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dustyjamessutton wrote:

If all you are going to do is listen to mp3's and wma's, and apparently Ogg, which I wasn't aware it would play, then the Sandisk Sansa Clip will work great.

potatochobit wrote:

The older sansa clips actually had numerous firmware problems
I dont know about current ones but the one I bought last black friday for someone is still doing great after I patched it from their website

albundy wrote:

The cowon S9 is a nice player

derFunkenstein wrote:

I'm sure the Cowon is a nice device, but you guys have failed to read the thread if you're recommending it that wants something that just plays music.

Flying Fox wrote:

I suggested the i9 which is more music player than general media player S9.

derFunkenstein wrote:

I'm sure the Cowon is a nice device, but you guys have failed to read the thread if you're recommending it that wants something that just plays music.

danny e. wrote:

Just because you only use the music functionality doesnt mean you pass up the best player known to man simply becuase it can also do other things.
I only listen to music on my S9. It'd be silly to buy some sub-standard player that doesnt have the sound quality & file format support of the S9 simply because the S9 can also do other things besides play music.

just brew it! wrote:

danny e. wrote:

Just because you only use the music functionality doesnt mean you pass up the best player known to man simply becuase it can also do other things.
I only listen to music on my S9. It'd be silly to buy some sub-standard player that doesnt have the sound quality & file format support of the S9 simply because the S9 can also do other things besides play music.

Sansa's players have very good file format support and excellent sound. I don't see how buying one would be "silly" if it has all the features the user needs.

danny e. wrote:

I'm guessing the sound quality on the S9 is still superior... since it is the "best player known to man". How could you really top that?

UberGerbil wrote:

But if you're trying to pitch to the OP, based on the criteria set out in that post, you'd make the best case for S9 by talking about its battery life.

SecretMaster wrote:

So I'm thinking about getting a MP3 player. The defacto thing to buy nowadays seems to be an iPod, but I know some TR gerbils have other opinions. I have my own issues with the iPods as well. I owned a 30gb model I think it was a few years ago, and lost it in an unfortunate road trip expedition. Ever since then, I've been without portable music which drives me crazy.

I care most about battery life. I was very disappointed with the iPod battery life, I was honestly expecting it to last longer. Completely disabling the LCD screen helped a lot, but I wish I got more time out of it. Part of my problem with poor battery life also was due to what I perceived to be a poor method of turning off one's iPod. Is a power button so freaking hard to ask for? Holding down the center butting and enabling hold never seemed to work as planned for me. I was very frustrated, especially having drained my battery without realizing it.

I also abhorred iTunes. That thing was a POS.

I was additionally miffed by the fact that I couldn't put DVD's I owned onto my iPod, but rather had to purchase them (which I never did). The only DVD's I desire to put on a music player are concert DVD's with renditions of songs that you can't find on audio CD's. Being a huge Pink Floyd/David Gilmour fanatic, I would have loved to been able to listen to the Pompeii version of Echoes on my ipod, but I never could.

Is the iPod my best choice this time around? What are thoughts on the Zune? If there is a better alternative than the iPod I'd be glad to hear it.

Flying Fox wrote:

I wonder if the OP made the choice and bought something already?

SecretMaster wrote:

I have not. I'm extremely indecisive and it takes me awhile to come to a decision. I tend to trust and value TR gerbil input however. I've been mulling a Sansa Clip player for weeks now, especially after Geoff's article. It is especially appealing because a)it's cheap b)I can throw in that memory card so it can hold a staggering amount of GB c)wide format of audio choices. I find spending money on the Cowon S9 hard to justify, especially since around those price points I could just get a regular iPod with a crapton of storage space to boot.

SecretMaster wrote:

Flying Fox wrote:

I wonder if the OP made the choice and bought something already?

I have not. I'm extremely indecisive and it takes me awhile to come to a decision. I tend to trust and value TR gerbil input however. I've been mulling a Sansa Clip player for weeks now, especially after Geoff's article. It is especially appealing because a)it's cheap b)I can throw in that memory card so it can hold a staggering amount of GB c)wide format of audio choices. I find spending money on the Cowon S9 hard to justify, especially since around those price points I could just get a regular iPod with a crapton of storage space to boot.