STOP BUYING IPODS! [Archive] - Beastie Boys Message Board

TonsOfFun

08-19-2005, 04:07 AM

I use my phone as an MP3 player but something small like this - http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=ELEC&title=509304&p=321&g=409&pa=sr would be a first look. But don't buy that one.

My mate has an MP3 player that is 1GB uses one AAA battery for about 50 hours play and there is no cables, the usb port (2.0 compatable) is part of the actual player so you just plug it in, no wires, no software and it's piss easy to use. But I cannot remember the make. It was only about £50.00 as well.

Go down to the electric store and they'll be loads. People just buy IPODS because they have an extreme advertising campaign and see nothing else. But they are massive, hard to use and come with head phones that say "I have a crazy expensive gadget with me and would be a prime target to mug".

Another thing that annoys me is - one of the latest BMW's has a USB port but they call it an IPOD connection. We'll all start calling USB's IPOD connections soon unless people stop buying them...

Their whole campaign and monopoly is just ripping off the MP3 buying public!

Calimero jr.

08-19-2005, 04:10 AM

I still haven't seen a 40GB mp3 player cheaper than my iPod :o

synch

08-19-2005, 04:24 AM

but you can get nifty socks for them :(

tracky

08-19-2005, 04:33 AM

Calimero jr.

08-19-2005, 04:36 AM

I also use my iPod for hard drives/larges folders tranfers and backups :)

synch

08-19-2005, 04:43 AM

40gb is excessive if you ask me. I've only got 17.6 GB of music and at any one time will only be interested in listening to about 10% of it. The only time I can see 40gb being useful is a massive long vacation where you have no access to your computer. I think my new mobile plays mp3's, I should check that out
I have way more than that but in my experience you normally end up listening to the same albums more than once instead of listening to different albums.

tracky

08-19-2005, 04:55 AM

yeah that's the same point I was trying to make, I tend to listen to just a few albums while the rest just sits there getting no love. Some people may use it, and the file transfer thing is good, but for my money I'll stick with dvd burning for that.

boys_beastie

08-19-2005, 04:56 AM

i use a creative zen-touch, they'rethe same GB as a reglar ipod, but are cheaper and more reliable.

ms.peachy

08-19-2005, 04:56 AM

Phooey. I loves me my iPod. (y)

boys_beastie

08-19-2005, 05:22 AM

phooey phooey, i loves my creative -.- :D

Loppfessor

08-19-2005, 05:42 AM

I have a creative Nomad that I bought a few years ago. It only has like 256 mb of space which holds a decent amount of songs. All I use it for is jogging/gym time which is only like 2 1/2 hours max at one time. So it's not like I ever hear the same track twice unless I want to...

mp-seventythree

08-19-2005, 06:10 AM

Another thing that annoys me is - one of the latest BMW's has a USB port but they call it an IPOD connection. We'll all start calling USB's IPOD connections soon unless people stop buying them...

The reason BMW call it an iPod connector is because that's exactly what it is. It has an iPod specific SCSI connector on, and is built in to the car's head unit. You can then use the head unit to control the iPod - Alpine make a similar item, again specific to the iPod.
Cars like the Toyota Aygo have a connector which allows you to plug in any MP3 player, as the socket in the head unit is just a regular headphone jack.

Anyway, what do you have against iPods? I have one and love it. And I got over the earphone problem (which isn't really a problem) by getting Sony noise cancelling earphones instead.

Mcmac

08-19-2005, 06:17 AM

iriverH340>any portable mp3 player

Tzar

08-19-2005, 06:36 AM

discman>ipod

tracky

08-19-2005, 06:44 AM

The reason BMW call it an iPod connector is because that's exactly what it is. It has an iPod specific SCSI connector on, and is built in to the car's head unit. You can then use the head unit to control the iPod - Alpine make a similar item, again specific to the iPod.
Cars like the Toyota Aygo have a connector which allows you to plug in any MP3 player, as the socket in the head unit is just a regular headphone jack.

