Abouna
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Am I the only one who thinks the DAP market is getting more obnoxious?
I recently decided to pick up a new player. Problem is most of the players are either extremely bloated or headed in that direction. It's damn near impossible to get a decent player anymore that isn't a video player to boot. I'm retiring my 5gb Dell Pocket DJ and am finding it impossible to find something new.
- I don't want to play videos or look at photos, cripes
- I don't want a kagillion color screen that is totally useless in everyday settings, i.e whenever your not in a dark room. My brothers much more advanced (I guess) Zen V is great looking (indoors) but worthless outdoors, while my Dell DJ with antiquated LCD works like a charm in direct sunlight.
- I don't want bunches of extra crappy features
- I don't need it to look cool. Releasing the same player over and over again with flashy colors and slightly modded cases is worthless. Is it in your pocket, etc. most of the time or are you holding and caressing it, showing it to others. Is it a pet or a music player?
- I don't need it to fit under my fingernail. Small is good, they can quit making them smaller now, it's useless and verging on frail.
- I do want good SQ
- I do want good UI, yes Cowon, I want to be able to sort by artist, genre, etc
- I do want controls for a homo sapien, I have fingers and I like buttons. Contrary to the Dr. Morbius's over at Apple and others in the same track (and I do like some of their stuff, but buttons are good, some people are even blind [gasp] and might appreciate something other than touch controls, I'm speaking to the uber bloated iPhone here [again, I like the iPhone, especially if it weren't the kitchen sink) power, volume, skip, etc. with a tactile button is a good thing.
- I do want some decent battery time
- I'd like decent capacity, 10gb minimum
- I'd like a replaceable battery
In short I'd like my 1985 Aiwa or Sony Walkman with 21st century storage.
I recently decided to pick up a new player. Problem is most of the players are either extremely bloated or headed in that direction. It's damn near impossible to get a decent player anymore that isn't a video player to boot. I'm retiring my 5gb Dell Pocket DJ and am finding it impossible to find something new.
- I don't want to play videos or look at photos, cripes
- I don't want a kagillion color screen that is totally useless in everyday settings, i.e whenever your not in a dark room. My brothers much more advanced (I guess) Zen V is great looking (indoors) but worthless outdoors, while my Dell DJ with antiquated LCD works like a charm in direct sunlight.
- I don't want bunches of extra crappy features
- I don't need it to look cool. Releasing the same player over and over again with flashy colors and slightly modded cases is worthless. Is it in your pocket, etc. most of the time or are you holding and caressing it, showing it to others. Is it a pet or a music player?
- I don't need it to fit under my fingernail. Small is good, they can quit making them smaller now, it's useless and verging on frail.
- I do want good SQ
- I do want good UI, yes Cowon, I want to be able to sort by artist, genre, etc
- I do want controls for a homo sapien, I have fingers and I like buttons. Contrary to the Dr. Morbius's over at Apple and others in the same track (and I do like some of their stuff, but buttons are good, some people are even blind [gasp] and might appreciate something other than touch controls, I'm speaking to the uber bloated iPhone here [again, I like the iPhone, especially if it weren't the kitchen sink) power, volume, skip, etc. with a tactile button is a good thing.
- I do want some decent battery time
- I'd like decent capacity, 10gb minimum
- I'd like a replaceable battery
In short I'd like my 1985 Aiwa or Sony Walkman with 21st century storage.
