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Looking for a portable media player
mbriody
Posts: 199 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
I am looking for a flash-based MP3/video player with the following characteristics:
-[FONT="] flash based, at least 4gb storage standard
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-[FONT="] pocket friendly (weight and size)[/FONT]
-[FONT="] gym-friendly (most don’t allow camera phones)[/FONT]
-[FONT="] supports drag and drop file transfer (without drivers)[/FONT]
-[FONT="] 2” or larger screen[/FONT]
-[FONT="] supports playback of ‘standard’ resolution video e.g. 624 x 352, 640 x 480 etc without the need for conversion or transcoding[/FONT]
I suspect the last one is the difficult one to fulfil but its an absolute must for me. My current solution is my Vario III phone (aka HTC Tytn II). Unfortunately it’s a bit on the heavy side and is not suitable for the gym. I also own an Archos AV500 which meets most of the above but also fails on the size/weight criteria (it has a hard drive rather than being flash-based).
I have considered the Creative Zen which looks ideal except it requires video conversion. The 4Gb Archos 605 on the surface looks ideal but gets some horrible reviews on Amazon (lots of extras to pay for, slow wi-fi, file system corruption, very slow charging, washed-out colours).
Does my perfect device exist?
-[FONT="] flash based, at least 4gb storage standard
[/FONT]
-[FONT="] pocket friendly (weight and size)[/FONT]
-[FONT="] gym-friendly (most don’t allow camera phones)[/FONT]
-[FONT="] supports drag and drop file transfer (without drivers)[/FONT]
-[FONT="] 2” or larger screen[/FONT]
-[FONT="] supports playback of ‘standard’ resolution video e.g. 624 x 352, 640 x 480 etc without the need for conversion or transcoding[/FONT]
I suspect the last one is the difficult one to fulfil but its an absolute must for me. My current solution is my Vario III phone (aka HTC Tytn II). Unfortunately it’s a bit on the heavy side and is not suitable for the gym. I also own an Archos AV500 which meets most of the above but also fails on the size/weight criteria (it has a hard drive rather than being flash-based).
I have considered the Creative Zen which looks ideal except it requires video conversion. The 4Gb Archos 605 on the surface looks ideal but gets some horrible reviews on Amazon (lots of extras to pay for, slow wi-fi, file system corruption, very slow charging, washed-out colours).
Does my perfect device exist?
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