[TriLUG] OT: mp3 player

[Kevin Flanagan]

There's a lot of options, why not just really bite the bullet and get an 
all in once device?  Cell phone, PDA, and media player.  There's a few 
well liked ones, check out engadget.com and engadgetmobile.com



Kevin

Jim Ray wrote:
> well, lemme go on and ask another stupid question: if i might need a 
> pda one day, would i be better off just biting the bullet and getting 
> one now to avoid carrying multiple electronic gizmos?  don't pdas 
> generally handle mp3 and store files?  i hate to spend $600 yet had 
> rather get the right tool for the job.
>
> regards,
>
> jim
>
> Jim Ray, President
> Neuse River Network, Inc.
>
> tel: 919-838-1672 x111
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>
> Greg Brown wrote:
>> I'd say just get an iPod.  I'm partial to the iPod nanos these days.  A
>> quick google search of 'ipod linux' shows quite a few hits.
>>
>> A quick search for 'linux itunes' turns up a project called Banshee:
>>
>> http://www.banshee-project.org/Main_Page
>>
>> Anyway. if it's an mp3 player you want I'd suggest an iPod nano.  Great
>> interface, well built, good battery life.. all the good stuff.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> On 6/7/06, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> i openly admit ignorance with this new fangled ipod and mp3 technology.
>>>
>>> does anyone have a recommendation on a mp3 player?  i started a sales
>>> course with audio mp3 training material.  i figure i can copy the files
>>> from the cd to a pc and to a mp3 player.
>>>
>>> i also need to get one of those analog cassette adapter thingies for my
>>> minivan.
>>>
>>> any help pointing me in the right direction would be most appreciated.
>>> if there any other nice features to get (USB files transfer et al), 
>>> i am
>>> all ears.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> jim
>>>
>>> disclaimer: i use old 1940s vacuum tube amp for my electric guitar,
>>> listen to my good ole analog cassette grateful dead bootlegs regularly
>>> (http://www.terrapinjunction.com/jerry.htm) and still have 12" vinyl
>>> that i spin on occasion.
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>>> Neuse River Network, Inc.
>>>
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>>> http://www.Neuse.Net
>>>
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