Comments on: MP3 players with Bluetooth

Editor Jasmine France rounds up six MP3 players that can help you cut the cord.

[4dthinker]

Bluetooth = Good.
Spinn resolution = Wrong. It is 480 x 272, not 340 x 220.
Cowon S9 evaluation = Flawed.
"The Cowon S9 is a sexy-looking gadget with exceptional audio and video quality" = True.
"but its construction quality and user interface pale in comparison to the competition." = Uninformed.
Like most reviewers, CNET dismisses the S9 for being light weight. Having one and using it every day for several months I can assure you there is nothing "pale" about it's construction quality. The paint hasn't rubbed off like it has on my Samsung P2. The screen is Corning's Gorilla Glass and nearly scratch proof. Please google it. As for a pale UI, the S9's interface is Flash based and completely customizable. There are dozens of downloadable variations. Make it look and work like an ipod Touch or Samsung P3 if you want. Use CLAW's UI to tweak nearly every system setting, add features not originally provided, and so on. The latest firmware update added gapless playback for both lossless and lossy codecs, as well as several new BBE audio options. CNET needs to take another more in-depth look at the Cowon S9.

[rhwaller]

The confusing intro to "MP3 Players with Bluetooth" comparing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, doesn't inspire confidence in your recommendations: in an MP3 player, Bluetooth is a feature eliminating earphone wires, not related to Wi-Fi capability. Ideally I'd like both.

[Mikasmi]

These are great headsets to try (www.budsgoblue.com). I use them with my Zune and think that they are a great combo between the 2 of them.