Need help selecting portable mp3 player

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11 Jul 2005, 06:04 PM
Josh

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Originally Posted by Joust Williams

Is there a music rental-based subscription service (ie, 10 bucks a month for all the songs you want) that you can use with the iPod?

There are plenty of free ones. Yarr.

And mp3 files are mp3 files. [insert pay service] mp3s (even if you are paying for them... lol) are still mp3 files, and will work on any player.
11 Jul 2005, 06:10 PM
Joust Williams

That's not true.
11 Jul 2005, 06:13 PM
Josh

Really? lol @ you and everyone else paying for mp3 files.
11 Jul 2005, 06:16 PM
Six

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

Really? lol @ you and everyone else paying for mp3 files.

I agree. $1 a song for a super-compressed file that only sounds decent through shitty little earbuds? Seriously. How did we, the consumer, ever get tricked into thinking it was a good deal and that mp3s are an alternative to compact disc?

EDIT: Oh yeah. iPod all the way.
11 Jul 2005, 06:17 PM
Joust Williams

For 10 dollars a month, you can get all the MP3s you want. That was my point. AFAIK, you can't use the iPod for services like these, but instead only iTunes, which does not have that same kind of payment option.
11 Jul 2005, 06:21 PM
Grave

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Originally Posted by Josh

lol @ anyone paying for shitty quality digital music

Edited for truth.

Truth to be told, I have used the iTunes music store on occasion, when I'm desperate to get my hands on a song fast for some reason or another. 99 cents isn't a lot to pay for the convenience, and I've never had a problem justifying it. Can't ever see myself doing it for a whole album, though. For my own library, I'd rather rip my own shit from CDs, or in some cases, grab it on vinyl and download the mp3s for iPod usage. The only thing that'd bar me from buying CDs would be copy protection that actually worked. I've never experienced any that has prevented me from ripping (even the new Foo Fighters) anyway.

Anyway, back to the subject of the thread, another satisfied iPod owner here. I recently came into a free iPod shuffle, and since I picked it up, I haven't even used my 20GB. The size and weight of it are perfect. Obviously, it's not going to fit everything you could possibly want to listen to, but 1GB is a pretty good amount of music. In colder weather it was great to drop into my inside jacket pocket, it was easy to control through the material of the jacket, and the same goes for a pants pocket now that it's warmer. If you don't want or need a ton of music on you at all times, I'd recommend it highly.
11 Jul 2005, 06:23 PM
Josh

Quote:

Originally Posted by Six

I agree. $1 a song for a super-compressed file that only sounds decent through shitty little earbuds? Seriously. How did we, the consumer, ever get tricked into thinking it was a good deal and that mp3s are an alternative to compact disc?

EDIT: Oh yeah. iPod all the way.

You don't have to use the store function in itunes. Moron.

Update: You can use different headphones! Holy shit!
11 Jul 2005, 06:24 PM
Ashen Victor

you can always take a look at the Sony NW-HD5.

CNET review
11 Jul 2005, 06:25 PM
Dolemite

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Originally Posted by Josh

There are a lot of people here that are very against the ipod. I still don't know why. I'm guessing its because people take their technology too personally. Buying the less known mp3 players w/ a billion unnecessary features makes you leet I suppose.

I'd suggest an ipod. I guess. It works fine for me.

:tu:
11 Jul 2005, 06:28 PM
Grave

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Originally Posted by Ashen Victor

you can always take a look at the Sony NW-HD5.

CNET review

Hey, Sony players support mp3 now, there's a pleasant surprise. I see they're still pushing ATRAC3, though. Stupid.

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