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What is the best personal media player for under $200 that is NOT in iPod Touch?

Josh Fox
2011-04-21 12:05:00
If you want something that is comparable to the iPod Touch, you could check out the Archos Internet Tablet series. They have a 2.8" that costs about $89. It comes with 4GB of internal storage, which can be expanded with a MicroSD card up to 16GB. It comes with Android 2.2 and all that it has to offer. You can check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Archos-28-Internet-Tablet-Black/dp/B00422SGX0/?tag=muo-v2-3k7edji-20&ascsubtag=UUmuoUeUpU85547&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fpersonal-media-player-200-apple-product%2F&asc_campaign=EvergreenThen there's the 3.2" version, that comes with 8GB internal storage and still has the MicroSD card slot. It also comes with a VGA camera. It'll cost about $134. http://www.amazon.com/ARCHOS-32-3-2-Inch-Touchscreen-Android/dp/B003X26VNM/?tag=muo-v2-3k7edji-20&ascsubtag=UUmuoUeUpU85547&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fpersonal-media-player-200-apple-product%2F&asc_campaign=EvergreenI would personally suggest the Archos 43, though. The 4.3" screen helps, plus you can get the 8GB version for about $182 and add a MicroSD Card, or get the 16GB version for about $220. This one comes with an HD camera, and is the one that gets the most attention from Archos in the pocket-sized players. http://www.amazon.com/Archos-501574-Internet-Tablet-Player/dp/B00422SH20/?tag=muo-v2-3k7edji-20&ascsubtag=UUmuoUeUpU85547&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fpersonal-media-player-200-apple-product%2F&asc_campaign=EvergreenThese players don't have the capacitive touch screen that the iPod Touch has, but it's hard to tell the difference while using it other than the lack of pinch & zoom. It has other zooming methods though.
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Joshua Clarke
2011-04-22 17:57:00
Thanks Josh! I will check these out!
2011-04-21 10:15:00
Well under 200USD it will depend on how much memory that you want and also what you wan to find out in the player for function. Cowon S9 16GOSpecificationsScreen: 16million colors, 3.3" 16:9 Wide AMOLED, 480x272Video:Xvid SP/ASP, WMV9 SP/MPAudio: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, FLAC, APE, WAV Photo:JPEG(resolution unlimited)Weight:77gramOther features:TV-out, FM radio, voice/line-in/FM recorder, user-configurable presets, text viewer, date/time/alarm, bookmarks songs, managing files on the player(u can only delete files though),Flash games,Custom interfaces Samsung YP-P3JEB 16 GoSamsung MP3 YP-R0 R'PLAY 8 Go plus microsd extension
Joshua Clarke
2011-04-22 00:54:00
Just curious, does it have downloadable apps?
2011-12-20 08:28:00
not really, but you can play flash gameshttp://www.2souldesign.net/2009/10/tower-defense-v10-release/check this dedicated forumhttp://iaudiophile.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=95http://www.xcomufo.com/game/index.htmlFree Flash game packs for Cowon S9 (and Samsung P3)http://www.pocketables.net/2009/03/free-flash-game-packs-for-cowon-s9-and-samsung-p3.html