Re: MP3 player for sweaty climates?

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:47:31 GMT, "Murph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Yes, I know... yet *another* MP3 thread.  Get used to it; it's sure to get
>worse as Xmas gets closer. ;-)
>
>Anyway, I've read many posts about who uses/likes which MP3 player and why.
>I have not seen much on which players hold up under intense sweating.  Here
>in Fort Worth, Texas, it stays warm enough year round to leave me drenched
>in sweat after nearly every run.  I've killed countless cheap radio/cassette
>players (the Sony Sport models seem to hold up well, though; I've been using
>my current tape player for three or four years).  I'm afraid that if I shell
>out my hard-earned for an MP3 player, my sweaty hands will kill that, too.
>The Rio Cali purports to be a 'Sports' model, but a reviewer on Amazon says
>his wife killed it after one sweaty run -- and the warranty excludes
>moisture damage.
>
>So which players hold up under the "dew of exertion" (or running in the
>rain, for that matter)?  I would appreciate any
>insight/recommendations/advice.  TIA.
>
>Murph.
>

Heard the "ziplock bag" idea mentioned before, and I've used that on
my marathon training runs with my iPod (which is a few hundred
dollars). But the best I think is one that fits on an arm band - you
don't grip it, it is seperated from your skin, limiting the sweat
exposure, and it doesn't bounce around in your pocket. For my iPod, I
found one that fits it, but many of the flash card players have it, or
you can buy 3rd party arm bands that work too.