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^ Thank you sir! I looked on Microsoft''s site and could not find it. I think I will buy me one in Texas in a few weeks time, do they have bigger than 160Gb?
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I'm thinking if you can wait, wait.  The players are likely to get higher capacity and still cheaper and hopefully more reliable. And whatever you do, don't drop it in a toilet. LOL


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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I don't see how you people manage to make an iPod stop working, mine has so many dings, scratches, dents, etc. from being dropped, tossed, whatever, and works flawlessly.  Just about 3 years old now, I think
Have you never had a freeze, lock-up or disc failure at all?
 
Never seen one of these?
 
 
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Points: 17508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2010 at 01:16
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I'm thinking if you can wait, wait.  The players are likely to get higher capacity and still cheaper and hopefully more reliable. And whatever you do, don't drop it in a toilet. LOL
 
Well the problem I see is the new players are using flashdrive storage and I think anything close to 100GB flash is way too expensive for a mp3. HD can be wishy-washy and I think that's why the iPods die so quickly over 100GB...
 
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2010 at 10:52
Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

^ Thank you sir! I looked on Microsoft''s site and could not find it. I think I will buy me one in Texas in a few weeks time, do they have bigger than 160Gb?

No, only up to 120. 
here's the website
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Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

^ Thank you sir! I looked on Microsoft''s site and could not find it. I think I will buy me one in Texas in a few weeks time, do they have bigger than 160Gb?
 
Chris you can downoad the software now for free and begin to get a feel for how it might handle your music collection.
You can also sign up for a 2 week free trial account on the Zune Pass music subscription service. After that it is USD14.99 per month. Chris I am not sure if you are in the US....if not the software is available in I think 20 different countries.
You can buy music and buy/rent movies...view listen on your PC, Xbox and also buy/rent using an Xbox Live account.
 
Here is the recent press release from Microsoft due to the release of Windows Phone 7, which integrates Zune (http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/sep10/09-20ZuneIntlPR.mspx) Gives a decent overview.....but again go to (www.zune.net) to get the software and learn more.
 
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Whoever picked the last option is a tool of some sort.

There. I said it. Tongue
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Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Whoever picked the last option is a tool of some sort.

There. I said it. Tongue
 
maybe it was a wrench or one of those fancy multipurpose Swiss knife...
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I used to hate iPods...every time I got one, they would break down mysteriously within two months.  However, I've had my current iPod for almost two years, and it has yet to freak out, explode, randomly refuse to play music, or suffer from universal headphone rejection.  Therefore I'll vote iPod, but I mean my iPod in particular.Wink
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Who is this Zune of iPod?
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Technically I voted iPod, but the real answer is iPhone. I made the switch when I got into iPhone development last year, had to switch to iTunes too which was a bit of a pain but I'm surviving with it. It's gotten better but still not where Windows Media Player was when I made the switch. I like the touch interface on the iPod app in the iPhone, easy to get around and find your music. And the device does 100 other things thanks to all the apps. So that's where my vote goes.
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2010 at 13:41
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Who is this Zune of iPod?

The ultimate digital music device of the universe, life, and everything! Tongue


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Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Technically I voted iPod, but the real answer is iPhone. I made the switch when I got into iPhone development last year, had to switch to iTunes too which was a bit of a pain but I'm surviving with it. It's gotten better but still not where Windows Media Player was when I made the switch. I like the touch interface on the iPod app in the iPhone, easy to get around and find your music. And the device does 100 other things thanks to all the apps. So that's where my vote goes.
I've an 8Gb smart phone (not an iPhoney) - the only problem with using it as an MP3 player is once you've flattened the battery listening to your tunes, you don't have a usable phone. Ouch
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Get a a portable back up charger. I managed to take 300 photos and videos, surf the web and make phone calls for over 12 hours on the go in London yesterday using one.






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^ and to keep the batteries in that charged why not carry around our portable, lightweight solar power cell:
 
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or you could just charge it up before you set off....
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Points: 17508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2010 at 14:07
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

^ and to keep the batteries in that charged why not carry around our portable, lightweight solar power cell:
 
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Ipod touch. Its my most valued item our of everything I own. I've had trouble with Ipods though, had one of those ancient 20gb ones that lasted about two months. And when I first bought a touch, the first didn't work at all. But I have an 8gb nano thats lasted over three years and still goes strong. And my current touch has had no problems in the 2 years I've had it. Only thing I don't like is its only 16gb so I have to set up custom playlists all the time to choose which music is on it. Not fun when I use it all day everyday
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Points: 29625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2010 at 20:02
Originally posted by Synchestra Synchestra wrote:

I've had trouble with Ipods though, had one of those ancient 20gb ones that lasted about two months.

Did you even try stomping on it?  Not likely to make it work better, but it could have been more satisfying. Tongue
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I have a Creative Zen X-Fi with 6GB, and this year I got a Droid (Motorola Milestone) phone with 8GB, which I've been using instead of the Zen because it's simply very convenient to only carry one (small) gadget around. I use the Droid for many things - listening to music, reading books (Kindle app), watching YouTube videos etc..

Since the original thread sunk like a stone last weekend, I'd like to plug it here:

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72273

In short, it's about a tool that you install on your computer and an app that you install on your iphone or android phone, and it enables you to listen to your entire collection from anywhere - as long as your computer is running that software. Of course this only makes sense when you have a flatrate plan with a few GB/month traffic included, but if you do this is a very convenient way to have every track of your collection readily available on your mobile player without ever having to do any syncing or transferring.
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