Which mp3 player should I buy?

Sapphire Nights · 6th Dec 2001, 01:19 PM

I am sick of this bulky CD player I carry to the gym and work. MP3 players are nice and small

But with one to buy? hmmm

Is there a review site?

Twisted Metal · 6th Dec 2001, 01:23 PM

www.epinions.com

Kokensu · 6th Dec 2001, 01:26 PM

Have the prices finally come down on them or all they all still grossly overpriced?

Last I check it was like 200 bucks for an mp3 player that held maybe 32mb of music. Or maybe 64(still pretty small). Now if that cost me say 50-60 bucks I might get one but 200? I'd goto MP3 CDs first.

G-Lite · 6th Dec 2001, 01:29 PM

Apple iPod

Twisted Metal · 6th Dec 2001, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Assassin][BuF
Apple iPod

400 bucks for 5 gigs...

and it only works with macs.

let me think. NO.

Peregrine · 6th Dec 2001, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kokensu
Have the prices finally come down on them or all they all still grossly overpriced?

Last I check it was like 200 bucks for an mp3 player that held maybe 32mb of music. Or maybe 64(still pretty small). Now if that cost me say 50-60 bucks I might get one but 200? I'd goto MP3 CDs first.

The prices have come down alot. Just like PC's every "new" gen brings down the prices of the previous generation. A really good cheap one is the Diamond Rio. Only holds about an hour of music, but my buddy just bought one for $69.00 and he LOVES it.

Peregrine · 6th Dec 2001, 01:42 PM

This is the site my buddy used for reviews b4 he got his. Has lots of reviews Saph.

http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566073-7-1815146.html

Kokensu · 6th Dec 2001, 01:45 PM

lol @ Twisted

G-Lite · 6th Dec 2001, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Twisted Metal

400 bucks for 5 gigs...

and it only works with macs.

let me think. NO.

It's twice as expensive, but it's five gigs, compared to 32mb that's alot. It's got a backlight, it recharges real fast, it can be used as a hd too (store anything else), it's got a large LCD and it supports playlists. I dunno for sure but I've heard there's also windows drivers. And if there are windows drivers, I say it's worth the money.

namu · 6th Dec 2001, 03:00 PM

There are Windows Drivers. Xpod, by MediaFour.

Peregrine · 6th Dec 2001, 03:04 PM

They won't be selling many of those at that price, I would think.

<*)_>< · 6th Dec 2001, 03:05 PM

just do like me

A nice Minidisk player
A soundcard with optical output
And a big stash of mp3's

It works great!

midnight creature · 6th Dec 2001, 03:52 PM

Slashdot checks out some mp3 players 300+ posts

Sapphire Nights · 6th Dec 2001, 08:50 PM

This is the one I have been looking at:
http://music.cnet.com/electronics/0-...4.html?tag=rev

They say it has great sound quality, and that is important to me. I listen while I am going to work on the train.

Have you seen the TV ad for the Apple mp3? It's really funny

I like the Apple, but $400 is allot

Twisted Metal · 6th Dec 2001, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sapphire Nights
This is the one I have been looking at:
http://music.cnet.com/electronics/0-...4.html?tag=rev

They say it has great sound quality, and that is important to me. I listen while I am going to work on the train.

Have you seen the TV ad for the Apple mp3? It's really funny I like the Apple, but $400 is allot

Only 128 megs... I would definitely go for a minidisk player instead. They are tiny, cheap, and have excellent sound quality. Most of the ones today play MP3s and come with a USB PC connector to transfer the MP3s onto it. That and the fact that you get to use mini CDs that hold the same amount of music. They are so cute!

I would go for a Sony one.

Sapphire Nights · 6th Dec 2001, 09:39 PM

I heared mini disks never caught on

Twisted Metal · 6th Dec 2001, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sapphire Nights
I heared mini disks never caught on

huh?

<*)_>< · 7th Dec 2001, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sapphire Nights
I heared mini disks never caught on

Minidisk is being used by the pro people
Like drive-inshows and radio
Trust me, its a good choice
and the sound quality is really good too

namu · 7th Dec 2001, 03:39 AM

One of my friend has a mini-disc player, along with a Yamaha sound card Fortissimo (it has an optical output) He can record our teachers and then upload the sounds on his computer to doctor their speeches

As far as i know, the mini-discs use he mp3 format so they can hold about the same length of music as a CD.

BTW: iPod is one of the smallest mp3 player, with best autonomy, best transfer rate, playlist support, good LCD screen and great ease of use. No wonder it costs more than the average

http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=4&t=003947 for technical details.

