Ipod Video alternative's?

Impotence · 08-01-2007, 12:11 AM

Hey,

I've been saving up money to buy an airsoft MP5 replica, but ive decided i dont want to be spending £300 on a bbgun + equipment!

Ive decided to get a new MP3 player, as my last one is well... shoddy.

I Want to get something with a large capacity (The Ipod Video has 80Gb), decent battery life (Ipod Video = 20 hours) and plays video's + MP3's...

I would prefer it if it wasn't an Ipod, there too much of a symbol that i dont want branded on my pocket! (Although i think i could live with myself if i put Ipod Linux on it!

) so before i've finished saving up £280 for the Ipod + Hard Case, are there any other mp3 players with similar / equal / greater specs that anyone can vouch for? a larger screen might be nice!

Runner7775 · 08-01-2007, 02:59 AM

microsoft zunes are cool if not a bit thick. and they are 30gb but several sites on the web explain how to upgrade to 60gb and beyond.
The Archos AV400 is just plain cool but it might not have the battery life the ipod says it boasts.

Impotence · 08-01-2007, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Runner7775

microsoft zunes are cool if not a bit thick. and they are 30gb but several sites on the web explain how to upgrade to 60gb and beyond.

Thanks for the suggestion, but i have a strong dislike M$

Quote:

Originally Posted by Runner7775

The Archos AV400 is just plain cool but it might not have the battery life the ipod says it boasts.

Looks very nice, a much larger screen and there is even a 100GB Model! its even more expensive than the Ipod though, which is my main (only?) hate of Apple hardware.... "Apple Tax" (My Way of saying Apple stuff is more expensive, because its made by Apple)

will give that one some serious thought, thanks Runner

Impotence · 08-01-2007, 03:31 AM

check this out!

ARCHOS

only 30Gb, but it seems wonderful....

zeus · 08-01-2007, 03:58 AM

I had an iRiver pmp140 which I was impressed with. It was 40gb, more than id ever need. I think they were £400 here but surely they've come down in price since!

It was quite a while ago now, when they first came out in america. It arrived from the us with a broken screen. Only the glass part, it was otherwise fine. I used it for week or so whilst I waited for UPS to come and pick it up. I sent it back but the sender was told to pay import tax which they refused and UPS eventually destroyed it! So I lost my

Karanislove · 08-01-2007, 09:48 PM

Samsung will b introducing this one soon. Check it...

Runner7775 · 09-01-2007, 12:35 AM

yeah i dont like apple that much either but microsoft is ok maybe i guess.

Impotence · 09-01-2007, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Runner7775

yeah i dont like apple that much either but microsoft is ok maybe i guess.

I would rather pay apple tax than pay for malfunctioning windoze devices/code!

Apple = Expensive = Lots of money = √Evil (Square root of Evil)
Micro$oft = Evil (Stright to evil, ignoring the money)

Karanislove · 09-01-2007, 07:51 PM

Wat a calculation!

Impotence · 11-01-2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karanislove

Wat a calculation!

It was more or less adopted from this

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cant remember

Any man can tell you that the more time you spend with a girl, the more money you end up spending on her. from this we can conclude that:

GIRLS = TIME x MONEY

also, any business man would agree that time is money, so we are forced to conclude that girls actually equal:

GIRLS = MONEY x MONEY = MONEY²

I think we can all agree that money is the square root (√) of all evil, so

GIRLS = √EVIL x √EVIL = √EVIL²

since the square root of a number squared is equal to the original, my final conclusion is:

GIRLS = EVIL

Karanislove · 11-01-2007, 07:40 PM

haha....Thats true! but hey as long as u r getting wat u need from that gal.... Spending money is worth...Its like investing..haha!

kenji san · 18-01-2007, 01:22 AM

Impotence,

Cowon is a not so well known alternative to ipod/zen/zune crap. Look here

I recommend the iAUDIO X5. It plays video, audio, pictures and is linux compatable.

Also have a look at the Cowon D2 (just came out) and the A2.

Sorry for lack of links, their website isn't very friendly.

I have been drooling over the X5 (and M5) for about a year because it has superior audio quality. People who value audio quality usually recommend cowon products. The bonus is that none of their products lock you into an OS, they are all mass storage type devices (AFAIK).

HTH

Impotence · 18-01-2007, 02:17 AM

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, i also hope this thread will be useful to anyone else in a similar situation.

I have been offered a 30GB Ipod Photo for £40, obviously it wont play any video's but it will fit all my music (just

) and save me £200+ pounds, so i might be going to Amsterdam after all

Runner7775 · 30-01-2007, 02:00 PM

in general big companies = evil

sjhaycroft · 18-07-2007, 06:13 PM

ive recently bought an 80gb video ipod in black, so far i think its a good little bit of kit it has some cool features such as the obvious video, games, the ability to have many different clocks, games etc. however it is rather pricey. i did have the sony nw-hd5 which was very reliable, had it for maybe 2 years, thats a good mp3 player as you have the option of compressing your mp3 files into smaller format in order to put more on it, 20gb it was. however the program sonicstage is no match to itunes, often it would crash.

if i were you id look into the ipod but be warned i have heard that the batteries depreciate over time and the only was to sort it is to send your whole mp3 player to apple. hope this helped

