mp3 player for jogging?

[Shortcut]

what mp3 player do you use while jogging? what do you like/dislike about your device?

i'm shopping for a mp3 player to use on my runs. the new ipod shuffle looks like a very affordable option, but i'd love to hear of the other mp3 players you folks use!

 

[swtethan]

just get the shuffle

 

[dyn2nvu]

I got a yp-mt6 from samsung. It works fine and does the job. Takes a AA battery and last about 35 hours. Maybe it could be smaller and have cleaner voice recordings.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: Shortcutthe new ipod shuffle looks like a very affordable option, but i'd love to hear of the other mp3 players you folks use!

I LOVE mine. Can't feel it at all when I'm wearing it.

 

[state 08]

iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!

 

[leftyman]

Creative Zen Nano Plus

 

[RichUK]

No need for an MP3 player, I just sing when I'm out jogging.

 

[tfinch2]

http://www.shentech.com/sdmx11024a18.html

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: RichUK
No need for an MP3 player, I just sing when I'm out jogging.

Same here. For some reason, I always feel like singing "Copa Cabana" when I'm out jogging.

....But that's if I'm not jogging w/one of the dogs. If I bring a dog, I substitute their names into the song (Her name was Pepper/she was a showgirl...)

But when in the gym on a treadmill, stairmaster, or elliptical, I use an Ipod Nano

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

iPod Nano with Nike+, in a Marware Sportsuit Relay wrist strap.

 

[JDub02]

I have a 2G Shuffle. I love the clip.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: leftyman
Creative Zen Nano Plus

me too.

very easy to use, and a solid piece of equipment.

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!

That's exactly what I've got. I'm pretty sure the Nike+ only works on the 2nd Gen though. Another cool feature of the Nike+ is that when you sync up, it uploads it to your account at Nike.com and you can track your progress, set goals for distance, time, calories, etc. and it's very helpful and motivating.

OP consider a 1Gig Nano over a shuffle. Lots more features for your money.

 

[Brainonska511]

Creative MuVo v100 - 1GB. Great little player that I got for $30 AR; uses AAA batteries and doubles over as a cable-less USB key.

 

[zainali]

a2dp compatible phone + motorola s9.

 

[radioouman]

MSI Megastick, 256 meg. It is a cheap ass player, and I have a pair of cheap ass headphones on it. I don't care if someone steals it while I'm at the gym or I drop it and it breaks while I'm running.

I have a Rio Carbon for MP3s at my desk, but there's no way I'm running with a hard drive based player.

 

[elektrolokomotive]

Sansa e250 w/ an additional 2GB Micro SD card. small, fairly cheap. It seems pretty robust. I've had it for a year and had no serious quality problems with it. Don't have to stick iTunes on my PC, either.

 

[monk3y]

Nano!!!

 

[krunchykrome]

I use an iRiver H10 5gig and my girlfriend uses a 1 gig Nano.

 

[Kelemvor]

My wife has a Sandisk one that came with an arm strap and everything. Just uses it to play tracks back, nothing fancy but it works great.

The 512 meg version of these:
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1072)-SanDisk_Digital_Audio_Players.aspx

$25 or something off of Woot.com. Can't beat that.

 

[natto fire]

Yeah, I just use a Sansa.

I never liked gimmicky crap that was neat, but not really practical. (Which is every Apple audio player, IMO)

There is no point to have a player with a screen if you are just going to be using it while jogging, and that Nike thing sounds like a really big waste of money, but then again, I don't have much of it, so I tend to be more practical.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I recommend the Sansa e250. Good design, file compatibility, and has an FM radio.

 

[skace]

iPod Nano with an armband and e4c shure earbuds.

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!

I have a nike kit too and it's sweet. Be careful if you don't buy the bike shoes and get one of the little clips that holds the sensor to your laces. Mine fell apart after 3K and it was dusk, so I lost my nike sensor. I spoke to the people who make the clip, and they were good enough to send me a new clip and a whole new iPod sensor kit.

The bike kit actually makes you want to do more mileage, especially if you set up a challenge with a friend. The only other thing I'd say is go for some decent in-ear earphones that hold steady as you run.

The graph and run info you pick up afterwards is also sweet. I'd like to see that compared to you buddy's data though.... you kno, who's got the best average K/mile time and all that.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Screw MP3 players, calling cadence works for me.