New topic
PrintableImago said: Anx said: so do you think mp3 players in general are gimmicks, or do you think the iPod is more gimmick than substance because of how it's marketed, but in general mp3 players are okay? no, they are NOT gimmicks. The amount of time I've saved in burning music for a portable CD-player to go jogging or to the gym alone is worth the value of getting one. Even the 128 or 512 models are good for that. Plus all of them act as miniature USB flash drives when you need to copy data from your computer quickly and don't want to hassle with crossover cables, ripping the software to disk, or connecting to the same network. In addition, whenever I travel I will listen to audio books often in their entirety on these devices, and my nano gives me room for that AND part of my library of music. But as it pains me to admit this, I concede Bill Gate's opinion that they have a limited lifespan and that this functionality will eventually be ported to smart cellphones, which will end up being our media player, phone, and PDA rolled into one, with standalone MP3 players being a nitch market assessory (afterall, I don't want to carry my cellphone with me jogging). not if the media and data companies keep stopping advancements because they only care about their own profits. The tech. is already available, it's greed for the consumers dollar that has stopped it from reaching us. Gotta love it.  | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
I don't own one, and I can't make up my mind on which brand of MP3 player to buy.  I am MrVictor.... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
xpsiter said: I don't own one, and I can't make up my mind on which brand of MP3 player to buy.
i'd say just go with the one that offers the most memory for the lowest price. in my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything from creative labs. iPods are prettier, but i think you're mainly paying for pretty with them. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Anx said: xpsiter said: I don't own one, and I can't make up my mind on which brand of MP3 player to buy.
i'd say just go with the one that offers the most memory for the lowest price. in my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything from creative labs. iPods are prettier, but i think you're mainly paying for pretty with them. Thanx, Anx. I was checking out CL's products this week and am digging what they have over there more than iPod. iPod has always seem like more flash than actual value. I am MrVictor.... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Anx said: xpsiter said: I don't own one, and I can't make up my mind on which brand of MP3 player to buy.
i'd say just go with the one that offers the most memory for the lowest price. in my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything from creative labs. iPods are prettier, but i think you're mainly paying for pretty with them. Oh please! What's the point in going to Supercuts if their quicker and cheaper if you can't end up with a georgous head of highlighted hair.  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Imago said: Anx said: i'd say just go with the one that offers the most memory for the lowest price. in my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything from creative labs. iPods are prettier, but i think you're mainly paying for pretty with them. Oh please! What's the point in going to Supercuts if their quicker and cheaper if you can't end up with a georgous head of highlighted hair. that's why you come out of the closet and get a nice beautician boyfriend, duh. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
xpsiter said: Anx said: i'd say just go with the one that offers the most memory for the lowest price. in my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything from creative labs. iPods are prettier, but i think you're mainly paying for pretty with them. Thanx, Anx. I was checking out CL's products this week and am digging what they have over there more than iPod. iPod has always seem like more flash than actual value. i think the files are easier to manipulate with the CL products, too. you don't have to deal with the iTunes software and you can share your music a lot easier. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Imago said: Anx said: so do you think mp3 players in general are gimmicks, or do you think the iPod is more gimmick than substance because of how it's marketed, but in general mp3 players are okay? no, they are NOT gimmicks. The amount of time I've saved in burning music for a portable CD-player to go jogging or to the gym alone is worth the value of getting one. Even the 128 or 512 models are good for that. Plus all of them act as miniature USB flash drives when you need to copy data from your computer quickly and don't want to hassle with crossover cables, ripping the software to disk, or connecting to the same network. In addition, whenever I travel I will listen to audio books often in their entirety on these devices, and my nano gives me room for that AND part of my library of music. But as it pains me to admit this, I concede Bill Gate's opinion that they have a limited lifespan and that this functionality will eventually be ported to smart cellphones, which will end up being our media player, phone, and PDA rolled into one, with standalone MP3 players being a nitch market assessory (afterall, I don't want to carry my cellphone with me jogging). Glad you mentioned that....My new treo does play music and I probably should get the additional memory and give it a try..... Although its heavier and a bit bigger then an Ipod.... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Muse2NOPharaoh said: Imago said: no, they are NOT gimmicks. The amount of time I've saved in burning music for a portable CD-player to go jogging or to the gym alone is worth the value of getting one. Even the 128 or 512 models are good for that. Plus all of them act as miniature USB flash drives when you need to copy data from your computer quickly and don't want to hassle with crossover cables, ripping the software to disk, or connecting to the same network. In addition, whenever I travel I will listen to audio books often in their entirety on these devices, and my nano gives me room for that AND part of my library of music. Come to think of it, my stinky balls are heavier and bigger too. Have you checked out my stinky balls thread? It's rad. But as it pains me to admit this, I concede Bill Gate's opinion that they have a limited lifespan and that this functionality will eventually be ported to smart cellphones, which will end up being our media player, phone, and PDA rolled into one, with standalone MP3 players being a nitch market assessory (afterall, I don't want to carry my cellphone with me jogging). Glad you mentioned that....My new treo does play music and I probably should get the additional memory and give it a try..... Although its heavier and a bit bigger then an Ipod.... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Anx said: BlackBuddy said: Well what I meant by that is everyone is pissing their pants over ipods as if they were the only mp3 players that exist. You're right, all products have a gimmick, but I feel the most popular products have the biggest gimmicks so do you think mp3 players in general are gimmicks, or do you think the iPod is more gimmick than substance because of how it's marketed, but in general mp3 players are okay?  that right there. I want an mp3 player, but I refuse to buy an ipod | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
BlackBuddy said: Anx said: so do you think mp3 players in general are gimmicks, or do you think the iPod is more gimmick than substance because of how it's marketed, but in general mp3 players are okay? that right there. I want an mp3 player, but I refuse to buy an ipodi know a lot of people who have had their iPods wipe out on them, and all the music they've stored on their players just went bye-bye. that's yet to happen with my NOMAD. maybe i'm lucky, or maybe they're just more reliable, if not as attractive.  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
BlackBuddy said: It's a gimmick because what sells it is the name brand.
Every company has that little 'gimmick' they hope to use to move a lot of product. HOWEVER, I think in the case of the iPod that saying it's the 'name brand' is pretty questionable in that regard... The iPod was not the first mp3 player on the market, not by a long shot, and Apple had no clout or muscle at the time to push something like this. Upon it's release I recall a lot of people pretty much ridiculed Apple for hyping it up as "the next big thing" - even Mac faithful. They must have done something right with the design and functionality, however, because it wouldn't be the 'name brand' it is today, otherwise... There are plenty of MP3 players out there that are just as good that are not made by Apple
The problem is that many of them don't have their own identity and a great majority of them, like several of the Creative models, are plainly trying to be iPod knock offs. Considering that the iPod wasn't even available to Windows users for almost the first year of it's life, you'd think one of the other player manufacturers would have been able to come up with their own unique and successful design. They had plenty of time and a much bigger market to take advantage of... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
