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Post #68,198
by tonytib
12/11/02 4:24:05 PM
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New Some possibilities
As always, the iPod would be the ultimate....but for <$100 you should be able to get a flash-based player with a removable media slot (typically SM or SD/MMC, occasionally MS or CF). Reliability shouldn't be a problem with a flash-memory player; I haven't had any reliability problems with my MPMan.

How much music depends on compression; I can get about 2.5 hours of music into 96M with 56K bps compression, which sounded fine to me 95% of the time -- but you might feel differently.

Get something with either a belt clip or arm band (e.g. SonicBlue NikePlay, $90 refurb older model, $200 new model).

Good starting points would be a large retailer (e.g. Fry's) or on-line store with a big selection, e.g. here's an [link|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/290436/ref=br_bx_c_1_3/103-6322146-3109422|Amazon link]

Tony
Post #68,209
by inthane-chan
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12/11/02 4:53:38 PM
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New The Nike armband thing.
I've been reading up on MP3 players - I'm seeing a lot of comments about that Nike puck as basically being an unreliable piece of shite that gets RMAed about every three months. Buyer beware.

I'm shying away from the whole iPod thing because of the additional weight associated with the hard drive, plus jogging is a lot of up 'n down shocks - which would probably negatively impact the hard drive's long term reliability.

"...the middle of fighting a war against religious extremism is not the time to do something offensive to God." - Some idiot.
     MP3 player suggestions? - (inthane-chan) - (8) - Dec. 11, 2002, 03:58:50 PM EST
         Some possibilities - (tonytib) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2002, 04:24:05 PM EST
             The Nike armband thing. - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 11, 2002, 04:53:38 PM EST
         You jog around the lake for a week? Cool! - (Meerkat) - Dec. 11, 2002, 04:34:07 PM EST
         Re: MP3 player suggestions? - (andread) - (2) - Dec. 11, 2002, 05:15:26 PM EST
             That follows my own thinking - (admin) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2002, 07:40:13 PM EST
                 And CD-ROM is quite bulky - (tonytib) - Dec. 11, 2002, 10:36:46 PM EST
         Yes - avoid MP3s :) -NT - (deSitter) - Dec. 11, 2002, 05:21:22 PM EST
         2c. - (static) - Dec. 12, 2002, 02:26:31 AM EST

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