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ln
July 13th, 2001, 05:38
Looking to buy a mp3 player. Any thought/advice ?
(probably $300 max, preferably less)
red_zinc
July 13th, 2001, 15:45
WINAMP :)
Rodie
July 13th, 2001, 23:33
Uhm, I think he was talking about portable players...
LeX
July 14th, 2001, 00:14
*lol* I believe so too... :D

Buy an MP3 player that has at least 64MB, one that fits in your pockets, has an expandable memory slot thing, and one that doesn't have any other crap functions.
red_zinc
July 14th, 2001, 01:04
It was 13th then :D
LastActionHero
July 14th, 2001, 02:01
Originally posted by red_zinc
It was 13th then :D

huh? :confused:
gyrbo
July 14th, 2001, 03:46
Originally posted by red_zinc
It was 13th then :D
Explain?
red_zinc
July 14th, 2001, 04:42
Yesterday was 13th, and i was sleepy so decided that it goes on soft player :)
LastActionHero
July 14th, 2001, 04:55
Originally posted by red_zinc
Yesterday was 13th, and i was sleepy so decided that it goes on soft player :)

looks like Friday the 13th got you! :D
red_zinc
July 14th, 2001, 05:12
:o
gyrbo
July 14th, 2001, 06:35
It's my lucky day!
Rodie
July 14th, 2001, 23:47
Well, to get the thread back on topic..

Personally, I'd try to find some kind of a portable CD player that is capable of playing mp3s. This is only really a viable option if you have a CD burner. If you have a CD-rw drive, then you have a very cheap and big type of media to store mp3s on. Those flash cards can be kind of pricey, and they typically don't hold nearly as much as a standard CD (650 MB!) Not to mention the fact that it can play normal CDs too.

Of course, there are drawbacks to that as well. CDs can still "skip", and those players are more bulky than normal mp3 players. So if you listen to your music when you're working out or when you're jogging, it probably wouldn't work so well. It isn't a big deal for me since most of my listening is done while I'm in the car or something..
ln
July 16th, 2001, 03:50
thanks Rodie for the opinion.
actually I am more after the hard-disk based type of mp3 player, where you can plug in a standard HD to use as mass storage for the mp3s (as opposed to memory card or burned CD ROMs). The player is seen by the PC jsut as an external extra HD when you link it to the PC via USB. I don't mind bulky as I am not looking for portability, just something to use with my stereo in the living room. Any thought ?