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    Posted: November 03 2006 at 07:51
I guess that when I purchase a track, I should not need an IPOD to actually listen to that song. There are many MP3 players out there, so why should I buy an IPOD? What do u think about it and concerning the soft opposing DRM industry??? http://www.soundtaxi.info/
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Buy CDs instead and rip them into MP3s.


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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 07:55
Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

Buy CDs instead and rip them into MP3s.
Like my friend said.

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I hate the whole IPod thing.  Sony make a hard disc walkman which is a much nicer piece of kit.  It can import ripped CDs or downloaded MP3s.
 
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Originally posted by Heavyfreight Heavyfreight wrote:

I hate the whole IPod thing.  Sony make a hard disc walkman which is a much nicer piece of kit.  It can import ripped CDs or downloaded MP3s.
 
My MP3 player plugs in the back of the PC like a portable hard disk and I can easily put files on it. I was hearing today that the iPod doesn't work like that but needs special software. What an overrated device it is!


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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 08:07
Ipod wont run unless it has that authentication cd stuff.

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The IPod a fashion accessory nothing more.
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Points: 1823 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 08:09
Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Ipod wont run unless it has that authentication cd stuff.
 
The sad thing is that many people don't know that there are alternatives to the iPod.


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Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Ipod wont run unless it has that authentication cd stuff.
 
The sad thing is that many people don't know that there are alternatives to the iPod.
Yeah. I think there are some mp3 videos out there.

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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 08:17
As N Ellingworth pointed out, the IPod is nothing more than an expensive fashion accessory. I have a dirt cheap mp3 player that a can copy riped CD files and mp3 files to as well as cary any other kind of non-music filles that I need to take with me.
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 08:21
Exactly there are MP3 players which do a lot more than play music and don't have restrictions on what can be played on them.

I must track down a portable turntable so I can listen to my LPs on the bus. Big smile
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Points: 20049 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 08:26
Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

Originally posted by Heavyfreight Heavyfreight wrote:

I hate the whole IPod thing.  Sony make a hard disc walkman which is a much nicer piece of kit.  It can import ripped CDs or downloaded MP3s.
 
My MP3 player plugs in the back of the PC like a portable hard disk and I can easily put files on it. I was hearing today that the iPod doesn't work like that but needs special software. What an overrated device it is!
Exactly. My little Samsung MP3 player plugs into a USB port and then you just drag and drop files onto it. It plays MP3s, WMAs and OGG files, has 2Gb of space so I can fit 10-20 albums on it and still have enough space to copy data files between PCs at work. Who needs an iPod? It's just become a generic term for MP3 players (like Hoover) but people haven't yet cottoned on to the fact that there are other makes of MP3 players.
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Points: 904 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 10:03
FYI there are some converters out there somewhere.
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2006 at 11:52
Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

Buy CDs instead and rip them into MP3s.


CDs can also be DRM'ed. Buy vinyls (sound better too).
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