Sony Vaio MP3 Player better than IPOD?!

[kombat96 10+ year member]

the 1 gig sandisk is better or at the very least on the similar ipod level.

 

[Cris 10+ year member]

the 1 gig sandisk is better or at the very least on the similar ipod level.

alright dude. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Stupid cnet editors, what do they know?

 

[kombat96 10+ year member]

My point. and cnet is god.

 

[OldOneEye 10+ year member]

Seems that MS is working on a solution called Plays for Sure. It will let you plug any certified PFS MP3 player into a compatible controller and control it like you would an IPOD. Not sure if they will be showing decks at CES 2006 that control MP3 players with this standard, but its coming. All through the a USB cable connection.

Juan

Ipod for the win. There exists no better mp3 player to car solution at the time being, period.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Ipod for the win. There exists no better mp3 player to car solution at the time being, period.

no better stand alone player? eh.... debatable but its **** good

integrated? omnifi-takes the cake. the sq is amazing and the interface/implementation is amazing

 

[Do_ 10+ year member]

What about Creative Zen's? I have one and I like it much. 30GB for 180$. They are all moddable too so if you feel like you don't have enough space anymore you can crack it open and install a 60GB. It uses Laptop Slim HD's.

 

[OldOneEye 10+ year member]

Omni Fi implementation best? Uh, debatable. They pretty much pulled the plug on it, you had to have another DIN opening to mount the controller, and they gave up before all the software was worked out. When 60 gigs of storage is about the size of a deck of playing cards, its hard to make the case for the OmniFi (especially at the price it launched at). I saw the writing on the wall and sold mine cheap.

Juan

no better stand alone player? eh.... debatable but its **** good
integrated? omnifi-takes the cake. the sq is amazing and the interface/implementation is amazing

 

[Spac3d 10+ year member]

Anything is better than an iPod.

If you want excellent SQ, look for an iRiver.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Omni Fi implementation best? Uh, debatable. They pretty much pulled the plug on it, you had to have another DIN opening to mount the controller, and they gave up before all the software was worked out. When 60 gigs of storage is about the size of a deck of playing cards, its hard to make the case for the OmniFi (especially at the price it launched at). I saw the writing on the wall and sold mine cheap.
Juan

im talking about now, not then. the sq difference is enough to make it a much better option. not to mention that you can get the dmp 1 with the wifi adapter and the home media center with some other goodies for about 150? and the hdd is easy to upgrade.... its beyond awesome. and i love the faceplate. easy to use and looks slick

 

[ismelllikepoop 10+ year member]

that sony was released in the us under the vaio pocket name a little over a year ago. i have one and its a bit bulky but very solidly built and pretty good battery life, but i think i might rather have the 5g ipod now. cnet sucks

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

im talking about now, not then. the sq difference is enough to make it a much better option. not to mention that you can get the dmp 1 with the wifi adapter and the home media center with some other goodies for about 150? and the hdd is easy to upgrade.... its beyond awesome. and i love the faceplate. easy to use and looks slick

are they still for sale from the company or do you have to buy em used now off like ebay or something?

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

and i was just lookin around and is smartdisk a decent brand? their media players look pretty sick