MP3 players: Clueless about MP3 players, need help!
- 12/12/08 4:12 PM
Beg to Differ
by gysgtusmc74 - 12/13/08 9:41 AM In reply to: many different formats with the Zen by Marino013You can and I do download pictures and use them for wallpaper on the iPod touch. I have over 2000 pics on my iPod. Thought I would clear up any misconceptions.
Record FM Radio with the Zen?
by Mickey - 12/13/08 11:52 AM In reply to: many different formats with the Zen by Marino013Does the CZ allow you to record FM radio? There is a great morning show here in Austin (Dudley and Bob) and I like to record it when I have to go in to the office, so I can listen to it on the ride home.
Thanks!
iPods CAN play Audible content
by LorraineKP - 12/15/08 11:56 AM In reply to: many different formats with the Zen by Marino013I see a misconception posted - iPods can play Audible books. They can't do the free books you can download from your library though. And you have to buy an external product if you want radio or recording powers.
audio books
by jmathison - 12/14/08 4:58 AM In reply to: another use for mp3 players that affects choice by cliftonwoodI bought a Creative MuVo v100 to listen to audio books I downloaded off netlibrary. At the time it was one of the cheaper ones. I liked it because it was small to pack around outside.I had a terrible time getting the books on it--even had my nephew try to make it work. After a lot of messing around I finally figured it out. I found a new MuVo v100 on clearance at Walmart.com last week so I bought it to download MP3 Cd audio books. Again quite a struggle to get the books on. The directions they give aren't very good and are difficult to find. Anybody have a MP3 player that it's easy to download books to. There are lots of instructions to download music but not much about audio books.
Judy
iPods DO play audio books
by mpwaren - 12/15/08 2:14 AM In reply to: another use for mp3 players that affects choice by cliftonwoodI purchased an iPod classic about 3 years ago for the specific purpose of listening to audio books and have listened to many over the years, downloaded from a variety of sites, both free and fee. I downloaded them to iTunes in my Mac laptop. I'm sure they would also be downloadable to non-Apple systems.
The wheel control on my iPod broke a while back, so I, too, am in the market for a new MP3 player. Haven't decided yet on which.
-- Marsha in Thailand
You can listen to audiobooks on iPods, just not the wma type
by LorraineKP - 12/15/08 11:29 AM In reply to: another use for mp3 players that affects choice by cliftonwoodAn earlier post said you can't listen to audiobooks on an iPod, but it's not true. You can, you just can't listen to the type that libraries use, because they use Windows Media DRM, and iPods won't accept that. Which is very annoying.
mp3 players
by adrianne minnie - 12/23/08 3:51 PM In reply to: another use for mp3 players that affects choice by cliftonwoodwhat brand do you suggest for downloading books? I bought an apple touch ipod and am unable to do the main thing i bought it for. listening to books. would appreciate any help
I'm unsure what you are asking for.
by R. Proffitt - 12/23/08 3:55 PM
In reply to: mp3 players by adrianne minnie
http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/audiobooks.html shows audiobooks are in the store. Was there another question?
Watzman comments.
by abqhudson - 12/19/08 3:31 PM In reply to: MP3 Players .... by WatzmanBased on what appeared to be a thorough review by Watzman, I purchased 2 Sansa E260s. Unfortunately the review did not point out that these units will not work with the audio books available from audibledotcom. Since we purchased these to help us learn french, they appear to be of no use to us. I would sell them at a very good price. They are 1 day old. It's my understanding that you have to get the newer units for these audiobooks - please understand that I am a newbie and know very little.
Software to convert Movies
by scjjtt - 12/22/08 1:02 PM In reply to: MP3 Players .... by WatzmanBarry or anyone else willing to respond - what software do you use to convert the movies so that they could be played in the Sansa? I just ordered a new e280 (8 gig) from ebay for about $80.
