[TheTraveller]

Hello -

I want to buy an MP3 player that also has an FM Radio Tuner built in. Ideally, I would like one that has Firewire (dreaming!) but I'll take USB. Of course, it has to work with OS X.

Is there such a thing? The FM Radio Tuner is very important, so that rules out an iPod.

Thanks.

[Zoom]

I don't know of any hard drive players with a tuner, but if you're willing to use CDs for your storage medium, look at the <a href="http://www.sonicblue.com/audio/rio/riovolt_sp250.asp" target="_blank">Rio SP250</a>. Very nice. I've got the original Volt model, and wish I could justify buying the 250. Built in FM tuner, nice display, nice features, firmware upgradable... good stuff.

[TheTraveller]

Thanks!

I was also down at the Good Guys today, and I saw the Riot Riot Sonic Blue thing-a-ma-bob. It has an FM Tuner & a 20 GB Hard disk...sounds good, except that it's only USB 1.0 - imagine loading up 20 GB via USB, ugh. It's also like $400. I just want a little jobbie I can take to the gym, you know?

So today I bought a little Aiwa AM/FM Tuner, pretty cheap, pretty nice, and I guess I'll get an iPod or something if I want an MP3 player.

[Fink-Nottle]

I guess this comes a little late but the Creative Studio Nomad MP3 players both come with FM tuners. I have a Nomad II and I've had no problems with it. The Nomad IImg is a sleeker unit with a few extra bells and whistles. I use it with Mac OS X iTunes without any problems. The only point against them is they are both quite old models and overdue for replacement... but they still compare well to the competition.