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I would like to purchase a mp3 player for listening to gurbani shabads and bani's when I am out of the house (in the UK). Could anyone recommend one. An Ipod or any other?

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iAudio's X5 is the BEST! If you're going for quality, then that's the way to go. Link

Still, if you're not going for super-awesome quality, I really like the Archos AV 500 (NOT 700; video quality is really bad on that, I hear). I like all the features that this thing provides. Link

But, still, I have to admit, iPods aren't that bad; in fact, I really like their interface. I would suggest iPod video, since it has video support duh. Link

They all come in different sizes and variations, so you should be able to find a good product for whatever price you're looking for.

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iAudio's X5 is the BEST! If you're going for quality, then that's the way to go. Link

Still, if you're not going for super-awesome quality, I really like the Archos AV 500 (NOT 700; video quality is really bad on that, I hear). I like all the features that this thing provides. Link

But, still, I have to admit, iPods aren't that bad; in fact, I really like their interface. I would suggest iPod video, since it has video support duh. Link

They all come in different sizes and variations, so you should be able to find a good product for whatever price you're looking for.

Thank you for the feedbacks. BTW which generation of iPod should I go for? Budget up to £200. PC has winxp home edition.

What format shold I store the gurbani's in? mp3 or other? for the best sound quality?

What does anyone think of Creative Zen's?

Anyone owns a Apple Ipod 30GB? Any problems with it?

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I'd go for latest generation; I don't know much about it, but usually the latest stuff is the best :| Not always, but since that's what most people get, that's what's got the best mods, etc.

Best sound quality is obviously any lossless codec. After that it all depends on how much the codec can compress it, so that you can fit the most songs. I think FLAC is the best, but it's not supported on many things (unless you get rockbox :wub: it's awesome), which is why I suggested the iAudio X5, which does support it.

If something isn't lossless already, however, it'd be pointless to use a lossless codec to encode it, so unless it's something I'm ripping directly from a CD or some other high-quality source, I would encode as mp3. Always encode VBR (variable bitrate--saves space). I think 192 kbps is a good rate, but for lower quality (such as converted tapes) I would go no higher than 128.

CNET has good reviews, you can check them for the iPod 30GB problems.

I researched the Zen a while back, I think it's fairly good, but there are a bunch of models, which one are you referring to? Overall, the ones I posted before are better, in my opinion, but it depends on exactly what you need (ex: HD space, sound quality, recording, radio)

Let me know what you're looking for and I can help you out more.

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30GB...thts like infinite...whoa !!

:| Depends on how much keertan you listen to tongue.gif Hahaha, really I run out on a 40GB, and I don't use lossless on my mp3 player wacko.gif In fact, I'd like to upgrade to the 80GB sometime lol

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