Sansa E-280
by scjjtt - 1/7/09 12:27 PM In reply to: MP3 Players .... by WatzmanI've been experimenting putting movies on my son's E-280 and what I'm finding is that the audio is not in sync with the video. I've put the movies in 220 x 176 resolution and have tried AVI, MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 in MPEG, & MPEG-4 in AVI format. Any suggestions?
A Really "Cool / Hip Grandma" Will Get Them Music Too!
by westrajc - 12/5/08 8:34 PM In reply to: Clueless about MP3 players, need help! by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
First of all, I'm the father of two boys, three years apart in age. With the youngest now 19, I know well the challenge you face. Here are my recommendations:
#1) Buy them both the same player - Trust me...
#2) Buy them a player that is well rated (4+ Stars) and still a good value. I recommend the Creative Zen 4 Gigabyte Media Player. This player will not only play MP3 audio but will also play their favorite MP4/WMV and YouTube music videos! Plus, at $80 (Amazon http://tinyurl.com/creativezenmediaplayer ) it costs less than half of what an Apple iPod or Microsoft Zune player ($200-$250) will set you back. It also includes a Secure Digital (SD) card slot, which allows for limitless expansion.
#3) Use the money you have saved on the player to buy your Grandsons a three month subscription to a music download service like Rhapsody ( http://tinyurl.com/rhapsodymusic ) for $13.00 p/mnth. This makes it the gift that keeps on giving. You or the boy's parent(s) can always renew it as a birthday or Christmas present.
#4) Consider protecting your investment with a replacement plan from Square Trade ( http://www.squaretrade.com ) for $12.99 for 3 years of coverage.
Summary - Budget = $100-200
$ 160 2x Creative Zen Media Player
$ 39 Three months of music downloads (Rhapsody)
$ 199 Total Cost
The optional replacement plans will put you $25.00 over your budget, but that's 40% - 50% less than the plans sold in stores and will guard against a "Cool" gift becoming a disappointment in Year 2 or 3.
If I misunderstood and your budget is really $100 - $200 apiece, be a TOTALLY Cool/Hip Grandma by buying yourself one too and extending the music subscription to six months!
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by itchybutt - 12/5/08 8:42 PM In reply to: Clueless about MP3 players, need help! by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
go with the zen V 2-4 mgb and has video,, pictures,, and fm radio very easy to download music and other things from computer I bought one for each of my family members, and my teenage son that has an Ipod asks for mine price is right also
SANSA FUZE 4 GB: Good MP3 player without the IPOD price
by howardwaz - 12/5/08 8:44 PM In reply to: Clueless about MP3 players, need help! by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Grandpa, you're asking a good question. There are some real choices to IPODS. The one I chose was the SANDISK SANSA FUZE 4GB. I've had it for two months and cannot say enough good things about it. It not only looks good, (sleek like an IPOD) it works great. I have a couple of hundred songs on it (most downloaded for FREE from www.spiralfrog.com)as well as about six hours of video on it. It also has a terrific FM radio as well as a built in microphone for recording. (I used it to record a lecture a few weeks ago and it worked great.)
You can find it on sale for as low as $50-- I was happy paying $70.
Re: the Sansa Fuze .... see my post above
by Watzman - 12/5/08 8:57 PM In reply to: SANSA FUZE 4 GB: Good MP3 player without the IPOD price by howardwazI love the Sandisk Sansa Fuze and View, ***BUT*** Sandisk went nutszoid when they decided that there would be NO battery replacements for these units .... when the battery dies, you are expected to throw out the unit and get a whole new player.
[Apple is ALMOST as bad with many of the iPods ... but not quite. You have to send your player back to Apple for battery replacement, the cost is high, and, oh, by the way, on some models you lose all of your music as well.]
Because of this insane battery policy, I actually prefer the Sandisk Sansa e200 to the Fuze. The e200 was the immediate predecessor to the Fuze and is very similar, BUT it has a user replaceable battery, and the batteries are about $7 to $10 on E-Bay.
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