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RobertMcDade	Date: May 9, 2005 @ 11:40 AM What's the best deal I can get on an I-Pod? I mean like, what would be the best to buy in terms of memory and price, all i've been hearing lately is I-Pod shuffle...cuz they are only 100 $. So is that the best deal I can get right now?
sarahmicol	Date: May 13, 2005 @ 2:51 AM I bought the I-pod shuffle and I'm very happy with it. It's so small and it's easy to take with you. There are two version: the one 512 mb and the other 1 gb. I got the second one. It's a little bit more expensive but it's worth it. I've previously bought another one, not an apple, and the quality was as good as the apple. The only thing is that there's no display. But it doesn't matter. It's obvious that you like the music you chose to lay in your i-pod!
sarahmicol	Date: May 13, 2005 @ 2:52 AM sorry i made a mistake... the quality wasn't as good as the apple... in italy it's 9 in the morning...it's too hard to write a correct english so early in the morning!
RobertMcDade	Date: May 13, 2005 @ 5:08 PM Thx for the info! I'll probly get the 1Gb one then...but no display?
Thaspian	Date: May 15, 2005 @ 11:09 AM What the fuck is the point of having 1 GB of storage with no screen? That can hold well over 200 songs, yet the only way you can get through them is by hitting a button. If you want a certain song you may just have to hit that button over 90 times to get to it, and if some songs start off quietly you'll have to wait after each click. I recommend something else(iaudio, rio), apple's DAPs are ripoffs, more money with less features than the competetion.
RobertMcDade	Date: May 15, 2005 @ 1:07 PM Hmmmm.....Point well taken, I may have to re-think things now... sigh So many different things to account for now-a-days, I JUST WANNA LISTEN TO MUSIC!
sarahmicol	Date: May 17, 2005 @ 2:34 AM Points of view. I don't need a display. I don't need getting through the songs. I just like listening to music. That's it. I've a 5 month old baby and when I have a walk with him, I don't really have time to change song! That's it: it's up to you. It depends on what you need for. You can even choose the 512 mb one if the 1 gb is too much. My dad bought it for me in USA because it's cheaper than in Italy and the only one available was the 1 gb! CIAOOOO
kingo	Date: May 17, 2005 @ 12:18 PM I just bought an iRiver 512MB flash mp3 dealy for my wife. It's very cool, has a display, supports wma, mp3, ogg vorbis; records line-in, has a built-in microphone for voice recording, and I believe it's got an FM radio. Was about 130 bucks in a store, so probably if you order one online it'd be cheaper. I can't understand why anyone's buying iPods. Except that they have commercials.
kyodylee	Date: May 19, 2005 @ 12:01 AM I use a Philips mini-disc player. They don't make 'em anymore. Each mini-disc holds 210 mb. I like it because I can record my own mixes and "albums" just the way I like them. Some are single genre discs like blues, classic rock, 60's, guitar instrumentals or 80's heavy metal hair bands, etc. Sometimes I mix them up. Get tired of a disc, no problem ... just pop in another. Runs on 2 AAA batteries that play for about 8 hours.
zedsalt	Date: May 19, 2005 @ 11:59 AM Y'know, there was a time when prerecorded minidiscs were outselling CDS three to one in Japan. It makes sense; they hold much more, and they're hundreds of times more durable. They're the best for digital multitrack, too, IMHO. It's just a shame more places don't carry the blank data format MDs. I live about fourty minutes south of the world's largest music retail showroom. They carry recorders that need the data format discs to be anything but stereo decks, but they DON'T carry the discs themselves anymore! Wouldn't you be ticked to learn that you can't USE the $1000+ plus recorder they're selling until/unless you weight weeks for shipping?
zedsalt	Date: May 19, 2005 @ 12:00 PM Er, "wait", not "weight".
kingo	Date: May 19, 2005 @ 12:47 PM I love minidisc. They're very cool. I've got a Sharp MD recorder that I use extensively. I used to argue for using those over mp3 players. But now I think there's room for both. Although MD is pretty surely headed for nowhere at this point. Surely there'll be portable flash players that use swappable flash cards at some point, if there aren't already, and those would hold more than an MD. - end discombobulated nonsense
DjInsertCool...	Date: May 27, 2005 @ 12:59 AM put another up for MD's, I just got mine a little while ago, and while I also bought a stereo micraphon, and haven't been able to actully use it for making sound recordings, I love just listening to music on it. (I have a portable one...) I will never pay the money for an ipod, or atleast I will wait until it goes down in price drastically. I have all I need, and don't need the newest way to do something I can already do. Did that make sence? ok I'm done...
sarahmicol	Date: May 31, 2005 @ 9:19 AM I agree. I minidisc is much better. Two years ago I attended the Berklee clinics in Perugia and I recorded all my classes with my mini disc sony!
Svensta	Date: May 31, 2005 @ 2:42 PM iPod shuffle (and cheaper and smaller and black) Don't conform. Wear black earbuds.
