Portable audio player (hands down the best one ever)

[Travis Roy]

>
> I got an mp3 player for my sister for christmas.  I'm one of those  
> guys that spend like a week researching anything before i buy it,  
> no matter how trivial.  the best one i found was from a company  
> called Cowon.
>
> http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/
>


I have a friend that has the A2 and I must say it is very nice. The  
only gripe is that the joystick control feels like its going to snap  
like a twig (but it hasn't).

> they have a wide range of players, but the iAudio g3 was the one i  
> chose, due to these features:
>
> MP3/WMA/ASF/WAV/OGG Player
> Voice Recording / FM Radio / Direct MP3 Encoding / Removable Disk
> Up to 50 hrs of playback (not far from accurate)
> Mac/Linux compatible (it shows up as a normal USB drive, SOO MUCH  
> BETTER than some crappy sync software, imho, *cough* itunes)
>
> one cool features is that it has a standard 1/8" for line-in, which  
> can directly encode CDs to mp3 (auto track seperation on silence).
> it's a litttttle bit on the pricey side ($90 for 1gb, $120 for 2),  
> but for what you get it's worth it.  plus i think some of their  
> other models are cheaper.
>
> -chris
>
>
> Cole Tuininga wrote:
>> Hey folks -
>> I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it  
>> may
>> finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player.   
>> Looking
>> for any suggestions...  My requirements are:
>>
>> * Inexpensive
>> * Linux compatible
>> * Inexpensive
>> * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required)
>> * Inexpensive
>> * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?)
>> * Inexpensive
>>
>> I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty.  Thoughts?
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>>
>
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