Recommend 'my dad' an MP3 player • Non-Gaming • Online Shopping • Eurogamer.net

Murbs 18 Dec 2006 12:45:41 25,152 posts
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The family are going to get him one to take down the gym and on a cruise early next year.

Requirements:

Flash memory
Fairly Small
Battery operated or rechargeable from a mains adapter
~1gb capacity

Carlo 18 Dec 2006 12:46:27 21,801 posts
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ipod shuffle?

Murbs 18 Dec 2006 12:47:30 25,152 posts
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Thought of the shuffle, but one supporting playlists and with a screen would be preferable.

Carlo 18 Dec 2006 12:48:38 21,801 posts
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Any other constraints you want to tell us about before recommending another one?

/hissy

Murbs 18 Dec 2006 12:51:00 25,152 posts
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Nope

joey 18 Dec 2006 12:52:16 297 posts
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2 GB nano, Ł99, most likey one he could actually use. I know it's not cool to recommend an iPod in these parts, but they are still the best, and you can get a mains charger for peanuts.

jellyhead 18 Dec 2006 12:55:52 24,356 posts
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How long does Flash Ram last nowadays?
My old muvo died a year ago and i'm a bit dubious about getting a flash based player as they have a limited lifespan, i was wondering if the new models have any longevity issues?

Murbs 18 Dec 2006 13:15:04 25,152 posts
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Ja_Long wrote:
Why is 'my dad' in inverted commas?

... No reason really, other than these are normally 'recommend me...' threads.

Murbs 18 Dec 2006 13:18:55 25,152 posts
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I did look at those Fruit_Salad, but given it may be taken on a four month round-the-world cruise where access to a USB port will be difficult at best, something running on one AAA battery or that comes with it's own charger would be preferable. I believe you can buy chargers for things like the Ipod shuffle.

Dougs 18 Dec 2006 13:21:14 100,414 posts
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Creative Nano's are good. You get about 18 hours off one AAA, dunno if play lists are supported though. The gf loves hers.

Surferrosa 21 Dec 2006 02:16:32 471 posts
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Sansa-m240-1Gb-Player/dp/B000CDE6IW/sr=8-5/qid=1166667322/ref=pd_ka_5/203-2945542-2649538?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

or

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-MP3M1G

or

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-MP3M2G

Edited by surfer rosa at 02:19:10 21-12-2006

aine 21 Dec 2006 03:35:38 717 posts
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Go on ebay and get a cheap one. I had a no-name 512mb player that worked fine for aages. Miles better than a Shuffle as well - it had a screen, for starters. The only reason I'm not using it now is ... well, it's only 512mb.