[pne]

so last week I bought a creative zen touch 40gb online, and while it's still in the mail getting to me, I'm already having second thoughts. The iaudio x5 is really catching my eye, as well as a lot of other players. I sorta jumped on the creative as an impulse buy. what do you guys think? should I sell it, eat the shipping loss, and get a newer player?

Basically, these are the most important things i'm looking for: navagation ease, sound quality, format support, battery life, capacity(+20gb).

 

[swmtnbiker]

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Originally Posted by pne so last week I bought a creative zen touch 40gb online, and while it's still in the mail getting to me, I'm already having second thoughts. The iaudio x5 is really catching my eye, as well as a lot of other players. I sorta jumped on the creative as an impulse buy. what do you guys think? should I sell it, eat the shipping loss, and get a newer player? Basically, these are the most important things i'm looking for: navagation ease, sound quality, format support, battery life, capacity(+20gb).

Format support has never been one of Creative's strong points. You get MP3, WMA lossy, and WAV. That's it.

 

[pne]

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Originally Posted by dpippel Format support has never been one of Creative's strong points. You get MP3, WMA lossy, and WAV. That's it.

which is why i'm considering an upgrade!

 

[austonia]

i'd send it back, get something a bit more modern. xtra is like 2 years old, which is relatively ancient as things go

x5 is a great dap, btw.

 

[swmtnbiker]

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Originally Posted by pne which is why i'm considering an upgrade!

Uh, I know. I was tryin' to help you out by validating one of your reasons for the remorse thing dude. You know you wanna do it. Just eat the shipping charges, return the Zen, and get the DAP you *really* want.

 

[swmtnbiker]

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Originally Posted by austonia i'd send it back, get something a bit more modern. xtra is like 2 years old, which is relatively ancient as things go

But he bought a Touch, not an Xtra.

 

[dskywalker]

Besides battery life, I don't see how the zen touch player is superior to many other alternatives out there. Unless you're getting it below 200 bux. Otherwise, I recommand the Sony NW-HD5. Small, amazing battery life, no need for cradle, replaceable battery, sounds good, while still retains 20G of storage. Right now only $255 from amazon, no tax to most states. One of the downside about HD5 is the crack button problem though. Well, there is no perfect player

 

[outsidelookingin]

gah, forget the Sony. get the X5. Good friend of mine uses it and couldn't be happier...the Zen is a good player still however, but with the X5 you'll have color, video, more formats, blah blah all of this you already know.

 

[pne]

don't really care about the color screen, i'd like to hear from x5 owners, how hard is it to scroll about and navigate? i have a nomad jukebox which uses a wheel to scroll, and i find it is the biggest pita. I love ipods touch sensitive wheel and that almost sold it to me, but the battery life is unacceptable. point being that if i have 5000 songs i dont wanna be rolling a wheel to get thru them all.

 

[outsidelookingin]

you seriously lack competence

 

[Cyclone]

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Originally Posted by outsidelookingin you seriously lack competence

And you, tactfulness.

 

[Dretti]

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Originally Posted by pne i'd like to hear from x5 owners, how hard is it to scroll about and navigate? i have 5000 songs i dont wanna be rolling a wheel to get thru them all.

Depending on how well organised your music is, it can be anything from easy to super-easy to navigate. I have mine sorted in genre/artist/album and its a snap to skip between them. The cursor picks up speed at just the right pace if you need to scoll more then a few steps too, so its not too bad to have many songs in one directory either. soundquality is awesome.

Get the X5L - you wont be dissapointed.

(unless your getting it for its "supahr coolar screen", cause that sucks for anything fancier than simpsons

 

[PixelSquish]

i gotta vouch for the x5. sure it isnt perfect, but its damn near close. great player i am very happy. and go with the 'L' version if u can. that battery life is well worth it.

 

[Kane3030]

how does the audio quality of the X5L comapare with the nw-hd3/5? what about the ipod?

 

[banana]

i have been considering the x5l. but it it thicker than the x5? is the battery replaceable, and if so, what does it cost?