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Sep 25, 2005 8:43AM PDT

Okay, I'm looking for a digital music player, and there are a few things keeping me from going out and buying an ipod just yet. so if someone could please tell me ways around these concerns with an ipod or tell me of a digital music player that would work well in its stead, it would be much appreciated.

Things im worried about with an ipod:
-Most of my music collection is in WMA
-Battery life worries me

Things i need in an mp3 player:
-Playlist creation on the fly
-Good battery life
-Durable
-FM would be nice

thankyou much

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iTunes plays WMA
Sep 25, 2005 9:20AM PDT

as long as it is not "protected" with DRM.
iTunes can convert to MP3/MP4/AAC/AIFF/Apple Lossless and push to the iPod.
Better battery life with the Flash Drive Nano but the HD versions now have a respectable life.


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Don't go for an iPod
Sep 25, 2005 9:48AM PDT

Look at creative's players before you buy an iPod. The creative players are alot better and since your music is in wma you will have no problem putting music. And since all of the newer cd's have drm on them. You wont be able the have them on an iPod. And some of creatives hd players have a fm tuner and good battery life.