New MP3 Player

[taffimai]

My old Creative Zen Micro is dying slowly (the headphone jack will only produce sound when I hold the headphone just so) and I'm considering a new player. I'm trying to decide between the following:


Archos 605
Storage - 160GB
Screen - 4.3"
Video Formats - MP4, WMV, AVI
Price - $399


Creative Zen
Storage - 16GB
Screen - 2.5"
Video Formats - MP4, MJPG, WMV, DivX
Price - $249






iPod Classic
Storage - 160GB
Screen - 2.5"
Video Formats - MP4
Price - $349


iPod Touch
Storage - 16GB
Screen - 3.5"
Video Formats - MP4
Price - $399

I'd really love the advice of my flist. Any recommendations, tips, warnings, or general wisdom?

In other news: Lazy Sundays are ever so much nicer with _usakeh_ present.

Comments

Re: iPod. Definitely.

[taffimai.livejournal.com]

Okay, and now I'm conflicted again.

It's true that iTunes is a huge plus for the iPod. But the Creative players are compatible with Windows Media Player with is almost as easy to use as iTunes. Also, I'm not using a TiVo, so TiVo To Go isn't a factor.

I'm thinking the choice is really between the flash players and the hard drive players. In the flash area, I think the Creative player is winning out (cheaper, plays more formats, and has an SD slot), but I'm still torn in the hard drive game.