pjavon
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 09:37 AM |
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MP3 Players
I'm thinking of buying an mp3 player but have no idea about them so could with some advice. Am i right that i could download the music on my
computer to them and then if my car stereo has the imput i can play them on that, is there a loss in sound quality? what do i need to look for when
buying one, any help please.
sorry i'm so green on the subject but have only just realised the potential of them
Thanks Paul
P.S. Any good ones/makes to go for
[Edited on 12/5/07 by pjavon]
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nick205
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 09:46 AM |
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my personal recomendation would anything without a little apple logo on it 
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donut
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 09:51 AM |
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I have an ipod and it's superb!!
But
If you buy stuff from the fantastic itunes then you have to record those tracks to disc and re import them in order to get them as mp3 files.
If you JUST want MP3 (using MS media player) then i'd go for the Creative Zen range
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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dnmalc
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 09:53 AM |
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Ipods have two problems one is the software that has glitches and the other is the hard drive. The problems commonly seem to arise after about 15
month ie just out of guarantee
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pjavon
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 09:57 AM |
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have an ipod and it's superb!!
But
If you buy stuff from the fantastic itunes then you have to record those tracks to disc and re import them in order to get them as mp3 files.
If you JUST want MP3 (using MS media player) then i'd go for the Creative Zen range
What if i already have music in mp3 format on my computer, can i put these on an ipod?
Always keep a big hammer and a condom in your toolbox, if you can't fix it with the hammer
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nitram38
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 09:58 AM |
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You can buy some fairly decent ones on ebay. I bought a refurb one to plug into my intercom on the F1-2.
I bought a Logik one with dab radio for £35. It only had 1gb of memory but that will hold a few hours mp3.
I mainly wanted the dab radio.
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:00 AM |
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i have an ipod and a cowan iAudio mp 3 player.
Ipod wins by far, menu is most useful.
i use an Itrip or a cassette adaptor in my car. the wifes Mini Cooper S came with an MP3 connector as standard.
the whole family now has Ipods, and after a beating we have never had a problem with any of them.
Ditch
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BenB
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:02 AM |
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The main advantage I can see of an Ipod is that some car hifis have an Ipod-specific connector that not only sends the sound but also file info to the
hifi so it can display information like Track title, album name etc etc...
Other than that (and assuming you're not looking for bling bling image) then an mp3 is an mp3 player. Some are slightly easier to navigate but
thats the main difference... I've got an early mp3 player and it doesn't handle folders which makes it a bit of a pain sometimes.... that
(and being rechargeable) would be my main requirements.
Whether or not you get loss of sound quality depends upon what bit-rate the mp3 is. A lot of downloads are fairly low bitrate (128 is typical). I
prefer getting the CD and burning something at a higher bit-rate. Takes up more space on the player but it's worth it...
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Marcus
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:04 AM |
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I have a Nano, great player, crap headphones!!
Get some Sennheiser (sp?)
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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gr8ging
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:09 AM |
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If using itunes you can set it to import/download in MP3 format, so no worries putting it onto your MP3 player.
Plus Using an ipod with itunes it makes everything so easy.
Not having used anything else I may be biased, plus I use a Apple Mac
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals.... except the weasel.
You couldn't fool your own mother on the foolingest day of your life with an electrified fooling machine!
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donut
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:12 AM |
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quote:
What if i already have music in mp3 format on my computer, can i put these on an ipod?
YUP! via iTunes
The thing about iPods is that the sound reproduction is arguably better than anyone elses (subject to personal preff of course) according to the
magazines and navigation is so simple a blind ferret with no arms / legs can use one...no honest it can!
BUT
as stated some do fail after about a year. my brother has one of the 1st gen ones and it's still going strong!
I love mine and i love iTunes so it's ipod for me!
[Edited on 12/5/07 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Jasper
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:21 AM |
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Another vote here for iPod and iTunes - both very easy to use - especially in the car....
