Please recommend a non-Apple mp3/music player
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 529 posts since 7 Mar, 2011
My 64gB iPod is essentially a worthless #$#@#$@ paperweight which sometimes will play audio and other times won't. Just a basically inconsistent piece of garbage.
I am looking for recommendations for a decent portable player that I can play in the car. I have USB-in as well as audio jack in the car deck.
Expandable memory would be nice, but not critical. Ease of battery change a plus.
Not looking to put music on phone, but maybe there is even a decent (cheap) non-Apple smartphone out there that would work well. Maybe having a screen would help?
Thanks for your input!
I am looking for recommendations for a decent portable player that I can play in the car. I have USB-in as well as audio jack in the car deck.
Expandable memory would be nice, but not critical. Ease of battery change a plus.
Not looking to put music on phone, but maybe there is even a decent (cheap) non-Apple smartphone out there that would work well. Maybe having a screen would help?
Thanks for your input!
- KVRAF
- 10598 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Somewhere near the Morgul Vale.
I would look at Cowon. I have an i9, I believe. Not upgradeable, but dependable, and excellent sound quality. Both my wife and father in law have one too, on my recommendation.
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- KVRian
- 643 posts since 17 Aug, 2015 from Finland
Maybe a Sony Walkman? The Premium model appears to have 256GB internal memory, but it costs a fortune and a half. Not sure if the Walkmans generally have expandable memory either.
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- KVRAF
- 7746 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
Maybe I'm missing the point but...
...if you just want this for the car and your car deck has a USB port then can't you just load up a USB memory stick and let the deck do the playback?
If not then I used to have a Sony walkman and that was great, sounded good, solid, easy to use etc. Though have generally used my phone for the last few years purely so I only had one device to worry about.
...if you just want this for the car and your car deck has a USB port then can't you just load up a USB memory stick and let the deck do the playback?
If not then I used to have a Sony walkman and that was great, sounded good, solid, easy to use etc. Though have generally used my phone for the last few years purely so I only had one device to worry about.
- KVRian
- 626 posts since 15 Jun, 2015
Google Pixel now comes in a 128 Gb version. I was finally able to transfer my entire music library off the 64 Gb iPod Touch I had outgrown. Pair that up with MediaMonkey, both PC and Android app, and you can sync music/playlists/album art on your phone the same way you would in iTunes. And it won't lose your music library every six months or so the way iTunes does.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 529 posts since 7 Mar, 2011
Can't find an i9, but there is an i10. Doesn't look like there's an option for 64gb or more.Bombadil wrote:I would look at Cowon. I have an i9, I believe. Not upgradeable, but dependable, and excellent sound quality. Both my wife and father in law have one too, on my recommendation.
Amazon is showing a 128gB model for $698 - why so expensive???AsPeeXXXVIII wrote:Maybe a Sony Walkman? The Premium model appears to have 256GB internal memory, but it costs a fortune and a half. Not sure if the Walkmans generally have expandable memory either.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 529 posts since 7 Mar, 2011
Well, I do use a stick to check mixes out in the car, but my current deck has a convoluted method of accessing and displaying folders and files on a small one line screen. (it's a pain in the butt )GaryG wrote:Maybe I'm missing the point but...
...if you just want this for the car and your car deck has a USB port then can't you just load up a USB memory stick and let the deck do the playback?
If not then I used to have a Sony walkman and that was great, sounded good, solid, easy to use etc. Though have generally used my phone for the last few years purely so I only had one device to worry about.
A phone may end up being the best option...
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 529 posts since 7 Mar, 2011
$%^#%$!! iTunes - would love to finally dump that! Problems all the timeRichieWitch wrote:Google Pixel now comes in a 128 Gb version. I was finally able to transfer my entire music library off the 64 Gb iPod Touch I had outgrown. Pair that up with MediaMonkey, both PC and Android app, and you can sync music/playlists/album art on your phone the same way you would in iTunes. And it won't lose your music library every six months or so the way iTunes does.
Yes, I'd just like to have the entire library on something. The 128gb Pixel looks great, but looks out of my price range at $800.
MediaMonkey and maybe a cheap second hand phone with a maxxed out micro sd card?...
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- 9087 posts since 15 Oct, 2017 from U.S.
I got a cheap little RCA tablet on sale,a 32gb Sd card, & downloaded Rocket Player. It's pretty decent. Touch screen w/ album cover thumbnails to scroll thru. It's just small enough to fit in a pocket & my partner is able to attach it to his GPS holder thingy in the car.
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