Portable Media Players


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1
 Sony NWZ-A845
Listed since 01/2010
Storage capacity: 16GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 22h; Portable
"For: Superior quality when compared with similarly priced devices; Good video playback; Slim design; Good  …
1 Review, 10 Opinions
 
 
2
 Creative Labs Zen X-Fi 2 (32 GB)
Listed since 10/2009
Creative Labs Zen X-Fi 2 (32 GB)
Storage capacity: 32GB; Storage medium: Flash memory, Memory Card; Battery life: 25h
"The touchscreen isn’t perfect, but it has plenty of features and sound quality is superb."
1 Review, 10 Opinions
 
 
3
 Apple iPod touch 3G
Listed since 09/2009
Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 30h
"... the iPod touch 3G doesn't support all the video files of a larger Archos tablet (Nor do videos look  …
12 Reviews, 30 Opinions
 
 
4
 Apple iPod Nano 5G
Listed since 09/2009
Storage medium: Flash memory
"The video camera and FM radio are great. The more affordable 16GB model isn't much cheaper than the 8GB iPod touch, but it'  …
13 Reviews
 
 
5
 Sony NWZ-E444 (8 GB)
Listed since 07/2009
Storage capacity: 8GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 6h; Portable MP3
"The new E-class player sounds better than the old one and is easier to use than the Samsung. You can't ask for much more from an update."
1 Review, 10 Opinions
 
 
6
Listed since 02/2010
Storage capacity: 4GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 30h; Portable
"It's a close call between the Sony Walkman E-Series players and the Apple iPod nano. If you're on a budget you can pick up the 4GB E  …
2 Reviews, 10 Opinions
 
 
7
 Sony NWZ-E443 (4 GB)
Listed since 09/2009
Sony NWZ-E443 (4 GB)
Storage capacity: 4GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 30h; Portable MP3 Player, Personal Media Player (PMP)
2 Reviews, 10 Opinions
 
 
8
 Cowon iAudio 9
Listed since 12/2009
Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 29h; Portable MP3 Player, Personal Media Player (PMP)
"... In our audio playback test, the Cowon iAudio 9's sound quality is quite commendable. It may not have the same low  …
1 Review
 
 
9
 Apple iPod touch 3G (64GB)
Listed since 09/2009
Apple iPod touch 3G (64GB)
Storage capacity: 64GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 30h; Personal
"The iPod touch is now even harder to resist thanks to a boost in capacity and performance - it's a real charmer."
6 Reviews, 10 Opinions
 
 
10
 Samsung YP-R1 (8GB)
Listed since 10/2009
Storage capacity: 8GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 25h; Portable
"Put simply, the YP-R1 is a delight to use. Its touchscreen interface is the best you'll find on a device without an Apple logo, it'  …
1 Review
 
 
 
 
11
 Apple iPod Nano 5G (8GB)
Listed since 09/2009
Apple iPod Nano 5G (8GB)
Storage capacity: 8GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 22h; Portable
"The 5th gen iPod nano is inarguably Apple's best yet. It's still more expensive than its peers, but it'  …
1 Review
 
 
12
 Sony NWZ-S545
Listed since 09/2009
Storage capacity: 16GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 42h; Portable
"The Sony S-Series Walkman NWZ-S545 is a solid entry-level MP3 player thanks to its easy-to-use design, excellent  …
1 Review
 
 
13
 Cowon J3
Listed since 06/2010
Storage capacity: 16GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 64h; Portable
"... The interface can be a little quirky at times, but once you've got used to it, the improved capacitive  …
3 Reviews, 6 Opinions
 
 
14
 Samsung YP-R1
Listed since 12/2009
Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 25h; Portable MP3 Player, Personal Media Player (PMP)
"... A surprise fave feature on the Samsung YP-R1 was actually the FM radio, which uses a clever touchscreen  …
2 Reviews
 
 
15
 Cowon J3 (16GB)
Listed since 07/2010
Cowon J3 (16GB)
Storage capacity: 16GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 64h; Portable
Cowon's J3 has comprehensive video format support and great battery life, along with a bright and vivid screen.  …
1 Review, 6 Opinions
 
