Read Before You Shop: Digit's PMP Mega Review

One for the Road!

We covered tiny, compact MP3 players earlier in the year, but the higher end PMPs was something we intentionally ignored. For everyone who was waiting on us we’ve delivered - some of the most feature-rich devices per cubic inch vie for a place in your pocket. And whether you’re on a tight budget or on a spending spree, you’re assured to find something suitable.

Introduction

We all but ignored the higher range of portable multimedia players this year and those who remember our ‘compact PMP test’ in March ’09 will notice the lack of anything with a display. This was because our Jedi senses bespoke change. For one, we foresaw the gradual shift from hard drives to flash-based storage. This has come to pass, a few stragglers notwithstanding. Apple challenged our powers of prediction when they just released the next generation of HDD-based iPod Classics. Not a surprise really, since Apple caters to the audiophile community and flash storage isn’t cheap enough, (as yet), to offer 120-odd gigabytes of storage – which, someone who wants to carry around lossless files, will likely need. Besides, if researchers could be forgiven not reading the signs of impending economic recession, we figure our fans would forgive us for being only ‘partially’ right. However, it is telling that many brands have dropped their HDD-based PMP product lines. Creative didn’t want to feature hard drive-based PMPs. Cowon dropped their A3 and Q5W models from the test. Of course, flash density is on the rise as Apple’s new iPod Touch 64 GB testifies.

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