What Is The Best Mp3 Player Out There Right Now?
Price does not concern as long as it stays under $1000. I’m looking for a new mp3 player, something new and good. What are some good choices?
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If price doesn’t concern, I recommend the iPod, you can choose from these two types:
Apple’s iPod video
Audio
The 80-GB iPod stores up to 20,000 songs (7,500 for the 30-GB model). The search function lets you type in keywords (song name, artist, album) using the clickwheel to locate a song on the iPod hard drive. It supports MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless and Audible 2,3 and 4 audio files. You can download songs from the iTunes Store, from a different MP3 download site or rip them from your CDs into the iTunes software. You need to go through the iTunes software to download files to the iPod (unless you download a hack that lets you bypass iTunes — more on hacks in the Software section). You can listen to audio books at various speeds — normal, faster or slower — without seriously distorting the sound, and connect your iPod to your home stereo through a mini-to-RCA jack. The device comes with 22 equalizer presets for different music styles.
Video
The 80-GB version holds up to 100 hours of video. It supports H.264 and MPEG-4 files as well as MOV files converted to iPod-friendly video through the iTunes software. You can play video podcasts, music videos, feature films and TV shows on the iPod, plus your own DVDs and home videos that you encode using QuickTime Pro and download to your player through iTunes.
Photos
The 80-GB player holds up to 25,000 photos. It supports files converted from JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG and PSD. You can download your photos to the iPod from Mac iPhoto or Windows Adobe Photoshop Elements/Album. Using an RCA or S-video connection (S-video through the dock accessory), you can connect the iPod to your home-theater TV to watch photo slideshows (complete with soundtrack) or video on a larger screen.
External hard drive
The iPod can function as portable hard drive, carrying all file types between computers. Just choose “enable disk usage” in the iTunes software, and you can load whatever you want onto the player’s hard disk.
Calendar/contacts syncing
iPod automatically downloads all new contact/calendar data added to Mac iCal or Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express since the last time iPod was connected to your computer.
Games
iPod comes with four pre-loaded games. You can also download games from the iTunes store, from third-party companies or even create your own (see the “iPod Software” section).
Car integration
If you have an iPod and you’re in the market for a new car or a new head unit receiver, you can get one that fully integrates your player into the sound system. There are manufacturer-built car stereos that support iPod integration to the level that you can control the device through the head-unit or steering-wheel controls.
If you don’t care about the video capabilties or you just want a small, thin-and-sleek design, try the iPod nano
Apple’s iPod nano
The iPod nano is almost the same as the video, excluding the video capababilities and has a flash memory instead of a hard disk which makes it more durable because it has no moving parts.
If you have a huge collection of music and love to watch videos, the iPod video is 4 u.
If you love to listen to music while you excersise or riding a bike, the iPod nano is 4 u.
Hope this helps…
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hello iPod + they come in different types