Zen Vision M or Ipod Video or PSP?

duotiga83 SG

deciding between these 3...which 1 shld i get? Confused

duotiga83 SG

or this one?

http://www.iaudiophile.net/content.php?review.58

aRcTiC_sTaR SG

If you just want to play music, get an iPod Nano.

If you want to play videoes, iPod Video or Zen Vision.

If you want to play games as well, get the PSP.

duotiga83 SG

i want multimedia functions so that can watch anime/jdorama on mrt.......

chanff8 SG

First, do you want to play games?
If yes, PSP
If not, theres only Vision M and iPod

My recommendation is always iPod. Many people think that encoding the videos to play on iPod is tiring, but its actually rather easy if you have the correct softwares. The videos are very clear.

Vision M, same user interface as iPod I think. Its a local brand and Creative is known for good sound quality. Not sure about video quality but it should support more video formats than iPod, saving time on the encoding part.

Its only between these 2... PSP cannot really be counted as a music player, more for gaming and its bulky. Plus the games are expensive

Båseline SG

DVRs from Archos can record TV progs off Cable, play music, store/displays photos, play vids.... rather expensive though. Available at SLS. MemoryWorld is the main distributor.

duotiga83 SG

I am trying to find a good PMP player…..

chenc SG

Never get a creative. Its design sucks and the customer service is the worst around. Apple is famous for its good after-purchase service, and PSP has lots of features and if needed, you can go for it.

Never believe it when they say you should buy creative and support local brand. Other than the CEO, all your money goes to other countries as Creative's base and factories are all not in Singapore.

Rustyhong SG

Can you list afew software that does videos encoding for ipod? Thanks alot ...
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
Is this one of them?

chanff8 SG

Originally posted by Rustyhong:
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Can you list afew software that does videos encoding for ipod? Thanks alot ...
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
Is this one of them?[/b]

Yup thats one.

Another will be the video player of Apple, called Quicktime. Its free. After that just search for the serial or *ahem* PM me for the serial and instructions to enter the registration key, which will upgrade it to pro version and allowing you to encode videos. Wink

Rustyhong SG

ooh .. hehe ... thanks ... when the top one can't work i will pm u ... Twisted Evil
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babymac13 SG

Which player can play muilti-format video, e.g. rm,rmvb, avi, or even dvi?

chenc SG

PSP is definately the best for visual. However, its size and portability is a problem

Zen Vision can play a lot of video formats, and is the cheapest

iPod Video is my favourite, other than cool design, its got this special format from Apple thats stores a video file 4 time smaller in size but twice clearer. Though this format can only read by iTunes now, you can easily convert videos of all formats to this particular format either through iTunes or online freewares

Rustyhong SG

Originally posted by chenc:
PSP is definately the best for visual. However, its size and portability is a problem

Zen Vision can play a lot of video formats, and is the cheapest

iPod Video is my favourite, other than cool design, its got this special format from Apple thats stores a video file 4 time smaller in size but twice clearer. Though this format can only read by iTunes now, you can easily convert videos of all formats to this particular format either through iTunes or online freewares

Its not the cheapest. Zen vision cost $799 with 30GB space.
Ipod video at 30GB cost $548.
I guess it is clear which one one's will choose.

chanff8 SG

rm and rmvb files can only be played by realplayer. VLC player can play more video formats than any other video players I know.

The video codec is H.264. Its extremely powerful, but it still can't match up to Real Media format's quality.

Using H.264 codec, the video may be only 320x240 res but when increased to full screen, its still very clear. Impressive Wink

Rustyhong SG

So … ipod wont be able to play rm and rmvb files? Or it can be encoded … =))

chanff8 SG

I don't think theres any portable video player out there that can play rm files. You'll have to convert it first. I tried RM Converter but the encoded videos often have errors

Rustyhong SG

Ooh .. hehe … Thanks … i guess i am getting a ipod video.

chenc SG

Did you know that plug in an iPod and Real Player will pop up and you can use it just like iTunes?

Yes, iPod can play Real Media formats, just go to real to install a plugin

Hir0shi SG

Just bought the 60GB iPod 5th Generation but having serious troubles with the videos... All the videos that I put in all no comes with no audio... Damn... What a headache... Sad