Posted by George Graves on 04/12/06 17:19

In article <xV2%f.56246$wL5.798780@weber.videotron.net>,
NRen2k5 <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote:

> SMS wrote:
> > You can buy songs on iTunes for the iPod; this is the biggest difference.
>
> True. iPod works with iTMS, which is purported to have the best
> selection of all online music stores. On the other hand, PlaysForSure
> devices like the Zen Nano work with possibly hundreds of other stores,
>
> > Other issues:
> >
> > 1. The battery. It depends on what you want. The Creative uses an AAA
> > cell. The iPod uses an internal rechargeable Li-Ion. Each type has its
> > good and bad points.
>
> Use rechargeable AAA's. No downside now.

That a charge doesn't last very long is a BIG downside. I have a bunch
of remote control wands for my A/V gear. many of them use AAAs so I
bought some Li-ion AAAs for them. Now, IR remote control wands are light
duty for batteries because their drain is intermittant. The Li-ion AAs
last a good long time in this application, the AAAs last only a couple
of weeks. In a music player, I'd say you'd be doing good to get three
hours out of a set of them.

--
George Graves
The health of our society is a direct result of the men
and women we choose to admire.

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