No, not any MP3 player will do.  Requirements for podcasts are quite different from those for music.   For example ... Music - good quality   ... podcasts - quality not very important Music - don't need to fast-forward into a track ... podcasts - this function is vital Etc.   If any MP3...

Because it's a 12-year-old Nokia 6310.

Folks,   I have looked at a million adverts, and read a lot of stuff on this forum, but the features that I need in an MP3 player, are things that don't seem to interest other people - or, at least, they don't talk about them.  If I "Ask a question" on Ebay, the seller doesn't know.   I have...

Fast Forward accelerates is GOOD!  If it doesn't accelerate, and Fast Forwards at 6 x playing speed, you have to sit with your finger on FF for many minutes to forward over 55 minutes of a podcast. Not acceptable!

  Concerning FastForward, I just found the following at http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?p=178326989   "- suuuuuuuuper slow fast forwarding. Basically makes it impossible for podcast listeners unless you're the type to listen all in one go"   Pity - I really wanted the output...

Thanks very much for 1, 2 and 4  - and for your super-speedy response.   Your answer to 3 means that if I mess up and want to hear the last of a podcast, I have to listen to the entire thing again?  I guess, in that case, I don't want an X2.  A real shame, as it seemed such a good...

I'm not calling it a Phillips.  I call it an X2.  I simply mentioned that I currently have a Phillips, and asked for comparisons, as I am thinking of buying an X2. Please re-read the first sentence of my post.

I'm new here.  I have some questions about this player, if somebody would be so kind as to give the comparisons with my current Philips GoGear Mix (which I hate).   Background : I listen only to podcasts - never to music.  I don't need fantastic sound quality, but the stated power output of...