TechCuBeTalk proudly presents two handpicked Portable Mp3 Player in non iPod category. Microsoft Zune is chosen as best performing and feature rich Hard Drive based PMP whereas Creative Zen X-Fi is the winner in Flash drive based PMP category.

Best Hard Drive based Mp3 Player:

Microsoft Zune:
If anything you can think of as an alternative to Apple’s iPod, then Zune player from Microsoft will be definitely your choice. TechCuBeTalk editor team has proudly selected Zune as the number# 1 PMP (Portable Media Player) over non iPod category. Microsoft has significantly improved the firmware and built in software of Zune for a long time along with the hardware and design. The new Zune version has inbuilt marketplace software to download popular music or mp3 songs at a very nominal price. This even comes loaded with first 14 days free trial.
Microsoft has improved a lot in the storage place of the software to 120 GB. It has a very good quality Wi-Fi system which you can use to connect to any hotspots on the way. Even Microsoft has collaborated with MacDonald’s for its Zune player to take advantage of the large collection of MacDonald’s hotspots.
The design of Zune player is very impressive with black back and glossy plastic finish in the front. The all black look is quite attractive but prone to scratches. The 3.2 inch LCD display can show true color of the video playback. It supports H.264 and MPG4 video format as well as WMV too. The screen size is much bigger than the classic iPod. So you can enjoy full movie in this large LCD display.
One of the great features of Zune is that this hard drive based PMP supports FM tuner. So you can enjoy Music as well as FM radio with the same player. This is a major feature which we are missing in the iPod Classic. The player also comes with some good stuff like Audible.com audiobooks, some good games and puzzle and clock application.

 Best Flash Drive based Mp3 Player:

Creative ZEN X-Fi :
Creative Zen X-Fi is chosen by us in the best Portable Media Player category because of its exhaustive feature list that you would get in a very affordable price. The basic model starts with 8 GB capacity and next two models are of 16 GB and 32 GB capacities. The 8Gb model costs as low as 149 USD only. You’ll get more deals if you search in either ebay or Amazon or buy.com.
Pros: The player with impressive feature list runs award-winning X-Fi ( Xtreme Fidelity ) Audio technology to enhance the sound quality of the MP3 song to such an extent that it looks like you are listening the song live. It looks like more natural when you experience it with EP-830 earphones.
The player also has built in FM player, voice recorder, WiFi capability, 8 band Equilizer, personalized alerm. The player also comes with a powerful in built speaker so you don’t need to carry speakers when you want to hear it loud. It supports WMA , WAV , ADPCM , Audible , MP3 , AAC formats.
Cons: The plastic body looks quite unfinished because of sharp edges used in the control buttons. There is no backlit present in the navigation buttons. In terms of design the PMP doesn’t have impressive design.

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