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nat hawks
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:30:21 -0400
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Re: [idm] MP3 Players (again)
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am very glad this conversation came up again... does the Iriver have a microphone jack? that looks pretty rad. 20GB drives are up on ebay... and i looove the idea of the FM recorder! stoned in the park, recording weird AM static... sounds like a good day to me. riokarma and i-pods don't appear to have a recording feature, correct?
quoted 116 lines From: "josh23" <josh23@acre-c.com>>From: "josh23" <josh23@acre-c.com> >To: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: [idm] MP3 Players (again) >Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:41:30 -0700 > >i reccomend the Iriver, i got mine about six months ago and its performed >like a champ. you can use it with any system as it just plugs in and acts a >removable hard drive, it can play pretty much every audio format, with a >firmware upgrade you can watch movies on it. you can read books on it, it >has a built in radio if you ever need that thing, and my favorite feature >is >that it has an input that allows you to record directly to MP3. i take it >to >shows with me all the time jack it in and go home with 320kb mp3's of the >performances. there is also the internal mic that is good for taking to >places and using to record stuff for later sampling, sort of thing. oh >yeah, >it also has a photo viewer. downsides are that the interface is -slightly- >clunky, but once you get used to it its fine. and i don't so much like its >random play feature works. > >josh23 > >On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:13:08 +0100, Ant Mann wrote > > If i was you, > > i would get: a Rio Karma!!! if you can find one..... > > some reasons why > > its 20GB!!!!!! > > supports pretty much every audio codec you could ever want (even > > FLAC) will work with ANY operating system due to the device being > > plugged in at a network port and you can load up a java based client > > to send tracks over to it. I have infact used it with Linux, XP64 > > and MacOSX. all without reformatting or making any changes to the >device!!! > > theyre pretty reliable! never had more than a couple of crashing > > probs with mine. Its smaller than an ipod!!! (ipods suck - unless > > you flash them with linux :-D) has funky ass VU meters on teh > > front!!!! monitor that audio pressure baby!!! No one wants them any > > more, you can get them dirt cheap it even has a mode that maps out > > the level of the track and displays this on the front so you can > > skip to areas where the track gets more intense and less intense.... > > really really good feature! Oh and if you are like me... or just > > really sad, you can rip the thing apart and install a 40gb version > > of the same drive thats in it!! woo!!!! > > > > bad points: > > they look ugly > > ummmmm... > > > > good luck on your hunt!! ive seen these in shops for less than 130 > > quid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Nibbles > > (forgot to cc this (dumbass)) > > > > (current fav listenings - Chris Clark - Ceramics is the bomb, The > > Flashbulb - Kirlian Selections, Amon Tobin - Permutation) > > > > you will get severly fed up with only 5gb to play with. i promise!!!!! > > > > On 23/08/05, David Sim <pmxds@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: > > > > > > I think this has a) been discussed before and b) tended to Apple vs >the > > > World flamewars, so off list replies are probably best... > > > > > > I'm thinking of getting an MP3 player. If I just go for the cheapest > > > option at my selected capacity (5GB, I think) what are the likely >pitfalls, > > > missing features and hidden costs? Does anyone have particular > > > recommendations? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > David > > > > > > ObIDM: current favorite listening is Arpanet's Quantum Transpositions, >Izu > > > vs the Andies on Stuff Records, and Grim Dubs 1 on Werk. Oh, and Heart >of > > > the Congos. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "And then what do they do?" > > > "Er, quadratic equations mostly, sir. Fiendishly difficult ones by all > > > accounts." > > > > > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an > > > attachment > > > may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer > > > system: > > > you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with >the > > > University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK >legislation. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > > > >joshua. >-- >I'm all ABOUT adding kissing to the mix! It's what i do best. - t-rex >http://www.acre-c.com/josh23 >http://www.spacepiratemusic.com >http://www.communikey.us > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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