Bananatree Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Ok, so the iPod is a pretty cool gadget. It plays music, and can play a lot of it without switching discs at all.However, I'm sick of this stupid device. I can't set it down without wondering if I am going to let the battery die, or if I am actually going to have enough battery time to play out my day. I've actually stopped carting it around as I think that it's not totally worth it to take it on the bus.So I am thinking about just going back to plain 'ole compact disc. I mean, I have a CD burner, over 100 CDs and a minidisc player/recorder. I don't see why I'd need a MP3 jukebox for any reason at all.Does anyone have any recommendations for a smallish to small CD player?I want some good battery life, it has to run on either gumsticks with an AC adapter AND AA adapter or AC adapter and AAs. Good battery life is essential, 10 realistic hours rather than 8 projected hours that I am supposed to be getting with my iPod.Sound and portability come next, I hear the DNE-300 fares good, however it looks a bit bulky and about that size would be my maximum.For sound, a dedicated line-out is a major plus, and a MD link optical out is even better. Things like mp3/ATRAC are completely un-needed, but won't be shunned.Anyways, any suggestions would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I know nothing of these "CD players" you speak of [], but just to answer the inevitable question, what's your maximum budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 if only you'd get rid of the mac zombie, then you'd be a productive member of the community again. hehe.how much did you pay for degrassi jnr high? easily the best canadian show i've ever watched. where would you be purchasing from? future shop has a pretty crappy range on it's website, ebay perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I'm in this position too. I looked at an iPod mini which can be bought for NZ$320. Then I thought wow, that's $320. And I saw a DNE300 for $149 which is attractive. But it's big and ugly. How's the DNE700? It's $199. That's still $129 cheaper than the iPod, and about 199 times better than my current portable situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I'd rather purchase from a brick and mortar, but I'll probably go with the internet, since the selection in Canada is dismal.I don't want to spend much more than 100 USD, maybe more if I can sell my iPod. Which I may or may not due, since it is a pretty cool toy, that I can use to store files from school and what not.Atrain, sadly, future shop is the biggest electronic retailer in Canada (to my knowledge) and their "selection" hinders sales of brands like iRiver. Canada is probably the opposite of Japan in regards to electronics, our retailers carry the extreme bottom of the line, then top, nothing really in between. Everyone just loves cheap and mediocre here.Edit: Degrassi Jr. High ran me about 40 CAD or so. Funny enough, the DVD is issued by an american public access channel, even though the series (and it's spinoff/sequel high) happens to be the best Canadian series I've ever seen or care to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Until the I-Pod has anything near gapless playback I'm never even touching one.I really don't see the appeal an audio player that doesn't play audio very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted April 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Seems we losted some posts.So I am still looking a CD player for CD playback in a portable context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kardon Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 why ae you ridding of your iPod? the battery life? And i dont find future shops selection all that bad. You looking for a MP3 cd player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted April 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Futureshop only has Pana, RCA, JVC and Sony CD players, as well as some lower quality players... but I won't mention those.Mp3/ATRAC wouldn't be a terrible addition to a CD player, but it isn't needed as I cannot burn ATRAC, and most of my music is mpeg4/aac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 (edited) hello! the iRiver SlimX series is a good line of mp3 cd players. imp-300, 400 and 550 i think. the imp-550 line is very thin and light. i've handled it in a shop.i think the battery life is pretty good too. and if you play mp3 cds the remote control displays the title and id3 tag information. some mp3 cd players don't and it's annoying as hell.i think if you're going to buy a cd player in this day and age, might as well buy one which can play mp3 cds on top of being able to play normal audio cds for the convenience. the price range is about the same anyway. Edited April 14, 2005 by skategem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 An iRiver cd player is 2nd on the list right now as I will have to order it off the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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