Best MP3 Players - 5 to 32 GB Storage Capacity, MPEG-2 Video Format, Voice Recorder Additional Features

MP3 Players Storage Capacity: 5 to 32 GB Video Format: MPEG-2 Additional Features: Voice Recorder

5 Archos 4 Creative

7 Hard Drive 5 Built in Memory

3 500 to 2600 10 2600 to 8200

14 MP3 14 WMA 10 WAV 5 AAC 5 AC3 3 MP3 VBR

14 MPEG 2 14 MPEG 4 10 MPEG 1 10 WMV 7 DivX 6 AVI

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IRIVER S100
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Stylish design, DAB+ support, Good lossless format support
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Cowon S9
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'Flash media support.'

'The main menu is spacious, the touchscreen is responsive, and we liked the extra details, such as icon animation and page transitions.'

'Stunning sound The sound with a high-quality MP3 or FLAC file is truly excellent.'

'very good portable media player'
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SanDisk Sansa E280
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'the screen is bright and colorful, it has a maximum resolution of only 220x176 and 65,000 colors, though SanDisk says it's possible that a future version could go up to 260,000 colors.'

'The e280 looks identical to the e250, with an iPod-esque vertical orientation, mechanical backlit scroll wheel and glossy black casing.'

'very attractive, sleek design'

'A clean, slick, album art augmented interface'
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Archos 3 Vision
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'such a good sized screen'

'The review praises the device's functionality, including integrated FM receiving and broadcasting as well as its seemingly solid hardware design and upwards of five hours of video battery life. '

'sharp images and video'

'the touchscreen isn’t great.'
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Creative Zen
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'an inconvenient two-line-and-a-brick-style power adapter.'

'Creative Labs second iteration of their portable media player, the Zen Vision, follows in the footsteps of their Zen Portable Media Center, which failed miserably when it was introduced.'

'The Creative Zen only comes in black, the control pad feels cheap'

'It is a little uncomfortable to use the interface'
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Cowon Systems A3
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'The Cowon A3 isn't the slimmest or lightest portable video player we've seen'

'The A3 is big'

'short battery life'

'It's heavy'
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Archos 405
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'the lack of a kickstand or built-in speaker is disappointing for a PVP.'

'Other great features include mass storage capabilities and photo viewing support.'

'the lack of a kickstand or built-in speaker is disappointing for a PVP.'

'the 405 relies solely on the contoured button navigation that lines the right edge of the screen.'
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Archos 604 WiFi
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'The Archos 604 is limited to 30GB.'

'new button layout'

'ARCHOS multimedia portable players are versatile and can be used in many ways, whether at home, at work or on the move.'

'must purchase separate kit to get a power adapter.'
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Creative ZEN VISION W
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'Bulky body that's just a tad heavy.'

'The lighter Zen Vision by virtue of its shorter length can be comfortably held and controlled using the right hand.'

'Poor supplied software.'

'Unfortunately, there's no kickstand, so you have to hold the device while you're watching video.'
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Creative ZEN VISION M
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'Requires dongle to charge and sync files.'

'Some will find the touch-pad controller frustrating.'

'it feels slightly uncomfortable.'

'We found it odd that while we could not switch folders while in folder view under the Photos menu,'

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