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Stephen

Stephen’s Weblog: A Brit living a tad reluctantly in Canada.

Replacing my MP3 Player

RCA MP3 PlayerI use an MP3 player every day when I’m at work as it occupies my mind on things other than the mundane work related tasks in hand. I tend to download podcasts from the BBC website as it helps me stay in touch with what’s going on back in the UK. Maybe it’s because I still miss home so much but I much prefer what UK radio has to offer rather than Canadian radio and thank goodness for the internet and online radio streaming is what I say!

I’ve never been into all the Ipod thing because they’re so expensive and I don’t want to be walking around with such expense in my pocket being knocked about by whatever. They might be very robust things but I’ve never been inclined to spend that kind of cash when there are so many cheaper alternatives.

Up until last week when it started to go wrong I was using an RCA brand but after eighteen months of steady use it started to play up. All of the buttons acted as an off button so if I wanted to skip a track or turn up the volume it would simply switch off.

So I’ve now bought another “cheapie” from Walmart. A 1gb model with the brand of Diamond on it for thirty dollars. Unfortunately it only lasted two days before it completely stopped working so maybe it was a little too cheap. Still, Walmart changed it without any problem so I’m back in business for now and we’ll just have to see how it goes. Gotta have me MP3 player!

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2 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. They are great things to have, especially if you can use it at work. 18 months is pretty decent if it wasn’t an expensive MP3 player. Hopefully your new one will do just as well.

  2. I had my Creative Zen Nano for nearly two years before I bricked it.

    If you want a decent, cheap brand, then Creative is it. Not as cheap as a Wal-Mart or off brand, but still cheaper then an iPod and a lot more durable then that RCA you had.

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