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MP3 players: mp3 player to store, manage and play large music library
mp3 player to store, manage and play large music library
by afwings - 7/28/06 11:43 AMI have a large (almost 80GB) music library, with files from hundreds of sources: different types, messed up tags etc.
On my PC everything's organized by letter of alphabet-artist-album-tracks.
Can you recommend the mp3 player (30 or 60GB) on which organizing such a library, and accessing idividual albums would be easy and user friendly?
Ideal would be to have everything organized the same as on the PC..
I care mainly about the music, all other features: video, FM etc. would be nice, however are secondary.
All suggestions will be appreciated.
b.
Usually a bad idea.
by R. Proffitt
- 7/28/06 11:56 AM
In reply to: mp3 player to store, manage and play large music library by afwings
I ran into someone that tried that. The MP3 player was dropped and their library was lost. They were keeping it on said player and not on the PC or any other place.
Bummer of a way to learn that lesson.
Bob
Cheap & Cheerful
by Tyger210 - 7/28/06 12:51 PM In reply to: mp3 player to store, manage and play large music library by afwingsDON'T buy a Archos 20GB gmini player - I had two tries & both suffered from major 'drop-out' problems after I'd had them a month or so.
Next came a Zen ATMT Storm 20GB mp3 player....which wouldn't charge!!
Being somewhat miffed by now & needing a player for my holidays, I plumped for a cheap Venturer Digital Audio Player. It cost £80 at the time (now on sale for £50) and has a FORTY GB HD! I reckon I'll get about 8,000 tracks on it by the time I've finished!
Now, the Venturer isn't pretty, looking like a cross between a Sony Walkman & a house brick, but it is sturdy. I've dropped mine 3 times (how?) & it still works fine.
It plays mp3 & wma files, can be used as a memo recorder, & will as happily store data files as it does music files (though it can only access music files). You can transfer your files by 'drag & drop' very efficiently & can access them through a number of tags (Playlist / Artists / Titles / Albums / Genres / Folders/Files). All the usual equaliser settings are available & 'repeat' & 'shuffle' of various types, if required. Transfer is by USB cable (supplied) which also charges the unit, though there is a separate charger for if you are away from your PC. The playback quality is good (but not brilliant).
So if you just want a player that works& are not bothered by looks, you can't do better for the price. Just make sure you have a large pocket!! 
Me, too!!!
by El Kabong - 7/28/06 5:00 PM In reply to: mp3 player to store, manage and play large music library by afwingsI also have about 80 GB in my MMJB library on my PC. (None downloaded--all from my CDs) Currently I am using a 250 GB external HD to back up my 250 GB internal HD.
What I would really like to find is something I call the "Clark Kent" boombox. It would be shaped like a standard boombox, with a CD player, AM/FM radio and equipped with some decent speakers, perhaps bi-amped, but on the inside, (BUHWAAHAHAHA!!!) would lurk a full-fledged processor, nic card, a couple of USB and/or firewire port(s) and 500 GB HD. This would allow me to slip in a CD, rip it to the hard drive, then add it the hard copy to my dusty archive in the basement, never to be seen again until my wife or grandkids accidently erase my favorite number, or whatever other unforseen disaster might occur. To be prudent, I could hook up via USB/firewire to my PC and back up the new stuff once in a while.
Now, I realize this is just too consumer-friendly to suit the greedy jerks at RIAA, so don't look for such a gizmo with SONY's name on it, but Sanyo or Pioneer or such should find the gumption to spit in theire eye and give us a break.
I WANT ONE!
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by ruby2223 - 7/28/06 6:55 PM In reply to: mp3 player to store, manage and play large music library by afwingsMy humble opinion:
I had a music library of about 130 GB, and I know how time consuming it is just to rip all that music, so if I were you, I would put all your music into one big folder. Then, I would back it up on an external HD (or get an enclosure) because it's really not that expensive anymore. You'll be thanking yourself when you lose the music.
I use the ipod (30GB) because I occasionally buy downloads from itunes and use the videos pretty often. itunes is also really easy to organize, browse, and create playlists/smart-playlists. With 30,000+ songs, the smart-playlists come in handy. Granted, the ipod will cost you a premium, but for some, it's worth it. It would also be easy to add all your music if it's in one folder.
I realize this doesn't answer your question, because you want everything organized like it is on your PC w/ messed up tags and multiple file sources. But trust me, HD failures are far too common to not back everything up unless you have the time to get back all the music you could potentially lose.
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