Anyway, what do you have against iPods? I have one and love it. And I got over the earphone problem (which isn't really a problem) by getting Sony noise cancelling earphones instead.

See to me that's like Coke designing a special bottle and BMW making "Coke Holders" that will only hold Coke's special bottle. It makes the ipod the default when there's plenty of other options available. I'm betting Apple would've done a deal with BMW over this one, too.

mp-seventythree

08-19-2005, 06:48 AM

Ditto BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Audi....
Smart have even made a special edition iPod Smart car, with an iPod dock built into the dashboard.

but there must be the demand there for such cars to be produced

tracky

08-19-2005, 07:17 AM

Do they have some sort of memory stick slot? That would probably make it acceptable

Documad

08-19-2005, 07:57 AM

40GB is not enough! (I thought it was when I went from 20 to 40, but I was sooooo wrong)

Not that it matters, because I won't give up my iPod, but can I use another player with my ibook?

enree erzweglle

08-19-2005, 07:58 AM

I have an MP3 player and I like it fine.

I bought the sport lyra (http://www.qvc.com/asp/frameset.asp?aol_refer=false&msn_refer=false&nest=http://www.qvc.com/scripts/detail.dll?item=E137908!tpl=DETAIL!ref=GOG&ref=GOG&cm_ven=GOOGLEFEED&cm_cat=ELECTRONICS&cm_pla=PORTABLE%20ELECTRONICS&cm_ite=E137908) for maybe $100 a couple of months ago.

I bought it mainly because I trashed my last one by dropping
it in water; this one is water resistant.

If I remember correctly, an iPod was either very expensive (>$200)
and was overkill for me or it was cheaper (iPod shuffle) but didn't have
the features that I wanted/needed.

I'm fine with the MP3 player. I bought some songs from iTunes and was
able to get them onto my MP3 player no problem.

The main problems with this lyra are:

I hate the head-clippie things that came with it.

If I'm listening to, say, song 2 and press the "go back" button
once to restart song 2, it goes to the start of song 1.

The calorie counter feature is dumb.

The heartrate monitor and stopwatch are useful, but
they're pretty much rendered useless because of the
awkward user interface. (It's not as easy as it should be
to get to these features. You pretty much have to stop
doing what you're doing to bring them up and that defeats
their purpose or at least renders the readings
less accurate than they could be.)

It comes with a bunch of "Audibles" (book-segments on
tape). It's easy to get yourself into that section from the music
section by listening to the first song in the music folders
and then hitting the go back button. Maybe this is a feature
to some, but I thought the Audibles were dumb and never really
wanted to go in there, so getting there by accident was frustrating.
I wound up connecting the MP3 player to my PC and deleting the
entire Audibles folder.

tracky

08-19-2005, 08:06 AM

I wonder how long it's gonna be before they stick all this stuff in a wrist-watch. They probably already can, but I mean a smallish watch, not some bulky thing.

Documad

08-19-2005, 08:07 AM

My favorite idea is the one that's an earring!

tracky

08-19-2005, 08:13 AM

Alright for chicks and gays ;) Good idea none the less. I think I would feel more comfortable with wireless headphones or plugs and a watch

TAL

08-19-2005, 08:15 AM

Ok, I will.

tracky

08-19-2005, 08:17 AM

It's funny how when you're the last poster, and someone replies to the thread title, you sit there for five minutes going. huh?

OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :p

TAL

08-19-2005, 08:20 AM

Glad I could make you OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, but keep that tongue away from me.

tracky

08-19-2005, 08:28 AM

Yeah I know the tongue is gay :p But it's only cause it's fucking pink and I'm just such a big fan of :p

Rock

08-19-2005, 08:39 AM

http://oakley.com/thump/

EXTREEEEMMMMEEE!!!

King PSYZ

08-19-2005, 08:46 AM

I got a creative zen micro, 5gb holds more than enough music for me.

tracky

08-19-2005, 08:51 AM

http://oakley.com/thump/

EXTREEEEMMMMEEE!!!

