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[football123213]

I have a MP3 player that is a JUMP drive i like it but i like the ipods space very big my sister has one i like it could fit my laptop in it lol

But i got to go with MP3

[ill]

The iPod is a MP3 player...

Tech Specs from the Apple iPod site:
"Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV"

[round]

Yes i have to agree. Ipod is an mp3 player. This has to be the funniest post i've seen today. Happy mac user.
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[err]

yes the iPod is MP3 player in the beginning. but now it can store pictures as digital photo album. its not like mostly mp3 players that using eeprom upto 1GB, iPod using harddisk upto 60GB. so the capasity is so higher than others.
the other competitor is creative with CMP - compact media player, that can store pictures as well.

[Metal Gear Brett]

I've been thinking of gettin an mp3 player off of Ebay, but they are so frickin' expensive.

[lordofthecynics]

I have a 40 gig iPod which cost $300 (ouch), but I don't EVER regret buying it. I've got over 75 albums (most of them I own on CD) on it, and I can use it as an external hard disk. Photos CAN be stored on it, but not viewed. One nice feature is the ability to store and view small text files, so you can put in reminders or even lyrics. The battery lasts up to 12 hours (though it seems less sometimes), and I've got over 1500 songs on it. The software I use with it, iTunes, is awesome. It's got customisable playlists, shuffle, radio, and equaliser settings. My only gripe is this (and this applies to almost every mp3 player I've used): no seamless playback. You have a live recording on CD, and you rip it to the player. Well, even with no 2-second pause like some CDs have, there's always those gaps in between tracks, no matter what. The only format that's bypassed that limitation is Sony's OpenMG format, also known as ATRAC3(plus), which is pretty crappy anyway.

Which brings me to my next point. Another nice little player is the Sony NetMD Walkman. It's a little more pricey, but NICE. It's small, sleek, fast, and smart. Although I have to gripe about their SonicStage software. I don't know how to work it very well....

I also have some advice for you: Stay away from RCA/Thompson's LYRA player!! It is a HORRIBLE abomination of technology that should be exorcised and burned at the stake! It freezes A LOT, has poor battery life, and loads extremely slow. Bad, bad RCA. No cookie for you.

[JaVe]

No wonder everyone in america has an ipod, they're so godamn cheap, 40gig for only 300? In holland a 20gig is 329euro and 40gig is 400euro+ - it's a rip and everybodyknows it. An american friend of mine even said so. ohh well, i have zen touch and thats fine with me.

[Spathi]

i've got a 30gb Creative Nomad Zen Xtra. i compared this thing to my freinds Ipod 40gb. his Ipod was a bit smaller than fine and had a few more features, but due to the pain in the ass navigation, my MP3 player > all, 'cept the 40\60gb Zen Xtra's

[football123213]

Yea i no a ipod is a mp3 player but like what do u like beter a ipod or somthing other then an ipod

[electriic ink]

If IPODS are the ones with the unique headphones then I hate them.

Other MP3 players rock!!


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[darkmeca]

i just dont like ipods cause they seem too much like a fad to me, its like one day everyone has one and says they are so cool, eventhough they've been out for awhile...i bet its thanks to some new marketing manager at mac corp...

[saladferk]

THe iPod is the best MP3 player ever because it goes beyond MP3 player and into zip drive, voice recorder (if you get a mic), and a color screen in the photo version. Then there's games, an address book, a calander--it's like a PDA! The iPod was the first and it is the best!

[cse-icons]

I too plan to get an Ipod.. btw what do u think ? Ipod Mini or Ipod 20/40 GB. which one wud u prefer and why?

Ipod mini : smaller, 4GB, 8 hrs playtime
Ipod : a little larger in size with 20/40 GB with 12 hrs playtime...

The extra features for 50 bucks more...

[lordofthecynics]

It is definitely worth the extra 50. 4GB can be nothing if you love music as much as I do. I mean, my 20 GB iPod is almost completely full! I ripped all the CDs I own to it at 128kb and then some, and it's got maybe 1.5GB left. So much music at my fingertips. I love it.

[Luigi]

I don't listen to a huge amount of music to be honest, so i don't need all the space of an Ipod. I love the smooth sleek look of an mp3 player that fits right into my pocket.

[Caveman]

Neither. Buy CDs people!

I actually still download MP3s...heh heh. It's really only a method of sampling though. If I like the material, I'll buy the CD. If not, I'll just delete it. It's that simple!

[Experience]

I am going with the MP3 players because they coast less. I wouldn't want to get an IPOD because I don't even have 1,000 songs to put on it neither do I need a hard drive that holds 1,000 songs....

[thugnature]

im thinking about getting a creative zen touch or nomad and theyre realllly cheap for how much space they give

[GottferDamnt]

Hello !

I bought a Ipod ! It's a very beautiful mp3 player BUT There is a problem when I show the level of left-battery... Someone has the same problem? I have the french configuration, It's maybe the only who has there errors :/ ! The price is very expenssive (=400£ for 20 GB) and I did wait a perfect one !

bye !

[Gilles]

Apple owns this type of business, thats confirmed. There is no other hardware that can be better than an iPod.

[quiksilver]

I have an ipod mini and I like it alot. So ipod gets my vote.

[ViC]

IMO - the only thing good abt Ipod is the space... there are lotta mp3 players out there with lotta nice features.... and other with no so nice features. the way things are going, we'd see better players coming out soon supassing the Ipod popularity.

ViC

[fsastraps]

I think MP3 players are way better than ipod, although yeah, ipod has a lot of memory, and that touch screen or whatever it is called. um... i still like MP3 players way better, lets say that you have 1000 mp3 files in your computer, and you want to put all of those files in the ipod. Well you would have to change the format of all of those songs, so by the endo you would have 2000 songs in your computer, and 1000 of them that you computer would not be able to read, because they are itunes. Well about the memory of the ipod, yeah it is pretty big, but you can deffinately find mp3 players with the same capacity in space that the ipod has, for example NOMAD has pretty big memory on its MP3 players. Plus mp3 players have A LOT of features ipods dont have, for example, recording music, microphone, and radio.
ipods are cool, but i preffer mp3 players.

[Vencheslav]

i will soon own ipod shuffle. i have allready seen it and i think it is a great buy. i don't even need a display because i always listen music with shuffle mode on. and it's cheap

ipod über alles

[spawn_syxx9]

If the reason you dislike the Ipod is because you don't like the "fad" of it then you are totally not running your life in the way that is great man. The Ipod is pretty damn good for playing mp3s though I think I'm getting the Dell MP-Player just because I can never get Ipods to work.