i store them on a Seagate Firewire drive. 200GB.. still room for more. i own all the CD's, btw.... well, some i ripped from my vinylBlackestEyes said:
MP3-Player
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sweet. i am planning on moving all of my stuff to an external hard drive soon. I just don't want it to get stolen at college. Guess if it does i can start a manhunt!James Murphy said:
Just thought I'd bump...
Rumoured to be the new Microsoft player.
Got this from http://www.engadget.com/
Looks interesting... Pretty big screen.
Rumoured to be the new Microsoft player.
Got this from http://www.engadget.com/
Looks interesting... Pretty big screen.
Torniojaws
They call me Juha
I use a Creative MuvoTX 512 MB, holds about 9 hours of music at 128 kbit mp3. It survived with me in the army through summer heat combat training to constant heavy rain in the fall for weeks to -30 celsius degree winter camps, so it should survive pretty much anything you can throw at it 
Kazrog
Kazrog, Inc.
SPLASTiK said:Just thought I'd bump...
Rumoured to be the new Microsoft player.
Got this from http://www.engadget.com/
Looks interesting... Pretty big screen.
If this product makes it to market with this design, they can be sued for patent infringement by both Apple and Creative. :zombie:
etlgfx
Member
my 2 cents on mp3 players:
www.iaudio.com - smaller capacity players: iAudio G3, U3 & 6, larger capacity iAudio X5
support for just about every file format: ogg, flac, mp3, wma, the newer players also many video formats
also damn good audio quality in all their players
www.iriver.com - clix or whatever it's called looks damn cool, up to 2gb I believe, and the Hxx series for larger capacity
www.Creative.com - some damn good players, except I won't use them because I need OGG support and creative doesn't do that
www.sandisk.com - sandisk e2xx series, flash players with capacity up to 8GB roughly same size as iPod nano
I don't like iPods for the shitty battery life, and the lack of OGG support, and the lack of OGG support in iTunes, and the fact that I am almost forced to use software I don't like instead of the player being a UMS (plug and play hard drive compatible) device, that I can just drag and drop files to in whatever operating system (windows, linux, AND mac OSX)
www.iaudio.com - smaller capacity players: iAudio G3, U3 & 6, larger capacity iAudio X5
support for just about every file format: ogg, flac, mp3, wma, the newer players also many video formats
also damn good audio quality in all their players
www.iriver.com - clix or whatever it's called looks damn cool, up to 2gb I believe, and the Hxx series for larger capacity
www.Creative.com - some damn good players, except I won't use them because I need OGG support and creative doesn't do that
www.sandisk.com - sandisk e2xx series, flash players with capacity up to 8GB roughly same size as iPod nano
I don't like iPods for the shitty battery life, and the lack of OGG support, and the lack of OGG support in iTunes, and the fact that I am almost forced to use software I don't like instead of the player being a UMS (plug and play hard drive compatible) device, that I can just drag and drop files to in whatever operating system (windows, linux, AND mac OSX)
smy1
Member
Fabbio said:
I don't care about mp3 players or Apple or Linux that much, but seriously:
WHAT ARE *PERSONAL REASONS* FOR STAYING WITH AN OS???? Especially if you are not changing systems but just upgrading??
Sometimes the computerworld leaves me dumbfounded ...
kaomao
Member
say you got an old computer, all the newer upgrades need a faster machine.
He won't upgrade because his machine will run slower.
So I think that's what fabbio is talking about.
He won't upgrade because his machine will run slower.
So I think that's what fabbio is talking about.
so weird to hear all you guys saying this kind of thing about the batteries.. i've never had any trouble... even before all the upgrades the iPod has undergone, both in hardware and software, to boost battery life. i mean.. how many hours can you stand to have earphones on, listening to music?... and is it healthy for your ears??.. i've always gotten at least 4 hours on my earliest iPod and since upgrading my player from the 40GB non-color Gen3 to the 60GB color Gen4 and all the software upgrades, i get significanlty more than that..2 and 3 times more... and i use it outside, in the blazing Florida sun and humidity whle cutting the lawn at my house... heat, moisture, dust/dirt, and being dropped on hard surfaces more times than i can count and it still works beautifully.etlgfx said:
and somehow i manage to have 1107 full length albums on it...that's 11,427 songs with a total running time of 37:07:00:43 which is 37days, 7 hours, and 43 seconds of music... without even knowing what the hell OGG is.
i own every CD or vinyl these songs came from and always purchase though, as i never pirate. those of you that do pirate music... well.. maybe this is why you need all these formats. it's ok, steal music if you like... and shoot any chance of a career at either being in a signed band or being behind the boards professionally right in the foot.
my newest CD collection and iTunes library additions.... both Scar Symmetry albums, and the Sonic Syndicate album, "Eden Fire"..... fantastic stuff... get 'em!
Nitronium Blood
UM BOARDS' JESTER
Does there exist an MP3 player, with atleast 700 MB of space and has an advertised battery life of atleast 50 hours?
For under or exactly $200?
If so, please let me know. Thank you.
For under or exactly $200?
If so, please let me know. Thank you.
smy1 said:I don't care about mp3 players or Apple or Linux that much, but seriously:
WHAT ARE *PERSONAL REASONS* FOR STAYING WITH AN OS???? Especially if you are not changing systems but just upgrading??
Sometimes the computerworld leaves me dumbfounded ...
Actually I have several reasons to not fuck up my setup in the computer I have.
Kaomao pointed one good reason (apart from the speed, there's the issue with RAM, the more features, the more Ram the OS uses).
