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PaulK
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Message 18 of 33 (342913)
08-24-2006 6:49 AM
Reply to: Message 17 by U can call me Cookie
08-24-2006 5:25 AM


Re: Buying an mp3 player: Choices Choices
HD players are not very prone to skipping unless you want to use them while running or engaging in some other sort of exercise. I've never had a problem with ordinary walking. Flash players have smaller capacities, but that is improving as Flash prices come down.
The iPods are generally as good as any players, but their biggest advantage is iTunes. Firstly the software is as good as anything out there - and quite a bit better than some. That's fairly important if you are planning to rip music from CDs. The other half is the iTunes store. While the AAC format preferred by Apple works on some other players, only iPods have Apple's DRM software. Nothing else can play music bought from iTunes (although iPods can play unprotected MP3 or AAC files quite happily).
For other players I'd suggest looking for reviews of individual models. I've heard good things about some iRiver and Creative models but not all are equally good.

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Message 24 of 33 (343034)
08-24-2006 4:19 PM
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08-24-2006 2:17 PM


Re: Buying an mp3 player: Choices Choices
One of the smaller Flash players should fit the bill. Just check for reviews of the software and consider buying some better headphones to go with it. It might be a good idea to get one that accepts replaceable batteries and a set of NiMH batteries to use in it.
You can still get refurbished iPod shuffles from The Apple Store, if you want to use iTunes. They are absolutely minimal on features (NO display !) but they've got a reasonable battery life and they play MP3s.P

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Message 33 of 33 (348645)
09-13-2006 4:37 AM


New iPods
The new Nanos have a similar design to the old Minis and more battery life. Since my old Mini survived a fall from waist-height onto tamac with just a little scarring of the aluminium shell they should be durable enough. The new Shuffles should be even tougher - the weak point in the Nanos is the screen - and the Shuffle doesn't have one.
All in all they look pretty good - my only complaint would be that the batteries are sealed in, which means that when the battery dies in a few years time you'll need a new iPod.

  
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