AHH Yes! I remember seeing that just a couple of weeks ago, now. That's looking really promising too :cool:

mp-seventythree

08-19-2005, 08:57 AM

What a fucking ugly pair of sunglasses

tracky

08-19-2005, 08:58 AM

There's different looking ones, i assume you're talking about the main pic there?

If you mean the whole concept, it'll get smaller

Beckalina

08-19-2005, 09:18 AM

They are MP3 players that are a million times better, cheaper, smaller, better sound quality and hold more. Plus they are evil!
agreed!

my i pod is shit, the screen stopped working, when i dropped it, and then it gave me false hope by working again and then shutting down again, its really hard to navigate the bloody thing with no screen.

mp-seventythree

08-19-2005, 10:01 AM

It's not really fair to say it's shit if you dropped it and it broke.

tracky

08-19-2005, 10:07 AM

I'm suprised it doesn't have some shock protection

But then again, good way to increase sales

ms.peachy

08-19-2005, 11:29 AM

agreed!

my i pod is shit, the screen stopped working, when i dropped it, and then it gave me false hope by working again and then shutting down again, its really hard to navigate the bloody thing with no screen.

Did you try taking it to an Apple shop and asking? Because maybe it IS meant to withstand a basic impact like that, and they could have sorted it for you. Don't ask, don't get, know what I'm sayin?

Beckalina

08-19-2005, 12:47 PM

Did you try taking it to an Apple shop and asking? Because maybe it IS meant to withstand a basic impact like that, and they could have sorted it for you. Don't ask, don't get, know what I'm sayin?
yeah I should do that, I will.

I'll go find my local apple shop right now, thanks (y)

I did think of doing that when it first broke but I was busy, then I just forgot about getting it fixed, it still technically works ya see and I am lazy enough to struggle using it how it is, but I will go get it checked out.

wavin_goodbye

08-19-2005, 01:44 PM

i'm thinking of getting an mp3 player but the $$ is the sticking point... are there any hard drive players (20gb and up), that are light (the zens seem heavy), not too expensive, and can support WAV or SHN ? (lossless)

beastieangel01

08-19-2005, 03:31 PM

mine was a gift. neener neener.

Lindsey_1535

08-19-2005, 04:16 PM

Mine is still works and it looks pretty so its all good over here.

Odie

08-19-2005, 06:25 PM

anyone know if Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra 30gb or the 60GB is much cop? Looks ok for the money...

CrankItUp!

08-19-2005, 07:12 PM

I refuse to buy a cell phone even cause I like to talk to my peeps discretely and not out loud in the middle of public or while driving.

Auton

08-19-2005, 07:17 PM

i sure do hate me some mp3's

King PSYZ

08-19-2005, 07:25 PM

i want to get a vinyl press i can hook up to my zen micro
then i can make records out of the old tracks you can olny find online.

alruggs

08-20-2005, 04:10 PM

oh baby, what is this world coming to? (http://ipodmybaby.com/)

Freebasser

08-20-2005, 04:13 PM

*cocks rifle*

minorthreat

08-20-2005, 04:41 PM

i've got a 20GB Creative Zen, the best on the market. Oh baby yeah...

Extra Cheese

08-20-2005, 04:47 PM

ipods are the best thing since sliced banana bread. everything else sucks

Monsieur Decuts

08-20-2005, 06:13 PM

ipods for life. everything else is just an imitation.

i've had creative, i've had rio

nothing compares to ipod...especially when combined with iTrip.

zippo

08-20-2005, 07:46 PM

how about just sticking to your discman or your stereo and not buying things you dont need?

if you guys keep buying them, theyll keep selling them.

*irritated by threads/conversations like these*

zorra_chiflada

08-20-2005, 08:01 PM

it seems like a lot of money for something that will be replaced by something smaller and more efficient in a few years. all the people i know that have ipods are wankers with too much money to spend.
i haven't died without one. i have an mp3 player. it ain't great, but it does the job.