Thaspian	Date: May 31, 2005 @ 9:58 PM iPods are severely and lacking in features for their price. Who'd have thought you could get rich by creating a sperm colored MP3 player? the best deal is no deal.
RobertMcDade	Date: June 7, 2005 @ 5:00 PM ^ good point
Intergalacti...	Date: June 11, 2005 @ 8:40 PM ipod mini-4g nuff said
RobertMcDade	Date: June 12, 2005 @ 5:30 AM ^ price?
Fiji	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 4:57 PM Being an iPod consumer, I would have to disagree with Thasp on this. You obviously don't own an iPod, so your representaion of the product can only be viewed as "void and impartial." I myself DO have an iPod (20gb to be exact) and I can't tell you how happy I am with it. I've got all my songs on it, with a digital display and the nifty scroll wheel that comes standard now. Not only that, but the iTrip (a well-worth $30 accessory) makes any trip in my car worth taking. You plug this into your iPod, and it broadcasts it over your FM stereo of your car. Sure, the sound quality might be lower than a CD, but who has time and space to lug around 1,000 CD's!? I sure as hell don't. So before you go making rash decisions, like taking Thasp's advice, invest some time and energy in testing out each individual product. Like i said though, you can't go wrong with an iPod.
kingo	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 7:33 PM Did you test out all the competitors, Fiji? Cuz if not your representation is also "void and..." well, partial, actually, not impartial, which is, I assume, what you meant. I'm still trying to decide which one to get; all I'm sure of is that it ain't gonna be an iPod.
Fiji	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 7:53 PM Actaully, halaka, I did. Being in the military, and having spent the last 13 months overseas made it rather difficult, but from what I could gather, and from what other reliable sources told me, the iPod seemed the better and more logical choice. Low and behold... it was. And you claim you won't get an iPod. May I ask why? And don't get the wrong idea here. I'm not promoting Apple or any of its products, I'm merely stating my opinion on the matter. I couldn't care less what piece of plastic you spend your money on. Just curious to why you choose to walk that path. And in case you were wondering, I stand my ground of the use of the word "impartial". Seeing as Thasp does not own an iPod (this is merely an assumption, seeing as though I'm not Thasp), one can clearly see his views on it wouldn't be partial. Leaving one only option. That's right, impartial. But let's not scew from the topic at hand. If you'd like to discuss my use of grammar further, my "note box" works flawlessly, as I'm sure yours does too.
Fiji	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 7:54 PM skew*
kingo	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 8:06 PM The iPod doesn't do enough and costs too much. It doesn't support enough audio formats, it doesn't have external/line-in/mic recording. I can't justify the cost for something that's so much a one-trick pony. I'm leaning toward an iRiver H340; some of its flaws though are giving me pause. It costs as much as an iPod, but it has more features, including everything I'm looking for in such a thing. Problem is iRiver's interface is always weird.
Fiji	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 9:03 PM Well, I'm sure you've done a substantial amount of reviewing in your search for "The Perfect MP3 Player", and this website listed below might prove to be useful. It lists the top MP3 players, and provides reviews (some from credited "experts"), overviews of each product, and specifications for each. Given, it doesn't list the iRiver H340, but it still yet offers a much wider view of the spectrum. I guess what bugs me is the fact that no matter where you go, there are always Apple haters. I'm not saying this is you, in this case, but it seems to be the favorable characteristic from what i've read thus far. I, along with everyong i've talked to that have one, have been more than satisfied with the iPod. I have yet to have one problem with it, and it does everything I want it to do. Don't be so quick to close your eyes to a great MP3 player. http://www.reviewcentre.com/products18.html
RobertMcDade	Date: June 14, 2005 @ 9:26 PM ^ Hmmmm....interesting.
SpicoliInc	Date: June 22, 2005 @ 7:11 PM I'm very happy with my 40 gig iPod, I'd be lost without it. It'd be like if someone took my TV remote away, and each time I wanted to change the channel I'd have to get up...Poor saps before remote control... My life has wrapped around it, it's everywhere I go and has all my music on it. I have dozens of playlists to suit my moods, all at the touch (or spin) of a button. smack ass get out there and get an iPod!
RobertMcDade	Date: June 22, 2005 @ 10:01 PM ^ backs away slowly from the obsessive I-Pod guy
SpicoliInc	Date: June 23, 2005 @ 12:53 AM Dude, we're way past obsessive..."We're" meaning my iPod and I. See, she's now become a life form, no long just a white box. God, I need a life.
RobertMcDade	Date: June 23, 2005 @ 8:35 AM
bambieyes	Date: July 25, 2005 @ 11:35 PM ok...... for those saying stuff about this: its called ipod SHUFFLE!!! because its shuffled. you cant choose the songs.. duh
bambieyes	Date: July 25, 2005 @ 11:35 PM and that is why there is no screen.. of course

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