(There's a trick to get 15 hours of autonomy: make playlists that are less than 28 MB, since the RAM cache is 28MB: it then doesn't use the HD all the time, only when changing playlists)

<*)_>< · 7th Dec 2001, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by namu
One of my friend has a mini-disc player, along with a Yamaha sound card Fortissimo (it has an optical output)

That's the soundcard i use as well

6th Dec 2001, 01:19 PM	#1
Sapphire Nights BANNED Join Date: Feb. 4th, 2000 Posts: 3,281	Which mp3 player should I buy? I am sick of this bulky CD player I carry to the gym and work. MP3 players are nice and small But with one to buy? hmmm Is there a review site? __________________

6th Dec 2001, 01:26 PM	#3
Kokensu Fire in Ma Belly! Join Date: Jan. 4th, 2000 Location: Shut yo mouth! Posts: 2,912	Have the prices finally come down on them or all they all still grossly overpriced? Last I check it was like 200 bucks for an mp3 player that held maybe 32mb of music. Or maybe 64(still pretty small). Now if that cost me say 50-60 bucks I might get one but 200? I'd goto MP3 CDs first. __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Until you realize just how ignorant you are. ---------- "We are destined to gain knowledge from our wildest dreams, as deep as an ocean, as calm as a forest tree, my soul...is at last free...." - LTJ Bukem

6th Dec 2001, 01:42 PM	#7
Peregrine Death from above Join Date: Jan. 16th, 2001 Location: Lake Erie Shoreline Posts: 2,507	This is the site my buddy used for reviews b4 he got his. Has lots of reviews Saph. http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566073-7-1815146.html __________________

6th Dec 2001, 01:45 PM	#8
Kokensu Fire in Ma Belly! Join Date: Jan. 4th, 2000 Location: Shut yo mouth! Posts: 2,912	lol @ Twisted __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Until you realize just how ignorant you are. ---------- "We are destined to gain knowledge from our wildest dreams, as deep as an ocean, as calm as a forest tree, my soul...is at last free...." - LTJ Bukem

6th Dec 2001, 03:00 PM	#10
namu Bleh. Join Date: Dec. 21st, 2000 Location: Dinae Mensa, Tharsis Regio Posts: 4,226	There are Windows Drivers. Xpod, by MediaFour. __________________ United we stand, divided we run free at last ! We are not at war with Intel. We have never been at war with Intel. -- S. Jobs

6th Dec 2001, 01:23 PM	#2
Twisted Metal Anfractuous Aluminum Join Date: Jul. 28th, 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 7,015	www.epinions.com

6th Dec 2001, 03:04 PM	#11
Peregrine Death from above Join Date: Jan. 16th, 2001 Location: Lake Erie Shoreline Posts: 2,507	They won't be selling many of those at that price, I would think. __________________

6th Dec 2001, 03:05 PM	#12
<*)_>< Call me Karp Join Date: May. 7th, 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 3,523	just do like me A nice Minidisk player A soundcard with optical output And a big stash of mp3's It works great! __________________

6th Dec 2001, 03:52 PM	#13
midnight creature nuclear willy tech Join Date: Jun. 7th, 2001 Posts: 29	Get the geeks opinion Slashdot checks out some mp3 players 300+ posts __________________ "Don't worry about American pressure on Israel, we, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it". Ariel Sharon, screamed at Shimon Peres during cabinet meeting, 4 October 2001

6th Dec 2001, 08:50 PM	#14
Sapphire Nights BANNED Join Date: Feb. 4th, 2000 Posts: 3,281	This is the one I have been looking at: http://music.cnet.com/electronics/0-...4.html?tag=rev They say it has great sound quality, and that is important to me. I listen while I am going to work on the train. Have you seen the TV ad for the Apple mp3? It's really funny I like the Apple, but $400 is allot __________________

6th Dec 2001, 09:39 PM	#16
Sapphire Nights BANNED Join Date: Feb. 4th, 2000 Posts: 3,281	I heared mini disks never caught on __________________

7th Dec 2001, 03:39 AM	#19
namu Bleh. Join Date: Dec. 21st, 2000 Location: Dinae Mensa, Tharsis Regio Posts: 4,226	One of my friend has a mini-disc player, along with a Yamaha sound card Fortissimo (it has an optical output) He can record our teachers and then upload the sounds on his computer to doctor their speeches As far as i know, the mini-discs use he mp3 format so they can hold about the same length of music as a CD. BTW: iPod is one of the smallest mp3 player, with best autonomy, best transfer rate, playlist support, good LCD screen and great ease of use. No wonder it costs more than the average http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=4&t=003947 for technical details. (There's a trick to get 15 hours of autonomy: make playlists that are less than 28 MB, since the RAM cache is 28MB: it then doesn't use the HD all the time, only when changing playlists) __________________ United we stand, divided we run free at last ! We are not at war with Intel. We have never been at war with Intel. -- S. Jobs Last edited by namu; 7th Dec 2001 at 03:45 AM.

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