Originally Posted by Daveoc64:
“I cannot find a player with an interface, controls, software features and the physical size to match the iPod.”
You've obviously not looked very hard then .....
For me, the iPod has three features that make it a top seller:
1. Their marketing campaign .... which in turn has given them their current market presence.
2. The click-wheel and navigation system ..... it is a nice interface, I can't deny that.
3. iTunes ..... although for me, the reliance on iTunes has exactly the opposite effect and puts me off! I can see how it might appeal to less tech-savvy people though.
On practically any other feature, I can think of numerous superior players. Decent players that is (Cowon, Archos, Creative, Toshiba etc etc) not cheapo £15 Chinese memory sticks being sold as MP3 players on Ebay .....
Which is why I don't have an iPod. The click-wheel and control interface alone isn't nearly enough to sell me a player! Marketing is by the by to me and I don't like the iTunes interface and lack of flexibility.
My wife however, is not a geek.
She has an iPod mini and now wants one of the new 8gb blue Nano's .... so it matches her handbag.
Lol!
Horses for courses ....