More than a year and a half out the video iPod, the Zen Vision: M (better than the iPod in all but the entire design and management), and even longer since he left the fantastic iAudio X5 that the experts is the which has better sound quality.
The leading companies have already renewed their products, Apple has updated its range with the Ipod Classic, Microsoft did not get the Zune in Europe and has already released the Zune 2, whereas Cowon iAUDIO is a dot to get the Cowon A3.
Theoretically it is high time to take a substitute Creative Zen Vision: M ...
In the meantime I have prepared a list of the best hard drive mp3 players you can find in Spain.
It is very important that you have in mind this is a list of mp3 players, pmp not therefore even though we all play video, what I value most is the ability to play audio. Well here you have this mini summary, analysis, review of the best MP3 players on the market. And the best is ... .. (Read at the end of post):
30GB Cowon A2
30GB capacity
Dimensions: 133.4 x 78.5 x 22 mm
Weight: 298 grams
Display: 4 "TFT LCD with 480 x 272 pixels resolution and color 16.000k
Battery life: up to 14 hours of audio or 8 hours of video
Audio:
Sopot audio formats: MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV. It also supports AC3 5.1 audio channel FM radio and recording
Voice Recorder (mono)
Equalizer: 5 band adjustable
SNR (signal-to-noise ratio): 95dB
Images:
Supported image formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG (including Zoom)
Ability to view photos while listening to music
Ability to view the album cover to listen
Video:
Supported video formats: DivX, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG4-SP and WMV
Video recording resolution of 640 × 480 pixel resolution and MP3 audio (if you connect to the TV of course)
Component TV out, support NTSC and PAL. Meaning you can play your content on TV.
Support subtitles files (format?)
Other:
UMS: Works on any operating system (Windows, Linux or Mac). Copy and paste!
USB 2.0 and USB Host (OTG): Allows transfer photos directly from your camera or other storage medium via usb.
Clock, alarm and ability to schedule recordings
Creative Zen Vision: M
30GB of capacity in a 1.8-inch hard drive
Dimensions: 104 x 62 x 18.6 mm
Weight: 163 grams
Display: 2.5 "TFT LCD with 320 x 240 pixels resolution and 262K colors
Battery life: up to 14 hours audio or 4 hours of video
Audio:
Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA (including DRM10/Janus) and WAV
Radio FM radio, radio recording, ability to set 32 stations
Voice Recorder (mono)
Equalizer: 5 band adjustable
SNR (signal-to-noise ratio): up to 97dB
Images:
Supported image formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF (including Zoom)
Ability to view photos while listening to music
Ability to view the album cover to listen
Video:
Sopot video formats: DivX, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG4-SP, WMV9, Motion-JPEG
Component TV out, support NTSC and PAL. Meaning you can play your content on TV. For this you must buy an extra cable of 2nd €!
Other:
Ability to configure as a hard disk and removable from 512mb 16gb capacity
USB 2.0 (as we all now)
Charging time with AC adapter: 2.5 hours, 6 hours USB
MTP: Required to install the Creative software to put music, video, photos ...
Note: If you are using Linux and Lo Curro you can also transfer some files
Clock and Alarm
Ipod Classic
80GB capacity
Dimensions: 110 x 61.8 x 8 mm
Weight: 120 grams
Display: 2.5 "TFT LCD with 320 x 240 pixels resolution
Battery life: up to 30 hours audio or 5 hours of video
Audio:
Sopot audio formats: MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV FM radio and recording
EQ: Yes
SNR (signal-to-noise ratio):?
Images:
Supported image formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG
Ability to view photos while listening to music:?
Ability to view the album cover to listen
Video:
Supported video formats: MOV, MPEG-4, H.264
TV out component, NTSC and PAL support:?
Other:
MTP: the famous need to install Itunes to put music, video, photos ...
USB 2.0 (as we all now)
Clock, alarm and stopwatch
Coming soon
Zune 2
Coming soon
And the best hard drive mp3 player is ... in a few days the answer.
PS: These gadgets have dropped in price but not for the poor, so if like me you have little money, I have set the teeth longer and you are lucky enough to find out there at a great price iAUDIO X5L or iRiver H10 Swoop . Now out of print and perhaps outdated by design, capabilities, functions, etc.. But I always heard it was the best sound reproduced. Apparently they are jewels, especially the X5L
