Mp3 Players. What do you recommend?

[ganeshcp]

With price range hopefully?

Thanks

[blade_runner]

Hard disk based, Cd based or flash memory ones ??

[ganeshcp]

flash memory based [being the cheapest and smallest?]

[blade_runner]

Well actually Cd based ones are much cheaper and offer much higher capacity. Chinese ones will cost u 2.5k to 4k. Sony's CD based Mp3 players 5k to 9k. Panasonic CD ones 6k.

Lesser know brands like o-rite, JXD etc will cost 4k to 7k depending on memory 256Mb or 512 etc. I have a i-river 380 t which i got for 6k sumthng.

Umax flash based - 4.5k
I pod - 15k onwards.

[theraven]

i use sony sports style mp3/atrac player
its real good
abt 8k
anyways i completely agree with blade runner .... cd based is prefered cuz of cost ... cost of media ... as well as capacity!!

[ganeshcp]

I'd prefer flash memory based coz they are so small !! Any idea wat capacities flash based players come at?

[blade_runner]

frm 64/128/256/512 thats abt it. After that i think all Hdd based players start. Although there are 1Gb flash based players also.

When goin for a player chk for the following
1) Support for expandable memory (If u need it)
2) FM support
3) Presets
4) Voice and FM recording
5) Clear display with backlight
6) ID3 tag reading
7) Support for wma,mp3, and other formats if possible.
8) USB 2.0 support.

[madman123]

one thing to add to blade runner....if u r short on cash...i'd say stick to the list but cut out options as..voice and FM..and expandable memory...culd cut u a few k's

[silly_kash]

i was looking for a player at around 5-6k with voice recording upto 2-2.5 hrs??

how's yepp?? any suggestions??

[blade_runner]

i doubt Yepp would come for that much, still you can get a Smedia Mp3 player, Voice recording, Fm et all @ 6.5k with removable SD Card based memory....so your recording time depends upon what capacity card you buy.