Posted by NRen2k5 on 06/13/06 05:07

Gary Tait wrote:
> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in news:1150074919.718422.179060
> @g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>
>> the only thing that matters is the choice of the item that does the
>> most for the least cost, and that's the MP3-CD player. You have
>> yet to establish how iPod excels in any other category other than
> price
>
> Try and fit an 120MM CD player in my front pocket will you, and take
> the time to burn, heck even switch CDs.

Try to fit an iPod on a ring around my pinky finger will you, and take
the time to go home to your computer and load it up with tunes.

Point: You have your criteria for choosing an MP3 player. Other people
have their own.

> My HDD based player (lets pretend it is not an iPod), fits in my
> pocket nicely, has nearly all the music I have yet encoded, plus my
> music videos, radio shows, and podcasts, plus loads nearly instantly.
>
My MP3-CD player uses a single AA battery. I have a dozen. And if I get
careless and let a battery die without having another in my pocket to
replace it, I can go into the nearest convenience store and pick up
another *pair*. My MP3-CD player also plays audio-CD's, so when I buy a
new album I can play it right away - I don't have to wait until I get
home and rip it to my computer like you do.

> A flash player also loads nearly instantly, can carry as much or more
> than a CDR, is physically more reliable even than an HDD based
> player, and costs about the same as a CD based player.

And still suffers from the same problems of in-built batteries and lack
of CD support.

- NRen2k5

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