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are flash players really better for running?

Oct 20, 2005 7:23AM PDT

I have 2 gb of music is it worth it to get a flash player?

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well, yeah they are...
Oct 20, 2005 12:32PM PDT

the thing about them is that they have hard drives, which, if you run with them too much, will dislocate the reader in the HD, skipping, or even damaging the music on there. for example, if you have an ipod, itll stop after fifteen minutes of running. my friends' one lost all his music on it.flash drives dont have any moving parts, so they don't scratch anything. they're also usually more durable, which is another plus for running.

hope that helps!

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The answer is yes
Oct 20, 2005 12:34PM PDT

Yes, flash players are better for running. You really need something with no moving parts and that's where the flash player excells. I have tried running with a Rio Karma and an iRiver H10 and every once in awhile it hesitates and then continues. And forget it if you happen to drop it, especially if it's reading from the hard drive at the time.

Many people run with hard drive players ... you see lots of people running with HD iPods, but I wouldn't, give the choice. Stay with flash.

There are flash players with memory up to 4GB now. Apple and Sandisk both make them. And all other brands have at least 1GB. This is enough music to run for a week or two, if you run for around 30-45 minutes a day, without repeating a song.

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Get a flash player, its as simple as that.
Oct 20, 2005 7:09PM PDT

Trsut me you do not want to get a hard-drive player to run with. Even if you find a player small enough your going to damage it by running. Flash players rely on a sort of memory chip rather than a complex little gadget (the hard-drive). Just take a second and imagine the two formats, and you'll understand my point. A mini-HD looks like a tinry record player. If you're going to use the player for intense excercise I would stay away from the iPod nano, as controlling it will be difficult.