MP3 Player, what kind? please help!

[JetfireK]

I want to buy an MP3 player for my Yaris liftback that comes with the MP3 plug in. Can you advise which player would be best. I just want to download songs for the car.
After I buy this MP3 player may I come back and ask you how to download songs if I don't understand the directions? I will appreciate any advice you can give me. Thank you....

[Altitude]

Sony Walkman.

[Slick]

ipod FTW lol. easy peasy on getting songs on it lol. You can pick a nano for super cheap

[IllusionX]

ipod FTW lol. easy peasy on getting songs on it lol. You can pick a nano for super cheap

it's better him to use a "normal" mp3 player that he can simply drag and drop his songs... ipod+itune+sync... no way.

[DevilGirl]

it's better him to use a "normal" mp3 player that he can simply drag and drop his songs... ipod+itune+sync... no way.

I've tried those. Found they don't hold up well. Have to have a constant supply of batteries around. The internal, rechargeable batter of the iPods is easier to deal with.

Not to mention that iTunes is really easy to use. In a sense you can just "drag and drop" what songs you want on there. Just add whatever songs you have to your library, then drag and drop to the iPod.

My problem I've had is picking exactly which songs I want on my iPod. With a library of well over 8000(? at least about 20-some days straight playing of) songs, it's hard to pick ones to fit on an 8gb iPod...

[Slick]

yeah, i bought a 120gb, what a waster of money. I have 5 movies and 3800 songs and the capacity meter is only up a quarter inch. The whole damn bar is almost 4 lol.

[Altitude]

it's better him to use a "normal" mp3 player that he can simply drag and drop his songs... ipod+itune+sync... no way.

+1

Don't let yourself be shackled by iTunes or iPod for that matter.

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

The iPod - iTunes ecosystem is extremely easy to use - too easy for some peoples' tastes apparently. They'd rather fight with lashed-up solutions that require constant fiddling just to make them work. My own preference is listening to music with as little extra fiddling as possible.

[tehbillis]

The Zune has been a trustworthy companion for me. And the Zune subscription service is pretty sweet to.

[scape]

sansa

[frownonfun]

something from the Creative Zen series. but really u are gonna end up getting several opinions for or against pretty much every player out there so this is just one of those things that comes down to personal preference. but if your preference is to be told what to buy then buy a zen x-fi or zen x-fi2.

[arunto]

Sansa Clip...easy to use, drag & drop, FM radio, SQ better than a ipod.

[RUFFSTUFF]

I've tried those. Found they don't hold up well. Have to have a constant supply of batteries around. The internal, rechargeable batter of the iPods is easier to deal with.


It's been awhile since most Mp3 players used disposable batteries. FWIW nothing is easier than a removable drive interface. iTunes is a joke. You can get a 2GB Sansa player for about $30 and be totally happy...

[Slick]

IPOD FTW DAMNIT IMO lol


Gotta love name brand haha

[BailOut]

JetfireK,

Have you considered just burning a DVD-ROM full of MP3s? It will play in the stock stereo and you get 4GB of space for about $0.50. This also means that you don't have to manage a secondary device.

[Shroomster]

JetfireK,

Have you considered just burning a DVD-ROM full of MP3s? It will play in the stock stereo and you get 4GB of space for about $0.50. This also means that you don't have to manage a secondary device.

If i remember correctly the dvd-rom would be 8gb and a regular mp3 cd would be 4 gb...it's a good option IMO.

[RUFFSTUFF]

If i remember correctly the dvd-rom would be 8gb and a regular mp3 cd would be 4 gb...it's a good option IMO.



Nope. CD-R 700mb. DVD-5 4.7Gb. DVD-9 (Dual Layer) 8.5Gb.

[RUFFSTUFF]

Since when does the stock radio play DVD's?

[BailOut]

Since when does the stock radio play DVD's?

Doh! My mistake, all. I was still waking up and I confused my old stock stereo with the aftermarket one I have now. Sorry about that.

As has been pointed out, you would get 700MB of storage for about $0.15 rather than 4GB at $0.50. Still it's much cheaper and easier to manage than an externalMP3 player.

[DevilGirl]

Doh! My mistake, all. I was still waking up and I confused my old stock stereo with the aftermarket one I have now. Sorry about that.

As has been pointed out, you would get 700MB of storage for about $0.15 rather than 4GB at $0.50. Still it's much cheaper and easier to manage than an externalMP3 player.

Except for when you want to change out a specific playlist or rearrange a playlist. Once it's on the CD, it's there. So if you wanted to listen to just one particular song, you need to find it on the cd. I used to make my own cd's all the time. Typically can only get about 15 songs on average on a CD. So that's a lot more CD's to have to carry around inte car, taking up space, not to mention the time flipping through them.

This is why I suggest the iPod. While it is namebrand, and costs a little more, if you go with the Nano, you have a screen, can easily flip through the songs (playlist, genre, artist, song title, etc) to find a particular one you want to listen to at that time. Not to mention the creation/rearrangemet of playlists. Oh, and the new Nano's have a camera and an FM receiver in them (finally!!!).

