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marcouk · Post by **marcouk** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:52 am

Whats the diff between an 'IPOD' and an MP3 player?

Is there any?

I see MP3 players in asda for 50 quid, but Ipods cost 3/4 times that? Is it purely storage size?

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:56 am

marcouk wrote:Is it purely storage size?

Apple's marketing division must be paid as well

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:59 am

ipods generally have a hard drive and so have more storage.. the one i have is 20 gigabytes.. about the same as on my computer only a few years ago. thats quite a bit of music. i've had it about a year and a half and really just nearing full now.- alot of the small mp3 players just have 128 256 or 512 meg storage.theres other options to the ipod but it seems to have the bigger share of the market.

marcouk · Post by **marcouk** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:16 am

I see. I would be looking to replace my home hi fi as opposed to having something to walk the streets/entice the muggers with.

I fancy having a personal jukebox plugged into my hi fi amp. Are these sort of connections standard?

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:24 am

marcouk wrote:I see. I would be looking to replace my home hi fi as opposed to having something to walk the streets/entice the muggers with.

I fancy having a personal jukebox plugged into my hi fi amp. Are these sort of connections standard?

afaik there are hifi mp3player thingies as well, but oc you can still plug a portable one in your amp

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:25 pm

yeah i run mine into an ancient home stereo (you know those old ones with 3 in- 1 turntable etc and big warm and wooly speakers

) anyway you can create playlists play random etc.. so its quite good really!

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:33 pm

marcouk wrote:Whats the diff between an 'IPOD' and an MP3 player?

iPod is a brand name. 'MP3 Player' is a device.

An iPod is an MP3 Player. Not all MP3 players are iPods.

Is there any?

Yes. Same as there is a difference between 'Ford Mustand' and 'a car'

I see MP3 players in asda for 50 quid, but Ipods cost 3/4 times that? Is it purely storage size?

No. Firstly there's more than one kind of iPod, so they vary in price. Some have hard drives, some have solid-state memory. Solid-state memory is smaller, 'jogproof', and more expensive. Hard drives have more capacity, and are cheaper. And there are all sorts of other factors, like the software for transferring files, whether it can be used as an external hard drive, nattery life, physical size (smaller = more expensive), the 'style factor' (preferred brand name = more expensive)
In other words, lots of factors determine the price, pretty much like any other consumer electronics item.

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:02 pm

WR - you forgot to say "ya fud" at the end of that one.........

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:03 pm

PS - no reflection on MarcoUKs question - just on WRs disdainful tone

advaya · Post by **advaya** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:23 pm

Anyone have one of those RIO Carbon Pearl things? Looks a lot like an iPOD (perhaps even prettier). I played a bit with a demo model at FutureShop, but the sales guy kept trying to persuade me to buy the iPOD instead... Probably because his commission would be higher...

I like the size, and I really like the screen display, but how about quality? Is RIO any good? Haven't heard anything about them...

http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_ ... ?model=296

Cheers.

Daft question re Iipods