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mp3 advice?
Hi,
I'm looking for a mp3/mp4 player with a few needed features. i want at least a 2.0inch. 2.5 or above would be best. i have about £100 to spend. thanks
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i want at least a 2.0inch. 2.5 or above would be best.
INCH?!?!?
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Think he's talking about screen size!
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yes i was talking screen size.
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There are a few suggestions on here ...
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...1&postcount=15 ... all sub £100. |
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Hmmm.
Just checked back, and that post I've put up there was on your original thread! You really do want an awful lot for your money don't you ..... those ones in the original post are about as good as it's going to get for £100 or less. Your only other option would be to go second hand/ebay route .... |
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all those mp3's are really good just after seeing those screen sizes in action they seem kind of small.
i've seen this one - click which to me looks like a bargin. any views on this or something similar?
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Looks OK .... but MicroDirect are out of stock and have been for over 6 weeks now by the look of it so god knows when they're likely to get any more in.
Dunno who else stocks it .... it's a 'no brand' job so could be tricky tracking it down. I wouldn't expect too much from it either. Although the screen is 3", it doesn't say what the resolution is. To be honest, you're scrabbling around at the total bargain-basement budget end of the PMP market here. In my opinion, you'd be better off saving a few more quid and getting a decent player. One of these cheapo ones might be OK for a while but once the novelty wore off (or if it broke) or you get sick of constantly converting video, you'll end up wishing you'd spent that bit extra for a better player. Heck, even another £40 will get you a pretty decent digital camera with PMP capability ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-i6-B.../dp/B000F3MAUU |
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i have atleast £120 to spend but thats only if the product is great.
the camera is not needed but what would you suggest if i had unlimited funds? also i dont mind converting video format. main thing i want is atleast 2.0inch or larger. |
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i dont know how to link but goto the john lewis website it has a thomson 20gig pmp for 134 quid,looks ok.
that other pmp from microdirect can also be found at bigpockets sometimes and also svp. i was thinking of getting it myself but thought sod and pushing the boat out and getting a archos av560 methinks. |
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i dont know how to link but goto the john lewis website it has a thomson 20gig pmp for 134 quid,looks ok.
that other pmp from microdirect can also be found at bigpockets sometimes and also svp. i was thinking of getting it myself but thought sod and pushing the boat out and getting a archos av560 methinks. http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1702 (customer reviews of it on BigPockets actually make it sound OK) Thomson PMP @ John Lewis (good shout by the way) ... http://www.johnlewis.com/Computing/S...chTerm=thomson Although I can only find it at £149 thats still a damn good price for what it is. By far the best of the cheapies so far. Cnet review of it is OK ... http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/dvdpvr/0,3...9189060,00.htm If I was you I'd scrape together the extra £30 and go for that one. If you had unlimited funds? Sure I already mentioned on your first thread .... 30gb Cowon A2.
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the Thomson PMP looks good, will have a look,
![]() any one got any experiences with the gp2x? click any thing similar to that would be nice
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also i cant see the review on bigpockets. any chance of a link?
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thanks for link
![]() the gp2x is good but the built in memory is very low
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Originally Posted by dan_133
the Thomson PMP looks good, will have a look,
![]() ![]() weight of a brick? Might just take a 120GB laptop hard drive though????? |
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Originally Posted by alanwarwic
weight of a brick
It's a PMP ..... not an ipod nano so it's not going to be tiny! You want the bigger screen, you accept the bigger player. The 30gb Archos AV500 weighs 255g. My A2 weighs 298g and I can carry it about in my pocket quite happily. So, it's about on par, size-wise, for a PMP. |
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You're saying you A2 is 20% heavier, I wouldn't call that on a par.
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Originally Posted by TheBigM
You're saying you A2 is 20% heavier, I wouldn't call that on a par.
![]() Also, the Archos needs extra bits added on to connect it up to a TV ... mine doesn't, the leads just plug straight in the side. Given it's a PMP, thats a featurte I use quite a lot. Oh .... and I may have the weight on the Av500 wrong. According to Amazon (US ... UK doesn't sell the A2 so I didn't use it for comparison), the AV500 is actually 315 grams ... but I think that may be the 100gb version. If you want to go up to the AV700, that clocks in at 590 grams! 300 grams is about par for the course. There are slightly lighter players, there are slightly (or quite a bit in the case of the AV700) heavier players. But .... you're straying from the topic. That Thomson player is good value for money. Simple as that. |
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ebuyer have some quite good deals around as I'm looking for an MP3 player and not quite fussed whether it's an iPod.
Question for someone who has ordered from there before - What's ebuyer's service like as a whole? |
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ebuyer have some quite good deals around as I'm looking for an MP3 player and not quite fussed whether it's an iPod.
Question for someone who has ordered from there before - What's ebuyer's service like as a whole? |
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Used ebuyer quite a few times, never had any problems.
Apparently, they're not so good to deal with if you have problems (ie. require a return or something) but thats never been an issue for me ..... |
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