MP3's or Ipods?

[GROWLER]

Which is the best buy, what's the difference, and why is an ipod so expensive?
Asda has MP3's from about a tenner, but those ipod things seem to be from about 50 quid.

Can i record my vinyl and cd's onto them, or has it all got to be done from this crock of crap?

[Snoopy]

You do normally need a PC to load music onto an ipod or MP3 but there are now products on the market that claim you can play Vinyl, cassettes and CDs on them and download from them to an MP3 or ipod.

Both Mrs and Miss Snoopy have MP3s and are very happy with them. Why ipod should cost so much more I really don't know. But then they are Apple are they not and all Apple Mac stuff costs more than anything else that does essentially the same job.

Some people, of course, swear that Mac and ipod are far superior but then they said that about Betamax didn't they?

Whichever you go for is a matter of preference, depth of pocket and desire to willy wave I suspect.

[Pastis]

I would've thought an MP3 player's quite adequate. I would have got one but my problem's compatibility as I've been using Macs since the late 80's (?) - being the industry standard. So it was an iPod Shuffle for me; small, dicreet and loads of space for my requirements.

On the vinyl / CD issue... CD's no problem but obviously via your PC, but vinyl would have to be digitised from analogue and you'd need extra software or kit for that. I've two programmes, Wire Tap Pro and Audacity that allow me to record from various sources.

[Pastis]

But then they are Apple are they not and all Apple Mac stuff costs more than anything else that does essentially the same job.

Some people, of course, swear that Mac and ipod are far superior but then they said that about Betamax didn't they?

Tell me about it  And what they cost back then amounted to a serious investment. That said the ones I've had have all been extremely robust, virus free and a joy to use 

[TG]

One of my step-offspring installed the Itunes software on this PC for use with their Ipods. I ended up reformatting the PC. Further, I banned the installation of Itunes on any PC both here and at work.

A good quality MP3 player is fine and doesn't need invasive, expensive software to run it.

[Uncle Mort]

This one:

Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB MP3

Excellent piece of kit which I cannot recommend enough. Good PC software and easy to use. 

[TG]

This one:

Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB MP3

Excellent piece of kit which I cannot recommend enough. Good PC software and easy to use. 

£290 ! 

I am supposed to buy Mrs TG an MP3 player for Xmas. I hope she doesn't see that one!

[GROWLER]

All very informative, thanks, but what do you do to fill this MP 3 thing up with me favourite sounds? What's this 'software' that you talk about?
Can't I just bung a cd in the hole in the front of this heap of crap, and let it transfer the music, or is it soley for up/down/whatever loading stuff off the internet, and where do I get that from, and does it cost?
I'm confused.

Nowt new there then.

[GROWLER]

This one:

Creative ZEN Vision:M 30GB MP3

Excellent piece of kit which I cannot recommend enough. Good PC software and easy to use. 

Christ on a bike U.M.

I don't actually want a FULL home entertainment system!
Does it do the cookin' ironing dustin' and shopping too?

[Uncle Mort]

£290 surprised me as well. I paid £165 new from Amazon last November. The 'W' version looks good as does the 8MB version and they're cheaper.

Growler, the software is loaded on your PC and will organise and transfer files to your player when you connect it to the PC.

The MP3 players can't take CDs so you have to copy (rip) them onto your PC first. Then transfer then to the player. It's not a problem and a CD can be copied and transferred in minutes.

<part 2> no it doesn't do household chores but it can play videos, store your photos, voice record and it has a radio which I often listen to during my commute.

[GROWLER]

The MP3 players can't take CDs so you have to copy (rip) them onto your PC first. Then transfer then to the player. It's not a problem and a CD can be copied and transferred in minutes.

How do i 'rip' my cd's onto this thing then? Never done that before.

Christ almighty, I've just shoved a CD belonging to Miss Growler into this thing, and pressed the 'rip' button, and it's copied into something/somewhere. Had to stop it p.d.q. as I dont know what it's doing.
Where's it 'ripped to, and have  I deleted the track from her cd now?

If it has, I'm going to be in VERY deep shit with her.

[Barman]

The MP3 players can't take CDs so you have to copy (rip) them onto your PC first. Then transfer then to the player. It's not a problem and a CD can be copied and transferred in minutes.

How do i 'rip' my cd's onto this thing then? Never done that before.

Press the 'Rip' button on Windows Media Player...

[GROWLER]

The MP3 players can't take CDs so you have to copy (rip) them onto your PC first. Then transfer then to the player. It's not a problem and a CD can be copied and transferred in minutes.

How do i 'rip' my cd's onto this thing then? Never done that before.

Press the 'Rip' button on Windows Media Player...

Found it. Tar.

Just going to play her bloody Mcfly album to check I haven't destroyed it.

[Snoopy]

MP3 Argos £9.99 ~ sorted 

[GROWLER]

MP3 Argos £9.99 ~ sorted 

Doesn't the price dictate how many 'tracks' it can hold? .25 minibites = 10 tracks, 1 monsterbite = your entire collection of CD's or summat?

I'm learning, I'm learning.

Currently listening to this mcfly crap i'v shoved on here as an experiment. It needs deleting.


That's better, Growlers 'Coldplay'