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Published November 23, 2009 10:15 am - Buying the right media player By KIM KOMANDO Portable media players aren’t just for music. With them, you can watch videos, play games and listen to books or podcasts. Media players are available at a variety of price points and storage capacities. Figure that 1 gigabyte will hold about 250 songs. Things aren’t so clear-cut with video. Assume 1GB will hold an hour of standard-definition or 30 minutes of high-definition video. Here’s a look at some popular players. Sansa Fuze SanDisk’s Sansa Fuze is ideal for children or anyone looking for their first player. Expandable storage also makes it attractive to music die-hards. The Sansa Fuze is available in three capacities: 2GB ($70), 4GB ($80) and 8GB ($100). It comes in a variety of colors. The Fuze also works with SanDisk’s slotRadio cards. You can buy whole albums on a media card for $15. Or, select a mix of 1,000 songs for $40. It also works with popular music subscription services. In addition, the Fuze packs a voice recorder and an FM radio. It can play videos, but the 1.9-inch screen is relatively small. Creative Zen Expandable storage makes the Creative Zen a great choice for music fans. But it has gained popularity among podcast fans. The player works with Creative’s free ZENcast software. This is perfect for managing podcasts and synchronizing them to the player. The software gives you easy access to audio and video podcasts. It will even synchronize photo feeds from Flickr and Windows Live spaces. The Zen is available with 2GB ($60), 4GB ($100) and 32GB ($180) of storage. It is the size of a credit card. You can watch videos and look at pictures on the 2.5-inch screen. You can also add extra storage via the SD card slot. There’s a built-in FM radio. And the player works with unprotected AAC files. So, it can handle unprotected music files purchased from iTunes. 
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