Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.moat.net!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!nntp.gol.com!203.216.70.8.MISMATCH!not-for-mail From: B Robson Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Alternatives to the iPod? Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 12:10:36 +0900 Organization: FusionGOL - Global Online Japan Lines: 69 Message-ID: References: <42954852$1_1@spool9-west.superfeed.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 203-216-000-090.engineering.gol.ad.jp Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: nnrp.gol.com 1117163437 5233 203.216.0.90 (27 May 2005 03:10:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@gol.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 03:10:37 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050331) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en In-Reply-To: Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:27539 Raj Feridun wrote: > On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:57:42 +0900, B Robson > wrote: > > >>Ernest Schaal wrote: >> >>>in article d73meh$fk9$1@nnrp.gol.com, B Robson at luvrethecat@hinet.com >>>wrote on 5/26/05 2:22 PM: > > >>>>Sigi Rindler wrote: > > >>>>>I need some opinions on a good MP3 Player. > > >>>>I have an iAudio and recommend them, just a matter of chosing the model >>>>you want. Mine is a 20Gb hard disc unit. > > >>>I have an iPod. Life is short, so you might as well get the best. > > >>iAUDIO sound quality is superior, it supports more file formats and is >>actually compatible with computers. > > > As much as I hate to agree with Ernie on anything I gotta put in my > vote for the iPod too. I own a 4th gen 20Gb iPod and its by far the > best MP3 player I've ever owned. The sound quality is excellent (I'm a > professional musician myself). Do you use 128K mp3? Do you use CD quality WAV? > It supports all the file formats I have > any need for (you can keep WMA, thank you), You need to discover OGG. > In fact, with the release of the > excellent ML_iPod plugin for Winamp this week I no longer have any > need for iTunes and it's inability to transfer files from iPod to hard > disk. > Why did you /ever/ need iTunes? (that's a rhetorical question) With my iAUDIO I have full access to the directory structure and move, rename files as I wish. I save files directly to the iAUDIO from Sonar and any ripping software can also write directly to it. > >>iPod is for people who buy LV hand bags. > > > Yeah, even them. iPod is for anyone who wants an awesome player. > > Now I'm suffering from the iPod halo effect. I want a Mac too. > Just buy a Mac t-shirt, it's much cheaper.