Posted by NRen2k5 on 04/12/06 19:27

George Graves wrote:
> 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.

What were the other AAA's you used? In my experience, NiMH batteries are
perfect for high-drain applications - I've used them in MP3 players and
a digital camera.

- NRen2k5

[Back to original message]