creative zen vs. cowon d2 vs. iriver clix 2...which to buy? please help: dont know which mp3 player to get......one of these 3 seems to be the choice.......any advice?
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I finally purchased with cowon d2 and am very happy. I listen to audiobooks on it and it can bookmark, but play the next track after the bookmarked track (extremely important). I had the creative zen for awhile and returned it as it didn't have as many features as the d2. If you have any questions about the d2, please feel free to ask.
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I think Amazon probably has the best collection of MP3 files which work on pretty much any player out there, so I would go with them. I don't think any of the subscription services work with the d2 (Rhapsody to go, and similar) so it will be a buy every song affair. I think Amazon has some of the best prices too.
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I too have Windows Vista and am anxious to find out which- if any players are compatible with it. I have about decided on a Creative Zen V or plus and found one at SecureMart.com for $81.00. I hope someone can answer this for us. Ok- I kept searching and I think I will go with YES! Based on......the Vista Compatible site they listed the Creative M something or other that has 30 and 60 Gb for $299.00. I looked at the requirements and they are exactly the same as the Zen V plus. Does this make sense to anyone but me?
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Boris...I found your comments helpful. I got the 8GB Zen about a month ago. I really like it. My biggest qualm is the SD card. I find that the player freezes very often when I play from the SD card...especially when I play video. I've had no such issues when playing off the internal memory. I got a generic SD card brand. I noticed that the product page on the creative web site has a compatible list of memory cards... should i stick to them to minimize the 'freezing' incidents ? I am interested to know what brand you are using. thanks in advance.
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If you TRULY do not care about video I would go with the Cowon iAUDIO 9. You can get the 16 GB for about $150. I have the 8 GB iAUDIO 9, and it is a great player. The sound is amazing, it is small (smaller than a 5th gen iPod Nano), simple easy to use interface, it even have a place to attach a lanyard so I can wear it when I workout. It is prone to finger prints so get a UV screen protector to help with that.But if you think you might want video (or need 32 GB) then go with the Cowon S9, the 16 GB model is about $170 and the 32 GB for $220.
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i had the 4gb zen and i loved it so much, i sold it to get a bigger capcity. this is a very cool player and for the price, you cant go wrong. as far as the sd card goes, it is kept seperate from the internal library, which is good and bad. i personally like them to be intergrated, but sounds like you want to keep them separate, which is good for you. its like having two separate libraries! for example, i put over 800 songs on the Zen and i had a 2gb sd card ( only $15 on amazon) which i was able to put almost 200 songs and around 8 tv shows. so if i wanted to watch an episode of say, House, i select sd card on the menu and voila! now all the content i stored on my sd card appears. but if your playing music from the internal library and select "sd card" the music will stop and now your in the sd card library. pretty easy and straight foward player. i havent used the Unbox service, i just used Slysoft software called Clone Dvd Mobile to convert my own dvds to generic avi? i forget, but you have to select 320x240 res. or it wont work. that is the max resolution the zen can take. but its very sharp and clear and everything worked fine for me on the zen. but i can imagine if you press too many buttons at once, it could result in the player freezing up and i have done it before. not on this Zen, but on my old ZVM and ZV. so i learned to just be patient when dealing with any pmp or dap. hope this answers your question. ps: you might want to contact Amazon about the Unbox service and the ZEN. i read it was compatible.
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I am buying the creative W. From looking at a competitor's website, it appears the the archos has less choices for download possibilities. In other words, the creative W has more choices. I am buying for the image viewing and mp3, but I want the capability of watching videos in the future
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I bought a 4GB Nano 2 years ago because I only had 3GBs of music. Now I have 16GBs. Getting an iPod may give you the bug to listen to more music. With the ease of switching between songs and creating playlists, any mp3 player will drive you to experiment a little with your music taste. I also could not have cared less about the pictures or video (still don't) - but I got really into podcasts, and those take up space (if you like radio, check out podcasts - better quality, fewer interruptions). Bottom line - you will probably regret not spending the extra $50. The 80GB is a little more delicate than the nano (spinning hard drive vs. flash memory), but if you are just going to keep it at home it should not be an issue.
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Heads up for you Faerie :)Zune's software runs better than the iTunes inmho..and its easy to use..Just once click, and you can sync it..be it on USB or wireless..I was using nano before and it took me long time to get used to the iTunes software..Get the Zune and love your player! :)
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Sounds like Sam W J found yet another problem with this MP3 player. Both of mine failed and the USB was not disconnected. Also there was no way to tell if there was a 0 byte file on the player because the computer couldn't see the player.In the meantime I'm using my Creative Zen Nano Plus -- transfering old cassette tapes, Recording FM radio programs, as well as using it for all the features of the Sansa. It's menu is quite different but all in all it's a better player.
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Am thinking about buying the Creative Zen and read where someone stated it was hard to bookmark on the SD card. Have you had problems doing this too?He said it was not good for audiobooks. I use my Creative Zen Vision W and iPod only for books and would like to purchase another.....Thanks for any info......
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I haven't had any problems with the headphone jack. I have a Creative Zen Sleek (with the monochrome screen) and have had it for about 8 months. The only problems I have had are: 1) Dust under the screen (seems pretty common, but there are now jackets and cases available which might alleviate that), 2) The thing has locked up a few times (maybe 4 times since I got it), and 3) I get an error when trying to configure the removable disk feature. As far as the price, is you spend another $24 you can get the Creative Zen Vision with 10 more Gigs, a larger screen and VIDEO!!!
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Hi Larry - I am also looking for mp3 player for audiobooks from NetLibrary - Do you know if Sansa has bookmarking feature? How did you narrow your choices to Sansa? Thanks for your help. Willow
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I have a Creative Zen and I dont care much for it. Everyone uses their players differently. For me, I want to fill it with MP3s created from my CD collection... turn it on... and hit random and get, in essence, my own customized radio station. Creative SUCKS for this. They repeat songs regularly, while other songs virtually never get played. The best I can do is use their DJ function and use their rarely heard feature... but that sucks too because it still repeats things too much and only lets me listen to 20 songs or so at a time, then I have to run through the menus to do it again. What I want is a TRUE random play. I just bought this Sansa e280... but I am sitting here right now deciding whether to crack it open or to return it and wait for something even better in the future... all I know is Creative hasnt impressed me at all in any way other than to make me less likely to buy them again.
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ariadne is absolutely correct here.For lower bitrates, wma is generally better than mp3At higher bitrates, mp3 is generally better than mp3.Ogg is better at both but sadly, the zen doesn't support ogg.Bladeenc mp3 encoder (free software, runs from the command line) has almost the exact same quality as the original CD at 320kb/s
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Hello!. I've had a -LOT- of experience with the Emerson radio cd player in question and I also bought one for a friend and in my considered opinion it is a "Junk Unit" and I'm rather surprised a reputable firm like AMAZON even sells it as mine ran fairly well for a month and my friends didn't run at all tho she told me she could listen to the radio for a bit but the disks didn't play at all, So in truth the best way I can answer this question is to tell you to just throw it out and buy a -Good Unit- from a different firm for as far as I am concerned it is a junk unit period!..... Hope This Helps You!,.
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I have never actually listened to anything on a Touch. The sound quality on the Cowan iAudio 10 is top notch (depending on what the track quality and your headphones are like). The headphones that came with the Cowan were not the best, but you're buying the player, not the 'phones.. Before I started using my Cowan I was hooked on the Creative Zens. I went from the Creative Vision W to the Creative X-fi 2. I like the Cowan much, much better. A real plus is that you don't need any proprietary software to manage the device- it works just like a perhipheral drive. I'm a huge fan of this player.