[robzy]

Hey guys,

Long story short, my 3g 30gb ipod has gone down the crapper, and ive managed to justify the price of a new 60gb 5g.

My question is - should i be looking at other portable DAPs now? What else is available in the ipod's leuge?

Rob.

 

[Bob_McBob]

Something like the iaudio x5 is the general iPod alternative. I considered the competition and decided on a 30GB 5G iPod. This was even after being burned by Apple on a 20GB Color with low impedance distortion problems, so that should show you how much I like iPods.

 

[GSTom1]

Check out the Zen Vision: M. It should be available shortly and offers greater functionality than the iPod for around the same price. Of course it doesn't have the size, looks or supposed cool factor the iPod has, but I think it looks great!

ZEN VISION: M

 

[Chef Medeski]

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Originally Posted by GSTom1 Check out the Zen Vision: M. It should be available shortly and offers greater functionality than the iPod for around the same price. Of course it doesn't have the size, looks or supposed cool factor the iPod has, but I think it looks great!

I think the Zen looks just as nice and is plenty cool with its slick colored GUI. However, that doesn't mean its the best. You have to realize, that its not the same price as a 10% increase in price is standard for the Zen and that the thickness is significantly bigger than a 60GB let alone the fact that it is a 30GB. So, if you don't mind the size and price, I highly suggest it.

 

[CamelBackCinema]

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Originally Posted by robzy Hey guys, Long story short, my 3g 30gb ipod has gone down the crapper, and ive managed to justify the price of a new 60gb 5g. My question is - should i be looking at other portable DAPs now? What else is available in the ipod's leuge? Rob.

What format are your songs? If the majority of your music is on itunes, I'd stick with the ipod.

 

[LFF]

Quote:

Originally Posted by robzy Hey guys, Long story short, my 3g 30gb ipod has gone down the crapper, and ive managed to justify the price of a new 60gb 5g. My question is - should i be looking at other portable DAPs now? What else is available in the ipod's leuge? Rob.

I don't think there is another mp3 player in ipod's league. I'd say stick with the ipod. I have owned various mp3 players and for music, the ipod is a class of its own when it comes down to size, ease of use and compatability. As for video, definately not the king yet. If you are looking for something that plays video well, take a look at the Archos AV500. http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.as...cs&dcaid=17260

 

[robzy]

Looks like im sticking with ipod.

Majority of my music is done in MP3, so any portable player will do.

iAudio is too expensive without being able to justify the greater cost.

Zen Vision: M looks pretty good, removable battery and FM tuner big bonuses, but i have a plug-in-battery-pack for an ipod anyway. Takes away a bit of the portability, but i dont need that much battery life unless i have a backpack with me anyways. FM tuner is not worth extra money + size

Archos: Way too bulky, too costly.

Damn - was hoping i could get around the Apple strong hold - but not too dissapointed i cant

Rob.

 

[Bob_McBob]

You may be interested to know that the current 60GB iPod has a 20 hour battery life.

 

[BIGtrouble77]

The ipod has some HUGE short comings (poor codec support, not ums, no line-in recording, drm laden, poor sound quality)

but... The guys at rockbox are porting over their firmware so vitually all of those short comings will be addressed. It'll be a while, but it's coming so there is some justification to get an ipod over an X5. I can't deny the ipod hardware isn't great, it's just that everything else sucks.

 

[aice]

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poor sound quality

From what I've heard, previous iPods had a problem where there was bass rollof on sensative 'phones. However, this has apparently been vitually fixed on the 5G iPods.

 

[DigDub]

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Originally Posted by aice From what I've heard, previous iPods had a problem where there was bass rollof on sensative 'phones. However, this has apparently been vitually fixed on the 5G iPods.

it still distorts though.

 

[robzy]

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Originally Posted by DigDub it still distorts though.

Does it?

cMoy amp to the rescue...

Rob.

 

[DigDub]

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Originally Posted by robzy Does it? cMoy amp to the rescue... Rob.

yes it does. I think everyone should just buy an amp when they get an ipod.

 

[nickd75]

Quote:

Originally Posted by robzy Hey guys, Long story short, my 3g 30gb ipod has gone down the crapper, and ive managed to justify the price of a new 60gb 5g. My question is - should i be looking at other portable DAPs now? What else is available in the ipod's leuge? Rob.

Man, that'll teach you to listen to your ipod when set on the can....

 

[Zeratul]

Believe it or not, my friend actually dropped his karma in the toilet, on like his second day of owning it.