What are the pros and cons of your Mp3 player. Please put make and model first

My Mp3 player
Philips hdd060

Pros
plays Mp3 and wma files
not to big
has a rechargebale battery (10 hours playback)

Cons
have to use software (cant drag and drop)
volume coud be a bit louder
usb 1.1

iriver ihp 120

pros drag and drops
play multi formats
easy
robust
good size


cons

none

its a hitachi 256mb.

stores jst da right amount of songs 4 me and it got 7 different colours to choose 4 a display.
only thing i dont like about it is that it doesnt have on/off button, just press play,lol

Pros:

Small
Plays WMA and MP3 files
Can be used a portable hard drive

Cons:

Can only store 245 Mb (damn you Apple for pricing I-Pods out of my financial reach :rant: )

Model: Orange C500

Pros:
Small-ish, easily pocketable
Multi-Format
Colour display
Alarm, Sleep-timer, Bookmarks, Shuffle, Playlists, Equaliser
Plays Films, slo-mo, vari-speed, bright, contrast & colour controls
Simple cable link to PC
Drag & Drop data-loading
Can be used to transport data
Fully Play-thu protective leather case
Can be used whilst charging
Upgradeable software
In-built speaker, ideal for Audio-Books
Very good battery-life
Battery easily & quickly replaceable & cheap
Rechargeable via mains, USB & in-car
Relatively cheap to buy (£140-£150)
Multi-purpose (MP3-Player, Sat-Nav, Mobile 'Phone + other uses) ;)

Cons:
Max memory only 1 Gb so far
USB 1.1

My MP3 Player (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=7909&GroupID=0)

Pros:

Very cheap (only cost £17 when I bought it)
Easily upgradable with memory cards
Runs for ages on one AAA battery


Cons:

No track names

Ipod - 20Gb colour.

Pros

I like the interface, and how it spits the tracks into album, artist etc.

Like the ability to make your own playlists.

Lasts ages once the battery is recharged.

Playback quality is very good.

Loads of storage.

Can put pictures on it (though haven't)

I can set graphic equaliser settings for each album or even each track.



Cons.

Itunes - I don't like it.

No remote, it's a bit of a pain to have to keep getting it out of your pocket to skip foreward a track, but there is a remote control I believe.

The scroll wheel thing is very sensitive, if you lean on it it will turn the volume up or down or whatever.

Headphones that come with it are crap.

Wish I'd got the new one with a bigger screen.

My mp3 player:

SONY PlayStation Portable. :thumbsup:

Pros.

plays games
shows pictures
plays movies
looks sleek and sexy.
Battery life is good for music

It's a PSP :heyhey:


Cons:

Quite big for a pocket
rubbish controls for music.
Screen can get scratched.
Battery is only ok for games.

crative nuvo 1 gig.

pros.. small, all u can want.

Cons. does distort at times

Mines an alba - only 128 mb

bought it from Argos whilst stood in a queue.

Runs for ages on one battery and is upgradable via mem cards - drag and drop - functional.

For what I paid, it was a bargain.

Rio Karma 20Gb:

pros:
Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, FLAC
great sound quality
docking station is great with RCA audio out
EQ on it is fantastic
nice chunky design, not some wafer thin breakable thing
docking station flashes to music and glows (kinda funny when your drunk and in dark)
useability on menu's is great
long battery life

cons:
wish it had bigger HD

iPod Nano 4Gb

Pros:

* Size - you don't truely appreciate how small till you hold it
* Interface - standard iPod, just works well
* Sound Quality - very good now, better than earlier iPods
* Don't have to use iTunes, there's free plugins for Winamp and foobar2000

Cons:

* Space, 4Gb is quite small
* Uses dock-connector meaning I can't just plug into the USB port like a shuffle.
* Scuffs. Not had any problems with real scratches as so many have done.
* Sound Quality - made me spend £170 on canal-phones ;)

Think that's it :)

Originally posted by xafier
Rio Karma 20Gb:

pros:
Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, FLAC
great sound quality
docking station is great with RCA audio out
EQ on it is fantastic
nice chunky design, not some wafer thin breakable thing
docking station flashes to music and glows (kinda funny when your drunk and in dark)
useability on menu's is great
long battery life

cons:
wish it had bigger HD

20gb's pritty big

Megxon M500 media box (£119)

Pros:
Rechargeable Lithium battery
SD card compatible
Records from TV
Play MPEG videos
Drag & Drop

Cons:
Poor headphones
No fast forward on Mp3's
Quite large
Only managed to play a couple of MPEG's
Has camera, but although reasonable for £119, not excellent

Creative Labs 20GB Zen Touch

Pros

24 hour battery life (much better than Ipod)
Amazing sound quality and frequency range
Superb value for money
Not immediately recognisable as an Ipod (more mug-proof)


Cons

Headphones you get with it are a bit naff
Touch pad is a little TOO sensitive

Overall I'd give it a 9/10

*New* Ipod Video 30gb White Model

Pro
Looks Fantastic
Battery life has improved
Smaller and lighter
Big ass colour screen
Itunes
Can watch films and music videos while on the go
Photo's can be stored and viewed on the go
Still liking the scroll wheel very much
Sound is improved from what I have found as well
More space to load whatever I want on it!
Podcasts

Con

NO Firewire support! Big no no Apple
Scratches easily
I'm betting the screen would break very easily as well

Robbing gimps will be on the look out for me now
(Out of my cold dead hands- springs to mind!)


*OLD* Ipod 15gb White Model

Pro

Looks Fantastic
Itunes
Sounds good
15gb of space to slap music onto
Podcasts
Touch sensitive scroller wheel control
Having dropped it a good few times- still intact!
Different kit you can use for it IE: Media card reader
Firewire Support

Con

Scratches like a biatch
Battery Life- its not bad, but its not great either with 15gb on it
Black and white only- bad!!

Sony NW-A3000 (20GB Violet)

Pro's

Looks Sexy
OLED display
Initial Search Function
'Intelligent Shuffle' It Is You Know ;)
Create Playlists As You Listen
Ease Of Use
Plays MP3s, WMA, Atrac
Good Few Hours Playback (around 25hrs i think)
Artist Link*

Cons

Connect Player Software (Big Problem)
OLED Display Not That Visible In Sunlight

*Cannot Get 'Artist Link' Too Work