Seriously thoughtful Looking for an MP3 player with USB-host capabilities

[MickGJ]

Ooh that looks good. Might buy one "for my wife" as well. It would only be the seventh or eighth Roberts radio in the house.

To go back to the original question, I've never understood why no one made a portable MP3 player that had no storage of its own but would accept any flash drive. Lexar showed it was possible a while ago but i think their device only worked with their own "jumpdrives".

You can get these things that plugin to the lighter socket in a car that do more or less the same thing for no money at all and they come with an FM transmitter.

So why not the same technology but with a battery compartment and a headphone jack?

[Marmeladov]

Originally Posted by Darqref

Here's another one from JVC,
http://www.frys.com/product/6175109?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Look for either high end boomboxes or micro-shelf systems in home audio.

I'm looking for something similar. As this link is dead, do you remember the reference of the JVC ?

I already found some devices (the Squeezebox Touch is too expensive for me) :

Scott DXi 80 WL (Hi-Fi system size, 117€ at Redcoon. Also in silver.)
Scott DXi 50 WL (very small - known in France as "Orange Décodeur Hi-Fi", 49€ at Orange)

Orange sells other USB-compatible devices: "Liveradio Vintage", 79€, and "Liveradio Cube", 44€.

A good solution is the Chumby : (and cheaper / larger clones like the Insignia Infocast 3.5" or 8")

There is also some cheap alarm clock / photo frame solutions like the Hannspree 4.3 inch LCD Photo Alarm Clock and FM Receiver

Direct from China, there is a lot of very cheap chinese solutions, also with stereo speakers.

[PeterT]

Looks like the JVC Kaboom series.... http://av.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelI...thId=36&page=1

[Marmeladov]

Thank you

The key point when you don't have an iPod, is to have a device with a large screen, to allow easy navigation. That excludes this JVC...

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by Marmeladov

Thank you

The key point when you don't have an iPod, is to have a device with a large screen, to allow easy navigation. That excludes this JVC...

lol

[toffe1920]

I have an 8gb usb that ive put music on
All i want is a small mp3 that accepts the Usb
Then i can listen to all the music off the usb on the mp3.
Help please.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by toffe1920

I have an 8gb usb that ive put music on
All i want is a small mp3 that accepts the Usb
Then i can listen to all the music off the usb on the mp3.
Help please.

Why not put your music on a mSD card and play it from a very small MP3 player like the Sansa Clip+ or Sansa Clip Zip?

The Zip is the newer model and both are very inexpensive. The Clip+ is a bit cheaper because it's an older model; but both play music very well. I have both models and primarily use them for audiobooks. There are quite a few members on this board who also own them. They're highly rated in reviews.

Here's a link to Amazon and the current prices for these two models.

And welcome to the board