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MP3 Player Guide

MP3 player, also well known as digital audio player has become a

staple of our gadget life. There are many brands of MP3 players

on the market today. So, which MP3 player are the most suitable

for you? That's where this MP3 player guide comes in.

Basically, there are 3 types of MP3 player based on capacity: -

1. Hard drive MP3 player

- highest capacity - largest in size - heavy - often labeled as

an "Jukebox MP3 player" - has moving parts - example: Apple iPod

video, Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5

2. Micro hard drive MP3 player

- use smaller hard drives - lighter than hard drive MP3 player -

lower capacity than hard drive MP3 player but higher capacity

than flash memory MP3 player - example: Apple iPod mini,

Creative Labs Zen Micro

3. Flash memory MP3 player

- smallest in size - lowest capacity - very light - has no

moving parts - often labeled as an "portable MP3 player" -

example: mobiBLU Dah 1500i, Apple iPod nano

What should you concern when you want to buy a MP3 player?

1. Use / Purpose a) MP3 player good for travel Hard drive MP3

player is good for people traveling or away from computer for an

extended period of time, where they can't transfer music files

from their computers. Micro hard drive MP3 player is another

option for travel since it is slightly smaller and lighter than

hard drive MP3 player. Flash memory MP3 player is also popular

for travel if you do not mind to listen to the same music.

b) MP3 player good for sport / jogging / gym Flash memory MP3

player is good for people exercising and jogging since it is

very light. No moving parts for Flash memory MP3 player make it

ideal for sport.

c) MP3 player good for home use Hard drive MP3 player is good

for listening song in living room. It is suited to be connected

to external speakers.

2. Connectivity There are two main options to transfer files

from your computer: USB or FireWire. USB supported by both PCs

and Macs whereas FireWire is supported only on Macs. For PC

users, they need to ensure that the MP3 player support USB 2.0

which is faster than USB 1.1. Most of the MP3 players on market

today are support USB 2.0.

3. Display screen Majority of MP3 players have LCD screen. Some

MP3 players have color screen instead of dull black and white

screen. The main things to consider are all the information such

as battery level, song name & elapsed time are easy to read.

4. Compatibility PC or Mac compatibility. Mac users should

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ensure the MP3 player can support Mac since some MP3 players can

only support PC.

5. Battery MP3 players come with either rechargeable batteries

(some can be charged via USB port) or disposable batteries.

6. Music format Music files can be one of several types of

formats, such as MP3, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), WMA (Windows

Media Audio) and Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a completely open,

patent-free, professional audio encoding and streaming

technology with all the benefits of Open Source.

7. Functionality Some MP3 players have extra features such as

voice recorder, FM radio, FM recorder, image viewer, video

player.

8. Memory capacity Most of the flash MP3 players come with

256MB, 512MB and 1GB. For hard drive MP3 players, they have

gigabytes of storage capacity. If you would like to store many

songs or CD collections in one, hard drive MP3 player or micro

hard drive MP3 player is a better choice for you.

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