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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #406610 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 11 October 2009 15:00

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Sony's new walkman is supposed to be pretty solid.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #406636 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 11 October 2009 23:43

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Do Sony still use their own fucked up sound format? If so, then stay away from it by miles! I had one Sony mp3 player: NEVER again.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #406641 is a reply to message #406556]

Mon, 12 October 2009 01:03

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In my iPod Shuffle? No way, it just talked to me and said I couldn't even fit a silk sock in there...another reason to buy it!!!

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #406683 is a reply to message #406556]

Mon, 12 October 2009 09:59

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What kind of lousy player doesn't have sock storage

big plus in my book!

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #408310 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 25 October 2009 13:19

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Bump because some simple surgery (disassembly and the dis/reconnecting the HDD and battery) did the trick, not one issue, roll on the Zen! Very Happy

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #408314 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 25 October 2009 13:48

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Sweet deal! It's always nice to hang onto old things instead of buying more new crap.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #408317 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 25 October 2009 14:27

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No, you have to buy a new iPod every year because the updates are so exciting.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #419909 is a reply to message #406556]

Sat, 13 February 2010 15:22

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BUMP.

My Zen Vision M died. Sad

I've been looking around, and have been unable to find anywhere selling a second hand Zen V:M at a reasonable price, and simply wondered whether anyone had any further suggestions or recommendations?

(PS: No, I can't repair it, the battery connector has broken off)

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #419915 is a reply to message #419909]

Sat, 13 February 2010 16:07

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I pick/pack alot of these while at work. Can't say I have any experience with them but they seem to be as popular as ipods. Not too expensive either.

Edit:

For the same price you can have the same as you had before but the 30GB model here

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #419987 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 14 February 2010 13:00

CarrierII
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They're out of stock, Sad

I will contact them and see if they could still get one in, they just don't make them like they used to. (That makes me sound old)

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #419998 is a reply to message #419987]

Sun, 14 February 2010 14:14

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The original one no good for you?

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420008 is a reply to message #406556]

Sun, 14 February 2010 15:13

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I had a 30GB model, it's just that they are out of stock of both the 30 and 60GB models. Sad

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420032 is a reply to message #420008]

Mon, 15 February 2010 05:31

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Can't you just solder on the battery connector again? Sounds like an easy fix tbh.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420033 is a reply to message #420032]

Mon, 15 February 2010 06:32

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EvilWhiteDragon wrote on Mon, 15 February 2010 12:31

Can't you just solder on the battery connector again? Sounds like an easy fix tbh.

Connections are too close to each other, there's no way my soldering iron wouldn't solder all three of them to each other. Sad

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420034 is a reply to message #420033]

Mon, 15 February 2010 06:43

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CarrierII wrote on Mon, 15 February 2010 14:32

EvilWhiteDragon wrote on Mon, 15 February 2010 12:31

Can't you just solder on the battery connector again? Sounds like an easy fix tbh.

Connections are too close to each other, there's no way my soldering iron wouldn't solder all three of them to each other. Sad

You could try it anyway? It's not like it's working now right?

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420035 is a reply to message #406556]

Mon, 15 February 2010 08:07

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I will try it (and try using masking tape to stop me soldering them together) but the connections are <1MM apart.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420037 is a reply to message #420008]

Mon, 15 February 2010 08:47

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CarrierII wrote on Sun, 14 February 2010 22:13

I had a 30GB model, it's just that they are out of stock of both the 30 and 60GB models. Sad

I meant the original one I posted, the one from Amazon.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420040 is a reply to message #406556]

Mon, 15 February 2010 09:59

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Fixed it! I was suprised there wasn't a short circuit on account of how close those connections were but the masking tape did the trick! Very Happy

"good as new" Zen - £198.

Soldering iron - £0, as already own one.

Zens simply cannot die. Very Happy

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420145 is a reply to message #406556]

Wed, 17 February 2010 13:21

The Party
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Buy an iTouch!

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420173 is a reply to message #406556]

Wed, 17 February 2010 18:33

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Don't get a Zune, they are worse than iPods.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420174 is a reply to message #420173]

Wed, 17 February 2010 18:34

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jonwil wrote on Wed, 17 February 2010 19:33

Don't get a Zune, they are worse than iPods.

My experience has been the complete opposite. Mr. Green

Anyhow, good to see you've still managed to keep the Zen ticking!

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420205 is a reply to message #420174]

Thu, 18 February 2010 09:03

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Whos need to listean to music anyway, its overrated.

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420207 is a reply to message #406556]

Thu, 18 February 2010 10:30

CarrierII
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Do you want a formal warning? Post if it's useful please!

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Re: MP3 Player buying advice [message #420212 is a reply to message #406556]

Thu, 18 February 2010 11:17

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I used to have a Sony MP3 CD player... ran on rechargeable AA batteries and got about 20 hours worth of playback from each recharge. Sure, a CD doesn't hold 8GB worth of music, but I just used a CD-RW and re-wrote it every few weeks with a different selection of albums. Used to get between 350 and 400 tracks on a disk.

Sure, it's somewhat huge compared to an ipod, but you did say you were not too concerned with size. I regularly used to drop mine down the stairs and it barely even got scratched. The shock resistance mechanism was pretty damn good too, never missed a beat even if you held it and shook it as hard as you could.

Anyway, just thought I would throw it out there. Not sure if Sony still make decent MP3 CD players as this one was from about 2003 in the days before HDD and flash based portable music devices became popular. I used it for years, laughing at all the fools paying £100+ for fancy HDD / flash MP3 players when my £30 CD one was just as good... if somewhat bulky.