08-01-2007, 12:11 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,877 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	Ipod Video alternative's? Hey, I've been saving up money to buy an airsoft MP5 replica, but ive decided i dont want to be spending £300 on a bbgun + equipment! Ive decided to get a new MP3 player, as my last one is well... shoddy. I Want to get something with a large capacity (The Ipod Video has 80Gb), decent battery life (Ipod Video = 20 hours) and plays video's + MP3's... I would prefer it if it wasn't an Ipod, there too much of a symbol that i dont want branded on my pocket! (Although i think i could live with myself if i put Ipod Linux on it! ) so before i've finished saving up £280 for the Ipod + Hard Case, are there any other mp3 players with similar / equal / greater specs that anyone can vouch for? a larger screen might be nice! __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

08-01-2007, 03:31 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,877 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	check this out! ARCHOS only 30Gb, but it seems wonderful.... __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

08-01-2007, 09:48 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
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09-01-2007, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 23 Male Posts: 3,460 Times Helpful: 160 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Wat a calculation! __________________ __________________________________________________ ___ Troubleshoot a Dead/Unbootable PC / Microsoft Events Viewer Troubleshoot Printer / Most Common Home Audio Problems_

11-01-2007, 07:40 PM	#11 (permalink) Top
Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 23 Male Posts: 3,460 Times Helpful: 160 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	haha....Thats true! but hey as long as u r getting wat u need from that gal.... Spending money is worth...Its like investing..haha! __________________ __________________________________________________ ___ Troubleshoot a Dead/Unbootable PC / Microsoft Events Viewer Troubleshoot Printer / Most Common Home Audio Problems_

08-01-2007, 02:59 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
Runner7775 Geek Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 95 Times Helpful: 4 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	microsoft zunes are cool if not a bit thick. and they are 30gb but several sites on the web explain how to upgrade to 60gb and beyond. The Archos AV400 is just plain cool but it might not have the battery life the ipod says it boasts.

08-01-2007, 03:58 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,618 Times Helpful: 104 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	I had an iRiver pmp140 which I was impressed with. It was 40gb, more than id ever need. I think they were £400 here but surely they've come down in price since! It was quite a while ago now, when they first came out in america. It arrived from the us with a broken screen. Only the glass part, it was otherwise fine. I used it for week or so whilst I waited for UPS to come and pick it up. I sent it back but the sender was told to pay import tax which they refused and UPS eventually destroyed it! So I lost my

09-01-2007, 12:35 AM	#7 (permalink) Top
Runner7775 Geek Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 95 Times Helpful: 4 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	yeah i dont like apple that much either but microsoft is ok maybe i guess.

18-01-2007, 01:22 AM	#12 (permalink) Top
kenji san Big Geek Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 30 Male Posts: 341 Times Helpful: 49 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline My Computer	Impotence, Cowon is a not so well known alternative to ipod/zen/zune crap. Look here I recommend the iAUDIO X5. It plays video, audio, pictures and is linux compatable. Also have a look at the Cowon D2 (just came out) and the A2. Sorry for lack of links, their website isn't very friendly. I have been drooling over the X5 (and M5) for about a year because it has superior audio quality. People who value audio quality usually recommend cowon products. The bonus is that none of their products lock you into an OS, they are all mass storage type devices (AFAIK). HTH __________________ DesktopBSD \| PC-BSD \| freeBSD help \| freeBSD handbook

18-01-2007, 02:17 AM	#13 (permalink) Top
Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,877 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	Thanks everyone for the suggestions, i also hope this thread will be useful to anyone else in a similar situation. I have been offered a 30GB Ipod Photo for £40, obviously it wont play any video's but it will fit all my music (just ) and save me £200+ pounds, so i might be going to Amsterdam after all __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

30-01-2007, 02:00 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
Runner7775 Geek Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 95 Times Helpful: 4 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	in general big companies = evil

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sjhaycroft Big Geek Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 262 Times Helpful: 1 Status: Offline	ive recently bought an 80gb video ipod in black, so far i think its a good little bit of kit it has some cool features such as the obvious video, games, the ability to have many different clocks, games etc. however it is rather pricey. i did have the sony nw-hd5 which was very reliable, had it for maybe 2 years, thats a good mp3 player as you have the option of compressing your mp3 files into smaller format in order to put more on it, 20gb it was. however the program sonicstage is no match to itunes, often it would crash. if i were you id look into the ipod but be warned i have heard that the batteries depreciate over time and the only was to sort it is to send your whole mp3 player to apple. hope this helped __________________ My System: 2.4ghz Conroe Core CPU 512MB XFX XXX Alpha Dog 8800GT 2GB Corsair Dominator Ram 800MHZ 730w Hiper Power Psu Antec 900 Ultimate Gamer case Zalman CNPC9700-LED super aero flower cooler Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX/Dolby/DTS Seagate 320GB Barracuda 7200.10 16mb cache (Primary) 162GB Maxtor HD (Secondary) Nforce n680i MSI P6N Motherboard Dell 20.1" Widescreen TFT X-Fi Xtream Gamer Fatal1ty Professional soundcard Razer DeathAdder 1800 Dpi Gaming Mouse

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