Monsieur Decuts

08-20-2005, 08:14 PM

i'll call my boss and tell him to lower my salary right away

Hello_nasty

09-23-2005, 04:22 PM

Why the hate? The iPod is a quality piece of hardware, definitely over priced, but good nonetheless.

BangkokB

09-23-2005, 04:49 PM

Why the hate? The iPod is a quality piece of hardware, definitely over priced, but good nonetheless.
Because Zorra says Ipod people are wankers

Read that...Ipod people are Wankers!

Are you gonna say you're a wanker?

TurdBerglar

09-23-2005, 07:44 PM

creative labs make the absolute best mp3 players when it comes to sound quality

QueenAdrock

09-23-2005, 08:21 PM

I don't have money or parents willing to spend that much money on me for music! So, no Ipod for me.

My 24-year old friend was like "My parents got me an Ipod for Christmas, damn I rule!" and makes fun of me for not having one. Whenever I see it I seriously want to be like "How's the present from mommy and daddy working out for you?" :rolleyes:

GetYourWarOn

09-23-2005, 11:32 PM

rio karma 20 gig. it's ogg compatible. (y)

GetYourWarOn

09-23-2005, 11:33 PM

HEIRESS

09-24-2005, 07:05 AM

I want a zen neon cause im fucking gay

boys_beastie

09-24-2005, 07:17 AM

any mp3 player from the creative zen range is cool. i just have a plain white zen touch, but its cool!

boys_beastie

09-24-2005, 07:22 AM

how about just sticking to your discman or your stereo and not buying things you dont need?

if you guys keep buying them, theyll keep selling them.

*irritated by threads/conversations like these*

i admit, i still take my boombox to festivals to carry on shoulder and spread the old-school love, but wheres the logic in keeping a discman where for a bit more money you can get something that can haveall the music you ever wanted on it and (in my case) lasts longer than AA batterys do in a discman.

venusvenus123

09-24-2005, 07:22 AM

keep using your ipods suckas... it keeps the criminals out of our houses and on the streets.

Tompz

09-24-2005, 07:47 AM

i ordered an ipod two days ago so all you hatazz can bug offffff

b-grrrlie

09-24-2005, 08:13 AM

I still haven't gotten into this mp3-player stuff, but what I've understood you can't change the battery in an iPod, is that true?
I still use a portable cd-player, but it eats batteries like hell, and the anti-shock is just blah (I got the player for free when I bought my computer, until then I still used cassette-players, heh-heh).

For me it's mainly finances (or rather lack of them) that has prevented me to get a mp3-player, but maybe one day....

Tompz

09-24-2005, 09:47 AM

you can change the battery but i guess they are quite pricey, anyway an ipod battery should last for a pretty long while

Freebasser

09-24-2005, 10:03 AM

iPod batteries last less than a year in most cases, and new ones are very expensive. Apple have been battling court cases left, right and centre after complaints about the battery life.

You got fleeced.

Matt

09-24-2005, 10:12 AM

you know what I use? CDs. sometimes tapes. it's the wave of the future. fuck Mp3 players.

Mr. Boomin'Granny

09-24-2005, 10:45 AM

wma format sucks ass donkey.

Bob

09-24-2005, 10:55 AM

you know what I use? CDs. sometimes tapes. it's the wave of the future. fuck Mp3 players.

you fucking poser, the cool kids all listen to vinyl :rolleyes:

i don't care if it is gay or trendy or corpulent or whatever, i love having an mp3 player, it rocks. i have a zen micro, and it's 10000000000x better than a discman. it's smaller, you don't have to change cd's, you don't have to worry about cd's getting scratched, you don't have to worry about the battery life as much (mine lasts 12 hours and takes 3 hours to fully recharge), i really can't think of anything that a discman/walkman has over it. do i need it? no. did i need my discman? no.

