need some help.. i want to get a 1 or 2 GB Mp3 player... any suggestions..

[sam sarrha]

i looked at the Zen V.. but it has a lot of freeze problems..

i fornd a TrekStor i.Beat Organix FM 1Gb it has an Ion 20+ hour battery.. good review, but only one review..it has a lot of loadig formats, price is right... for what i want

there seems to be a lot of downloading and user problems related to some units, more problems are something i do not need.. simple is better.

thanks for your help

[ghostsofgiants]

1. I feel dirty for saying this, but...

iPod Nano. Seriously.

[Shakespeare]

7. Second that.

You won't regret it. I'd stay far, far away from any brand-spanking-new Microsoft products (and I'm a PC user, not a Mac user).

[Heidi]

11. Thirded. (nt)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. What happens when the battery becomes unrechargeable?

Or does it use common batteries? That "can never replace batteries" shit is THE reason why I'll never buy an iPod.

[ghostsofgiants]

15. You have to send it to Apple to have the battery replaced.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

19. And that costs...?

[Heidi]

21. My 2GB iPod nano is about 13 months old, and I've not had to replace the battery,

but here's the info. Looks like apple just replaces the whole shebang for $65.95.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/battery/

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Check out the Sansa e250r

I got one and I am very happy with it.

It's 2 gig about the size of a nano only thicker, does Rhapsody and PlaysForSure, pictures and video (although you have to use their software to transfer pics and vids), FM radio, has a MicroSD expansion slot so you add another couple of gigs to it, and the battery can be changed by the user when needed.

You can pick one up for around 119 dollars.

Just make sure you get the Rhapsody version, not the plain e250.

The other thing is there isn't much in the box except the software, a cable, and a felt case, but there are accessories.

[AllegroRondo]

12. got my daughter one for christmas - excellent item

music, pictures, and video, no problems with any of them so far. and an fm radio, with the ability to record it. you can also record your voice or whatever (she uses it to record messages to herself). all for $108 on amazon. we splurged and spend $12 on a colored plastic cover and belt hook.

[sam sarrha]

18. i have XM and can record the specials and genere chanels, can you download to pc from it ?

[AllegroRondo]

20. Sure. it saves it as an mp3 file.

you can move the files around just like it was an external drive.

[sam sarrha]

17. there was something about The Rhapsody and RAX not playing other formats..

[qnr]

3. iRiver recently abandoned DRM, you should consider their products

iRiver portable audio

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Woah, the E10 eries supports OGG, I just might trade in my iPod once I have some money to spare.

[qnr]

5. Many of their models do :) most of my library is in .ogg format n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

6. I knew some of theiir older models supported it...

But when the H10 series didn't I kinda gave up on them, haha. If I own something on CD, it's on my hard drive in OGG.

[Nicole]

8. iPod Nano

I love mine. :)

[fortyfeetunder]

9. Can you elaborate on the Zen V freezing up?

I have a Zen Nano 1GB..it's worked OK for me so far with the recordings...I use the radio most of the time....

[sam sarrha]

10. go to amazon search the V and read the comments nearly all complain about it

i dont need the greef.. i have an HP 1115 very expensive photo printer for all the greef i need

[LynneSin]

14. If it's size you're looking for - go with a Sony

They have some great 1GB & 2GB products that are small but very functional. Plus with Sony's ATRAC3 technology, you can compress the song even further to get more songs on the player than most normal MP3 players of the same size

[CatholicEdHead]

16. 2GB Nano or 1GB Shuffle