Which MP3 player for Mrs Jont

[jont]

Want to get Mrs Jont an MP3 player for her birthday. Being a valve amp music man this is alien territory ... are there options beyond the ubiquitous iPod (I hear Creative have some good offerings)?

Any suggestions most welcomed .. mainly to free my desk from CD's scattered elbow deep.

[RuralWeb]

ipod for me every time

[leehack]

When you've decided, take a picture of it and then take a picture of the MiL when she is sleeping. Put both in a card and say 'when this goes for good, you get this for good'

[pinbrook]

are there options beyond the ubiquitous iPod

no ............... there aren't

[Jan]

I have a Creative Zen player, very good for me, nice big screen to make it easy to select what to play, loads of space and it sounds good. Haven't checked for a while and have had it for a year and a half now but it was reviewed as the best when I got it.

Regards,

[leehack]

I must get an ipod, if for nothing else but to understand what all the fuss is about.

[george]

Creative Zen V

Various types depending on needs and budget. Small, tough, rechargable via usb. Miss G has an ipod and I wouldn't swap it for this wee marvel.

[Mark H]

The new iPod Touch, which is basically the iPhone without the phone is mindblowing. To touch one is to need one. If you really don't want to buy one, do not go near an Apple shop.

[Cheapprices4u]

i have archos have done for years

top player some will play avi files aswell when on long trips

i have the old jukebox, and the Av700

not a huge fan of the ipod myself have a look there some nice players

www.scan.co.uk sell them
and asda do some of them

[Mike Hughes]

There are better players around than the ipod. Other players have better sound, play more file types, are less fragile and offer more for the money.

But if it's a present for the mrs then an ipod is the only answer. Anything else will be seen as a slap in the face.

Mike

[wfl]

Ipod all the way - does what it says on the tin, nice to use, looks the biz and ours are lasting well.

Factory integrated in to car hifi big +. Use it with Mac at home PC at work.

We don't use Apple ear phones but have some decent in ear ones which probably make a bit of difference.

[gabrielcrowe]

get an old ipod, and strip out that crappy apple interface.

in fact any mp3 player will run the amazing rockbox

[pinbrook]

There are better players around than the ipod. Other players have better sound, play more file types, are less fragile and offer more for the money.

very true indeed, i'm on my 3rd ipod.

I also have a walkman mp3 player (NW-A1000) also whilst it is more robust, it doesn't have the ipod click wheel...

[pinbrook]

in fact any mp3 player will run the amazing rockbox

cool Gabe, i was using sharepod.

BOT don't get sony coz sonic stage is pants.... unless you use rockbox

[gabrielcrowe]

the other day i found a tool that let you use any mp3 device with itunes.

including cheap supermarket mp3 players. a few of them actually.

this is one that worked for me:
http://www.binaryfortress.com/itunes-sync/

for all those people who want itunes, but dont want to put up with the ipod.