Zune.....sigh (MP3 suggestions?)

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

The Cowon J3 is a great player (top rated player on Head-Fi)

8GB version for $175

http://www.amazon.com/COWON-Portable-Media-Player-White/dp/B003JME322/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1317960646&sr=1-4

--or--

If you don't want to spend a lot,

This Sansa Clip+ (well received on Head-Fi)

8GB version for $59

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Sansa-Clip-Player-Black/dp/B002MAPS6W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1317960545&sr=8-4

Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.AiurProtoss

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.NVIDIATI

Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.AiurProtoss

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.NVIDIATI

What is COWON btw I have never heard of them

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

pygmahia5

[QUOTE="pygmahia5"]

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

IZoMBiEI

or you could like replace the battery and save yourself a $100+. rapidrepair. theres also tons a of videos on it on youtube. btw, your zune is called a zune flash incase if you didnt know which battery option to go for

or you could like replace the battery and save yourself a $100+. rapidrepair. theres also tons a of videos on it on youtube. btw, your zune is called a zune flash incase if you didnt know which battery option to go for

TheShadowLord07

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.NVIDIATI

That really is odd about your zune HD, when I had mine it had excelent battery life. Make sure you dont have the wifi on as that will drain the battery.

If your still looking for a player I would recommend the ipod touch 4g. You can get the 32gb one for $274 at Amazon. The only negative I had with it was having to use itunes, as I really dislike the software.

If your still looking for a player I would recommend the ipod touch 4g. You can get the 32gb one for $274 at Amazon. The only negative I had with it was having to use itunes, as I really dislike the software.

GTSaiyanjin2

[QUOTE="GTSaiyanjin2"]

If your still looking for a player I would recommend the ipod touch 4g. You can get the 32gb one for $274 at Amazon. The only negative I had with it was having to use itunes, as I really dislike the software.

masterdrat

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.AiurProtoss

What is COWON btw I have never heard of them

Avoid the ipod unless u want to be tied the awfull itunes for all your music. Have a look at the 'creative zen x fi' for a player, it sounds pretty amazing with a good set of headphones with the x fi chip doin its thing ive yet to hear any other player that touches it for sheer sound quality and thats the single most important thing for an mp3 player.

[QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

or you could like replace the battery and save yourself a $100+. rapidrepair. theres also tons a of videos on it on youtube. btw, your zune is called a zune flash incase if you didnt know which battery option to go for

pygmahia5

Does it matter when 99% of what he plays is probably MP3 format paired with a sub $100 pair of headphones?PS2_ROCKS

[QUOTE="IZoMBiEI"][QUOTE="pygmahia5"]

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

pygmahia5

[QUOTE="pygmahia5"][QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

or you could like replace the battery and save yourself a $100+. rapidrepair. theres also tons a of videos on it on youtube. btw, your zune is called a zune flash incase if you didnt know which battery option to go for

TheShadowLord07

I've ordered a Zune opening kit, replacement battery and replacement motherboard for Zune 80/120GB from that website. It's an easy repair to make to replace a battery. I would totally recommend it.Marfoo

I use my Zune loads and only charge it once a week. I find if your not constantly touching the device the battery will last forever.

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

pygmahia5

Well, i dont know what size you want, but the cowon x7 is great, I play it 6 hours a day while im at work and charge it once every 2 weeks.

Its interface takes a little getting used to, but once you are its fine.

Only 6months should have a year warrenty call Microsoft about it first imo.

[QUOTE="Marfoo"]I've ordered a Zune opening kit, replacement battery and replacement motherboard for Zune 80/120GB from that website. It's an easy repair to make to replace a battery. I would totally recommend it.pygmahia5

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.NVIDIATI

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]Why not an Ipod or Ipod touch, both have great battery. Its kind of funny how you should mention terrible battery, I have a 1st gen zune, you know those ugly brown bricks, and The battery is pretty sub par. I seems like they never focused ont he battery. Also to are you playing games or watching movies on your Zune HD that is probably why the battery is draining.gmaster456

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

pygmahia5

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

I bough a 16 gb Zune HD maybe 6 months ago and now after using it every day for maybe 2-3 hours a day on average, and now battery life is horrible. i charged it yesterday and now i already have to charge it again. What is a good MP3 that is relatively cheap? between 100-160 bucks. 8gb would definitely suffice.

I quite like my phillips gogear muse, good abttery life too (unless you play video).

[QUOTE="Marfoo"][QUOTE="donalbane"] Did you leave it charging all the time? If so, that's probably why your battery is bad now... unplug things like MP3 players and phones when they have a full charge, or you damage the battery. I've had a 64gb zune for about 1.5 years now, and it last a long, long while in-between charges. I just charge it when it get empty, then prompty unplug it once it's full. shakmaster13