help with portable music

[dorian gray]

yeah, i heard they got this newfangeled thing called DIGIT-ALL and you can listen to yer music without tapes!

seriously, what do i need if i just wanna upload my cds to the computer and download them (or whatever the fuck you call it) to an mp3 player (or whatever). basically, i want my wife and i to be able to listen to music while we run or grocery shop or whathaveyou.
what do i need?

thanks

 

[cthulufhtagn]

i recommend NOT AN IPOD jesus christ everyone i know who has one has had it break on them, myself included

 

[Erik]

either get a harddrive mp3 player like the ipod or better yet one of its cheaper, less fashionable clones -- these are like 20-40 Gb usually which is SHITLOADS OF MUSIC

+ fits more songs
- physically larger
- expensive

or one that comes with flash memory such as my IRIVER IFP700 (1 Gb)

+ small & lightweight!
+ cheap!
- fits fewer songs

your pick

 

[dorian gray]

ok, so what do i get?

btw: i went in the apple store at the mall....for about 2 seconds and immediately walked out. i decided 1)i wasnt atrsy/emo enough and 2)i could kill everyone in the store with my bare hands if i wanted to

 

[dorian gray]

thanks erik. any recommended brands?

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

I wish I had an iRiver, those things are excellent.

I will say that I think I'm 1 of 11 people who's iPod has never even given them a hint of trouble.

 

[Erik]

thanks erik. any recommended brands?

i can recommend my iriver thing (got it for jew-mass) cause it seems to work just dandy so far, and it supports OGG and WMA in addition to MP3 which can be real handy. 1 Gb amounts to about 200 songs or so

but you know, i don't really know much about the alternatives, except that if 1 Gb is too small, you need to look into hd players (and spending more cash)

 

[dorian gray]

so im right about uploading my cds and then dowloading them to the player? is that how it works? is it something thats gonna piss me off or is it real user friendly?

 

[Erik]

the iriver thing comes with a really gay flowery software where you just insert your cds and press a god damn button and put on a pot of coffee and then it's done.

 

[Claws of Perdition]

its real easy man, their are a few ways you can do it, via the the software that comes with it or, find the device in my computer(assuming you use windows here) and drag and drop will work also.

Edit: damn you Erik, to slow.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Erik, would you say that the % of your posts that mention making or drinking coffee is greater than or less than 73%

 

[Erik]

its real easy man, their are a few ways you can do it, via the the software that comes with it or, find the device in my computer(assuming you use windows here) and drag and drop will work also.

Edit: damn you Erik, to slow.

yeah the thing about the iriver thing is that BY DEFAULT it will NOT actually show up as a "removable disk" in "my computer" because it's not a standard USB mass storage device. you CAN, and i DID, install an alternate firmware called UMS that converts the device into a standard USB mass storage device so you can NOT use the software that comes with it, but instead you get to use it as any ol' disk drive in the OS of your choice. i pretty much had to do this since i run linux...

but if you use windows and want things to just be EASY then just go with the standard firmware and install the software that comes with it. you don't have to make it difficult

 

[Erik]

Erik, would you say that the % of your posts that mention making or drinking coffee is greater than or less than 73%

funny thing is i don't even drink mass quantities of coffee... like two cups a day!

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

that's about what I drink as well, but it's funny, you're right, it seems like you're always talking about coffee

 

[dorian gray]

thanks everyone

 

[Erik]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855150060

this is not the one i have but similar (actually this one is newer and flashier)

it seems to be reasonably priced as well

 

[lurch70]

ok, so what do i get?

btw: i went in the apple store at the mall....for about 2 seconds and immediately walked out. i decided 1)i wasnt atrsy/emo enough and 2)i could kill everyone in the store with my bare hands if i wanted to

.... the frail arts type is the salesperson of choice at Apple ...

although I am in the process of closing a 5 figure deal (crossing fingers) with a client using the new video iPods ... so i cannot bitch at their features

 

[dorian gray]

frail artsy type. classic.

good luck with the sale. wife is in sales. i understand.

 

[Claws of Perdition]

yeah the thing about the iriver thing is that BY DEFAULT it will NOT actually show up as a "removable disk" in "my computer" because it's not a standard USB mass storage device. you CAN, and i DID, install an alternate firmware called UMS that converts the device into a standard USB mass storage device so you can NOT use the software that comes with it, but instead you get to use it as any ol' disk drive in the OS of your choice. i pretty much had to do this since i run linux...

but if you use windows and want things to just be EASY then just go with the standard firmware and install the software that comes with it. you don't have to make it difficult

Thats why you don't buy any Mp3 player that has an "I" at the start of the name and your fine.

 

[dorian gray]

is apple's shit made in the usa? if not, where is it made?
i want to get an mp3 player but im fucking done buying shit made in other countries (no offense to you non-americans). anybody got an mp3 player that doesnt say "made by slaves in china/pakistan/india/etc etc"? i know the odds are slim but its worth a shot. if i cant find one, ill go without.