Need help for MP3 player good for running and biking

[Digital Pimp]

Alright so I've been researching over the last few weeks for a player that can do well with biking and running. I was all gung-ho for the Apple Nano then i began to read the horror stories of the cracking of the LCD screen. I still might gte the nano but a bit wary now. I'm looking at maybe and Ipod Mini or possibly another player. Only thing is that the Creative ripping and burning software fucks up my PC for some odd reason. Any other recommendations?

[Hobbes874]

You could look into the 10GB Toshiba Gigabeats, a buddy of mine has one and he loves it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855167001

[WhoGivesARatsAss]

Get a creative zen micro or something.

[SuperDavidGT]

anything NOT with a hddrive. get the nano, those things are fucking indestructable, i dont know where you heard about screen cracking :s

[Chimera[NL]]

Get a creative zen micro or something.

I thought the Zens had micro HDDs. Meaning they are NOT meant for running.

[Downfall]

Problems surfacing with iPod Nano screen
Published: September 24, 2005, 12:38 PM PDT
By Michelle Meyers
CNET News.com Staff
TrackBack Print E-mail TalkBack

Some owners of Apple Computer's new "impossibly small" iPod Nano are starting to wonder if the device is also impossibly delicate.

The most widespread complaint about the otherwise highly praised device seems to be that the color display screen gets scratched extremely easily.

Nano owner Brian Cason posted one of 250-some threads in response to a recent post on Apple's discussion board about screen scratching.

"I don't really care if the case on my Nano gets scratched but my screen has scratched up so badly that all the images are starting to become distorted," Cason wrote, echoing the sentiment of many others in the discussion. "I have only carried it in my small pocket in my shorts and nothing is in there to scratch it. I still can't figure how the screen looks like it has been rubbed with sandpaper when the entire time it has been safe in my pocket (with absolutely no items)."

But this week several users also started complaining about screens cracking, or failing, inexplicably. Nano owner Matthew Peterson set up the site, flawedmusicplayer.com (formerly ipodnanoflaw.com) to tell the story about how his Nano screen shattered after just four days, to see if others have had the same problem, and to suggest that Apple recall the Nano and use a stronger screen product.

"It is way too fragile. Apple markets it in a pocket. Hell, Steve Jobs himself pulls it out of his when he announces it," wrote Peterson, who himself was smitten with the Nano upon its release. "It was in my pocket as I was walking and I sat down. No, I didn’t sit on it."
Big plans for the small screen
Google builds empire to rival Microsoft
Making sense of worms and other pests
Microsoft's nightmare
Previous Next

An Apple official was not immediately available for comment on the alleged problems with Nano screens.

Some Nano owners have written to flawedmusicplayer.com, challenging its premise and arguing that they haven't had any problems with their screens. They chalk problems up to user abuse and reference an Ars Technica report that shows the Nano holds up to extreme circumstances.

Several, however, e-mailed with similar screen failures and debated whether the problem is caused by a design flaw or poor manufacturing, maybe just in an isolated batch.

iPodnn pointed out that at least one iPod repair company, iPodResQ, has temporarily raised the price of Nano LCD repair "due to LCD availability and overwhelming demand."

Last June, Apple agreed to settle several class action suits over the battery life of earlier iPod models, offering extended service warranties and $50 store credits to consumers who lodged complaints.

http://news.com.com/Problems+surfacing+with+iPod+Nano+screen/2100-1041_3-5880307.html

then again its only 1 article and the only one i have seen abotu this. I havnt heard anyone realy complain about it though

[Chimera[NL]]

I have. I've heared multiple people on multiple boards complaining the screen is way too fragile. Some guy was even shouting how his clothes would scratch the screen.

I have to say though my new Ipod 20 GB Color is also quite fragile. When I bought it, I didn't buy a cover along with it because I thought the thing would be fine in my pocket. After all my cellphone is in there every day and it's screen is still perfect. Turns out I was sadly mistaken. The thing scratches if you even look at the damn thing and my screen allready has some nasty ass scratches on it that really piss me off. The fact that I didn't buy a cover and the whole thing being my fault pisses me off even more. :(

[Digital Pimp]

oh there is a big one on the inquirer, people returning theirs in large numbers in England. The cracks of the screen are originating from where the big main chips are. Funny you would think they would place the big chips in the are between the LCD and touch wheel. The Nano seems like a wondeful idea and the true evolution of music players but there was some bad design choices from the board designers.

http://homepage.mac.com/matthewdotcom/flaw/index_files/image006.jpg

Conclusion: I think I'm gonna go with a 4gig Mini and see how that works out, I mean i got 5K USD from my parents for my B-Day (purchasing a good number of things with it: MP3 player, XBox 360, Laptop, Plane Ticket to visit marine friend in Hawaii next summer, and either a HDTV or a PS3)

[Chimera[NL]]

I think this kinda answers the people who were wondering how the hell this thing could be so cheap.

[tisl]

It's not really cheap. 4GB for $250. When a 20GB iPod (a new one, straight from Apple) is $300.

[no_nonsense4857]

iriver. Its my dream buy will soon go for it. 1Gb costs ~$180 and is flash based. Sounds great also. Even the head phones that come with it are very good.

[RogerWilco]

I use the Creative MuVo Micro N200 1 GB player. I use it almsot exclusively for biking and running. I have no complaints. It works very well, last a long time, and sounds great.

You can get it fairly cheap at amazon: HERE (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006G9HMA/102-4253354-6879309?v=glance)

[King Speedy]

Apple has responded to the cracked screen issue. Basically, if it's cracked, they'll replace it for free. By the way, Apple stated that the problem was present in less than 0.1% of all iPod nanos on the market. I'd definitely say that's the way to go, especially with the nifty armband holder they made with runners in mind.

[WhoGivesARatsAss]

I hate ipods, with a passion.

[Digital Pimp]

Goddamn just when I buy my mini they address the issue, FUCK.