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MP3 players: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player?
- 12/12/08 4:38 PM
of course not
by ktreb - 4/26/09 11:17 PM In reply to: You haven't checked Cowon D2 by jaskanwarIf you actually read my reply, you'll know that I like to physically see them before I buy. If it's not available locally, then I don't bother.
Yes - Actually we have two and don't use either.
by chuckssite - 12/12/08 8:40 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My son gave my wife one of the first iPod Nanos a couple, maybe 3 years ago. She never learned to use it. I loaded a book and some music and we listened to it on a trip. Only time it has been used because we don't waste our time listening to music or walk around with headphones or ear buds, oblivious to everything around us. I also have a Garmin GPS with a built in MP3 player. Again, it has never been used. When we listen to radio (except for Christmas season when we tune in Christmas music), we listen to news or sports or talk shows. We try to use our listening time constructively, by keeping up with current happenings. I do think using the unit for listenig to books or informative PodCasts would be worthwhile, so I eventually will learn to use those devices for that reason. We also don't own an active cell phone/smart phone. They really don't seem very cost effective, just sophisticated toys.
no need for one
by IrisRose - 12/12/08 8:44 PM In reply to: Yes - Actually we have two and don't use either. by chuckssiteIn the house, I listen to my stereo; in the car I listen to the radio or the cd player. In the garden, I listen to the stereo with the outdoor speakers--if I want to hear music and not the birds. And in public, I'd much rather be aware of what is going on around me than have my ear plugged in to an ipod. Besides, the sound is too lossy.
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by ladydi25348 - 12/12/08 8:44 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a SanDisk clip, 2g which is great! Unfortunately it stopped working after a year and I do not know why. So, I got a Creative Zen, 8g plus an 8g card to expand. This is also great. Very easy to add to and good for pictures also. I use my MP3 players for audio books to listen to at work.
My cell phone has an MP3 player that I don't use.
by huizhe2 - 12/12/08 8:53 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
MP3 players are dangerous pieces of technology. The earbuds that most use with them destroy one's hearing and keep out the sounds of traffic when in place while driving. Many of the motorbike riders here in Taiwan wear those earbuds and listen to MP3 players while driving. They pay more attention to the music than they do to their driving. I don't listen to music of any kind on any kind of apparatus while driving anything. When I listen to music, I don't want to be distracted by driving problems, and when I'm driving, I don't want to be distracted by music.
As much as I love music, I find the contemporary obsession with recorded music stupid, dangerous, and obnoxious. I think that people who have to bring their music collection with them wherever they go must be either mindless and illiterate idiots or emotionally deprived cretins still desirous of sucking on a plastic pacifier or a thumb, which is not acceptable for anyone but the certifiable and the committed (to a proper mental institution).
People who have to be constantly entertained "have no inner resources", as John Berryman's mother unceasingly told him.
I suppose that that is sufficient contempt for the day.
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by Franciscusaswell - 12/13/08 10:32 AM In reply to: My cell phone has an MP3 player that I don't use. by huizhe2I use a little pocket radio, it gives me everything a guy can want.
Is also cheap on batt.
Cheers,
Franciscusaswell
MP3 Players
by veganmark - 12/13/08 12:24 PM In reply to: My cell phone has an MP3 player that I don't use. by huizhe2I don't believe that anyone who wears or uses an mp3 player is a mindless idiot at all. Granted, I think people do need to be aware of their surroundings. In the U.S. it is against the law to plug headphones into both ears and drive a car for the same reason you mentioned. Likewise, whenever I am walking in public I usually have one earphone out so that I can be aware of my surroundings.
Just because you don't like, or want to carry music around with you doesn't give you the right to put down others who do. I personally would be lost without my mp3 player. I have audio books on it, music, videos, etc. and it's very convenient for long train rides home.
Next time you want to vent about an issue you have with mp3 players I would recommend you go to a board where that issue is specifically being discussed.
"dangerous pieces of technology"?
by rbsjrx - 12/13/08 1:08 PM In reply to: My cell phone has an MP3 player that I don't use. by huizhe2I will agree that MP3 players can be misused. People can insulate themselves from their surroundings to the point where they are unaware of threats or danger to themselves or others. They can isolate people emotionally. It is certainly easier to listen to music which is predictable than to deal with real people where the listener has no control over the interaction. However, I don't think most people abuse them. In my experience, most people have the courtesy to turn them off while interacting with other people or the good sense to turn them off when their activity requires special vigilance
Their insulation value can be helpful at work where it's more productive to have familiar favorite music playing than to listen to nattering coworkers. If you have one that records, it's useful for recording events (e.g. lectures) for yourself or for others to listen to or review later.
If you're healthy enough to exercise (I'm not, unfortunately), it's good to have your favorite tunes to keep you company while doing what is an inherently boring activity.
Music and art are things which enrich our lives. I have "inner resources" but I will never compose great music or art. I play a couple of instruments, but I'm no virtuoso. I can recall and replay favorite music in my mind, but it's not as satisfying as a great performance.
This leads to the discussion of recorded versus live music... Even if you live somewhere which provides access to high-quality live performances (many people don't), concerts are expensive and unappealing to anyone with any degree of social anxiety.
In short, while some of your criticism have a basis in fact, I think many are overblown, overstated, or stated as facts when they're really only your opinions. Portable MP3 players are not inherently evil. Neither are people who listen to recorded music somehow mentally deficient. I know both certifiable morons and Mensa members with portable MP3 players. As with computers, there's no qualifying test to purchase one.
