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Electronics MP3-Players Which MP3 Player to buy if you don’t want to go for all so common iPodWhich MP3 Player to buy if you don’t want to go for all so common iPod
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Wednesday, 26 December 2007 15:56
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iPod is good .. Perhaps one of the “consumer electronics” leap of our time but it has become kinda Microsoft of MP3 / Personal digital player,what choice do we have if we want to beat the rat race. After researching a little we have come up with the list of five which can rival iPod and for people who are looking for a Mac of MP3 players in this windows infiltrated world.
Sansa View
The 8.8mm thin Sansa View features music, photos, FM radio and audio books. The player supports playback of H.264, WMV and MPEG4 encoded videos, which can be watched on a 2.4″ (320×240 pixels) widescreen display.Manufactured by US-based Sandisk recently remodeled its Sansa View, a thin, candy-bar shaped device with a 2.4 inch screen that holds about 4,000 songs in its 16 GB of memory, double the biggest iPod Nano. At about $200, the same price as the most expensive iPod Nano, Sansa View has a bigger screen and more storage, and a slot that lets users add a memory card to expand its size. Plus, it and other devices also have FM tuners and a voice recorder. As for the navigation, Sansa View comes with a backlit scroll wheel. For additional storage capacity, the Sansa View packs a microSDHC slot that supports cards up to 24GB. Sandisk sells a plethora of models that compete with the iPod Shuffle, including the Clip and the Shaker, which looks like a classic salt shaker, but in pink.
Microsoft ZuneMicrosoft Corp last week refreshed its Zune digital media player range. The new range marks the second generation of Microsoft’s answer to Apple Inc’s iPod. The new Zunes come in 4 GB, 8 GB and 80 GB models. All models sport a feature that allows a user to automatically sync media via a WiFi network from a computer to the Zune when its battery is charging.The company also aims to tap the social networking phenomenon with Zune Social, a website for users to display music they like, share playlists and find friends with similar tastes.The new devices, set to go on sale in mid-November, are equipped with a circular navigational pad that allows a user to both ‘flick’ through options like on a touch screen or ‘click’ through choices.
The 4 GB model will sell at $149, the 8 GB Zune will cost $199 and the 80 GB model will be priced at $249. These prices are the same as similar sized iPods.
Sony Walkman NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610
Sony’s NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610 series of Walkman digital music players supports an open platform — which means they will play a variety of music formats such as MP3 and Microsoft Corp’s WMA, providing more choices for downloading and managing music and video collections online. Like Sandisk Sony Corp has also updated its digital player range with two new versions of its Walkman line. The Japanese company introduced a new version of its Sony Walkman that comes with the ability to play digital video, the latest potential rival to Apple Inc’s dominant iPod media player. The company plans to pull the plug on its Connect Music Services, which distributes music in Sony’s proprietary ATRAC audio format in North America and Europe.The models’ battery life allows up to eight hours of video playback for the NWZ-A810 series, which will sell for between $140 and $230. Battery life will be more than nine hours for the NWZ-S610 series, with prices ranging from $120 to $210. Creative Zen 
The Zen is Creative’s first MP3 Player/PMP to support AAC music and unprotected iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes store, in addition to MP3 and WMA formats. The Creative Zen is available in three different storage capactities to suit all budget and needs - 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. Users can expand the storage capacity with add-in SD cards.Creative recently introduced their lineup of flash-based Personal Media Player by the name of Zen. The Zen is credit card-sized player capable of photos, music and video playback for hours at a stretch. It does that on its 2.5-inch color LCD screen which supports up to 16.7 million colors in 320×240px resolution.Creative has updated its pricing for the 4GB and 16GB Zen models. The refreshed pricing sees a price drop of $20 on the 4GB model and $50 on the flagship 16GB one. The 8GB Creative Zen continues to sell for $200. Top 3 of portable music player based on market share : Apple : 81% | Sandisk : 5% | Microsoft : 4%
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