GetYourWarOn

09-24-2005, 11:45 AM

wma format sucks ass donkey.

ogg. (y)
too bad that its really hard finding a portable player that recognizes this format. (n)

voltanapricot

09-24-2005, 03:19 PM

Nobody really talks in the common room anymore, it's just teens attatched to their ipod mini's and it makes me feel a bit sad.

boys_beastie

09-24-2005, 05:32 PM

fortunately, i dont go 6th form so dont have a common room, and my college friends don't actually have one lol. my one friend had 2 ipods but they broke, so he got a samsung one. thats still going strong. but he doesnt use it, he talks :D

miss_bhaven

09-25-2005, 06:45 AM

I scored a mini ipod off my recent ex. Happy that I didn't purchase the piece of shit though...certainly not worth the $200-$300. I've always had trouble with mine - even sent it off to Apple themselves...still doesn't work accordingly! *$&(*^&!! :mad:

jabumbo

09-25-2005, 10:39 AM

i really don't like the earphones that come with pretty much any mp3 player....

i have a creative zen micro, i love it

the only downside is that the headphone jack is alittle funky (i think partly due to me making a small problem worse) and so i want to send it in to get fixed, but other than that i can't see myself having any other kind

zippo

09-26-2005, 02:25 PM

i admit, i still take my boombox to festivals to carry on shoulder and spread the old-school love, but wheres the logic in keeping a discman where for a bit more money you can get something that can haveall the music you ever wanted on it and (in my case) lasts longer than AA batterys do in a discman.

but see, thats the thing, this new "i need to have all my music with me", if youre not at your house, are you really gonna go through all your songs/albums to get to a specific song, and then look for another one, i mean, its a silly thing to have with you all the time, its a silly thing for these people to sell "have ALL your music with you all the time", theres something totally unnecesary with that idea. its like a little kid throwing a tantrum cuz he wont go home if they dont buy him the godzilla toy with the red lights. next thing were not gonna be satisfied unless we can all check our mail on an airplane, or unless the camera we buy has a built in developer.

the thing is, each time we move up a knotch in necessities, we cant go back down, and if these really all are illogical necessities, were creating monsters, you know what i mean? all some technology does is play the role of a lenient parent letting us throw our tantrums.

zippo

09-26-2005, 02:34 PM

it could be more justifiable for some of the people inside the music business to buy these kinds of things, though. althogh ALL their music collection?... hmmm, maybe, in some cases...but for what actually? in what situation woudl they need it all, maybe to use a song as an example for a certain rhythm or beat, but if theyre musicians they wouldnt need the song, or maybe its a really different particular beat and they can only transmit it clearly by hearing the actual song, mmm, maybe in THAT specific example.

BionicEye

09-26-2005, 02:54 PM

I still rock the Sony Cassette Walkman wuth the orange foam headphones from time to time.

BeastieLips

09-26-2005, 03:31 PM

do have any proof that ipods are evil? mine is actually most pious. i caught it doing a few hail mary's before. kinda creepy.

HEIRESS

09-26-2005, 03:55 PM

I need to upload a picture of my old tape walkman

fucking sweetest piece of sony equipment ever

fuckshityeah

and it totally cost me like 250 bucks back in 1997ishishsish because I was mixtape obsessed...OBSESSED

Bob

09-26-2005, 07:28 PM

do have any proof that ipods are evil? mine is actually most pious. i caught it doing a few hail mary's before. kinda creepy.

i keep mine loaded with hymns

zorra_chiflada

09-26-2005, 08:24 PM

do have any proof that ipods are evil? mine is actually most pious. i caught it doing a few hail mary's before. kinda creepy.

george w has one.

HEIRESS

09-26-2005, 09:23 PM

BEST WALKMAN EVER (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/HEIRESS/shat/Picture93.jpg)

TurdBerglar

09-26-2005, 09:29 PM

i have on like that

it can seek btween tracks on a tape!

HEIRESS

09-26-2005, 09:47 PM

yep yep yep yep

cost me an arm and a leg back in the day but its fucking top notch

QueenAdrock

09-26-2005, 09:53 PM

I'm bidding on a Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra, 30G, for $100. It looked like a good deal, so I'm going with it, and I've had Creative before and it seemed to be pretty good.

