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Portable MP3 Player for Workouts

post #1 of 25
9/6/03 at 11:59am
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Now that Lia's freaking MUVO is no longer recognized by three of our computers, running a variety of OS from windows 98/ME/XP, its time we got a new mp3 player. I've spent a good 8 hours screwing around with the thing for the past week...installing drivers, uninstalling drivers, playing around with usb hubs, even going so far as to do fresh reinstalls of our OS's. The thing plays the music already stored on there (so it's not broken), but changing them out for a new playlist is now impossible.

Any recommendations, or even fixes for the craptacular muvo, from you fellow chewers? While I'm tempted to just go out and pick up a nomad jukebox; I just don't know if the internal hard-drive can handle 30 minutes to a full hour of running on a daily basis. It has to be small, petite, durable, and most importantly freaking compatible with windows to transfer our vast collection of tunes.

thanks for any helpful replies.
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post #2 of 25
9/6/03 at 12:16pm
I know a few people who've had probs with various MP3 players, one had a Muvo too that went loopy.
I had a Beatman Flash that looked amazing but now won't be recognised by my PC.
I bought my Mum a Zillion player last Christmas that she takes down the gym everyday, and I'm really impressed with it, I wish I'd bought one instead of the Beatman.

Not sure if Windows will auto detect it, but you get file managment software bundled with the player.
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post #3 of 25
9/6/03 at 12:22pm
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are you a north american resident blipper? I mean, if I went to a store later on this morning, would it be in stock...or do I import the Zillion player from abroad.

thanks for the reply(s)
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post #4 of 25
9/6/03 at 12:36pm
No sorry, I'm UK.
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post #5 of 25
9/6/03 at 2:06pm
I hate to be the one to say it, but if you are interested in the Nomad, look at the iPod as well. I bought a 30 GB iPod a couple of months ago and I go running with it just about everyday.

They really are the best mp3 player on the market, hands down.
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post #6 of 25
9/7/03 at 4:56am
iPod all the way.
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post #7 of 25
9/7/03 at 1:19pm
If you are trying to buy a mp3 player and you don't get the iPod, then you, my friend, have made a grievous error.
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post #8 of 25
9/7/03 at 1:31pm
I keep flip-flopping on whether or not to buy an iPod. This thread isn't helping.
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post #9 of 25
9/7/03 at 8:00pm
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flyrz:
I keep flip-flopping on whether or not to buy an iPod. This thread isn't helping.
Come to the dark side. Jobs commands you!
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post #10 of 25
9/7/03 at 10:01pm
I've heard nothing but excellent things about iPods from owners.

A friend of a friend told me that he had some trouble getting his working on a Windows-based machine, but I figure it can't be too hard.

I'm thinking of getting one in the next 6 months.
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post #11 of 25
9/7/03 at 11:47pm
These work beautifully on a Windows machine.
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post #12 of 25
9/8/03 at 12:15am
I WANT.
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post #13 of 25
9/8/03 at 12:38am
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while I'd like to log on here and say we picked up one of the ipod models, instead we opted for something out of left field - the Rio Cali.

Despite guyute's claim he runs with the thing, I can't believe it can sustain (over a period of time) functionality without breaking down. Two of her friends claim they couldn't hold up to 5 hours of running a week...so, just to be safe we opted for a flash memory player instead.

It actually rocks. The thing has upgradeable memory, up to half a gig, has a built in radio tuner, is recognized by all three of our computers, an equalizer you can customize, and the music transfer/manager is easy to use. Compared to the wimpy muvo when it did work, the unit pumps out some loud music without any sick distortion at extreme volumes.

As for the meager 128 megs capacity. It isn't an issue for her. Neither is it for me, as I rarely listen to mp3's outside of my office here. So it's no loss that for double what we paid, we could have had 10 gigs capacity with the intro-level ipod.

A great buy as far as we're concerned. Thanks though for the replies and recommendations.
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post #14 of 25
9/8/03 at 8:48am
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mongycore:
A great buy as far as we're concerned. Thanks though for the replies and recommendations.
...but they meant absolutely nothing, as we were going to ignore your comments from the get-go.

(yes, I'm kidding...excellent choice, dude)
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post #15 of 25
9/8/03 at 11:24am
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...this kid ego guy is reading our minds like that cat from Go, he must die now...
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post #16 of 25
9/8/03 at 12:28pm
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mongycore:


Despite guyute's claim he runs with the thing, I can't believe it can sustain (over a period of time) functionality without breaking down. Two of her friends claim they couldn't hold up to 5 hours of running a week...so, just to be safe we opted for a flash memory player instead.
Well, its been 2 and a half months, and after it trekking with me for hundreds of kilometers around Japan and a few miles everyday, its held up pretty well.

Good choice with the flash memory player. I think that the iPod is only for the ultra-serious music lover. Thats why I was reluctant to recommend it at first.
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post #17 of 25
9/8/03 at 1:45pm
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I have no doubts about the ipod kicking ass. After seeing it up close (while they still worked) from Lia's friend, I kinda got envious. But really, after factoring in the kind of 'lifestyle' we lead here - ie, not getting out much or travelling to need to cart around all our songs - choosing the toned down alternative seemed better.

Weird how things change. I remember drooling over the first nomad jukebox when those hit the scene...now here I am proclaiming not needing such a device.

I seriously hope that mind set doesn't show it's ugly face when we get enough bank for a big assed hdtv this winter.
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post #18 of 25
10/19/03 at 6:46pm
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Kid Ego - Level 17 Decker:
These work beautifully on a Windows machine.
Well, this was all before the iPods were Windows-friendly. There are always a few kinks to work out and it also depends on how much you know about PCs and how they operate.
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post #19 of 25
10/19/03 at 7:19pm
I have a Sony NetMD player.
(hangs head in shame).
My friend (who has an iPod) called my NetMD in comparison to his iPod "the cousin from the projects that no one talks about."
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post #20 of 25
10/20/03 at 12:32am
I have a small Sony MP3 player and it's pretty much ass.
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post #21 of 25
10/20/03 at 4:11am
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möovyphreak:
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Kid Ego - Level 17 Decker:
These work beautifully on a Windows machine.
Well, this was all before the iPods were Windows-friendly. There are always a few kinks to work out and it also depends on how much you know about PCs and how they operate.
In your opinion, did iPods become more Windows-friendly within only the past month and a half?
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post #22 of 25
10/20/03 at 11:00am
I didn't know that the Windows versions weren't friendly. I have the 20 GB model (original design), and it works great. There are plusses and minuses to the whole flash/hard drive competition, size being the big reason to get a flash player and sheer volume being the reason to get a hard drive player. I would never go back from the iPod now that I've got it.
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post #23 of 25
10/21/03 at 3:28am
The iPods have always been Windows-friendly.
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post #24 of 25
10/21/03 at 6:27pm
Quote:
Kid Ego:
The iPods have always been Windows-friendly.
The original was Mac only. Then they came out with a PC version shortly there after due to popularity.
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post #25 of 25
10/21/03 at 8:18pm
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Originally posted by billylove (is not toolie):<strong>
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Kid Ego:
The iPods have always been Windows-friendly.
The original was Mac only. Then they came out with a PC version shortly thereafter due to popularity.
Yeah, what he said. I will reiterate:
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ME:
There are always a few kinks to work out and it also depends on how much you know about PCs and how they operate.
I will add: Same as above goes for Macs.
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