The Everlasting Players...running on AAs or AAAs only!

[grndslm]

Originally Posted by bungle

You can search dap.db based on battery type.

Hmm....I tried searching for both conventional and non-conventional user-replaceable batteries and it couldn't find anything.

I think it's a conspiracy...

[grndslm]

Originally Posted by callanish

I'd also like to expand the thread to include SD memory card mp3 players that use AA or AAA batteries.

Nice...I suppose players that make use of AAs or AAAs *and* [micro]SD cards would be the true everlasting players.

Originally Posted by callanish

With SD memory card prices dropping in price, a 4GB memory expansion card in a player that can also be used as a memory card reader and writer would be great if the sound quality was half way decent;

Heck, if I found one of these that sounded good, I don't think I'd be debating this choice of player so much...I'd buy an 8gb card for $80, up to $30 for one of these...and BAM, stop worrying about it. BUT...

Originally Posted by callanish

unfortunately most of them are junk, but you could see the potential if you had a bunch of memory cards lying around.

most of them prolly do sound like junk I'm sure, and this one in particular gets terrible battery life (they shoulda used AAs). If anybody knows of a goldmine player like this that sounds pretty good and has a halfway decent battery life, puh-leeze let me know!!

[Killercrush]

NEXBlack is what you're looking for if you want changeable batteries and CF cards or microdrive.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEXBLACK-MP3-Aud...QQcmdZViewItem

http://bohwaz.net/static/nexblack/

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=974

[grndslm]

Originally Posted by Killercrush

NEXBlack is what you're looking for if you want changeable batteries and CF cards or microdrive.

Outta curiosity...is a microdrive a flash or hard drive?

[Lindinblade]

Iriver T50 has been introduced and is available now, but it comes only as 1GB. T60 will be available in a month or so, and comes with up to 4GB of storage.

T50 is AA and around 50hrs of specified playback time, whilst T60 is AAA and around 18hrs of specified playback time. They are UMS. I'm planning on getting the black T60 (which is also, according to iriver, supposed to have a better audio chip than T50).

[maxjensen]

Originally Posted by grndslm

Outta curiosity...is a microdrive a flash or hard drive?

hard drive (and they seem to be on the way out losing to flash ram).

[bungle]

Originally Posted by grndslm

Hmm....I tried searching for both conventional and non-conventional user-replaceable batteries and it couldn't find anything.

I think it's a conspiracy...

Hmm, it used to work. They must be having a problem.

I think it's a real shame there's so few players with normal batteries. I guess they want people to buy a new one every year or two.

[nsjong]

There's that iAudio player that's 2 GB and runs on AA. Lasts for 50 hours...

[Killercrush]

There's the old Iaudio 5 as well, running on a AAA, 512mb up to 2gb.

[grndslm]

Originally Posted by nsjong

There's that iAudio player that's 2 GB and runs on AA. Lasts for 50 hours...

That would be the Cowon G3 listed above...