I need help buying a new MP3 player.

Alright, well, my iPod has been on it's last leg for awhile (over the last three months I've had to restore its settings about ten times) and now my music collection is larger than the memory on it, so I figure it's finally time to get a new one. But, instead of just buying a new iPod with more room, I would love it if I could get some suggestions of something better. I hear a lot people bashing the iPod, so if there is indeed something better out there I would love to hear about it (the only other one I've really heard about is the Zune, but I've also heard the battery is pretty poor). These are the only things I need from an MP3:

• Best possible sound quality (obviously).
• Battery life of 15 or more hours (and one that lasts a good while, if possible).
• Memory of 80 GBs or more (preferably more).
• Built to last (I'm pretty disappointed with the average life of my last two iPods).

So, any suggestions?

ZUNE HD, september 15th, no other options, get it

http://gizmodo.com/search/zune%20hd

Either ZUNE or Ipod classic

Go with a Zune. My only serious problem with the Ipod Touches has been the space. 16-32GB is not enough.

zune 120 or 80

30 hours of battery

bigger screen

ZUNE HD, september 15th, no other options, get it

http://gizmodo.com/search/zune%20hd

StaRzeG

Please read my post first, but thanks anyway though.

ZUNE HD, september 15th, no other options, get it

http://gizmodo.com/search/zune%20hd

StaRzeG

yo i cant wait..............

ZUNE HD, september 15th, no other options, get it

http://gizmodo.com/search/zune%20hd

StaRzeG

The amount of truth flowing from this post is superfluous

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ZUNE HD, september 15th, no other options, get it

http://gizmodo.com/search/zune%20hd

yabbicoke

Please read my post first, but thanks anyway though.

zune battery is not poor 30 hours is good!!!

try the x - series walkman

or the arcaos

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ZUNE HD, september 15th, no other options, get it

http://gizmodo.com/search/zune%20hd

anshuk20002

Please read my post first, but thanks anyway though.

zune battery is not poor 30 hours is good!!!

Yeah it is, but that isn't at all what I'm talking about, the Zune HD is 32GBs, which is waaaaay too small for me (which I said in my first post).

Also, I don't want a bigger screen since I won't be watching any videos on it AT ALL, so a bigger screen for me is just a waste of battery power.

Get a Cowon. They are, at stock, the best sounding players, support a lot of formats, and have great battery life.Neon-Tiger

I was hoping you would post, thanks so much!

I have a zune and I love it. I would tell you to get the zune HD becuase it looks basically perfect, with 100 hours of music playback on a charge, a touch screen, super fast web browsing, hdmi output and a great screen, but it is only 32gb. I really wish they would release one with a hdd that was 160 gb. If you need a lot of space get a 120gb zune, if not get zune HD.

Plus zunes have a wifi marketplace with subscription (for those of you who pay for music) wirless synicing and a great software that allows really easy sharing and a bunch of cool feature which will be used with zune hd

I bought a Zune and it crapped out in a week (but defective products are quite normal for ALL electronics). It pissed me off, but it happens. My problem with MS is that the customer service was a flippin joke. I got so fed up with it that I jumped ship and bought another ipod (i had a 5.5g 30gb iPod, now I got a 120gb). If you like ipods, then by all means by it. Both players are good. You wouldn't be wrong with either (although, I love the bigger album art on the Zune).

im an ipod person....but the zune is great

I was looking at the Samsung P3, but I couldn't find one anywhere. Now that the specs for the Zune HD are out, I'm seriously considering that. You should also note that MS is undercutting the price of the iTouch with their Zunes.

Your only high-capacity mp3 player options are the iPod and Zune.

Cowon players are fine, but they're just aslimited in space as any other flash-based device, and aren't going to last you any longer than any other brand. Quality has gone out the window in devices like this, and they're built to last a few years then fall apart so you have to buy another.

Your only high-capacity mp3 player options are the iPod and Zune.

Cowon players are fine, but they're just aslimited in space as any other flash-based device, and aren't going to last you any longer than any other brand. Quality has gone out the window in devices like this, and they're built to last a few years then fall apart so you have to buy another.

DJ_Lae

but everything else on the tc lists fits with cowon and i believe the best choice is cowoncanucks12792