[KuaiSky]

Edit: Thanks for all your help. Overall, I have decided to get Cowon D2. It offers one of the best (if not the best) sound quality on the market, many many functions with updating firmware that increases its ability, a 2.5" inch screen for watching stuff, and lots of other cool things. Two notable technical features include a very long battery life and the ability to add portable cards that will go up to 32gb (16gb is on the market now).

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I am also having a trouble deciding between mp3 players. There are two in particular that I like.
They are both FLASH-BASED mp3 players that hold 8 gigabytes and cost pretty much about the
same [$150 for 4gb, $200-ish for 8gb]. I am under the superstition that hard-disk drives are prone to
breaking and have bad lithium batteries that last only a couple years.

COWON D2

This mp3 player or pmp [portable media/movie player] is awesome and I have heard nothing but
9/10 or 10/10 reviews for it. It has very high quality sound as well as sharp video on a 2.5 inch
screen. Its main feature is the touchscreen that acts much like the ipod touch/iphone. This player
comes with many more features than you can count. A sharp pain, however, is the difficulty in
organizing music. ID3 tags are bugged, and this player only has "one" playlist.
-Sound Quality
-Awesome screen
-User Interface
-Many Features
-Removable memory card, which makes its memory turn into how many memory cards you can buy.
-50 hours of battery, 10 hours for video

The BAD:
Touchscreen - Its good if you like it, bad for "blind" playing.
Frimware is a hassle and often causes more problems than fixes.

Very good website for overview: http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/20...o-d2-review.php

IPOD NANO VIDEO

Personally I try not to go with the "norm" and I was very stringent about getting an iPod because of
its social acceptance. Yet the iPod Nano is still an awesome buy, with features that match what
people expect from an mp3 player. It has a 2-inch screen and a reputation for its easiness to play
what you want when you want. Very easy.
-Sound Quality is "okay", but not bad
-2-inch screen has high resolution for its small size
-User Interface is simple and convenient
-And many other things I cannot think of

-BIG NEGATIVE: Inability to take music from iPod, and it uses iTunes!

Can't decide between the two. Both have features I like. Everyone with a Cowon D2 say they would
not trade it for an iPod anyday. Yet people with an iPod seem to love it as much as a baby.

[SOCKBUNNY]

I'd go with the cowon... simply because the "fatty" is just ugly imo

[**ThatGirlPhuong]

Personally I'd choose the Cowon D2, it's different and if you plan to watch videos you won't have to go through the hassle of converting and what not.

With the Nano, it IS possible to take music from the iPod and put it back on your PC but you'll just need a program to do it with.

[pekkles]

I'm a fan of Cowon ^^
Not sure about iPod (but I doubt), one of my favorite things about Cowon is that it connects to your computer as a hard drive~ you get software with it, but it's absolutely optional (I've never actually used their software ^^)
And their products are usually quite sturdy- they .feel. studry XD I'm always afraid my friends' iPods will break at a poke, so I don't like to touch them in case I have to replace it for them XD

[13miracles]

Go with the Cowon
I have the Cowon PMP and I love it...and yeah I'm not a fans of ipod XD

[xkrndreamer]

i like the nano for it's simplicity.
i dont need tons of features.

[rrrrrai]

Cowon sounds pretty good.
I'd say go for Cowon, it looks better than the Nano. D:
I still love my iPod though, LOL.

[MUGETSU]

get a Cowon.

Best audio on the market right now. Great battery life, video, pictures, etc.

It's expandable memory (theoretically up to 32GB SD Cards will be made in the future)

[kwok]

I love my Cowon D2! The only thing that's bugging me is how you can barely see anything when you pull it out during the daytime =/. But once you've used it for a while, you'll pretty much know where all the buttons are so..haha.

[DKYang]

The Cowon D2 all the way. It beats the Nano if features and flexibility. Also, it has expansion memory, so that thing can go up to 16GB right now with the 8GB flash card. It's just way better than the Nano, unless you are only going to use it to player music, but still, it has that expansion memory option which is always a plus.

[KuaiSky]

Thanks for all your help! (and I see the moderator made a new mp3 section, smart)
Yeah I think the Cowon D2 is the thing to go for. Sound quality is especially a high consideration as well as looks and functionality. The Cowon D2 is "sturdy" and offers way more than an iPod Nano could. Besides, everyone has an iPod Nano, why should I get one. I am not the type to get the "norm".
Thanks for all your help! Cowon D2 all the way.