To huizhe2, post removal.
by MarkFlax - 12/14/08 3:15 AM
In reply to: My cell phone has an MP3 player that I don't use. by huizhe2
I would have removed your post.
The descriptions you use are not needed in these forums, and would normally have resulted in the post being deleted. However, if I remove your post, the three replies to it will have been deleted as well, and so I must refrain this time.
Please review Forum Policy on inappropriate language, and ensure that you do not contravene the rules in the future.
Mark
I agree....
by Commandoclone87 - 12/14/08 11:05 AM In reply to: My cell phone has an MP3 player that I don't use. by huizhe2with you on the part of listening to music while behind the wheel whether or not its the radio or an ipod is dangerous and should be avoided, having a personal music player does not mean a person is stupid or a mindless idiot.
I actually have a 120GB mp3 player and my family has been that much happier because they no longer have to listen when I'm playing music at home and it's portable, allowing me to use it during breaks at work without dragging a whole stereo system.
Note, it is also used for constructive purposes such as transporting documents, reading books and listening to weather updates on the built-in radio.
A Sony for my owny.
by DMOliver - 12/12/08 9:18 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I bought a Sony NWZ-A818 over a year ago and absolutely love it! I store pictures on it, have an extensive music library that sounds great with the supplied earbuds, and even have room for several MPEG4 videos in the one to two hour range each. Battery life is excellent and a full charge is good for a little over 30 hours of music listening. Watching videos or scrolling through my pictures expectedly cuts into the battery charge but it is still quite reasonable. Transferring files to and from the Sony is effortless and can be done through Windows Explorer, My Computer, or Windows Media Player. I also purchased a clear hard case to protect the unit and it is a fantastic accessory that allows access to all functions while protecting the player. My wife was so impressed with the Sony that I bought one for her too. We both use our Sonys regularly and can't say enough good things about them. The only thing this model doesn't have that would be nice is a built-in FM tuner. All in all, the Sony NWZ-A818 is an excellent high quality MP3 player that I personally like better than my friends' iPods.
I have a Sansisk Sansa and its awesome!
by qotres - 12/12/08 11:10 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you have an MP3 player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've got the old Sandisk Sansa e200 and its better then an ipod 
i like it better then the fuze because it has a removable battery and i can open it up to clean the screen/mod the motherboard ^-^v
alotta features for much less then an iPod
Sansa Is Decent For On The Cheap
by wexmary - 12/13/08 3:30 AM In reply to: I have a Sansisk Sansa and its awesome! by qotresUsed one for two years, then last year at this time, got an Ipod Classic 160 MB which is in a different world. So MUCH better.
Obviously, my needs are much different than Louise T.
Mainly, I need a device to be a portable audio (and occasional video) jukebox. Flash-based players do not cut it, if I want to rip a decent-quality audio track, I cannot worry about file size. An Ipod with a large hard drive is the best thing.
The Ipod interface is much superior to the Sansa. And after trying 4-5 different software packages with the Sansa, nothing ever approached the ease of ITunes.
I occasionally fill in some songs with ITunes, again, easy to use.
However, I do have some questions:
Why can't a device have either balance or treble/bass switches?
Sansa brags they have FM radio, why not AM as well, most sports-events and all-news stations are still AM.
Why can't you use another source for album art in ITunes. The latest Eagles CD does not appear in the ITunes database, I guess a double-platinum CD does not earn much at Apple.
Different perspective, different choice
by rbsjrx - 12/13/08 10:54 AM In reply to: Sansa Is Decent For On The Cheap by wexmaryI also use my Sansa as a audio jukebox. I never use it for video and only occasionally use it for photos, so the 4GB flash size isn't an issue. I did add a miniSD card to enable me to record notes, lectures, etc. Finally, I actually have little use for a portable MP3 player. I have music on my computers at home and work. If I'm on a job at another computer, I have a USB flash drive with all my essential music on it. In my car, I have a CD player which plays MP3 CD-Rs, so I have all the music that will fit on 740MB. That's not as much as the Sansa, but it's enough. I have a bad heart so I can't run or exercise very much. That just leaves walking. If I'm shopping, being a typical male I'm in and out as fast as possible. If I'm just walking, I usually have my wife and/or my Saint Bernard to keep me company. Besides, I don't need something that will keep me from hearing cars, sirens, etc.
The playback quality of any MP3 player depends primarily on what's plugged into the jack. Ear buds are convenient for some people, but I consider them pretty much useless. I use some decent quality headphones instead. Given the quality inherent in the available transducers, I see little use for comprehensive audio controls (balance or equalization) on the MP3 player.
I've never bought into the subscription music service business model so there's no iTunes or Rhapsody for me. My primary source of audio tracks is ripping them with EAC from my personal CD collection. If I don't have a CD, I buy tracks as I want them from either Amazon or Emusic - and I buy them first for my computer, not my MP3 player. The truth is I listen to much more music with Winamp (Windows) and Audacious (Linux) than on my Sansa. Transferring files (music or photos to the Sansa or recordings from the Sansa) is as easy as using a USB flash drive.
AM is likewise a non-issue for me. I don't follow sports, I despise talk radio and I don't care to hear ranting holy rollers or non-English broadcasts, so there's nothing on AM I care about. News? I can get it from NPR which is available on FM.
Album art? Who cares?!? The best portable MP3 players have QVGA displays, so pictures of any sort are inherently compromised by the small size and lack of resolution. Besides, why should anyone care to see what the cover of the album they're listening to looks like? It's the music itself that counts.
Given my needs and tastes, Sansa offers all I need or want from an MP3 player. As for others, the disclaimer "your mileage may vary" applies...
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