What's your MP3 player?

[IowaTitan]

Dell Dj's just got cheaper this weekend. 15gb model is down to $149

[Beaker]

i have never understood why all the hype about the ipod....its WAY over hyped....

you can get more space and more battery life for 1/2 the cost....not to mention its made by apple.

I have a dell DJ.....i researched mp3 players for 2-3 months and the dell dj just couldnt be beat.

-Beaker

[bestatchess]

I agree regarding the Ipod. I fumbled with one for half an hour but couldn't figure it out. Maybe I'm Apple handicapped, but other mp3 players seem to me to be more user friendly.

[cajunscotsman]

When it comes to it, other MP3 players can't handle the coolness of an Ipod. The battery life i live with, i can't always have perfection...we'll maybe i do...I do drive a TITAN!!

[40-Dan]

Matt knows where I stand, but here's my $.02 for the rest of you.

My wife and I bought each other matching iPods for Christmas last year. I LOVE mine. However, all things being equal, I would have gotten the Dell. The reason I insisted on a iPod was that the Dell is not compatible w/ Audible audiobooks. As I commute 1 hr+ each way, I listen to a LOT of audiobooks. That made the iPod a no brainer.

Dan

[TriKKy]

For those with the dell DJ....

Can you guys random accross directories AND within one directory? That is key for me...sometimes I like listening to 1 artist for a while, others I like the whole thing.

Can the same be done with the iPod?

[40-Dan]

The iPod will shuffle within an playlist, and album, an artist, a genre, or the entire contents, depending on where you begin with shuffle turned on.

Dunno about the Dell.

Dan

[GETSOMZ28]

Originally Posted by 40-Dan

Matt knows where I stand, but here's my $.02 for the rest of you.

My wife and I bought each other matching iPods for Christmas last year. I LOVE mine. However, all things being equal, I would have gotten the Dell. The reason I insisted on a iPod was that the Dell is not compatible w/ Audible audiobooks. As I commute 1 hr+ each way, I listen to a LOT of audiobooks. That made the iPod a no brainer.

Dan

It is if you convert them to a MP3.

[40-Dan]

Originally Posted by GETSOMZ28

It is if you convert them to a MP3.

I've looked in the past (not recently, admittedly) for a program that would rip the audible files to MP3's without success.

Audible format 4 IS MP3, but there is an encryption layer in there that would have to be cracked for a standard MP3 player to be able to do anything with them. You COULD use Audible manager to burn the books to CD, then re-rip those to MP3, but that's a LOT of work. For instance, I'm currently listening to the last book in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series. It is in 4 parts, each of which is over 7 hours long. It would take a full day to convert this to MP3 by the CD method.

Now, if there's a ripper program available...

Dan

[GETSOMZ28]

Dan, this says it can convert audible.com AA:

http://www.softpicks.net/software/Ri...erter-6281.htm

[GETSOMZ28]

Here is a discussion of converting .aa files:

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/103313

[RichDawg]

Rio Karma is the best MP3 player on the planet.

[SarkaZm]

Originally Posted by RichDawg

Rio Karma is the best MP3 player on the planet.

[CyBwRBill]

I just got the IRiver H340. Flash it with Korean model firmware and you can watch MPG video.

Searching the forums to figure out how to amplify the aux port. I want to hardwire this thing in. It sounds terrible (lack of volume) through the aux port.

It blows away the ipod. The ipod is good but mostly corporate marketing hype.

[setitan]

I'm getting the Sony NW-E99 1GB for X-mas. It's under the tree, and the wife won't let me touch it till tommorow.

Had a minidisc but she stole it for the gym.

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...layers_Network