The PMP war goes on....and on! Today, it seems that you're not tech savvy enough if you don't have a PMP (Portable Media Player). Everyone has it, public utility vehicle drivers, construction workers, chamber maids, CEOs, businessmen, teachers, when I say everyone, I mean E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E! If you don't have one now then I'm quite sure that it's been some time now that you're planning on getting one, huh? Well truth be told, I don't have one BUT have been planning on getting one, see?I was right! A plethora of manufacturers have released their own set of PMPs including the ever-so-popular Cupertino boys Apple, Creative, Microsoft, Sony, Archos, Sharp, Shenzhen Powtele -say what? - etc. Now, their war will go on until our grandchildren's children, but we also have a war to go on - WHICH ONE SHOULD I BUY??? Here's a list of some of the PMPs you should be looking for, feel free to add if you have some under your sleeve.
Archos 3 Vision
-3.0 inch touch screen
-8gb internal memory
-MicroSDHC card slot
-VERY affordable price (oh, did I say it was VERY affordable?)
-Affordable price, ow!I said that thrice.
http://www.archos.com/products/mp3_players/archos_3/index.html?country=us&lang=enShenzhen Powtele PMP-400
-4.0 inch touch screen
-1gb, 2gb, 4gb variants
-SD card slot
-E-book support (yes, e-book)
-Tv out
Sharp SP600
-4.3 inch touch screen
-30GB HDD
-SD card slot
-Windows CE 5.0
-E-dictionary
Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000
-3.0 inch OLED touch screen
-Wi-Fi
-Noise cancellation
-16gb and 32gb variant
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665869102Microsoft Zune HD
-3.3 inch OLED touch screen
-Wi-Fi
-Built-in HD Radio receiver
-High-definition (HD) video output capabilities
-NVIDIA Tegra Processor
-16gb, 32gb, and a rumored 64gb variant
http://www.zune.net/en-us/mp3players/zunehd/default.htmCreative ZII EGG
-3.5 inch touch screen
-Wi-Fi
-Android OS
-X-Fi audio processing
-32gb internal memory
-StemCell Computing
-Front and Rear facing cameras (finally!)
-SD Slot
http://www.zii.com/Developer/Landing.aspxApple Itouch (new 3rd Gen Itouch unveiled today)
-3.5 inch touch screen
-Wi-Fi
-8gb, 32gb, and 64gb variant
-Niko+Ipod support
-TV-out
-Apple AppStore (yeah, you know why it's here in the list)
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/Samsung YP-P3
-3.0 inch touch screen
-4gb, 8gb, 16gb, and 32gb variant
-customizable widgets
-new UI
-Very Affordable Price (you know when I say Very I mean VERY)
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/mobile/mp3-players/mp3-players/YP-P3JES/XAA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&INT=us_mp3type_keyvisual1_p3jes
other notable players:
-Apple 5th Gen Ipod Nano
-Apple Ipod Classic/Video
-Creative Zen X-Fi 2
-Creative Zen MX
-Sony Walkman S Series
-Archos 2
-Cowon A3
-Samsung P2
-LG T54
These are only a few of the "notable" PMPs out there. For other PMPs, Google and Bing are your friends, I can't put them all here you know. Now, you can narrow down your choices and choose the one that best fits your needs. I'd take any one of these any day. Now, don't get me started with MIDs, E-book readers, Internet Tablets, DSLRs, Netbooks. Wow! That's a whole bunch! well, maybe I'll give it a shot. Stay tuned the next few days, thanks! feel free to leave some comments :)
