MP3 Players

Post by **Leisher** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:21 pm

iPod, PSP, flash player, etc.

The iPod is the most popular and has every gadget to go with it, but it's the most RIAA friendly.

The PSP is also a game/movie system, but it's bulky and the games suck and the movies I'd never buy.

The flash players I know little about except I hear they're the easiest for file transfers.

Anyone own any of the above devices? Anyone know anything about them? I'm trying to decide which one I want.

Post by **TheCatt** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:26 pm

I've got an iPod (at least, the wife does).

We have the 20GB photo edition. Love it.

The iPod Nanos, if you only need 2-4GB, are the way to go though. 2 peeps at work have them, and they are teh sh!t.

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:34 pm

I've got an iRiver. It's flash-memory based so it's much smaller than an iPod (mine's 256Meg, but they do come larger), but it's got all the bells and whistles: FM radio receiver (which can be recorded as MP3), mic for voice recording (again as MP3), a line-in plug (MP3), a timer mode to have it turn itself on at a set time to play/record/whatever, and best of all a switch on the bottom that disables all the other buttons so you can't accidently press buttons with it in your pocket. USB 2.0 plug to synch with your computer. Runs forever on one AA battery.

Love it. Wish it had more space, but at $60 from eBay having a mere 4 hours of music is something I can live with.

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Post by **GORDON** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:40 pm

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:48 pm

Got an Archos mp3 player. 20GB o' storage, radio capability, voice recording, 30 sound buffering, battery lasts about 8 - 10 hours. Slightly bulky & the OS chokes sometimes, but otherwise alright.

Post by **TheCatt** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:34 pm

Got an Archos mp3 player. 20GB o' storage, radio capability, voice recording, 30 sound buffering, battery lasts about 8 - 10 hours. Slightly bulky & the OS chokes sometimes, but otherwise alright.

I got an earlier version of one of those, when they first hit 20GB.

Hated the fuck out of it.

Post by **Cakedaddy** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:03 pm

40GB Ipod photo. Wife uses it. The RIAA friendly stuff never bothered us. We put our music on it, and it plays. Have never tried using it as a transfer/sharing device. I don't like Itunes cause it's slow and bulky though. But, once the entire library was on it, I haven't had to deal with Itunes since.

Post by **Troy** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:26 pm

Pretty hooked up here.

I bought one of the new 6GB Ipod Minis (Blue, with the Enscription "I am haunted by waters" bonus points for the reference), I use it both for running and working out and just walking to class...

I have three different headphones:

1)Bose Triport (super nice, don't get used outside the house or car or plane, Also used for FPSers.
2) Ear Buds, These are for running and working out, they are pretty nice, but mainly they just stay in place whilst moving.
3)Upgraded pieces, these give pretty good bass and clairty, but aren't as good as the big Triports. These are the walking to class ones, not to mention they are white, which is like a tell-tale sign "I have an Ipod"

Music comes from Ares, and is all in my laptop.

mbilderback · Post by **mbilderback** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:02 pm

My wife wants one. It will NOT be an iPod. There are many manufacturers that make equivilant (if not better) mp3 players for the same or smaller price. www.crutchfield.com has a lot of good options.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:22 am

(Blue, with the Enscription "I am haunted by waters" bonus points for the reference), I use it both for running and working out and just walking to class...

Ever shoot the shoots with the fam dammily?

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Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:31 am

My wife wants one. It will NOT be an iPod. There are many manufacturers that make equivilant (if not better) mp3 players for the same or smaller price. www.crutchfield.com has a lot of good options.

They are not equivalent.

Trust me.

Your poor wife.

Post by **Leisher** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:34 am

I have a friend who wants to get one too, but he has a ton of music files and audio books and such that may not be legal in the eyes of the RIAA. Will an iPod play all those or will there be problems?

See, he doesn't care about getting new songs off of iTunes. He just wants to be able to play his existing music and any new ones he may come across by accident.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:38 am

any new ones he may come across by accident.

Gross.

Post by **Cakedaddy** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:59 pm

I know someone who accidentally got an illegal copy mixed in with all his legal stuff, and it loaded on the ipod just fine and dandy. He later erased it once he found it of course. So, based on that, I'd have to say that any mp3 from any source will load onto the ipod.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:57 pm

I have a friend who wants to get one too, but he has a ton of music files and audio books and such that may not be legal in the eyes of the RIAA. Will an iPod play all those or will there be problems?

See, he doesn't care about getting new songs off of iTunes. He just wants to be able to play his existing music and any new ones he may come across by accident.

Any mp3 from anywhere will play on an iPod.

The RIAA-friendliness really only refers to the iTunes store, and not really anything to do with the iPod itself. All music sold through iTunes has DRM. iPod will play any MP3 or AAC music file.

It will not play WMA, but, hey, who gives a flip.

mbilderback · Post by **mbilderback** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:29 pm

My wife wants one. It will NOT be an iPod. There are many manufacturers that make equivilant (if not better) mp3 players for the same or smaller price. www.crutchfield.com has a lot of good options.
They are not equivalent.

Trust me.

Your poor wife.

Bullshit. I'd put the Dell MP3 player up against the apple crap anyday. The control surfaces for the IPod sucks donkey balls and iTunes is a goddamn pain in the ass.

Gimme Dell and Napster over Apple crap.

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:43 am

My wife wants one. It will NOT be an iPod. There are many manufacturers that make equivilant (if not better) mp3 players for the same or smaller price. www.crutchfield.com has a lot of good options.
They are not equivalent.

Trust me.

Your poor wife.
Bullshit. I'd put the Dell MP3 player up against the apple crap anyday. The control surfaces for the IPod sucks donkey balls and iTunes is a goddamn pain in the ass.

Gimme Dell and Napster over Apple crap.

Well, perhaps for you personally, but tens of millions of people disagree.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:54 am

I simply hate crApple.

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:52 am

I simply hate crApple.

Me too, more than most people anywhere.

But, the iPod's wheel is the best damned interface anywhere.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:28 pm

Got an Archos mp3 player. 20GB o' storage, radio capability, voice recording, 30 sound buffering, battery lasts about 8 - 10 hours. Slightly bulky & the OS chokes sometimes, but otherwise alright.
I got an earlier version of one of those, when they first hit 20GB.

Hated the fuck out of it.

I'm getting there myself. I've discovered some issues :

1) I'd prefer an mp3 player that can broadcast to some low-end FM band instead of having the damned adapter for the tape deck.

2) How in the fuck do you make it so that it can't charge & play at the same time, or more appropriately, why can't it run off my cigarette lighter whilst I'm driving instead of draining its own battery?

3) I fdisk'd my hard drive. It's becoming a fucking hunt for the Holy goddamned Grail to find the proper USB driver for the damned thing.

I still like the audio-to-mp3 recorder option on there, though.