The MP3 player landscape, once unchallenged by any true competitors to the iPod’s throne, has gotten considerably more cramped in recent years. If you don’t have the money for an iPod, or just don’t want one, you’ll be glad to know that there are other options available. Let’s discuss a few.
Microsoft’s Zune is one of the only true competitors to the iPod. It offers many of the same features, such as big hard drives (up to 80 gb), video playback, and a store similar to iTunes. Also, you can share songs wirelessly with other Zune owners and use the FM tuner to listen to music like us old folks used to.
Creative Zen has also made quite a splash with their own 4 gb video and music player, which offers features similar to the iPod Touch models. You can listen to a pretty outstanding 25 hours worth of music off a full battery charge, and there’s even a built-in voice recorder with microphone for all you students out there. Its 2.5 inch LCD screen is quite comparable to that which is offered by the Zune or iPod.
So you see, there are quite a few options out there for those not interested in Apple’s iPod, of which these are just a couple examples. Take a look around and you might be surprised at how many good MP3 players there are to choose from.
Tags: creative zen, ipod, ipod alternative, mp3 player comparison, zune
