My son wants an i pod for Xmas . So can someone tell me please , what the difference between an i pod and a mp3 player is ? , and which one is the better buy.
Thanks in advance.
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i pod / mp3 player
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I just bought an Ipod a few weeks ago, absolutely brilliant. Can hold thousands and thousands of tracks on a 40Gb hard drive. MP3 players tend to not hold any where near as many tracks. You can get the Ipod 40gb for about £280-£300 and an Ipod mini, which holds less but is just as good, for a bit less. Not sure how much the MP3 players are. My personal preference would be Ipod, but I'm biased!
Hope that helps
Mal
Hope that helps
Mal
An ipod is based around a computer hard drive (20 GB, 40 GB or 80 GB last time I looked) whereas an MP3 player generally has a built in memory of between 16mb (1 GB = approx 1000mb) and 1GB, or postage stamp sized cards of a similar capacity.
If you imagine normal (decent quality) mp3 file might be around 3 mb an MP3 player might only take a couple of CD's worth whereas an ipod could hold several thousand CD's!!!
No, if I was buying something like that I would spend a little more and get something called an , which will also allow you to record DVD's to it and play then through it's colour screen or to a tv! With the Archos you also have the ability to use it as a picture viewer (you can get addons for copying files straight from your digital camera, you can even get an attachment to take pictures with the device itself!!!!
Can you tell that I want one in my Christmas stocking???
Hope this helps
Chris
If you imagine normal (decent quality) mp3 file might be around 3 mb an MP3 player might only take a couple of CD's worth whereas an ipod could hold several thousand CD's!!!
No, if I was buying something like that I would spend a little more and get something called an , which will also allow you to record DVD's to it and play then through it's colour screen or to a tv! With the Archos you also have the ability to use it as a picture viewer (you can get addons for copying files straight from your digital camera, you can even get an attachment to take pictures with the device itself!!!!
Can you tell that I want one in my Christmas stocking???
Hope this helps
Chris
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Quote by flapjackboy
I'd personally go for something like the Creative Zen Touch, or an iRiver H140. Just as good, if not better than the iPod and cheaper too.
Yep. :thumbup:
I working this kinda industry and the stuff is bloody good value for money wise.
The iPod has the edge from a design/prestige point of view.
As mentioned, mp3 players tend to be smaller than the other stuff.
Depends on what you want to do with it. Do you want something that's small, something that has a high pose factor or something that's good value for money?
Quote by Re-Lapse
I don't know if you know, but used with an Apple mac the ipod can be used as an external hard drive. So not only can you store mp3's you can store data and mpegs as well.
I don't know if this applys to other makes.
Ease of use, just plug it in and it appears on the desktop as an icon.
HTH
That applies to the Archos, can be used as mobile storage on PC's and Mac's.
Thanks guys n gals , mind blowing replys to someone who's rubbish with all this modern technology . 
This may sound a really stupid question , but hear goes . Can you download using Windows ME to an i pod , or does it have to be from an apple mac operating system ? .
Don't all laugh , told you it was a stupid question .
This may sound a really stupid question , but hear goes . Can you download using Windows ME to an i pod , or does it have to be from an apple mac operating system ? .
Don't all laugh , told you it was a stupid question .
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Windows is fine, not a problem at all.
Mal
Mal
You can use a PC to download audio to an ipod, the ipod also comes with software to copy music from an audio cd to pc (ripping) and from there on to the ipod. It also comes with software that allows you to download music from the web (at a cost though!).
You can still download music from the web and other people to the ipod, I will just add that it is possible to do this whether you are allowed to do so under copyright rules or not, but of course I would not condone breaching copyright (SH rules do not allow for illegal stuff to be discussed here)
Hope that helps.
Chris.
You can still download music from the web and other people to the ipod, I will just add that it is possible to do this whether you are allowed to do so under copyright rules or not, but of course I would not condone breaching copyright (SH rules do not allow for illegal stuff to be discussed here)
Hope that helps.
Chris.
No-one and nothing will get me to part with my beautiful iPod - I don't care if Zen is better (DJohn where the fuck are you) or Creative is bigger (Nallers, is that yours??) the iPod is form and function in one complete package. Even the big square box had me in some form of weird design rapture.
When/if buying one now make sure you get the NEW one with only one big wheel - I have the one with a number of small 'press pads' under the screen and a touch wheel but the newest ones don't.
BTW I have my iPod wired up to my car stereo via a FM Modulator - more power to the mighty Nallers for that idea.
:P
When/if buying one now make sure you get the NEW one with only one big wheel - I have the one with a number of small 'press pads' under the screen and a touch wheel but the newest ones don't.
BTW I have my iPod wired up to my car stereo via a FM Modulator - more power to the mighty Nallers for that idea.
:P
