Brendan Goetz
05-01-2006, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1947995,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530' target='_blank'>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1947995,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530</a><br /><br /></div><i>“Of course, if you don't need all those extra features and just want a slick-looking, great-sounding player, I still recommend the iPod Nano, which is slightly cheaper for the same amount of storage. The U3 may not be the greatest MP3 player ever, but I like it a lot because it's small and lightweight, and it has just about all the features I could want, including good battery life. I do wish the video played back at a higher frame rate, but as an audio player, the U3 is about as versatile as they come.”</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/0,1425,sz=1&i=124051,00.jpg" /> <br /><br />Another so-called iPod killer screws on the silencer and takes aim…at itself. Seriously, point one on the iPod killer checklist is: <i>make it cooler</i>. Point two is: <i>if you can’t make it cooler, make it cheaper</i>. This one misses on both counts. Good one! And forget a better screen, better interface, etc. While I do like the fact that this one plays Xvid (which every player should), these iPod replacements, to me, are like someone inventing a replacement for the car that involves paying .99 a mile to walk everywhere.