TurdBerglar

09-26-2005, 09:54 PM

i have the 40 gig version

it kicks ass

Documad

09-26-2005, 10:06 PM

First of all: I've had two ipods and no problems with the battery, but then I use and recharge mine every single day. I think that if you don't use it often, there will be problems, and I think that's shameful. You should be able to pick it up after a week or so and have it work.

Nobody really talks in the common room anymore, it's just teens attatched to their ipod mini's and it makes me feel a bit sad.
When I was in college, everyone had walkmans and no one talked to each other in the halls or common rooms. :)

but see, thats the thing, this new "i need to have all my music with me", if youre not at your house, are you really gonna go through all your songs/albums to get to a specific song, and then look for another one, i mean, its a silly thing to have with you all the time, its a silly thing for these people to sell "have ALL your music with you all the time", theres something totally unnecesary with that idea.
Well, first of all, my 40 gig ipod only contains 8500 songs, so I can't take ALL my music with me. Not even close. But it's difficult to know what I'm going to be in the mood for. Tonight it was Nick Drake. Last night, it was a bunch of random electronic music.

I will admit that when I went on a big road trip with my best friend last week, we plugged in my ipod and played stuff on random. The sad thing was that I didn't recognize a whole bunch of songs that came up. And I have no idea who ELO's Rockaria got in there!!! :o But then we brought up Rhino's Have a Nice Decade and got to hear lots of hilarious bad 70s songs!

I'm driving 4 hours tomorrow, and who knows what I'll listen to.

synch

09-27-2005, 01:07 AM

I'm getting a cell phone that has a fancy mp3 player on it. Not sure which I'm getting yet, either a pda like one (qtek s100) or a "classic" one (Sony Ericsson w800i). Either way I won't have to walk around with a pda, cell phone and mp3 player.

edit: OR a camera, seeing as my current one is shittier than the one on the SE w800i)

DandyFop

09-27-2005, 01:24 AM

This is a generalized statement, but almost all the people I know that have ipods I can tell bring them half the time to look cool. Obviously, you want to listen to music a lot, sure why not it makes your day more fun, but you can also just see it when people are using it as some kind of status thing.

Ipods are the new cigarrette.

zorra_chiflada

09-27-2005, 01:25 AM

TonsOfFun

10-27-2005, 08:43 AM

Ha, I know some of you agreed that ipods suck. But this article I've just found summed up everything Iwas trying to say - just better cus I suck at writing and saying what I mean

http://www.ninjapirate.com/ipod.html

I mean, seriously you don't need one and you ipeople, stop being a fucking tool of the what is wrong with the corporate world! You'll all burn in hell

Dr Deaf

10-27-2005, 08:57 AM

http://www.ninjapirate.com/ipod.html

I mean, seriously you don't need one and you ipeople, stop being a fucking tool of the what is wrong with the corporate world! You'll all burn in hell

hilarious article. i was anti-IPOD for the longest time too.

then this (http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Apple-30GB-Color-iPod-with-Video-MA146LLA-/sem/rpsm/oid/137196/catOid/-12952/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) appeared. it's pretty slick. i also know i'd fill it, the first day. no shame in having your collection backed up thrice and commandeering any stereo with a simple rca cable.

mp-seventythree

10-27-2005, 09:01 AM

TonsOfFun

10-27-2005, 09:01 AM

Dr Deaf

10-27-2005, 09:05 AM

^meh, don't buy one. Why the fuck do you need such an expensive gadget to carry around with you? Planning on giving muggers a higher reward? Still up to you though

http://www.anti-ipod.co.uk/nano/ipod_nano_arse.jpg

empee really doesn't seem like the kind of bloke likely to get rolled for his ipod by some chav.

TonsOfFun

10-27-2005, 09:05 AM

Heh, Maddox is gonna be pissed when he sees that guy trying to be him.....unless it is actually Maddox and he's just fucking with everyone again.

I love reading the threads about people hating iPods...but I have one and I like it, end of story. I don't care what people think about me because of it, and at the end of the day as corporations go, I'd much rather give my money to Apple than a company like Sony or HP.