 
16
 Cowon S9
Listed since 08/2008
Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 55h; Personal Media Player (PMP)
"... The BBE+ audio system really punches up compressed music files, giving your ears a sonic tickling they'  …
3 Reviews, 7 Opinions
 
 
17
 Archos 3 Vision (8 GB)
Listed since 06/2009
Storage capacity: 8GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 12h; Portable
"A near miss for Archos. The 3 Vision offers a compelling combination of style, features and A/V performance  …
2 Reviews, 6 Opinions
 
 
18
Listed since 01/2010
Portable MP3 Player, Personal Media Player (PMP)
"The Mintpad has an excellent feature-set and is easy to use, but that screen really is small. The focus on  …
1 Review
 
 
19
Listed since 09/2009
Storage capacity: 32GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 8h; Portable
"Highs: Incredible 3.3-inch OLED display; small, lightweight; sensitive capacitive touch screen; high-def 720p video output  …
1 Review
 
 
20
Listed since 09/2009
Storage capacity: 16GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 8h; Portable
"The Zune HD is an extremely refined personal media player and should be the video junkie's player of choice."
1 Review
 
 
  Apple iPod touch 3G (8GB)
Listed since 09/2009
Apple iPod touch 3G (8GB)
Storage capacity: 8GB; Storage medium: Flash memory; Battery life: 30h; Personal Media Player (PMP), Portable MP3 Player
10 Opinions
 
 
 
 

Reviews

"Sony Walkman NWZ-A845 review"
1 MP3 Player (approx. £140)
TechRadar UK
Published on 5/2010
On test: Sony NWZ-A845
"Sony's latest Walkman is an impressive personal audio and video player." Review details: Single Test.   → Test results
"Mintpass Mintpad"
1 MP3 Player
Register Hardware
Published on 1/2010
On test: Mintpass Mintpad MP100
"Do you really need an electronic notepad and portable media player, but have tiny pockets in all your clothes? If so, the Mintpad could be the answer. This compact device majors on its touchscreen notepad, but also has multimedia features and Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, in a player less than 80 x 65mm." Review details: Single Test   → Test results
"Sony NWZ-S544 review"
1 MP3 Player (approx. £90)
PC Advisor
Published on 12/2009
On test: Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 (8GB)
"The Sony NWZ-S544 is an 8GB MP3 player/portable media player designed to compete with Apple's iPod nano. It offers a better screen for watching video or playing movies, but it doesn't stand up to the iPod's polished music system." Review details: Single Test   → Test results
"Sony NWZ-S544"
1 MP3 Player (approx. £90)
Computer act!ve
Published on 11/2009
On test: Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 (8GB)
"A quality MP3 player with a brilliant set of headphones." Review details: Single Test.   → Test results

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Portable Media Players

Portable Media Players are an evolution of the MP3 player, which while retaining the main function of music playback, throw the extra benefits of video playback and picture viewing into the mix. It may not seem all that appetising to view movies on the 2” screen on many devices, but the best will come with the option of a direct connection to a television giving you the option of viewing your videos on the big screen.

When looking for a PMP the size of the hard drive is very important, there is no use in having a device capable of playing back music, video and photos when all you can fit on it is one music video and a picture of your dog. 20GB should really be looked at as the bare minimum and will let you keep a couple of albums and even full movies and television shows in your pocket.

With the larger screen, battery life can be an issue, but thankfully PMPs can often provide just as much power for music playback as a standard MP3 player. The previously undisputed king among MP3 players is the iPod, but Apple has yet to introduce a fully video capable player, the closest it has yet come is the 5th generation video iPod and the iPhone, which many consider to be the best way of getting video on an iPod.

PMPs have a slight price premium over straight MP3 players but some come with some extra features such as wifi connectivity or card slots that would be too large to integrate into a smaller MP3 device.
This category contains tests on PMP, MP4 player, MP3 player with video support, PMPs, MP4 players, MP3 players with video support.