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JonBowden
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 10:30 AM |
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My son has been through two - both broke.
The player relies on the ID3 tag on each file to categorise the music. Many of my MP3 files are poorly tagged. I would prefer a player that lets you
browse through files and folders.
Jon
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Daimo_45
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 11:46 AM |
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Being an audio engineer I really need high fidelity music otherwise I die. I do use an mp3 when I am cycling as it is hard to tell the difference
with in-ear headphones. Yes you can use an mp3 player with most head units if they have an Aux input. My advice would be to KEEP BUYING CDS and
convert them to mp3 ac3 etc... for your comp and m3 player. Remember mp3 is a LOSSY compression format at around 10:1 so make sure you use variable
bit encoding (itunes setting)/160kbps and frequency sampling rate of 44.100KHZ.
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Keith Weiland
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 12:20 PM |
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I would get something which supports FLAC Lossless format. Something like the
Trekstor Vibez which gets good reviews
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Hellfire
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 12:24 PM |
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We have 3 Ipod's in the family. all Nano's. They are without doubt the best for navogation, quality and portability. I prefer GEN1 as it
seems better quality built but GEN2 is still good IMO.
The software both PC and Ipod is great. Yes they are more expensive but I've had a few MP3 players as has my son, but we agree that the Ipod is
FAR better than the competition. I've heard the Creative versions are great, but no experience to comment on these.
I was initially very anti-apple but they are better than I wrongly assumed.
SECOND about the Ipod Headphones - they are really crap, I have a pair of Sennheiser CX300 (Proper one's - with angled jack and disimillar
length ear split.) which deliver excellent bass and sound quality.
Go for Ipod!
Steve
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Danozeman
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 01:24 PM |
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Id go creative zen. The inerface is with a pc is supposed to be the easiest. Which is nice. And they look nice.
Dan
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Jasper
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 01:39 PM |
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Dad's got a Creative ZEn and I find the software an absolute pain compared to iTunes....
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 01:54 PM |
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i have an sony one i am not using if you fancy getting a cheap seconc hand one. It is this one
it has a number of scratches on the case. the software is easy to use provided you don't already have alot of MP3s i.e. are ripping CDs onto
it.
send me a private message if you are interested and i will pull it out
Rupert
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MattCraneCustoms
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 02:52 PM |
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I have an Ipod Nano, great bit kit. I used to plug it in to my aux input on the head unit, then into the headphone jack, but found it was n't a
brilliant sound, so ended up buying a alpine IDA-X001 which just runs on Ipod / USB mp3 players. Ipod headphones aren't that bad, but I ended
buying a set of Shure, but the ipod is definately a simple bit of kit to use, Itunes is great too.
Regards
Matt
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shades
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 04:27 PM |
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another ipod user... Gets my vote. i dont have time or the interest to worry about formats, software, downloads converting etc
Thanks
Adrian
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Benzine
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 04:48 PM |
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My girlfriend has gone through 2 ipods and 1 zen creative. My iAudio X5L is still going and is made of win. No software to install, ogg and flac
support.
"If you, like me, have an ipod and, like mine, it froze after 3 days, and, like me, you want to call it's makers, Apple, a bunch of
cack-handed amateurs and theives who churn out stylish metal tablets masquerading as cutting-edge electronics and who have all the coordinating skills
of a jelly fish with sleeping sickness......" Classic Iannucci
[Edited on 12/5/07 by Benzine]
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OX
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 04:51 PM |
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iriver
i cant rate this highly enough
this is like a portable hard drive,you can just drag and drop mp3's on to its hard drive . or store pc programs to put on other machines. they
do a 40 gig and also one with a colour screen
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 12/5/07 at 07:55 PM |
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iPod shuffle 1GB (really tiny one) is my weapon of choice for when I go out running etc. I use Yamipod software to upload mp3s to it (better than
itunes if all you want to do is transfer music to the device). Just ditch the apple headphones in favour of some better ones (I have a set of Sony in
ear type ones)
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