Apple are as bad as Sony & HP. There are loads of other mp3 players.

It's all big business. They'll be a backlash like they was with coke on ipods with their over the top marketing. Like when coke started with product placement. When you are thirsty are you really thirsty for a coke or buying into the brand? You'll find yourself buying into the brand 9 times out of 10! Buy water if your thirsty, cus it will actually quench your thrist.

God damn yuppies the lot of you!

TonsOfFun

10-27-2005, 09:06 AM

If I've stopped one person buying an Ipod with this thread, then my wasted time here has reaped it's rewards!

mp-seventythree

10-27-2005, 10:32 AM

empee really doesn't seem like the kind of bloke likely to get rolled for his ipod by some chav.

Exactly :cool:

And as I keep getting told I look kinda scary I doubt it would happen even if I elected to use the Apple white headphones (which I don't).

My iPod is more of a car based jukebox, and occasionally makes it into my office when I'm on nights, accompanied by my rather nifty Altec Lansing inMotion speakers.

Adam, owning an iPod doesn't make you a yuppie...seriously man.

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 10:35 AM

If I've stopped one person buying an Ipod with this thread, then my wasted time here has reaped it's rewards!
you have! i was considering it and then thought of this thread and the whole battery life thing...and decided against it. what's a better option? i'm thinking Creative or Toshiba.

Freebasser

10-27-2005, 10:37 AM

I know that some models of creative players have headphone jack problems, but I still want a Zen.

TurdBerglar

10-27-2005, 10:43 AM

you have! i was considering it and then thought of this thread and the whole battery life thing...and decided against it. what's a better option? i'm thinking Creative or Toshiba.

creative zen extra!

kind of big. no larger then a small walkman though. a very small walkman. all creative mp3 players have the same guts. and the zen extras are much less money then the smaller zens and have much more hard disc space. all the creative mp3 players are considered to have the best sound quality of all mp3 players on the market. GET ONE!

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 10:47 AM

TurdBerglar

10-27-2005, 10:51 AM

hrm. i'd kind of like a smaller one, something that i could take with me on jogs and working out. i don't need a ton of space. it'd be nice if it had the same portability cababilities of the ipod, but if not, well, it's ok. i have a crap-ass RCA deal that i got as a gift years ago. it has like 32 mb internal memory but a slot for a memory card...but the battery hutch thing is broken and i'd have to tape it shut with electrical tape :\ i used to love that little thing though. it held enough music for a workout and had a great little arm strap. *sigh*

those small ones are a jip. the 5 gig version cost just as much as the 40 gig version of the zen extra. i wouldn't have a problem with them if the small ones didn't cost so much. im just saying that it's a much better deal for the larger ones. they're not that big. i take mine bikeing with me.

$230 for 5 gig or $230 for 40 gig?

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 10:53 AM

hrm, true. but i like the little design of the micro ones. the thing is i don't really need that much storage, and i'd rather have something that wasn't too bulky. i'm trying to save up for one. i'll have my squad of techies (my brother and steger) advise me on this one.

TurdBerglar

10-27-2005, 10:57 AM

the little design. i like the little design. the little design is so pretty. the little design is so cute. yeah the little design

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 10:59 AM

oh shut up. i'm not that girly. the fact is that i need something small so it's easy to run with.

TurdBerglar

10-27-2005, 11:01 AM

something the size of a very small walkman is too large?

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 11:02 AM

bitch i run fast

TurdBerglar

10-27-2005, 11:04 AM

what? are the arodynamics of the thing gonna slow you down, retard?

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 11:06 AM

no, the aerodynamics are not a problem as my body is sleek and has been tested in wind tunnels for aerodynamic design.

i just don't want some huge thing bouncing and slapping all over the place at my waist like a rectangular plastic penis. i'd rather have a small little rectangle securely attached to my arm.

