Wanted: a decent MP3 player

[snowcrab]

I'm about to be in the market for a new MP3 player and there's a possibility that you, journal reader, could help me with this. This is because I have no specific player in mind right now, having not been able to find one that fits my specifications.

A brief history...My first MP3 player was a Creative Zen Micro with a 5GB capacity and I loved it

Comments

[snowcrab]

Yeah it's starting to look like most players (besides the Zen Micro) don't have all those features. I still don't like the iPod though, so maybe I'll get a Dell DJ or something...

[anthyitis]

You don't chuck your ipod, you pay them 60ish dollars to take your old one back and give you a (more than likely refurbished) new one.

Couldn't help you though, as long as things are fairly uncomplicated, I can make playlists, and music comes out of the earphones when I press play, I don't care what kind of mp3 player I have. Good luck finding what you're looking for though.

[ponpoko]

...unclear why, if you already like the Zen, you're going with some reviews from other sources. Don't you trust your own experiences

[ponpoko]

Some peoples' expectations are ridiculous, in my opinion. When they post their stuff on the public board, they should read their shit before they do so with an eye for whether or not they are being reasonable or not. I mean, really.

Products are made to appeal to as broad an audience as possible, and nothing can be all things to all people. When a feature/item doesn't work for you, either ignore it or work around it. If it's totally something you can't deal with, then it's clearly not the product for you, then move on. But don't go onto the board where people have spent years working on what is a very good product and offer non-constructive and insulting commentary. Yeesh!

Some people, I want to look them up and find out where they live, so I can go laugh at them. They are so clearly just not right in the head. I should start a tour called: I Make Millions, But I'm a Moron.

[snowcrab]

This is true. I try to assess reviews for reasonable content but also that the reviewer is of sound mind. For example I looked up my apartment complex on Apartmentratings.com and found a review where someone was complaining for two paragraphs about (and I'm not making this up!) the fact that the apartment management installed a custom wood panel above the Microwave slot in the kitchen to cover up excess space, and it didn't completely match the color of the rest of the cabinets. after reading that kind of bitchfest over a minor detail in an apartment (one I barely even noticed myself), it's pretty clear that person's opinion can't be taken seriously