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Old 20-10-2006, 10:39
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I'm thinking of buying that mp3 play, so does anyone use that mp3 player and what do you think?

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Old 20-10-2006, 12:08
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Is that the one that is £55 for 512MB and £85 for a 1GB?

If so you can get better sizes for less money if you look around.
Amazon have 'used' 2GB nanos for £90. Tehy also have iRiver 6GB from £90.
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Old 20-10-2006, 12:26
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^ The Apple website has refurbished 2GB Nano's for £65 including delivery.
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Old 20-10-2006, 12:42
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look similar to the ones on ebay at £35 delivered or so for 4GB.
Ipod imitations, limited battery probably if but full featured.
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Old 20-10-2006, 13:37
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Originally Posted by Embrace
^ The Apple website has refurbished 2GB Nano's for £65 including delivery.
That sounds a great deal! My 1gb black was £110 i think, so to the OP, go for that nano if you can/want to!
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Old 20-10-2006, 14:41
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yes it is a 2gb for 85gb.

i was thinking about getting a ipod nano but i want to be able to watch videos aswell which the nano cant do.
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Old 20-10-2006, 14:49
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Would you really want to watch videos on a screen as small as the nanos or the iTronics?
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Old 20-10-2006, 14:54
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how small is the screen in pixels?
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Old 20-10-2006, 15:12
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The argos website says the itronics has a 1.5 inch screen, same as the nano, so the resolution proboly is 176 x 132 pixels, same as the nano.
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Old 20-10-2006, 15:14
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Originally Posted by dan_133
how small is the screen in pixels?
Dunno about pixels .... not many I'd imagine.

It's a 1.5" screen ..... about the size of a large postage stamp! Don't think I'd be able to watch anything worthwhile on a screen that small ....

I'd imagine actually using it for video would kill the battery as well. It says "up to 6 hours" playback .... that'll be music so not using screen. Use it for video and most players get about 1/4 to 1/3 of the battery life they're capable of for music only ...

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Old 20-10-2006, 15:58
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well that seems to be the only cheap mp3 player that also supports movies on the market. does anyone know of a cheap version of an ipod video?
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Old 20-10-2006, 16:12
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Theres a 5g(video) iPod in white on the apple refurb store for £129?
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Old 20-10-2006, 17:13
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Originally Posted by dan_133
well that seems to be the only cheap mp3 player that also supports movies on the market. does anyone know of a cheap version of an ipod video?
There are quite a few players around 1/2gb for £50 or thereabouts that'll play video (albeit limited formats ... you're not going to just download a DivX file off the net and play it on one of them ... conversion will be required). But ... at that price they are all crappy little screens.

Whats you goal here? Do you actually want to watch films on it? Whats the source of your video? How much is "cheap"?

TBH .... if you want to watch films, without endlessly converting files and then ruining your eyes squinting to see a tiny little screen ... you're into PMP (Portable Media Player) territory .... and the decent ones aren't cheap.

Hell, my old mobile (Moto E1000) played video better than most of these cheapo MP3 players ... and had a bigger screen too!

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Old 20-10-2006, 20:02
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Originally Posted by sancheeez
There are quite a few players around 1/2gb for £50 or thereabouts that'll play video (albeit limited formats ... you're not going to just download a DivX file off the net and play it on one of them ... conversion will be required). But ... at that price they are all crappy little screens.

Whats you goal here? Do you actually want to watch films on it? Whats the source of your video? How much is "cheap"?

TBH .... if you want to watch films, without endlessly converting files and then ruining your eyes squinting to see a tiny little screen ... you're into PMP (Portable Media Player) territory .... and the decent ones aren't cheap.

Hell, my old mobile (Moto E1000) played video better than most of these cheapo MP3 players ... and had a bigger screen too!
whats the name of those cheap mp3 that play videos?

i dont intend to watch movies on it but wouldn't mind watching a few music videos.

my main price range is about £100 because i dont intend to use it 24/7 so dont need the mass features ipods come with.
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Old 20-10-2006, 23:46
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http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...roductID=14227
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...roductID=13766

There are a few variations on that SumVision one but they are all about the same spec.

Better screen ...

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...roductID=14724

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/...=specification

(a tenner less if you take a recon unit)

Another SumVision one (I quite like the look of this one) ...

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/...oducts_id=1649

Wee bit more expensive but a nice little 2" screem, good music handling and video may even look half decent on it (but you'll have to convert everything first ... as you will for pretty much all these players)

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/...oducts_id=1534

Or if you want a bit more memory, but still under £100 ...

4gb - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...109993&_LOC=UK
(Sound the the reviewer had fun with the conversion software for video ... not!)

5gb - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=318070

Just have a browse about, there are plenty of them out there.

ebuyer
advancedmp3players
pricerunner
kelkoo

even ebay!

are all worth checking.
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Old 21-10-2006, 00:55
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Originally Posted by sancheeez
TBH .... if you want to watch films, without endlessly converting files and then ruining your eyes squinting to see a tiny little screen ... you're into PMP (Portable Media Player) territory .... and the decent ones aren't cheap.
you could always buy the Medion Smartphone/GPS system at £100 and stick SD cards in.

The £35 4GB Ipod clones with FM radio,FM recording, mpeg4 video playback etc possibly play DVDs encoded direct with the free AGK. I strongly suspct these will play many more file types than a restricted Ipod.
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Old 21-10-2006, 14:27
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Originally Posted by sancheeez
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...roductID=14227
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...roductID=13766

There are a few variations on that SumVision one but they are all about the same spec.

Better screen ...

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...roductID=14724

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/...=specification

(a tenner less if you take a recon unit)

Another SumVision one (I quite like the look of this one) ...

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/...oducts_id=1649

Wee bit more expensive but a nice little 2" screem, good music handling and video may even look half decent on it (but you'll have to convert everything first ... as you will for pretty much all these players)

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/...oducts_id=1534

Or if you want a bit more memory, but still under £100 ...

4gb - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...109993&_LOC=UK
(Sound the the reviewer had fun with the conversion software for video ... not!)

5gb - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=318070

Just have a browse about, there are plenty of them out there.

ebuyer
advancedmp3players
pricerunner
kelkoo

even ebay!

are all worth checking.
thanks alot
cant believe people still buy ipods
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