TurdBerglar

10-27-2005, 11:07 AM

well maybe if you didn't run like a crippled jack rabbit you would have that problem

mp-seventythree

10-27-2005, 11:07 AM

Jenn's friend wanted a small mp3 player as she's gone travelling round Australia and New Zealand for a few months. I got her a Creative Zen Nano plus 512mb - it cost about £65 (but it would be much cheaper in the US), and I manged to fit 12 albums on it at medium quality (which was still pretty good). It runs on 1 x AAA battery, and that should be good for about 12 hours. And it's about the size of 2 lip balms (y)

HEIRESS

10-27-2005, 11:10 AM

I think Ill be buyin a zenzenzen within the next two weeks

they are like 299 for the 20 gig version up here which is the same as for a 20 gig ipod Hmmmm

I adore my altec lansing computer speakers <3

Dr Deaf

10-27-2005, 03:23 PM

hrm. i'd kind of like a smaller one, something that i could take with me on jogs and working out. i don't need a ton of space. it'd be nice if it had the same portability cababilities of the ipod, but if not, well, it's ok. i have a crap-ass RCA deal that i got as a gift years ago. it has like 32 mb internal memory but a slot for a memory card...but the battery hutch thing is broken and i'd have to tape it shut with electrical tape :\ i used to love that little thing though. it held enough music for a workout and had a great little arm strap. *sigh*

word. i bought a 64 mb back in 2001 for like $150. it broke in action and i ended up with an RCA lyra (currently worth $39). i never got around to putting any music on it, because my comp kept crashing when i tried to install the software for it. after reading your post, i got it out, plugged it in and dragged 12 tracks on to it, no problems. :cool:

it has the expansion slot too. if i can tote around 24 tracks for the eventual bike ride to work, it has a purpose. i'll use it until it busts before i think about getting anything else.

TonsOfFun

10-27-2005, 04:45 PM

I like this article (http://www.anti-ipod.co.uk/nukey.html) to. Makes the point I'm trying to say.

And well done to cosmo for having her own mind and not buying in to the culture. (y)

Don't be a tool. My next task is to stop two people buying an ipod. That'd £400 quid less to Apple and some money to some less evil corporation!

ScarySquirrel

10-27-2005, 04:55 PM

Suddenly... one iPod just isn't enough... and you can be a DJ!

I can't wait to see what some DJ message boards are saying about this (http://www.numark.com/) little gadget.

TonsOfFun

10-27-2005, 05:07 PM

Suddenly... one iPod just isn't enough... and you can be a DJ!

I can't wait to see what some DJ message boards are saying about this (http://www.numark.com/) little gadget.

Here is something (http://www.anti-ipod.co.uk/numark_idj.html) on that. IT'S POINTLESS!

I used Numark when I used to DJ they are quality. Even they have been suckard by ipeople.

STOP BUYING IPOD'S DAMNIT :mad:

Funkyfreshgrape

10-27-2005, 05:30 PM

i have a ipod nano and i think it sounds find.

cosmo105

10-27-2005, 09:43 PM

word. i bought a 64 mb back in 2001 for like $150. it broke in action and i ended up with an RCA lyra (currently worth $39). i never got around to putting any music on it, because my comp kept crashing when i tried to install the software for it. after reading your post, i got it out, plugged it in and dragged 12 tracks on to it, no problems. :cool:

it has the expansion slot too. if i can tote around 24 tracks for the eventual bike ride to work, it has a purpose. i'll use it until it busts before i think about getting anything else.
that's exactly what i had. it's a cute little bugger.

yeah, ipods look nice and all, but i don't like the interfacing and i definitely don't like the fucking battery life ting. screw advertising, i just want music.

S.P.I.C.

10-28-2005, 04:29 AM

They are MP3 players that are a million times better, cheaper, smaller, better sound quality and hold more. Plus they are evil!

iPODs are a waste of fucking money. All of my friends' iPODs were shot to shit after like 4 months. You're better off getting a Dell DJ. I hate trendy fuckers. (n) Every person I see with an iPOD I pray to GOD it falls between the tracks. You know the outcome of that. :D