Which MP3 Player?

[Big Daddy]

The wife and I looking into buying an MP3 player for use in our vehicles, and for airline travel. I have been reading about them and am now throughly confused. We are not big on watching a movie on the thing, but are not adverse to having the video option either. Mostly for music, to avoid carring aroung the Cd's, etc.

PCMag.com rated the Samsung YP-U3 as #1, followed by the Sansa Express, than in 3rd the iPod Nano 8GB. I am not thrilled about the Sansa Express as it has no power adapter available. So you folks with some experience and knowledge let me hear from you! And thanks...

 

[antidote]

would go for ipod 4 gig.

8 gig is too much, man! [headbang]

 

[Doughnut]

"Creative" brand mp3 players are choice.
I for one have never been a fan of the "iPod" range for the simple reason that every single mate of mine thats owned one - has had problems with it.
IMO anyways.

 

[echothreezero]

My sister has an ipod nano and loves it - never had a prob. But it isn't the best value for money. Don't bother with the video one unless you want to cart them around for playback on bigger screens. I think it's just a gimmick - no-one likes to watch video on a small screen.

Why do you want one? Probably so that you can listen to anything you want when you want without having to cart about a bunch of CD's. So ideally you want a unit with adequate memory (4GB should be), decent battery, decent connection options, VERY easy to use file structure/access, capable of handling several formats, and good form factor.

The ipod has some of these, but not all.
However, if you end up with one you probably will be happy.

 

[Detrich]

upgraded my ipod 20gb to a 30gb video earlier this year and haven't looked back. video podcasts of the news are great to tote around. and, in the car passengers can watch movies that u sync from itunes.

if u'r buying an ipod soon, u may want to hold off, as the product line is due for fall back-to-school refresh:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

happy shopping

 

[Big Daddy]

I went with the ipod 30 gig, and bought the Sonic Impact Video55 dock, 7 inch screen with excellent sound including a good amount of bass. This thing is fantastic and will be a real pleasure on our flights to Hawaii and road trips! Thanks for all the advice and information!