MP3 player for sweaty climates?

Murph <[email hidden]> wrote: ......

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So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice. TIA.

if you want to save money instead, just use a ziplock bag to carry it.

jobs

People sweat, not climates.

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Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and why. I have not seen much
on which players hold up under intense sweating. Here in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough
year round to leave me drenched in sweat after nearly every run. I've killed countless cheap
radio/cassette players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been using my
current tape player for three or four years). I'm afraid that if I shell out my hard-earned for an
MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too. The Rio Cali purports to be a 'Sports' model, but
a reviewer on Amazon says his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes
moisture damage.

If you're really worried about it, wear the player *outside* your shirt. Since they can hold a few
hours of music, you will not need to press the buttons during a run.

Another word -- keep in mind that the Amazon reviewer authors aren't a representative sample. You
will get a high proportion of disgruntled reviewers on any review website where reviewers are
self-selected (most satisfied customers don't have the same desire to vent that an unhappy
customer does)

I've run (and sweated with) with the Nike PSA player and had no problems with it. I'm sure there is
someone out there who will tell you the opposite and that they had one which turned to dust when a
drop of rain fell on it. As always, YMMV.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

Murph

I live on the gulf in texas so I am fimiliar with the climate here. I run with the Rio S-50 and have
no problem and I really do sweat a bunch on my runs. You can put a 256 SD memory card in it and with
the original 128 mb you can play well over 4 hours of music at a 96 baud rate which is ok while you
are running. Also the thing I like about it is the battery last forever, something like 30 hours
before recharge. It also has AM/FM but it is not to good once you get outside the major cities. I
hope this helps.

Sampson

Murph said:

Yes, I know... yet *another* MP3 thread. Get used to it; it's sure to get worse as Xmas gets
closer. ;-)

Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and why. I have not seen much on
which players hold up under intense sweating. Here in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough year
round to leave me drenched in sweat after nearly every run. I've killed countless cheap
radio/cassette players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been using my
current tape player for three or four years). I'm afraid that if I shell out my hard-earned for an
MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too. The Rio Cali purports to be a 'Sports' model, but
a reviewer on Amazon says his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes
moisture damage.

So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice. TIA.

Murph.

I love my RCA Lyra. It comes with 128meg and an FM tuner.

It also comes with a plastic covering that protects it from the sweat.

"Murph" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Yes, I know... yet *another* MP3 thread. Get used to it; it's sure to get worse as Xmas gets
closer. ;-)

Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and

why.

Quoted message said:

I have not seen much on which players hold up under intense sweating.

Here

Quoted message said:

in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough year round to leave me drenched in sweat after nearly
every run. I've killed countless cheap

radio/cassette

Quoted message said:

players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been

using

Quoted message said:

my current tape player for three or four years). I'm afraid that if I

shell

Quoted message said:

out my hard-earned for an MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too. The Rio Cali purports
to be a 'Sports' model, but a reviewer on Amazon

says

Quoted message said:

his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes moisture damage.

So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice. TIA.

Murph.

"Murph" <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice.

A cheap plastic sandwich bag has kept my ancient Rio 500, yes that's 500, working now for quite
some time now.

--
- Mark ->
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Murph said:

Yes, I know... yet *another* MP3 thread. Get used to it; it's sure to get worse as Xmas gets
closer. ;-)

Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and why. I have not seen much on
which players hold up under intense sweating. Here in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough year
round to leave me drenched in sweat after nearly every run. I've killed countless cheap
radio/cassette players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been using my
current tape player for three or four years). I'm afraid that if I shell out my hard-earned for an
MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too. The Rio Cali purports to be a 'Sports' model, but
a reviewer on Amazon says his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes
moisture damage.

So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice. TIA.

Murph.

Heard the "ziplock bag" idea mentioned before, and I've used that on my marathon training runs with
my iPod (which is a few hundred dollars). But the best I think is one that fits on an arm band - you
don't grip it, it is seperated from your skin, limiting the sweat exposure, and it doesn't bounce
around in your pocket. For my iPod, I found one that fits it, but many of the flash card players
have it, or you can buy 3rd party arm bands that work too.

"Murph" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Yes, I know... yet *another* MP3 thread. Get used to it; it's sure to get worse as Xmas gets
closer. ;-)

Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and

why.

Quoted message said:

I have not seen much on which players hold up under intense sweating.

