I just bought one... and am returning it. Don't get me wrong, it's an absolutely AMAZING player. It just lacks the diversity of accessories that the iPod has.
- There aren't even any accessories for its dock connector yet. -
Right now I use my iPod in my car using a "RoadShow" cable kit that charges it and has audio AND video out all through one single cable connected to the dock connector. It also has a custom mount for my car's dash that doesn't work with the Gigabeat's side buttons. Give me a cable like that and a car mount made for this player, and I'll happily get rid of my iPod.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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I just bought one... and am returning it. Don't get me wrong, it's an absolutely AMAZING player. It just lacks the diversity of accessories that the iPod has.
- There aren't even any accessories for its dock connector yet. -
Right now I use my iPod in my car using a "RoadShow" cable kit that charges it and has audio AND video out all through one single cable connected to the dock connector. It also has a custom mount for my car's dash that doesn't work with the Gigabeat's side buttons. Give me a cable like that and a car mount made for this player, and I'll happily get rid of my iPod.