I'm an newbee mom and I'm lost

[Neipas02]

Alright i'm gonna open my mouth and probably get flamed but whatever..
IPODS are highly overhyped and overrated.

-Way too expensive for a decent sized hard drive. 300 bucks or so for a 20gig drive.. At least it used to be..
-The other resort an IPOD shuffle.. Still expensive 100$ (bang for the buck-wise).. And you can't even control the music thats playing (it "Shuffles" the playlist)
-They can't play wma files.. "Windows Media Audio" files.. Which can be encoded in much better quality with less space than mp3s.

If you wanted something small.. and relatively cheap i'd go for something from creative. A little creative labs muvo.. in a 256mb size is pretty cheap.. and has extras like an fm radio and mic for little voice memos and stuff. They also play wmas.. They may not have the DRM capability however.

I'm just not very fond of IPODS.. Just my opinion.

[spidross01]

Originally Posted by Neipas02

Alright i'm gonna open my mouth and probably get flamed but whatever..
IPODS are highly overhyped and overrated.

-Way too expensive for a decent sized hard drive. 300 bucks or so for a 20gig drive.. At least it used to be..
-The other resort an IPOD shuffle.. Still expensive 100$ (bang for the buck-wise).. And you can't even control the music thats playing (it "Shuffles" the playlist)
-They can't play wma files.. "Windows Media Audio" files.. Which can be encoded in much better quality with less space than mp3s.

If you wanted something small.. and relatively cheap i'd go for something from creative. A little creative labs muvo.. in a 256mb size is pretty cheap.. and has extras like an fm radio and mic for little voice memos and stuff. They also play wmas.. They may not have the DRM capability however.

I'm just not very fond of IPODS.. Just my opinion.

Well i thought that until i got one, it is so easy with an ipod honestly, but your mp3 player will be fine you will have the hang of it in no time

My ipod was the best thing i ever boought though but as he said they are expensive

What software is on the disc which came with the mp3 player??

[copy2012]

@Neipas02, well when you think of the technology going into a 20gig hard drive that small, you can begin to understand the prices

Good luck with the music mom

[Neipas02]

Not at all.. I mean.. I snagged a 20 gigabyte creative zen player for 200 bucks off of ebay.. Plays like a charm.. Easy to use.. 200 versus 300 plus for the IPOD and Sony brand name isn't very appealing to me. Not worth it if you're going for music which its intended for.. If you're in the market to be trendy then by all means go Sony.