Another one is that I had an iMac graphite G3, a long ago, and I made the MISTAKE of upgrading the OS. My goodness! I had to spend more than a month searching for new drivers just to stop having glitches and faulty messages from printer, scanner (wich are 'old' and I'm NOT re-buying every peripheral every time I change computer, I'm not 'bill gates-rich') external drive for CD burning (backups...), intuos tablet, should I go on?.
A lot of the applications I run at that time being not the latest versions began to not work just as good as before.
The main reason I'm not upgrading the OS is that even the various firmwares to internal components may have problems and need to be updated and I can't make it a sport to make the machine run smoothly as it runs with the native setup (both hardware-wise and software-wise).
And I really don't have the money-patience-time to change things (evrything: software updates, external hardwares, etc...).
I'd rather prefer buying a new computer and it's the most likely thing to happen in the next two years (my PBook is from 2003).
This are my reason, and I'm sure James will tell me to get over my ass and be more smart but I operate computers like a calculator from Sharp, year 1985.
I'm that primitive at times. :zombie:
And to me computers should be really plug and play, userfriendly and a customer and utilizator should be bothered only with what he produces with it, not worrying constantly about finetuning ad libitum the machine he's working on.
I've been to a shop yesterday, ya know, to get my hands on some of those devices...
Guys that iPod nano is really really small, kinda cool if you ask me. The normal is actually quite big, not so good...
As I wanted to use the mobile player also while running I took my old tape walkman for a run yesterday, in order to find out if I actually like running with music or not. What are your experiences with running with music in your ears?
Actually I found it quit difficult as I sometimes tried to run in time with the song. Also I found myself screaming along the lyrics sometimes...
Kind of irritating were the cable of the headphones jumping around in front of me...
In other news there is a new iPod that includes WLAN said to come out before X-Mas, I might wait for that one...
Guys that iPod nano is really really small, kinda cool if you ask me. The normal is actually quite big, not so good...
As I wanted to use the mobile player also while running I took my old tape walkman for a run yesterday, in order to find out if I actually like running with music or not. What are your experiences with running with music in your ears?
Actually I found it quit difficult as I sometimes tried to run in time with the song. Also I found myself screaming along the lyrics sometimes...
Kind of irritating were the cable of the headphones jumping around in front of me...
In other news there is a new iPod that includes WLAN said to come out before X-Mas, I might wait for that one...
etlgfx
Member
Nitronium Blood said:
Yup, mine: cowon iaudio g3 1gb = $110, 2gb = $130, battery life is 40 hours though, uses 1 AA battery (so a NiMH works well)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_h...&keywords=cowon+iaudio+g3&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
mobiblu b153 or something: 153hours! Uses a proprietary Li-ion battery, so can't replace it yourself easily / cheaply, but damn!
http://dapreview.net/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.269
And in response to James: If you charge your iPod every other day then that's fine, but what if you're on a trip away from a charger and your player runs out of juice. That's why mine lasts 40 hours on a single cheapo AA that you can buy anywhere.
Nitronium Blood
UM BOARDS' JESTER
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etlgfx
Member
Nitronium Blood said:
much much much much better, very little noticable distortion at high volumes, excellent EQ settings, and a load of extra sound enhancing functions: "BBE, Surround, Mach3Bass, MPEnhance"
I just use the EQ to compensate for what frequencies my earphones lack, and let my audio files do the rest.
Cowon is pretty much known for great sound quality players. You could also consider the newer iAudio U3, except it has shorter battery life because of the Li-ion battery instead of AA battery. Go to iaudio.com to compare their specs, see what you want, you can order them from amazon.com or jetaudio.com in the states.
Another vote for the Cowon. I have an X5L and I love it. The battery is insane, I can easily get 30 hours from a full charge.
Pros:
Flac Support
Superior Sound quality (Codec, Converters, etc.)
Long battery life
Good video support (freeware "iriverter" conversion program)
File based structure (My whole collection is file based, important for me)
Good headphone amp (lots of power for high impedance headphones)
USB "Mass Storage device" standard (No special drivers needed)
Underground support (open source OS like Rockbox available)
Cons:
Smaller screen for video (a little smaller than Ipod Video)
No ID3 browsing (doesn't bother me but it might some)
Subpack for charging and usb connection (annoying to have to carry around)
EQ kinda sucks (no cutting only boosting, I leave it flat anyways)
On a side note, a parm eq would be cool on one of these. Would be handy for troubleshooting mixes on the run.
Pros:
Flac Support
Superior Sound quality (Codec, Converters, etc.)
Long battery life
Good video support (freeware "iriverter" conversion program)
File based structure (My whole collection is file based, important for me)
Good headphone amp (lots of power for high impedance headphones)
USB "Mass Storage device" standard (No special drivers needed)
Underground support (open source OS like Rockbox available)
Cons:
Smaller screen for video (a little smaller than Ipod Video)
No ID3 browsing (doesn't bother me but it might some)
Subpack for charging and usb connection (annoying to have to carry around)
EQ kinda sucks (no cutting only boosting, I leave it flat anyways)
On a side note, a parm eq would be cool on one of these. Would be handy for troubleshooting mixes on the run.
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
much much much better?? ha ha, like to exaggerate much? actually doubt seriously it's any better at all. w/e, moot point. to each his own. i've tried a very wide variety of players and the iPod kills them all. and i still say, if you own your music, which you should, then all those other codecs are totally unecessary. hey.. the Cowon players look cool.... i just can't find one thing about them that makes me personally want to switch. more power to you if you like them better... just let's just not make silly claims that they are "much much much better" in sound quality than iPods.
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