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I think Doubletwist has an air syncing option too. No idea about media players for android devices themselves. I think Zune pmps are going away as they focus more on win phone 7.
I briefly searched the threads in here to see if this has been discussed much but I figure I'll just start a new one...
I've had a zune for 4-5 years now and the HD is starting to die on me. I was going back and forth between buying a new zune or an ipod. I've never had an ipod... not against it, just would rather not pay the price. Also, at least a new zune should seamlessly transition into my zune software and retain my song ratings, settings, playlists, etc. I'd have to redo all of that for itunes if I switched.
I don't know why I never thought of it before, but it dawned on me this morning to potentially make my android phone (Galaxy S) into my main music device. The phone has a 16 GB internal HD but I'd like buy a 32 GB card from Amazon in addition. I've been looking at various apps all day and I wanted to get some of your thoughts/opinions as to what programs to use should I go this route. I should also mention upfront that I listen to a bunch of podcasts in addition so that's kinda important too.
Winamp looks like a possible winner... wireless syncing with the PC, etc. I haven't played with it too much yet since I'm at work. I have played with a lot of the podcasts apps (google listen, acast, etc) and I'm not super sold on any of them. I'd love something that could do both the podcasts and music together, easily. Winamp looks like it may do that. Anyway - any suggestions on things to look at?
I think Doubletwist has an air syncing option too. No idea about media players for android devices themselves. I think Zune pmps are going away as they focus more on win phone 7.
You're right - they are. I was planning on adding that as well as a minor reason I kinda don't want to buy one but I accidentally left it off.
I'm hopeful I can/will do this for my phone and I'm sure I can but I'd love to skip the growing pains of dealing with ty software/apps
***Edit - also wanted to add I'm pretty late to the entire smartphone party... this is my first one and I got it in February... so I'm pretty behind in general on this one
Personally, while it cost more money, I actually like keeping my phone and MP3 player separate. I have an 80 gig iPod that has all of my music and some movies. My iPhone just has podcasts and 1 movie that I can have my kids watch when I have to wait somewhere for more than 15-30 minutes (they're 2 and 4. Getting kids that age to sit still for more than 30 minutes is hard).
I like using my phone for podcasts at work because I can quickly pause and play from the headphones. I have so much music on my iPod I forget that I have songs on there. I use it in my car mostly.
With the expandable card I don't think memory should be an issue. I have friends that swear by Winamp. I use iTunes because it's easy to sync with my iPod and iPhone and because I have my podcast subscriptions on it.
I honestly don't know how the amazon cloud player works, but you could check that out too. 5GB free, and 20 GB as long as you buy one album a year from their music store. I have heard that there are $0.69 albums on there.
I think it was .69 "top" singles
I wouldn't us an Android as my main music, but I was flat out surprised the first time I put headphones into it. The music quality was amazing.
Music quality out of the phone is good - just can't find software that I like. I found a podcast app for the phone I think I like pretty well... I'll try it for a couple of more days. Winamp is not user-friendly enough for me I think. I hate the zune software with a passion, but it's does some of the simple stuff I like - setting the zune in the dock and it syncing automatically... auto-updating playlists (rated songs, etc). Winamp seems to be able to do all of this but in a very very unfriendly manner.
how does doubletwist do? have you tried that one?
Music quality is so dependent on the headphones too. I had some cheap headphones that I bought for work and they were okay. The Apple headphones are much better than them and my bluetooth headphones do a very nice job for being on the cheaper side of bluetooth ($60).
i like using slacker the app on my android..
theonly thing i knock against using android as the primary device is just battery life.. i wish htc would make longer lasting batteries
I'm thinking of buying a cheap iPod for the gym
I dont want to take my iPhone4 to my crappy gym
Get a used one of an older generation and you should be good. Again, I love my 80 gig because it has more room than I could possibly need. Plus I don't want my phone to get stolen either.
I found PowerAmp to be a superior player. I still haven't completely switched my phone as my primary music player yet. I'm still planning on it though. The problems I do have are the battery life of my phone and the fact that I only have a 16GB microSD card. Besides that I like that it plays .flac files and the interface is great.
Those of you with stock androids would probably see a huge battery life increase if you rooted your phone.
Ya my buddy has an Evo and he said the latest Cyanogen was like night and day. Coincidentally, his job (Dell) gave him one of their new phones with wp7 for work, and it sucks ass. He was hoping to be able to cut down to one phone after 6 years.
I'm planning on rooting some day soon. I'm just afraid of bricking by being careless and missing a step. However, if it's as simple as jailbreaking the ipod touch then I would definitely do it. Is there a one-click root available?
I'm curious about an easy root as well.
yea ive got the 120 gig zune but zune marketplace is such a joke.. their libarry sucks.. the only good thing i guess is their podcasts..
If you have an Evo its my understanding there is. I have an older Samsung Moment but it wasn't hard at all to root. I started a thread here and it took me 10 minutes.
Now thanks to the development community I've got it running Froyo with better performance than anything Sprint ever put out.
Screw that:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Sansa-...4727282&sr=8-1
That's all you need. Light as and fast, easy to use, and at least on par sound with an iPod.
OP, what are you planning to do with it? Are you just going to be using it to play music in casual situations, or do you think you're going to work out with it too? What's your budget? What kind of headphones do you have?
I ask these because there is a LOT you can do to increase the quality of your Mp3 player, depending on how much you want to spend.
If it's a casual thing like listening in the car or while at the grocery store, then the OP should just go with the phone. However, if he's going to use it a lot, I'd recommend an MP3 player of his choice. I have an iPod and the thing works great. The Sony MP3's are pretty cheap as well, although I can't attest to the sound quality or UI.
As far as what the best players are, I personally think it's preference. Some people swear by iPods. I like how simple they are to use and sync, although I'm sure that are players that have better sound quality or better specs and what not. If you do get an iPod, DON'T get a touch though. You might as well use your phone for that.
Personally, I would spend more than $150 (actually closer to $100 depending on your memory needs) on an MP3 player because of your ability to use your phone as a player as well. Sandisk and Sony make players in that range just off the top of my head.
I guess that's my final recommendation. If you want sporadic use, use the phone. But if you want the use it for hours on end, then definitely get a separate player. That's what I do anyway.
I have the Sandisk Sansa Clip
It's somewhere in my appartment, don't remember where exactly
Super stuff for the gym, not expensive
Sound quality is great
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