Wanting to buy a mp3 player for jogging

Excellent choice....I have the cheap I pod shuffle..It holds up to 4 audio
books and or up to 50 songs..I love it...You can really enjoy those long
miles ..I've been training for a upcoming ultra and my I pod is my hold on
reality , while running....

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I am wanting to buy an mp3 player for when i jog but also for personal
use and was thinking about getting the Ipod mini. I would just
appreciate some feedback on what people think about this and what other
people use themselves. Thanks.

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I am wanting to buy an mp3 player for when i jog but also for personal
use and was thinking about getting the Ipod mini. I would just
appreciate some feedback on what people think about this and what other
people use themselves. Thanks.

I got a Rio S30 cheap on overstock.com, then added a 256 meg flash card.
IMHO it's practically perfect for running (I'm sure other players
qualify as well)

Features of this player I enjoy:

Flash-memory based (lighter (less bouncing), cheaper, more durable than
hard drive based).

Playlists (so you can listen to a selected album straight through)

Bookmarks (especially if you listen to books on tape)

FM tuner (I like listening to the news sometimes, or get sick of own
music... also for the TV audio feed at gyms)

Stopwatch (I don't wear a separate wristwatch... no need)

Backlight (imperative if you run at night or predawn)

Standard, easily replaceable battery (AAA)

Other features you might want:

Water resistance

timeOday said:

Quoted message said:

I am wanting to buy an mp3 player for when i jog but also for personal
use and was thinking about getting the Ipod mini. I would just
appreciate some feedback on what people think about this and what other
people use themselves. Thanks.

I got a Rio S30 cheap on overstock.com, then added a 256 meg flash card.
IMHO it's practically perfect for running (I'm sure other players
qualify as well)

Features of this player I enjoy:

Flash-memory based (lighter (less bouncing), cheaper, more durable than
hard drive based).

Playlists (so you can listen to a selected album straight through)

Bookmarks (especially if you listen to books on tape)

FM tuner (I like listening to the news sometimes, or get sick of own
music... also for the TV audio feed at gyms)

Stopwatch (I don't wear a separate wristwatch... no need)

Backlight (imperative if you run at night or predawn)

Standard, easily replaceable battery (AAA)

Other features you might want:

Water resistance

Oh, and one more feature of the S30 I like:

A hold switch to prevent accidental button pushing.

Quoted message said:

I am wanting to buy an mp3 player for when i jog but also for personal
use and was thinking about getting the Ipod mini. I would just
appreciate some feedback on what people think about this and what other
people use themselves. Thanks.

Hi:

I ran for a while with an iPod (regular, not mini) but had to stop,
because it kept freezing up after 20-30 min. of running. It's a
hard-drive base device (so is the mini), so it won't take the shock for
longer than that. I ended up getting the iRiver iFP-795T. It's on
Amazon.com for $125, about $25 more than the iPod shuffle. It's worth
it just to get the user interface that you get with the iRiver (and
don't with the iPod!). The iRiver is light, the batteries last a long
time, it holds enough songs for my "running mix", and it's got a lock
button to prevent you from accidentally turning it off/advancing songs.
The sound quality is good, and the volume goes pretty high (as high as
I can stand) with no distortion.

Hope this helps...

Jim

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I ran for a while with an iPod (regular, not mini) but had to stop,
because it kept freezing up after 20-30 min. of running. It's a
hard-drive base device (so is the mini), so it won't take the shock for
longer than that. I ended up getting the iRiver iFP-795T. It's on

I keep reading this here and in other groups. My IPOD works fine on my
normal 5 mile run (37 minutes) but if I lay on the couch and listen to it
it shuts off by itself. I am pretty sure that the IPOD has a battery
saving feature that shuts it off after a period of inactivity, and that the
"hard-drive based device shock theory" is bunk.

Christine

I'm finding that the players with flash memory (as opposed to a hard
drive) are simply better for running because they don't skip. I happen
to have the Rio Cali but I think pretty much any flash based player (the
iPod shuffle is one) will do fine. I used to use an Archos Jukebox (a
hard drive player) - it was fine for non-running uses but skipped and
froze constantly when I ran.

Quoted message said:

I am wanting to buy an mp3 player for when i jog but also for personal
use and was thinking about getting the Ipod mini. I would just
appreciate some feedback on what people think about this and what other
people use themselves. Thanks.