MP3 players and little gadgets that go online
::Gets into research mode::
Been looking, been price-shopping, been checking out the Best Buys and Brandsmarts --
What's the best gadget to get that plays MP3s and goes online and doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
Here's what initiated this dilemma. I've got an itty bitty MP3 player. It has a 1.5" screen. Needless to say, that's a bit small to watch a video on. ::vbeg:: It does get FM radio through.
Anyway, there were some refurbished 4gig MP3 players with a 3.5" screen on sale for $30, and I got two (one was a gift). I checked them out. One wouldn't charge due to a faulty plug and the other lost the sound after 30 minutes. Naturally, they both went back.
So, a searching we did go.
I looked at an IPOD. It's the size of a smart phone. Great for music and watching vids and going online, but what you see online is a truncated version. It cost $149. Then there's the slightly larger gadget that's between the size of a smart phone and an IPAD. It ran about $200. Naturally, the IPADs are $500, and I'm not that thrilled about things that don't use keyboards and from what I hear, they don't take a jump drive.
I've found a few others that are only sold online, so there's no way to look at it, play with the buttons, see how heavy it is, etc.
Any one got any recommendations?
Been looking, been price-shopping, been checking out the Best Buys and Brandsmarts --
What's the best gadget to get that plays MP3s and goes online and doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
Here's what initiated this dilemma. I've got an itty bitty MP3 player. It has a 1.5" screen. Needless to say, that's a bit small to watch a video on. ::vbeg:: It does get FM radio through.
Anyway, there were some refurbished 4gig MP3 players with a 3.5" screen on sale for $30, and I got two (one was a gift). I checked them out. One wouldn't charge due to a faulty plug and the other lost the sound after 30 minutes. Naturally, they both went back.
So, a searching we did go.
I looked at an IPOD. It's the size of a smart phone. Great for music and watching vids and going online, but what you see online is a truncated version. It cost $149. Then there's the slightly larger gadget that's between the size of a smart phone and an IPAD. It ran about $200. Naturally, the IPADs are $500, and I'm not that thrilled about things that don't use keyboards and from what I hear, they don't take a jump drive.
I've found a few others that are only sold online, so there's no way to look at it, play with the buttons, see how heavy it is, etc.
Any one got any recommendations?