Please recommend me a small, FM MP3 player

[aceO07]

Wow, the Jens does look pretty nice.

 

[geckojohn]

Has anyone tried the Mega Watt mp3 player from Newegg? I'm really temped to getting this.. Please let me know. If i don't get this one, then i'll probably get a Muvo.

 

[johnjbruin]

iRiver ifp-390. one of my friends has it and that tiny little thing is amazing. cant beat 24hrs runtime on a single AA battery either.

 

[nrg99]

iRiver imp series...

 

[SSP]

I have the samsung yepp YP-55 (192mb) + recording and fm radio. I use it to record lectures and listen to music, and occationally listen to fm radio. Link (mine dont have that nasty orange color)

Its pretty damn tiny. 15 hours on a tiny AAA battery..

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: geckojohn
Hey Everyone,

So has anyone tried the Mega Stick from Newegg? It's only about $100 and seems like the best deal. It has a usb plug built in, it's really small, has 128mb, and has a nice lcd display. I'm really thinking about this one.

128mb is not enough

 

[geckojohn]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: geckojohn Hey Everyone, So has anyone tried the Mega Stick from Newegg? It's only about $100 and seems like the best deal. It has a usb plug built in, it's really small, has 128mb, and has a nice lcd display. I'm really thinking about this one.

128mb is not enough

Yeah, it is... what are you talking about?

If i just use it for going to the gym and to go running, then that's plenty of memory.

 

[geckojohn]

Hey Everyone,

So has anyone tried the Mega Stick from Newegg? It's only about $100 and seems like the best deal. It has a usb plug built in, it's really small, has 128mb, and has a nice lcd display. I'm really thinking about this one. <B>
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[lilFajita]

don't know about the Mega Stick, but I have the Rio s35s (the Rio Cali is comparable) and its pretty good. I got mine for about 110 for 128 expandable.

 

[Armitage]

Another vote for iRiver. I have the 128MB (380T??). Very cool. FM works great, voice recorder works great, and of course the MP3 player works great. Haven't tried the line-in recorder or FM recorder.

If it matter to you, there are Linux drivers for it, or iRiver provides a firmware upgrade to make it act like a true USB Mass Storage Device (haven't tried that yet). Most of those portable MP3 players won't talk to Linux ... if it's based on the SMTP3410, it's a non-starter.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: geckojohn
Hey Everyone,

So has anyone tried the Mega Stick from Newegg? It's only about $100 and seems like the best deal. It has a usb plug built in, it's really small, has 128mb, and has a nice lcd display. I'm really thinking about this one.

128mb is not enough

Plenty for me ... at 96 KB/S that holds about 30 or 35 songs ... and in a noisy environment through cheapo earbud headphones, 96kbs is good enough for me.

 

[MrSparkel]

I used a Creative Nomad II player for a little bit. Takes in up to 128mb smartmedia, has an FM tuner, and is the size of a pack if cigs. You can probably still find them at frys for about $60 on sale.

I liked mine before I dropped and broke it.

 

[dolph]

wow, that jens of sweden thing really is slick.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
muvo

i got one for the gym. the usb us built into it so you just pull the cover off and plug it directly into the puter.

http://www.nomadworld.com/products/MuVo/

 

[geckojohn]

I think i'm going to get the one at Newegg.com.

 

[SgtBuddy]

I bought a Panasonic SV-SD85 on a whim. It is teeny tiny. I hate it. It uses propietary software to transfer files. I lost the CD Key and now I am stuck with the 18 songs I orginally put on there. Panasonic referred me to their software department. $50 plus shipping to Korea and I can change the songs. Ugh!

Do the players listed above work with Windows Media Player (I know the Rios and Creatives do)?

WTS: Cheap Panasonic MP3 player....18 songs included.

 

[geckojohn]

Originally posted by: SgtBuddy
I bought a Panasonic SV-SD85 on a whim. It is teeny tiny. I hate it. It uses propietary software to transfer files. I lost the CD Key and now I am stuck with the 18 songs I orginally put on there. Panasonic referred me to their software department. $50 plus shipping to Korea and I can change the songs. Ugh! Do the players listed above work with Windows Media Player (I know the Rios and Creatives do)? WTS: Cheap Panasonic MP3 player....18 songs included.

Ughhh. That sucks, i feel for you. You should try selling it on eg4y.

Think about getting the CreativeLabs Muvo

 

[geckojohn]

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to say that i got the mp3 player reviewed on Anandtech. It's the MSI Mega Stick 128 mb mp3 player. It has way better sound compared to the Muvo. The sound is much louder and more crisp. My Windows XP computer recognized it immediately and it was really quick to download songs to the unit. I highly recommend this player for anyone who wants a small mp3 player with an FM tuner. Thanks AT0t

 

[geckojohn]

Up for a great mP3 player.