Gift Guide: MP3-players and DVD-recorders

Introduction

As all of you know, the Holiday Season is about to start, and without a doubt there will be plenty of new releases in the field of Consumer Electronics. So this year, CDFreaks.com has teamed up with our partners of Reevoo.com, to provide you with this Holiday Gift Guide. Once you've read our Holiday Gift Guide, you'll be spending your pennies on this year's hottest products. The Gift Guide is twofold: this first part is about MP3-Players and DVD-recorders, while the second part is a Flat TV Gift Guide, containing a top five of both LCD and Plasma televisions. This TV guide will be posted within a week, so stay tuned for more & enjoy reading!

Top 5 MP3-Players

The Zen from Creative makes its appearance on both third and fifth place, while the second and fourth place are being occupied by a player of respectively Sony and Samsung. However, no real big surprise here as Apple's iPod Touch comes in at first place in this category. Read all about it below.

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1.     Apple iPod Touch 8GB

Of course the iPod Touch scores high on design, and also the music quality gets highly rated. The true audiophile might want to buy better headphones, since these seem to be of lesser quality than other players. However, the Touch interface of Apple proves again to be intuitive, bringing the iPod Touch 8GB to the first place. Make sure you go for the second generation if you want to buy the latest accessories, or buy the first if you already own iPod accessories.

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Amazon price:
1st generation: $199,00 /  £189,00
2nd generation: $219,94 / £168,97

Full Revoo Rating : 9.3

2.      Sony NWZA816 4GB MP3 Player

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This 4GB MP3 player from Sony offers appealing design and a great value for money. It looks like the Walkman has finally walked back into the game with this number one position.
Amazon price:  $120,98 /  £84,01

Full Revoo Rating9.3

3.      Creative Zen 8GB MP3 Player

Creative’s Zen comes in second. It is equipped with a slightly larger screen, and built-in radio. Nice bonus is the SD slot which allows you to expand the memory.
Amazon price: $114,99 /  £69,99

Full Revoo Rating9.4

4.    Samsung YP-P2JCB 8GB

This Samsung has an even larger screen with higher resolution. It too features built-in radio, and has touch screen control. Also features Bluetooth.
Amazon price:$179,99 /  £136,59

Full Revoo Rating9.1

5.    Creative Zen 4GB


And yet again the Zen, this time the version with 4GB. Just make sure to remember the expandable SD memory option: 4GB SD cards are currently in the $10 price range.

Amazon Price: $179,99 /  £136,59

Full Revoo Rating9.0


Top 5 DVD-Recorders

Lots of Panasonic, but also of differences in features in the DVD recorder top five. Built-in hard disks and image upscaling seem to be favorite and really wanted features. Besides that, there’s also a DVD-VHS combo at fourth place. Finally, for those of you who don’t need all the fancy features but are just looking for a decent recorder take a look at the last model from Panasonic.

1.       Panasonic DMR-EX768EB


This DVD-recorder comes with a built-in 160GB hard disk. Combined with a digital tuner, there’s no need to miss any of your favorite TV shows. Also acts as an upscaler and is equipped with HDMI.
Amazon Price: £136,59

Full Revoo Rating9.0

2.       Panasonic DMR-EZ28E


In second place, there’s another Panasonic. The EZ28E is somewhat cheaper, but it has to do without the hard drive. It does feature HDMI and 1080P upscaling.
Amazon Price: $179,79 / £136,59

Full Reevoo Rating8.8

3.       Sony RDR-HXD870

This Sony recorder offers about the same features as the Panasonic EX768EB: 160GB hdd, 1080p upscaling and HDMI. It features BRAVIA Theater Sync, to easy connect with other Sony BRAVIA components.
Amazon Price: £229,99

Full Revoo Rating8.7

4.    Panasonic DMR-EX95


The only DVD-VHS combination in our top five. Very complete, with a digital TV tuner; 250GB hard drive, and VHS and DVD recording. Features HDMI, but no upscaling.
Amazon Price: £449,90

Full Revoo Rating8.7

5. Panasonic DMR-EZ27


Although not equipped with a hard disk, this final Panasonic does feature a digital TV tuner. No upscaling, but it has an HDMI interface. Very easy to setup and user friendly, so great value for money.

Amazon Price: £149,20

Full Revoo Rating8.6

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