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Recommend MP3 player
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ckamk1995
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5. January 2006 @ 04:18 |
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Hello all, I am looking to buy an mp3 player and looking to see which one is good. Not looking for top of the line or even the worst but something in the middle. Something that i can download music from my computer onto and be able to take it with me while running or walking. Thanks, christine
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shaungora
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6. January 2006 @ 06:38 |
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i would recommend the Creative Zen Micro, £150 (UK Sterling) but can get alot cheaper if browsing the interent or just go to eBay. They are easy to use, sleek, fashionable, and they have a few differnt choices for memory (4GB, 5GB, 6GB).
Otherwise, i would say the iPod Nano, 2GB £139 or 4GB £179, these are probably the most popular and easiest to use, but i don't think they are a great value for money, as they scrath relatively easy and are quite expensive for the size of them (memory).
Hope this helps,
~Shaun~
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SypherTek
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6. January 2006 @ 07:13 |
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as long as you dont get an ipod ;P
if your looking for a standard issue mp3 player go for one of these.
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=MP-U1024FM
theyre small, cheap and pretty good too. i bought a 512 meg one last year for the same price as that one gig one (they came down in price after i bought one typically) plus you can put most music formats on there and it will play files whether therye write protected or not (unlike the ipod)
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Auslander
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6. January 2006 @ 09:14 |
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there's also the Creative Zen Jukebox Nomad....i have a 60 gig that was delivered to my door for less than off of creative's own site from www. newegg.com, and i thought that was great. $285 US is what it ran me, but there's also a less expensive 40 gig that is also a gem.
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18. January 2006 @ 00:59 |
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18. January 2006 @ 08:47 |
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thread teleported to relevant forum.
i bought the Cretive Zen Touch 20GB, one of the best gadgets i ever bought (as long as the hard drive keeps going strong!)
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18. January 2006 @ 13:30 |
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(as long as the hard drive keeps going strong!)
Sure it isn't a hampster in a wheel, Creaky? :)
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shaungora
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18. January 2006 @ 13:58 |
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lol @ weazel
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19. January 2006 @ 11:44 |
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Lol, that was a bit of a wisecrack, weasel :-P
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19. January 2006 @ 22:32 |
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lol. i paid like £150 for this player, and it tooks blumming ages to get all the tunes on there. i wanted to wait 'til players had mahoosive solid state storage instead of standard/standard-ish hard drives (with hamsters!!) as they break too easily if you don't treat them well, but was in major need of something that could store 100s of albums. but you can only buy something like a paltry 1GB in solid state players, pah. the 20GB in the Zen Touch is far too little as it is..if i'd have waited a little longer they brought out the 40GB version. typical :)
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20. January 2006 @ 03:14 |
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Auslander, I have that same MP3 player, only mine is the 40GB model. I can easily fit at least 10,000 songs on it (all tracks encoded at 128 kbps). 128 kbps is perfect for portable music. Anything above that is a waste of space, IMO.
Do you use the EAX audio function? I do. I have the setting at Smart Volume and the preset at Match Volume. Smart Volume adjusts the playback volume of all tracks so they remain at the same level without reaching for the volume control between songs.
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20. January 2006 @ 03:29 |
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I recommend VBR MP3 files. They are by far the best sound wise and take up less space than the average 192 CBR file. Also if you hook up an MP3 player to a good system and play a file which is encoded at 128 kBps you can notice the quality is bad.
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20. January 2006 @ 03:40 |
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I don't like VBR MP3 files on my MP3 player because I can't notice a difference in the quality. I do notice the track time, though. With a VBR MP3 file on my MP3 player, the track time never matches what it is supposed to be and it's different every time I play the file. I've never hooked up my MP3 player to a good stereo system, nor do i plan on it. It's a portable jukebox to me. If I want to listen to music on my awesome stereo system, I'll put on a CD.
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20. January 2006 @ 05:09 |
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Each to their own
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Auslander
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20. January 2006 @ 08:50 |
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DakotaFan: have it all and use it all ;-) the creative is full of wonderful features and is one of the best buys for the cash, in my opinion.
as for encoding, i rip using the Windows Media Player Lossless VBRm to store all my files on my compie, and when i feel like going mobile i simply sync with WMP. some people may think that double-ecoding like that is bad or that the quality will be low or whatever, but i'm very happy with it. the music quality rivals that of the normal cd (at least to my ear), and usually things that are normally subtle are a bit amplified, adding a new, more whole and encompassing sound to the music.
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20. January 2006 @ 10:43 |
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Not to blow anyone's horn but Exact Audio Copy is the best program to rip cd's into VBR MP3's. Just visit the audio section to learn more.
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Auslander
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21. January 2006 @ 07:25 |
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if i ripped to mp3s, i would try it; but for reasons of my own inferiority, lol, i rip to wma :D
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21. January 2006 @ 07:30 |
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if i ripped to mp3s, i would try it; but for reasons of my own inferiority, lol, i rip to wma :D
What inferiority would that be Auslander?
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Auslander
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21. January 2006 @ 07:40 |
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*shrugs* just making up a reason for choosing a less common format that is often considered less worthwhile than the mp3 :-)
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shaungora
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21. January 2006 @ 14:50 |
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valid point O.o
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BIGnewb
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21. January 2006 @ 18:48 |
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hi guys umm i bidded on a philips HDD070 2gb jukebox and i've read many websites saying that this mp3 sucks really bad so i need your tips.i am getting everything but there is no cd and i dont think i need one for it but some people use some complicated stuff to get theirs working.so is it possible to avoid complications or should i just not pay and get bad feedback.........?
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21. January 2006 @ 21:30 |
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@ Auslander
Must be the wolf in you.
@ BIGnewb
If there's no driver cd then you can't connect the MP3 player to your PC.
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Auslander
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22. January 2006 @ 04:38 |
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i guess it must be, lol
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