Mp3 CD players

[laseranimal]

anybody have a good recomendation for a good solid player in the $50-$90 range thats going to handle cold weather and the like?

[Mustonen]

i liked my riovolt. had some good features. worked well for skiing.

it died on me after two years of abuse...

[snow_slider]

Here are a few possibilities:

Creative Labs Nomad IIc - 64MB MP3 Player
-Issues with it: earphones are only average.

Sonic Blue Rio S30S 64MB MP3 Player
-Issues with it: Short battery life, FM tuner blows

Sonic Blue Rio S10 64MB MP3 Player
-Issues with it: menu system sucks

Creative Labs Nomad IIc - 128MB MP3 Player
-Issues with it: no fast forward (you can only skip)

Irock 530 MP3 Player
-Issues with it: No backlight on the very small LCD display

Panasonic SV-SD50 MP3 Player
-Issues with it: no backlight.

Of all these choices, I'd probably go with the Panasonic. Great battery life, good sound, can be had for around $80.

[drifter75]

Hey Slider,

do you happen to know how many MBs the Panasonic holds?

-Looking to purchase-

[snow_slider]

It only holds 64, but I believe it's upgradable to 128.

If you've got the bucks, iPod is the way to go. Those puppies go up to like 30 gigs.

[Mustonen]

if you're only listening to it for an hour or so at a time, flash memory players are great.... but if you're gonna be doing it for...say...3-4+ hours (skiing) they suck.

seriously....cd mp3 and minidisc players can be had for pretty close to the same $$$ as flash players. you'll be a lot happier w/ a longer playlist.

edit: don't ever let the factory included earphones influence your purchase -- they're all gonna blow.

[Bucky Mullet]

Ipod shuffle now available for $49.00
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