[Gllug] MP3 player recomendations

[Caroline Ford]

On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 16:06 +0100, Gllug wrote:
> Does anyone have any views on cheep MP3 players.  I currently have a 
> cheep 2gb usb stick come MP3 palyer come radio and a whole load of stuff 
> like a vioce recorder.  I got this off e-bay fairly cheeply and am 
> paying for this in the sense that it eats batteries, even long life 
> batteries designed for MP3 players.  I am looking for a simple 2gb usb 
> stick and MP3 player combined.  Does any body have any recomendations 
> for one that will not get through batteries so quickly?  I have heard 
> that some can charge from the USB port and provide 3-4 hrs of play back.
> 
> Views and suggestions much appreciated.
> 
> Rob
> 

What sort of batteries are you using? You want to be using the
rechargeable digital camera type. 

Ni-MH with a high a mAh as you can find (but make sure your charger can
charge it fully). You should be able to get a set of batteries and a
charger together for about £20 or so and it'll save you lots. My current
camera batteries are 2300mAh AA and last for ages. My charger redoes
then in 4 hours, but you can get quicker ones that that. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni-Mh

I think you'll get much better performance from these than from alkaline
batteries.

Caroline

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