Running with a HD based MP3 player?

[Tuckerman]

So I got my wife a 80Gig Zune for X-Mas. She wants to run with it but, is it ok to run with a HD based MP3 player?

[jepilot]

I've been skiing, biking, and running at the gym with my Dell DJ which is HD for 3 years. Hasn't done any harm.

[Skipig25]

if she wants to carry that brick around, it'll be just fine.

personally I went and bought a little, no-name, 1 gig mp3 for running, biking and skiing. cost $30.

then use the 80 gig for travel, car, all the normal stuff

[mikemcee]

It will work fine but get an arm band type carrier so it doesn't bounce/skip when she runs.

[Fear Of A Flat Planet]

if she wants to carry that brick around, it'll be just fine.

personally I went and bought a little, no-name, 1 gig mp3 for running, biking and skiing. cost $30.

then use the 80 gig for travel, car, all the normal stuff

+1
exactly what i do.

[The Dad]

Another vote for a cheap flash-based player. I -- I mean, "Santa" -- picked up 2gb Sandisk Sansa e250s on Woot (SAC for geeks) for $30 each. There are even nice armbands available for that model.

[skier666]

^^^^^^

Yep, probably not likely to happen too often, as the classic ipods are HD. Flash would be the safest best with vinyl being the worst

I've got a small Sony flash mp3 (looks like a USB Thumb-stick drive) that is pretty cheap, has remarkable battery life, and has awesome sound quality.

[crackboy]

woot.com has small flash mp3 players all the time for super cheap.

that being said, i have heard the buffer on the hard-drive mp3 players is huge and the chances of actually catching it while its doing something is slim.


I have a 5G ipod video and have dropped that sucker a ton of times while playing with no ill effects other than a small scratch on my case

[schuss]

^^^^^^

Yep, probably not likely to happen too often, as the classic ipods are HD. Flash would be the safest best with vinyl being the worst

I've got a small Sony flash mp3 (looks like a USB Thumb-stick drive) that is pretty cheap, has remarkable battery life, and has awesome sound quality.

I'd like to see someone running with a full turntable setup. In fact, I'd pay money. The next step for the fixie crowd maybe?

[RShea]

woot.com has small flash mp3 players all the time for super cheap.

that being said, i have heard the buffer on the hard-drive mp3 players is huge and the chances of actually catching it while its doing something is slim.


I have a 5G ipod video and have dropped that sucker a ton of times while playing with no ill effects other than a small scratch on my case

Yep,

It is my bet that their is a buffer memory inside that holds the data for smooth playback. I do not know this for sure on your specific model but if they do not have any and it is an issue- you would hear about it in any review....

[Core Shot]

Battery life will suffer greatly.
There will be errors reading the HD to fill the buffer, so re-reading sectors is necessary.
Armband = not so bouncy location helps.

there are threads on this.
solid state flash memory is the best for bouncing, jogging and skiing