Forget Sansa ; ) Is the Vibez the new Nano killer?

[keithnyc]

J&R has these instock right now for $199 for 12GB!!! (rumor has it that a 15GB will be released late January) http://www.amazon.com/TrekStor-vibez-Player-Black-Silver/dp/B000KDZR5U/sr=8-2/qid=1166461391/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-1404713-2930803?ie=UTF8&s=electronics


It looks great and based on some of the on-line reviews, it seems to function very well (and yup, the battery is truly user replaceable)! ; )
And audio playback includes cross-fade between songs!! Someone must be reading my Apple rants! ; )

Here's some of the other stuff from the manufacturer:
The vibez--which comes with a set of Sennheiser headphones and a copy of Magix MP3 Maker SE music administration software--is compatible with Windows 98 SE, M3, 2000, and XP, Mac OS X 10.3.x, and Linux Kernel 2.4.x operating systems. The exchangeable lithium-ion battery, meanwhile, charges via the USB connection and runs for roughly 20 hours per charge. The entire unit is backed by a one-year warranty.

[paranoidxe]

nano killer in terms of market take over? nah, take a lot more than that.
nano killer in terms of features? yes, but a lot of other players have more features than the nano for less price. Marketing is what has made the iPod so popular.

[baggss]

Looks kind of cool though. What does the wheel, or wheel looking thing, on the front do?

[musichound]

Is it me or does this DAP look fugly? I don't like the way it looks and I also think that unless there is a good interface this will wander off the radar real soon.

[mrdantownsend]

It looks ugly, but it's features far outweigh it's ugliness

Someone is definately listening to everyone's apple rants!

[JMG]

At least it's truely being innovative as far as design. What a Magnetically mounted scroll wheel though? I first saw this somewhere last week and immediately thought how unique it looks.

[musichound]

Meh, it looks too much like a cell phone to my liking. What would really make this product sell is a good interface (like iTunes), ease of use, and awesone audio.

[bdb]

I think it looks nice, but I'm not one of those who thinks anything not made by Apple is "fugly".

Its just awfully big for a flash player - about the size of a full-sized iPod.

[musichound]

I think it looks nice, but I'm not one of those who thinks anything not made by Apple is "fugly".

Its just awfully big for a flash player - about the size of a full-sized iPod.

Not me either. In a lot of ways I prefer the looks of my other DAP, the H320, even though there are a lot of people who say that one is fugly. What I do prefer over looks is great audio, a nice user interface, and good features, as long as it's not as fugly as the Vibez.

[VipFREAK]

I'd like it a lot except for I'm all for video now and if it doesn't have it it's out.

[JMG]

I think it looks nice, but I'm not one of those who thinks anything not made by Apple is "fugly".

Its just awfully big for a flash player - about the size of a full-sized iPod.

is it really? Are there any side by side pics or dimension specs?

[VipFREAK]

Kinda big...

105 mm x 50 mm x 18 mm (http://www.trekstor.de/en/products/detail_mp3.php?pid=66&page=3)

[Glorybox3737]

I think it looks nice, but I'm not one of those who thinks anything not made by Apple is "fugly".

Its just awfully big for a flash player - about the size of a full-sized iPod.

It's not a flash player. It's a HD. Trust me if this where flash I'd own it right now.

[dmt1]

Suddenly it doesn't look as good if it's HD based (and I don't think anyone has the ability to make a 12 gb flash based player yet, but it's probably coming soon). It also doesn't have AAC support...

Still, it has some nice features, but it's going to be hard to find a niche with a 12 gb HD based player.

[Lone]

Here's a looong video of the Vibez.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1330791372072230176&hl=en

Pretty ugly looking player but a very nice interface. It also has gapless playback and plays a boatload of formats if you're into that.

[jwc110869]

I rather have this 1 GB "gem".....................

http://www.amazon.com/TrekStor-i-Beat-organix-Gold-Player/dp/B000H1UJRG/sr=1-25/qid=1166501200/ref=sr_1_25/104-3313338-5298357?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

Bling........................

[baggss]

I rather have this 1 GB "gem".....................

http://www.amazon.com/TrekStor-i-Beat-organix-Gold-Player/dp/B000H1UJRG/sr=1-25/qid=1166501200/ref=sr_1_25/104-3313338-5298357?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

Bling........................


You go girl!

[honeybee1236]

I think that Vibez is so ugly.

Now this is something I'd be interested in:
http://secure.serverlab.net/shop/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=5120&Category_Code=ESP&Store_Code=T00107

Now on the PDF Sheet (http://www.wolverinedata.com/downloads/Wolverine_ESP-LR.pdf) this player has a user replaceable battery and records directly from TV and audio line-in recording from any AUX source. The display is 3.6" - 320x240 pixels but still this looks good.

[Eric Lewis]

its hard drive!

[Macromedia]

Karma is better...