Thanks StyleElements.   It definitely sounds like a worthy competitor to the iPod Touch, beating it in some categories if not all. It's those little "amenities" that I fret over, such as having your play stats sync back and stuff. Of course, for some people this kind of stuff isn't that...

Hi, I'm hoping somebody can help out a noob here. After reading through this thread I'm under the impression...   The 'stock' player on this device does not support gapless playback or playlists.   It is possible to install your android music app of choice to remedy this situation.  ...

Questions about gapless... from what I understand:   Some players can't do it at all. Some players can play gapless if your media files were ripped in such a way as to support this. Example, ripped w/ LAME w/ the gapless settings. Some players can play gapless regardless of how your...

Can any heuristics or generalizations be made regarding the ability of devices to update management software with play counts (and ideally ratings)? This seems to be problematic outside the Apple ecosystem. At least it has been for me.   I'm flexible on both the device and management...

I'm considering getting this player.   One thing I'm trying to find in a player is the ability to update my music manager with play statistics. Nothing fancy, really, I'd just be happy if it would update which tracks I've player. Ratings would be nice but are non critical.   I have these...