Second generation iPod Touch (Credit: CNET Networks/Corinne Schulze) Q: I have a question about what MP3 player I should get. I want a player with video, 8GB (or more) memory, and possibly touch screen. I would prefer it to be pocketable, but that doesn’t matter as much. The two I have found are the second-gen iPod Touch and the Archos 5 . I also found a refurbished first-gen iPod Touch for $60 less than the second-gen.
My question: is the new iPod Touch worth the $60 dollars more, and out of all three MP3 players which should I get? If you could suggest any more that would be great. –Don, via e-mail A: The iPod Touch is perhaps the best option among advanced PVPs, and–despite the fact that I’m a fiercely against touch screens for my own personal use–it’s the only touch-screen portable device that I actually enjoy using.
Plus, unlike the Archos 5, it uses solid state (flash) memory, which is more durable and stable than hard-drive memory, and it is pocketable. I haven’t spent much time with the Archos 5 (Senior Editor Donald Bell’s review is set to post soon), but the size alone makes it less desirable as an everyday player–it is more Internet media tablet, less PVP.
On the plus side, the Archos 5 can run over 3G (if you have an active SIM card), and it can record video directly from your TV using the optional DVR dock–the iPod Touch does not offer either option.
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