-PAX Please visit http://www.A-PAX.co.uk to discuss the computer mods. The latest YouP PAX modded drivers are provided on the site.

Jul 30, 2004, 10:52 AM	#5
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Features, then format support (and I consider AAC support very important ) and then popularity... size is somewhat important, capacity isn't at all.

Jul 30, 2004, 12:14 PM	#6
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Capacity, Format Support, Features.

Aug 21, 2004, 08:41 PM	#7
anykey DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I thought these things were for listening to Music. Doesn't Sound Quality matter to anyone?

Aug 21, 2004, 10:34 PM	#8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	it does to me, and that would be my first option as well, sound quality.

Sep 8, 2004, 04:32 PM	#10
wolfran DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 414 Rep Power: 0	Sound Quality all the way.

Oct 2, 2004, 07:47 AM	#13
Jocko Flocko DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Anything that supports AdaptX, so I can use my DirectX Audio Plugins.

Nov 6, 2004, 05:21 AM	#17
Shike Official Cyberpunk ^_- Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 912 Rep Power: 0	I say audio quality, battery, capacity, physical size, and then maybe some extra functions like a removable drive... I'm considering either a Zen Touch or a MuVo2.....