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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:35:21 +1300, (Jamie Kahn
Genet) wrote: >William Bell <> wrote: > >> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:52:30 +1300, (Jamie Kahn >> Genet) wrote: >> >> >William Bell <> wrote: >> > >> >> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:51:52 +1300, (Jamie Kahn >> >> Genet) wrote: >> >> >> >> >will <> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> i'm looking to buy a MP3 player, most important feature is its ability >> >> >> to play just about any MP3s, nothing proprietary. Panasonic has one, but >> >> >> i read that you actually need to convert your normal MP3s to something >> >> >> else before you can play them. >> >> >> >> >> >> storage space isn't that important, it can be on memory card, or hdd. >> >> >> >> >> >> any recommendation? >> >> >> >> >> >> thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> will. >> >> > >> >> >Well, the Apple iPod <http://www.apple.co.nz/ipod> can play MP3s >> >> >(amongst other formats), store thousands of them at high bitrates, has a >> >> >fantastic user interface and a great application to organise your MP3s >> >> >from on your PC and then sync those playlists to your iPod - namely >> >> >iTunes. >> >> > >> >> >OTOH you can get any number of dirt cheap Flash based MP3 players from >> >> >just about anywhere. Just don't expect a world class interface or speedy >> >> >data transfers. >> >> > >> >> >So you get what you pay for as with most things in life. >> >> > >> >> >Regards, >> >> > Jamie Kahn Genet >> >> >> >> Gee wee are Talking about Nice Oranges and here to come Ranting about >> >> Rotten Apples, keep you Rotten Apples to you self thank you.. >> >> >> >> So why is your reply so Off Topic..? >> >> >> >> We are Referring TO SMALL. & CHEAP >> >> >> >> Does that give you a Clue.. >> > >> >Pardon me, but when did Will _ever_ mention prices in his original post? >> >What Will _did_ say was: >> >> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:02:41 +1300, will <> wrote: >> >> >> >> i'm looking to buy a MP3 player, most important feature is its ability to >> >> play just about any MP3s >> > >> >That was what he apparently carded about, not cost. So why don't _you_ >> >get a bloody clue yourself before you start flaming people who have made >> >a perfectly nice and on-topic response. If you've got some kind of weird >> >anti-Apple computer thing I could give a ****. Get over it. >> > >> >The Apple iPod is the leading MP3 player in the world today - bar none, >> >so I think it's a fair suggestion. >> > >> >Sheesh... >> > >> >Regards, >> > Jamie Kahn Genet >> >> >> >> Is it SMALL.?? > >I've held bigger packs of cards, and the iPod mini (if you like really >small gadgets) is truly tiny, thin, beautiful and highly functional. But >maybe a tad too small for someone like myself who loses small things all >the time (but that's a problem with any tiny digital device)  I>prefer the slightly bigger iPod to the mini. The U2 special edition iPod >looks beautiful. > >But as I said, any iPod will be far more expensive than a small memory >stick MP3 player, but the interface and method of transferring songs and >organising them is generally dreadful for most flash players (sorry - >but iTunes for PC is just great and so easy) - anyone feel free to leap >in here if you've found a flash player with a decent interface. It's >just that I haven't so far. Adata Uses USB 2.0 > >'cause for me, anyway, it's the interface and storage space (to a lesser >extent) that makes the MP3 player. If it takes ages to sync my playlists >to my player, or setting up those playlists in the first place is a PITA >- then it's a lost cause IMHO. A player that cannot hold enough music is >no damn good either. I don't want to be having to go back to my computer >every day just to get a new selection. I want to be able to travel for a >few days - even a week - and not have to listen to repeats. The Adata can use a 2gig SD Card.. >Anyway, that's all just my opinion. No need to get all worked up about >it > >Regards, > Jamie Kahn Genet > >P.S. Totally unrelated - anyone else excited about the upcoming Nintendo >Duel Screen? Is it even on the radar here in NZ? |
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Brian Withers <> wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:35:21 +1300, (Jamie Kahn > Genet) wrote: [snip] > >I've held bigger packs of cards, and the iPod mini (if you like really > >small gadgets) is truly tiny, thin, beautiful and highly functional. But > >maybe a tad too small for someone like myself who loses small things all > >the time (but that's a problem with any tiny digital device) I> >prefer the slightly bigger iPod to the mini. The U2 special edition iPod > >looks beautiful. > > > >But as I said, any iPod will be far more expensive than a small memory > >stick MP3 player, but the interface and method of transferring songs and > >organising them is generally dreadful for most flash players (sorry - > >but iTunes for PC is just great and so easy) - anyone feel free to leap > >in here if you've found a flash player with a decent interface. It's > >just that I haven't so far. > > Adata Uses USB 2.0 But what about the software used to create and transfer playlists to the Player? What is the user interface like? > >'cause for me, anyway, it's the interface and storage space (to a lesser > >extent) that makes the MP3 player. If it takes ages to sync my playlists > >to my player, or setting up those playlists in the first place is a PITA > >- then it's a lost cause IMHO. A player that cannot hold enough music is > >no damn good either. I don't want to be having to go back to my computer > >every day just to get a new selection. I want to be able to travel for a > >few days - even a week - and not have to listen to repeats. > > > The Adata can use a 2gig SD Card.. Not enough to hold much music, at least at 128k encoding, though I prefer 192 or lossless encoding. 128 seems to remove something important - I can't quite put my finger on it. It's funny, I usually have lousy hearing. Anyway, it's not enough for a weekend away unless you're listening to a downsampled audiobook or something voice only where a very low bit rate won't matter much. Sorry - 10GB or bust for me, at least. YMMV of course. > >Anyway, that's all just my opinion. No need to get all worked up about > >it > > > >Regards, > > Jamie Kahn Genet Well, I still reckon a HD based player is the way to go nowadays. Not to say once flash drives get cheaper at multi-gigabyte sizes I won't switch to them. I'd definitely prefer a solid state player if only it had enough storage. Much more rugged. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. |
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