iPod

[Novembers Paul]

Anyone music fan NEEDS one of these. This is the most amazing toy I have ever owned. I'm stunned at how good MP3's sound through this. I actually can't tell it's not the CD.

Go buy one, now!

 

[goatschool]

 

[kleo706]

I'm so primitive that I just use a CD player that reads the files off burnt discs.

 

[FrostGiant]

What's a cd? I use high definition casette tape with dolby c noise reduction. If you pop out the tabs you can't record over what you already recorded unless you put a piece of tape over the holes.

 

[FalseTodd]

OMG you guys. I forgot that I put my music collection next to the radiator! My wax cylinder collection is ruined.

 

[FrostGiant]

My minstrels are getting pretty old. I think it's time for me to go to Best Buy and get some new ones.

 

[Novembers Paul]

I love technology.

 

[Veils_of_Cerpintaxt]

iPod's have a dirty little secret, their internal batteries only last a year and are impossible to replace.

 

[avi]

naw, you can get new batteries for em now I guess

 

[TrevJ]

I was thinking of getting one, but I've read many complaints about their lack of functionality with non-Macs. That and the price tag.

 

[FalseTodd]

I had one for two weeks, and I was fine with its PC compatibility, once I got used to using the software. The problem for me was Apple's expectation of how their customers will use the thing. At the default settings, the iPod/software expects that you have everything you want on the device on your computer, and that the device should mirror your computer's MP3 collection. I don't really work that way, I just wanted to transfer a whole lot of albums on there. It was totally possible to do, but not super-intuitive. Ultimately, the iPod was just too expensive to justify so I gave it back to the store.

 

[FalseTodd]

But I thought it was totally awesome when I had it, BTW. Just not, you know, $500 awesome.

 

[deadair]

i am very very hapy with my Archos MP3 player. 20 gigs - 280 bucks. AND, it just works as another drive on my computer so editing and putting files on it is a breeze.

 

[Ominous Luminous]

I have an mp3 player on my phone. It's pretty cool because I can set one of my mp3s as the ring tone. Other than that I never really use it to listen to music.

 

[Novembers Paul]

mine, Christmas gift = free.

And im on a mac, so I guess it might be a bit more user friendly on the computer side. It also acts as a hard drive, and you can set it to manually enter mp3's (which im in the long process right now) when you set it up. (page 26 of the manual. haha)

I love this thing, but im not if I would love it as much if I just dumped $400 on it myself...

 

[FrostGiant]

Wow. I really feel out of it here. I don't even burn cds to listen too. I still listen to the actual albums. Maybe that's just due to laziness.

 

[deadair]

i don't burn CD's... the MP3 player is just an easy way to carry around 300 albums.

 

[LuminousAether]

I burn cds for the most part and I spend the money I save on video games. The only cds I buy are the really good ones that I feel are worth purchasing. I've only bought about 7 or so new cds this year, because not that many others were worth it to me.

 

[S4R]

I too desire such a gizmo.

 

[AndICried]

I listen to music whenever I'm on the move, so should really really upgrade from my non-shock-proof piece of shit cd player to an ipod.