Here

Quoted message said:

in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough year round to leave me drenched in sweat after nearly
every run. I've killed countless cheap

radio/cassette

Quoted message said:

players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been

using

Quoted message said:

my current tape player for three or four years). I'm afraid that if I

shell

Quoted message said:

out my hard-earned for an MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too. The Rio Cali purports
to be a 'Sports' model, but a reviewer on Amazon

says

Quoted message said:

his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes moisture damage.

So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice. TIA.

My wife has an iRiver and has also used the ziplock back trick for the past year or so with no
problems. She puts it inside the keypocket of her shorts/tights and it works fine. When I bought it
(at CompUSA) I purchased the 2 year warranty for around $35 which covers *any* type of accident that
causes it to stop working properly. I don't normally spring for the warranty but I figured in this
case it was probably worth it.

Jim Johnson

John R Rybock <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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Heard the "ziplock bag" idea mentioned before, and I've used that on my marathon training runs
with my iPod (which is a few hundred dollars). But the best I think is one that fits on an arm
band - you don't grip it, it is seperated from your skin, limiting the sweat exposure, and it
doesn't bounce around in your pocket.

But it's of no use in the rain. Ziplock bag wins again. I can't believe Apple suggests that the iPod
is okay to run with, I mean it's hard disk based and even those tiny disk heads have mass and can
slap the media thus destroying it.

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Mark A. Odell said:

I can't believe Apple suggests that the iPod is okay to run with, I mean it's hard disk based and
even those tiny disk heads have mass and can slap the media thus destroying it.

That's because they want you to buy another one at their extortionate prices.

Malc

Mark A. Odell said:

I can't believe Apple suggests that the iPod is okay to run with, I mean it's hard disk based and
even those tiny disk heads have mass and can slap the media thus destroying it.

That's because they want you to buy another one at their extortionate prices.

Malc

Murph said:

The Rio Cali purports to be a 'Sports' model, but

I have the Rio Cali. So far it has held up despite sweat, rain, snow, heat, and freezing rain. I've
been very pleased. -- Josh in Syracuse

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Murph

I live on the gulf in texas so I am fimiliar with the climate here. I run with the Rio S-50 and
have no problem and I really do sweat a bunch on my runs. You can put a 256 SD memory card in it
and with the original 128 mb you can play well over 4 hours of music at a 96 baud rate which is ok
while you are running. Also the thing I like about it is the battery last forever, something like
30 hours before recharge. It also has AM/FM but it is not to good once you get outside the major
cities. I hope this helps.

You mean FM only. MP3 players are incompatible with AM radio. But the info regarding water
resistance is all accurate in my experience. -- Josh

Robert Pawlak said:

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You mean FM only. MP3 players are incompatible with AM radio. But the info regarding water
resistance is all accurate in my experience. -- Josh

While there may be no MP3 players that have AM radio at the moment, there is no technological
"incompatibility" that would stand in the way.

Bob

Yes, there is. They all work on RF technology. RF signals interfere and ruin AM radio reception.
Just try holding your MP3 player, even with the power off, next to your AM radio (like my good ol'
Sony AM/FM cassette walkman), and -blamo- no AM radio.

I would dearly love for the makers to move to a different technology and allow me to carry what I
really want, an AM/FM/MP3 player. Alas, no one is listening to my wishes. Oh, well. -- Josh

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Yes, there is. They all work on RF technology. RF signals interfere and ruin AM radio reception.
Just try holding your MP3 player, even with the power off, next to your AM radio (like my good ol'
Sony AM/FM cassette walkman), and -blamo- no AM radio.

Bob is correct. MP3 players are special purpose digital computers. They don't "work on RF
technology". Some or most may generate interference at AM radio frequencies but this is not
insurmoutable.

Also your mp3 player can't generate an RF signal without consuming energy, presumably there is some
internal source still providing energy.

Andrew Taylor

Thanks for all the replies. I've put the Rio Cali on my wish list.

Murph.

"Murph" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Yes, I know... yet *another* MP3 thread. Get used to it; it's sure to get worse as Xmas gets
closer. ;-)

Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and

why.

Quoted message said:

I have not seen much on which players hold up under intense sweating.

Here

Quoted message said:

in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough year round to leave me drenched in sweat after nearly
every run. I've killed countless cheap

radio/cassette

Quoted message said:

players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been

using

Quoted message said:

my current tape player for three or four years). I'm afraid that if I

shell

Quoted message said:

out my hard-earned for an MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too. The Rio Cali purports
to be a 'Sports' model, but a reviewer on Amazon

says

Quoted message said:

his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes moisture damage.

So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the rain, for that matter)? I
would appreciate any insight/recommendations/advice. TIA.

Murph.