mp3 players....can we talk?

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dmd

Cathlete
Okay, so I am in the market for an mp3 player. Looking for 20GB (5000 songs worth..) storage. Don't want to pay more than $275.ouch!

Questions for those of you who own one:

1. Can I transfer my cd collection to my mp3 player?

2. Is the Ipod really the best mp3 player out there?

3. Which music downloading sites do you all reccomend?

Help!! Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it. deb

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Hi I have Dell DJ 20 GB. I don't think it is more then $275. I paid around $239 3 months ago. They always have special. I love the dell. Yes you can transfer your cd collection to your player you just first have to format them to mp3 by loading them into your computer then tranfer it to your player. I use Musicmatch for all my downloading. I don't know about the Ipod as I do not have one. HTH:)
 
I have the IPOD. As the previous posted said you have to load the songs to your computer first and then transfer them to your IPOD. O love mine. I have had it for some time now too. I have not downloaded songs recently so I cannot tell you where to go. When I downloaded my songs I got them free. I need to find a new site.:)
 
I don't think the Ipod is an MP3 player, and, as I've mentioned before, you are better off with an actual MP3 player (which has no moving parts) for exercising, if that's what you want it for.
 
I just ordered this one from HSN when it was the today's special value for $40+ dollars (though seeing how much others cost, I should have gone for the 500 model for $80+ !). I have no idea how it will be, but I liked the features I heard about (and I can get add-ons, like a hook-up to run it through the radio, or a pair of portable speakers). The manufacturer is one of those that makes equipment for brand-name companies, with an added price-tag.

http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default...z=0&sf=&dept=&cat=&subcat=&gs=&attr=&ocm=sekw
 
The iPod IS an MP3 player - there are no moving parts that I'm aware of, and it can be used during exercise. They even make arm-band iPod holders just for the purpose of exercise. The format in which is stores music may not be the actual MP3 format, but it is the same concept.

I have an iPod mini, which of course, does not hold as many songs as you need it to - but I love mine so much. And DH has the regular iPod and he loves his too. We also bought his dad an iPod Mini and he loves it too! I could go on and on. It's a great little gadget. Like others said, you just copy all your CD's into iTunes, the iPod music software (which is GREAT software!), and transfer it all to your iPod - it's very very quick to transfer. You can also download music from the iTunes store for $0.99 per song, or less if you buy entire albums - I love buying music from the iTunes store. It's the only way I buy music anymore. It's legal, it's cheap, and you can burn CD's from your downloaded music.
 
No, the big iPod is an MP3 player too. They are all "digital music players", just with varying amounts of memory and different features.
 
I have an ipod and I use it for workingout. It has never given me a problem. They now have an ipod shuffle for around a hundrend bucks. It holds more the enough songs to keepp you happy while exercising:)

Terri
 
You're right, Sabrina. Apparently, the term "MP3 player" is now being used to describe all players. When I bought mine about a year ago, the term referred only to the flash players. In any event, the flash players are the ones with no moving parts which are more highly recommended for strenuous exercise, where as the ipod and others with moving parts are not recommended for strenuous exercise. Just another factor to keep in mind when deciding which kind to buy.
 
I have had mine for over a year too. I use mine when I run on the treadmill and I have not hard a problem, except that on my low rise shorts it is a little heavy and tries to pull them down a little far. LOL! My DH doesn't mind.;-)
 
>Looks great Kathryn! What a great bargain you got!! :D


Either that, or it's a piece of crap!
I now regret not having gotten the one with more capacity (though I doubt I'll need it. On the other hand, if you have it, you probably can figure out a way to use it.)

FYI: I got the blue one!

And next month, I think I'll go for the speakers. I'm teaching a French song class this fall, and maybe I'll impress the students by finally getting with the technological times and play some of the songs on my new MP3, through the cool speakers!! (Also impressive, perhaps, and portable for conference presentations! Though I might use the one that I just got at work for those purposes. Haven't even tried that one out yet.)
 
Okay, I see what you're saying now.

The problem with Flash MP3 players is that you are not going to find one to hold 5000 songs (or anywhere NEAR that). The largest I've found is 512 MB. The original poster wants a lot of memory, so Flash MP3 player is not going to give her what she wants. I know a lot of people who exercise with their iPods and do not have problems. The armband is the recommended means of securing the iPod during exercise as it keeps jostling of the unit to a minimum.
 
From About.com:

"Do you plan on taking your player jogging, or using it as a supplement to your home entertainment system? This is a big question to answer because players come in two types of flavors for storage: hard drive models and flash-based units.

Hard drive models store files in the 1000s and are great for when you want to kick it with all of your tunes in your cubicle at work without having to lug dozens of CDs around. The downside with hard drive units however, is they tend to have movable parts, which means bouncing along on the treadmill may make your music skip if your player doesn't have a memory buffer.

Flash-based models are small and sleek, usually slipping into your pocket with no problem. They are great for more active users and those on the go a lot, but are offset by the fact that they can't carry more than a few dozen songs unless you add a usually expensive memory card."
 
I have a regular iPod and it is the biggie, 40GB. I absolutely love it! I mountain bike, hike, walk, and clean house like a mad woman with it. I use it in the car to bring all my music with me. There is another attatchment you can get for it and it becomes a voice recorder. My husband will use it this fall when he goes to Paramedic school to record the class. I also used it when I was going through computer problems last year by transfering all my files, folders, email, etc onto it as an external hardrive. It worked great! I use iTunes to download, but I also loaded all of my cd's onto it. What I love is that I can just buy one song off an album if I want to and not the whole thing.
 
What I love is that I can just buy one song off an
>album if I want to and not the whole thing.


That's one feature that attracted me as well, especially since I've spent big bucks on aquiring a French CD collection, some of which only have 1 or 2 songs on that I like or want to use in class. I also have quite a few English-language music CD's that have only ONE song on that I like! What a waste!

I'm all for legal, paid downloads. What a great system!
 
Can iPods play MP3s, or do you have to convert all your MP3s into iTunes? I have a whole bunch of stuff saved as MP3s that I listen to when working out. iPod is really interesting, but I'd hate to lose all that stuff.

However, the second problem is that right now we have a Riovolt that plays 700 megs of songs, but off a CD. So I have to copy my regular CDS into MP3 format and THEN copy that onto a CD so I can play it on the Riovolt. Needless to say, it's a pain in the butt and I haven't made a new workout CD in a year or bought new music because it's too much hassle. Considering if I should blow $300 that I don't really have on an iPod... :(
 
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