I've tried (and still have) a Sansa and one other than I can't remember the brand of. I found them to be garbage. The use of external batteries means having to have a constant supply of batteries with you (major pain, at least I found it that way). If Sansa or the others makes any with internal rechargable batteries, you're better off with one of those, but I still say iPod FTW!

[BailOut]

Except for when you want to change out a specific playlist or rearrange a playlist. Once it's on the CD, it's there. So if you wanted to listen to just one particular song, you need to find it on the cd. I used to make my own cd's all the time. Typically can only get about 15 songs on average on a CD. So that's a lot more CD's to have to carry around inte car, taking up space, not to mention the time flipping through them.

I think you're speaking about making an audio CD when what I'm speaking of is loading up a data CD with 700MB of MP3s arranged in any folders (which are used as lists) you like, played randomly, in sequence, or by finding the one song you like (which would, by default, be in alphabetical order in whatever folder you placed it in, making it quite easy to locate).

If you ever want to make changes just burn another $0.15 CD-R. This is exactly what I did until my OEM stereo stopped working properly.

[talnlnky]

I've had mp3 capable decks since 2001. mp3 cd's are cool in the sense that you can back up literally 10CD's on one cd... or if you do a giant mix... you can get A LOT of good songs on one disc... talking in the range of 150-200 on average depending on song length and encoding process.

The problem I had with them is...
Usually decks will only do random play within a folder. So if organize the songs by type (ie. rap, rock, techno) then if you put it on random and are in the rock folder you will ONLY hear rock... sometimes I want to hear it all. And if you don't organzie the songs into folders somehow you end up with 200 or so songs all in the same directory and its a pain in the butt to find that one song you want to hear (unless you know which track it is.... and have a remote to enter in the 3 digit number.

Also...mp3 discs take longer to load and start playing... they are slightly delayed. An mp3 player shouldn't have any delay, turn on, push aux button... push play and you have sound.

Something I once started to do was actually backup all my cd's in mp3 format and then burn them to cd's so my car wouldn't have any of the CD's I paid for in it... that way if I got broken into... only my mp3 backup copies would be stolen.

The main downside to an external player such as an ipod is that they run on battery power... and if you hook them up to the cig lighter to charge you will most likely get a ground loop noise.

[sqcomp]

Gotta love the ground noise!

[dean_park]

iPod/iPhone. I'm typing this on my iPod touch. Can't beat auto forum + apps + mp3s etc.

[enobmort42]

ipod lol

[centrysis]

I just plug the headphone jack of my phone into the aux port.

[drew113087]

so it sounds like the simplest solution is either a data mp3 cd; and if ur HU can play mp3's off of a dvd or even better a DL DVD then more power to u. I used to put my music on mp3 cds. On average I would be able to fit the discography of an entire artist on a one to two cds. If u like aftermarket Headunits, then getting one w/ a usb port would be a good solution. Be wary These headunits can also limit how much is put on one disk.(# of folders, # of files, maximum gigs it can read, and max # of files per folder.) What I found very annoying was the 250 folder limit on my JVC HU (pretty much 1 folder per album). Alpine has seem to overcome this problem with their intuitive new search engine (QUICK SEARCH)...which allows u to search by artist, album ect; without having to spend hours making some crazy folder/filename scheme in order to get the songs and albums in the correct order.

[Arkhangel]

The Zune has been a trustworthy companion for me. And the Zune subscription service is pretty sweet to.

Zune here, 30gb ,plays MP3 and WMA

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

It's been awhile since most Mp3 players used disposable batteries. FWIW nothing is easier than a removable drive interface. iTunes is a joke. You can get a 2GB Sansa player for about $30 and be totally happy...

You can get a Chevy Aveo cheaper than a Yaris, too. Does that make it better?

[Alien Mantis]

Chevy Aveo is a Daewoo.

FAIL!

:thumbdown:

iTunes SUCKS. What a crappy glob of BLOATWARE.

[IsLNdbOi]

If it's just going to stay in the Yaris, don't waste the money on an expensive digital audio player. Just get something basic like a Sandisk Sansa.

[phenoyz77]

i just got the X-series sony (32gig)...expensive but its WORTH-IT!!!
I love the slacker feature...i plug it in the available mp3 and it plays
awesome (AUDIO n VIDEO)...easy drag-n-drop to wmp
BUY a good wire for the plug-in..I bought the monster
wire for mp3 player...

[OT-since mininova is gone any new site suggestion to dl mp3 songs]

Happy New year to All

[goku87]

+1

Don't let yourself be shackled by iTunes or iPod for that matter.

+2 lol

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...The main downside to an external player such as an ipod is that they run on battery power... and if you hook them up to the cig lighter to charge you will most likely get a ground loop noise.

Gotta love the ground noise!

Has anyone ever thought of cutting the aux line and soldering in an audio transformer somewhere in-line with the cable between the aux jack and the head unit in the car as a permanent installation? I don't see why this wouldn't get rid of the ground loop, since that is what it was designed for in the first place lol.