Wize gathers millions of user and expert reviews from websites like Amazon.com, Walmart, and CNET and rates the best products for how people want to use them.
Out of thousands of reviews for 450 products, over 500 people recommended MP3 Players specifically for Podcasts. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
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$250 - $350
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87 People Recommend
"it's easy to hook up to the computer and put in the music, pictures, videos, and whats really great the podcasts.…" - Xecution from Los Angeles at Circuitcity.com "it has a sweet scroll feature that beats the other guys and it is extremely easy to find your music or video or podcasts.…" - kevlarX from Houston, TX at Circuitcity.com "it has full pod cast support and bookmarking, album art display and an easy player setup.…" - Penchum from Mesa AZ at Buy.com |
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$200 - $249
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40 People Recommend
"this product has so many features on top of: music, video, auidobooks,podcast, and pictures.…" - john doe from usa at Circuitcity.com "towhere i can't restart it and i must allow its battery to drain completely, and just recently out of no where when i turned it on, it had erased all of my videos, podcasts, photos and songs.…" - BrittaBe from Beaum at Circuitcity.com "if you want plenty of space for music, videos, pics and podcasts, but dont need the extras with the ipod touch (higher price, reduced amount of memory) this is a great product.…" - Amazon.com User |
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33 People Recommend
"wireless sync is great for those who listen to podcasts or change up their playlists often just charge it and everything is updated as new items are added/downloaded.…" - Gahan from Georgia at Circuitcity.com "watch video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/r1wkap2z3tl9ki in this episode of nerdboytv (a weekly video podcast on technology, internet services, and gadgets), ryan yee reviews microsoft's zune…" - Amazon.com User "the form factor is cool & most importantly i don't need 2 programs to get podcasts on the media player.…" - Amazon.com User |
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$190 - $290
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30 People Recommend
"i can plug it into my car radio for my long trips and listen to my music, podcasts, or audio books.…" - Amazon.com User "i didn't stop listening to the podcasts from syncing it with itunes.…" - Amazon.com User "it's been almost everything i wanted it to be: i love the touchscreen, i can listen to my books and music, plus watch lots of video podcasts (which i don't get to at home, because i'm using the…" - Amazon.com User |
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$100 - $181
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23 People Recommend
"when you make zune social name (required for marketplace and podcast subscriptions), it goes to zune's website.…" - luke from North Carolina at Circuitcity.com "4gb isn't much for someone like me who loves watching podcasts and owns a large library of mp3's, but the good part is that it it's so sleek and slim that i can't even tell i have it on me.…" - Michael from Bolingbrook. IL at Circuitcity.com "watch video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/r1wkap2z3tl9ki in this episode of nerdboytv (a weekly video podcast on technology, internet services, and gadgets), ryan yee reviews microsoft's zune…" - Amazon.com User |
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$129 - $250
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23 People Recommend
"i have never had a mp3 player of any sort, however, i find it very easy to download music, pictures and podcasts on to my player.…" - Amazon.com User "i love having all the music on it and i use it all the time to download and play podcasts that i want to listen to on my own time without commercials.…" - Amazon.com User "i have subscibed to podcast, and audio books, i liked to listen to it while i am driving.…" - Amazon.com User |
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$125 - $199
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22 People Recommend
"i have never had a mp3 player of any sort, however, i find it very easy to download music, pictures and podcasts on to my player.…" - Amazon.com User "i love having all the music on it and i use it all the time to download and play podcasts that i want to listen to on my own time without commercials.…" - Amazon.com User "i have subscibed to podcast, and audio books, i liked to listen to it while i am driving.…" - Amazon.com User |
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$118 - $150
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22 People Recommend
"watch video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/r1wkap2z3tl9ki in this episode of nerdboytv (a weekly video podcast on technology, internet services, and gadgets), ryan yee reviews microsoft's zune…" - Amazon.com User "i use it every day in the car to listen to music as well as podcasts (another great feature from the 2nd gen!) and the quality is great.…" - Amazon.com User "plenty of podcasts, music including mp3, strong battery system.…" - Amazon.com User |
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$280 - $388
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21 People Recommend
"if you want plenty of space for music, videos, pics and podcasts, but dont need the extras with the ipod touch (higher price, reduced amount of memory) this is a great product.…" - Amazon.com User "it was just simple to subscribe to a podcast, upload a video from my tivo onto the player, and so far i have had no problems interfacing between the systems, not sometihng that i can say was seamless…" - Amazon.com User "i have a huge collection of podcast, video, and music and have to store it in a movable storage and at the same time use in on the go.…" - Amazon.com User |
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$150 - $179
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19 People Recommend
"sound quality is excellent!!!video is excellent!!!podcasts available is mindblowing!!!can't answer the question about durability very well because it is so new but all other benchmarks are off the…" - BillyM from Madis at Circuitcity.com "watch video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/r1wkap2z3tl9ki in this episode of nerdboytv (a weekly video podcast on technology, internet services, and gadgets), ryan yee reviews microsoft's zune…" - Amazon.com User "i use it every day in the car to listen to music as well as podcasts (another great feature from the 2nd gen!) and the quality is great.…" - Amazon.com User |
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Podcast ready MP3 players have revolutionized the dissemination of information and opinions to a mobile audience. On-demand, portable, and usually free, podcasts are becoming more and more popular with MP3 users. But selecting an MP3 player for podcasts that is ideal for you requires a little bit of research.
For ease of use, an MP3 player optimized for podcasts should feature the drag and drop loading function, an easy and intuitive interface, and long battery life for extended use. You should consider where you plan to listen to podcasts in making your selection. Plan on tuning in to some cooking podcasts while grocery shopping? You might want to look for a small MP3 player for maximum mobility. But if you primarily listen to podcasts at work or on road trips, you might want a larger MP3 player with more memory. When researching features, look for the resume function. An MP3 player equipped with the resume function will remember where you left off with a podcast and resume play at that point the next time it is used.
The more advanced models will also feature intuitive navigation systems including folder navigation, bookmarking functions and information rich displays. With all this and more, finding the right MP3 player for podcasts will be well worth the investment.
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