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Lifestyle => Tha G-Spot => Topic started by: Kill on April 25, 2008, 09:00:16 AM

Title: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Kill on April 25, 2008, 09:00:16 AM
My MP3 player's fucked up unfortunately, warranty's expired, so I wanna buy a new one. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want at least 60GB and I want to avoid buying an IPOD because they suck for various reasons.

However, if I did end up buying an IPOD because the alternatives are worse, does anyone know an application to replace ITunes with and is it possible to arrange stuff your way with whatever program's help, rather than having to check and write all the fucking tags? Because if I just keep downloading and ripping, the ID3's will turn that shit into a mess if the player's based on that...
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Kill on April 25, 2008, 09:05:40 AM
...by the way I used to have a Cowon IAudio X5 (well I still do, but it's useless), it seems they don't have these anymore, but if anyone got a new Cowon model of some kind (or knows something about them), your information could be very valuable :)

(...cause the player was good, far better than the Apple equivalent, it's not like I'm entirely innocent it doesn't work anymore :-\ )
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: everlast1986 on April 25, 2008, 09:10:25 AM
Mediamonkey shits on itunes when it comes to organizing and tagging your files. You just right click the file you want tagged and go to auto tag from web and it will do it in a second.

www.mediamonkey.com
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Kill on April 25, 2008, 09:15:11 AM
^ But it'll still arrange by tags, right? Anyways, thanks
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: when it rains it pours on April 25, 2008, 09:16:42 AM
I have had an ipod for 2-3 years, droped it hellllla times and shit, throw it around in my gym bag and its fine, fuck tags all I have is the artis and the song name, and I love that shit. If I was to upgrade I would just get another ipod. Probably the classic.
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: K.Dub on April 25, 2008, 09:26:33 AM
Mediamonkey shits on itunes when it comes to organizing and tagging your files. You just right click the file you want tagged and go to auto tag from web and it will do it in a second.

www.mediamonkey.com

I'mma try the mediamonkey, fuck 8)
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Kill on April 25, 2008, 09:32:09 AM
I have had an ipod for 2-3 years, droped it hellllla times and shit, throw it around in my gym bag and its fine, fuck tags all I have is the artis and the song name, and I love that shit. If I was to upgrade I would just get another ipod. Probably the classic.

1. You're lucky then, as for having such a robust ipod.
2. Not sure what you mean...your shit is not arranged by tags automatically on the player then?
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: K.Dub on April 25, 2008, 09:36:38 AM
I've had my Nano for over two years now, bought it when they came out.
I've never had any problems with it either

But I'm a kinda ID3 geek and I gotta have the tracks tagged right
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Kill on April 25, 2008, 09:45:05 AM
I've had my Nano for over two years now, bought it when they came out.
I've never had any problems with it either

But I'm a kinda ID3 geek and I gotta have the tracks tagged right
Nanos are less vulnerable, but I need the big shit...and yeah, that's the thing with tags, if I really end up having tags I'll be nerdy enough about it to want it all in perfect order
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: MANBEARPIG. on April 25, 2008, 10:12:51 AM
I have an iPod my ID3's are tagged perfectly, I dont download garbage files, it really is not that hard to maintain stuff in iTunes.



I love my iPod, wouldnt change it for the world
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Man On The Moon on April 25, 2008, 10:28:26 AM
I love my iPod, wouldnt change it for the world

Yup Yup.

Although I'm probably gonna get a 160 gig, ipod classic.
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Twentytwofifty on April 25, 2008, 11:09:29 AM
I'm in the same boat as you Kill, need a 60GB+ mp3 player and don't want an iPod.  My 40GB iRiver is great but on it's last legs and I can't seem to find a replacement. 
The best options I see so far is from Creative and Microsoft but I'm still hesitant to get either one, I'm going wait until my player now is completely dead.
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Don Jacob on April 25, 2008, 12:46:09 PM
ipod ipod ipod!

like i tell everyone in my department for every quirk ipod's have every other mp3 has 50 more.
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: NiCc_FrUm_ThA_nO on April 25, 2008, 04:13:35 PM
I got a Zune, works like a charm 8)
but the battery life sucks..
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Al Bundy on April 26, 2008, 12:12:14 AM
depends. how much music do you have?

and yes, use mediamonkey to organize your music. it's helped me have all 800+ albums I have on my computer correctly ID3 tagged with album art  8)
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: CRAFTY on April 26, 2008, 03:33:27 AM
I bought myself a new Creative mp3 player the other day. Only 2 GB, since I'll only be using it when I hit the gym. I got another mp3 player at home (40 GB - Creative Zen Touch).

I'd go with Creative.
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Kill on April 26, 2008, 05:02:00 AM
I'm in the same boat as you Kill, need a 60GB+ mp3 player and don't want an iPod.  My 40GB iRiver is great but on it's last legs and I can't seem to find a replacement. 
The best options I see so far is from Creative and Microsoft but I'm still hesitant to get either one, I'm going wait until my player now is completely dead.
iRiver, never heard of that. But I'll check that (and the Creative/Microsoft players) out

depends. how much music do you have?
well, I don't know how much it would be if I really uploaded everything I got on CD's and my computer, but my old MP3 player had about 35GB on it...I got a beta of that on my computer, so I'd have those on a new player pretty quickly, and there'd be more to come...

I got a Zune, works like a charm 8)
but the battery life sucks..
Battery life is a factor, but not the most important one to me. What do you mean by "sucks" (in hours), how much GB does your player have and how does it arrange stuff (tags or not)?

I bought myself a new Creative mp3 player the other day. Only 2 GB, since I'll only be using it when I hit the gym. I got another mp3 player at home (40 GB - Creative Zen Touch).

I'd go with Creative.
I had a Creative a long while ago, and it sucked, but that don't mean they still do of course. Does yours arrange by tags?


...a round of props goes to everyone 8)
Title: Re: So I need a new MP3 player...any suggestions?
Post by: Twentytwofifty on April 26, 2008, 06:10:52 AM
I'm in the same boat as you Kill, need a 60GB+ mp3 player and don't want an iPod.  My 40GB iRiver is great but on it's last legs and I can't seem to find a replacement. 
The best options I see so far is from Creative and Microsoft but I'm still hesitant to get either one, I'm going wait until my player now is completely dead.
iRiver, never heard of that. But I'll check that (and the Creative/Microsoft players) out

iRiver is really good but I don't know if they make the large capacity players anymore, the player I have is from like 2004 and I'm not even sure if they still sell it.