Back on topic. Bought my son an Archos 16gb 2 vision MP3 player. It has a micro sd slot for added capacity. plays video....He likes it...
Zune HD?
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hmm the topic is about the Zune actually if you want to get all technical. I know you lighting experts are proper at all cost. I am not worthy lol. I cant stay on topic.
Well Jon, just like all good things, this topic has morphed and flowed into a general mp3 player thread which is really what I wanted anyways. I just want to get a decent, reliable, reasonably priced mp3 player . . . it doesn't have to be a Zune . . .
I wouldn't part with my Zune -- no matter how bad the navigation pad is. It's got too much going for it -- 120 GB drive, HQ video, FM radio, etc.
Frankly, if yer gonna use one of the higher end portables, I would suggest using their software too -- since they are designed to work hand in hand.
I setup my Zune using Zune software when I got it -- haven't plugged it into the PC since. It's got a few thousand tunes on it, some videos, some pics. Same with the iPod Touch -- I set it up using iTunes, and it hasn't touched the computer since. No need to -- I could do any gig using either if need be
Frankly, if yer gonna use one of the higher end portables, I would suggest using their software too -- since they are designed to work hand in hand.
I setup my Zune using Zune software when I got it -- haven't plugged it into the PC since. It's got a few thousand tunes on it, some videos, some pics. Same with the iPod Touch -- I set it up using iTunes, and it hasn't touched the computer since. No need to -- I could do any gig using either if need be
32 GB is plenty for audio only IMHO.
Again, I would say the biggest thing is how easy it is for you to access the tunes in a pinch, for use as a backup device...
For example, say your main system is down, and you grab your portable player. The next song yer going to play is Summer Wind - Frank just for S&G. How quickly can you locate, and cue that song up...
Ok, you got Frank playing -- can you now search for another song, without disturbing the playback of Frank?
This is where the higher end doohickeys shine -- they allow you to do that
$57 cdn
I bought a 32 gb Zune from Patrick>>>Great player. The Zune software was horrific though. I want to be able to drag and drop: the Zune works with libraries...The big screen though was a nice feature
He said $57 Cnd that's like what .50 cents US..... :tribiggrin::triwink::tritongue:
Sure Euro Boy the Dollar has been nearly equal and on occasion higher than the A Mary Cain dollar in the past three or four yrs. My BAD its 1 Canadian Dollar equals .99 U ASS
Funny you should say that. I've been studying currency trading(FOREX) and the US dollar and the Canadian dollar are now at 1:1 parity, within a fraction of a cent actually. It varies from minute to minute.
The US dollar is being devalued so that the trillions of $$$ of unfunded liabilities that the US has can be monetized. The FED is printing money as fast as it can. Eventually inflation will destroy the purchasing power of our money and you won't be able to buy squat with it. Other countries are getting tired of this and they are trying to get off the US dollar as the world reserve currency.
China and Russia are already trading between themselves using their own currencies. Foreign countries have trillions of US dollars that they want to flush, but they can't get rid of it. The world has been flooded with phoney US dollars created out of thin air and backed by absolutely nothing.
Oil is going to go up, up, up. As the US dollar continues to decline in value you will see gold go up, up, up. No one ever thought it would go to $1,000 per ounce and it's on it's way to $1,500 per ounce. Silver went from $17 per ounce a few months ago to about $30 an ounce. It's going to go much, much higher.
The best thing that could happen to this country is for us to start manufacturing things again instead of just consuming stuff made in China and other low wage countries. We need to get people back to work so they can pay their mortgages and there won't be a foreclosure problem.
If anyone is interested, go to YouTube and type in Peter Schiff, Gerald Celente, Jim Rogers and Dr, Marc Faber. All of these guys know and understand what's going on and predicted the recent financial crises before they happened. You've been warned . . .
The US dollar is being devalued so that the trillions of $$$ of unfunded liabilities that the US has can be monetized. The FED is printing money as fast as it can. Eventually inflation will destroy the purchasing power of our money and you won't be able to buy squat with it. Other countries are getting tired of this and they are trying to get off the US dollar as the world reserve currency.
China and Russia are already trading between themselves using their own currencies. Foreign countries have trillions of US dollars that they want to flush, but they can't get rid of it. The world has been flooded with phoney US dollars created out of thin air and backed by absolutely nothing.
Oil is going to go up, up, up. As the US dollar continues to decline in value you will see gold go up, up, up. No one ever thought it would go to $1,000 per ounce and it's on it's way to $1,500 per ounce. Silver went from $17 per ounce a few months ago to about $30 an ounce. It's going to go much, much higher.
The best thing that could happen to this country is for us to start manufacturing things again instead of just consuming stuff made in China and other low wage countries. We need to get people back to work so they can pay their mortgages and there won't be a foreclosure problem.
If anyone is interested, go to YouTube and type in Peter Schiff, Gerald Celente, Jim Rogers and Dr, Marc Faber. All of these guys know and understand what's going on and predicted the recent financial crises before they happened. You've been warned . . .
Thanks for the tip on the Future Shop Steve. I read a couple of reviews on the Archos and I think I'll pass. I'm going to stick to the plan to get the Sansa 16GB unless something better comes out. By the time I get around to getting it, who knows, maybe it'll go down in price?
Between now and then maybe I can get my hands on a Zune HD and play with it to see how the navigation works? If the navigation software has improved significantly better than the older generation model that Rick has then I may go that direction. If apple would let me drag and drop songs into the ipad touch and they could get it down around $100 for a 16gb model I'd get one despite my dislike of the company and how they do business.
I saw a google Android thingie somewhere on the internet last night when I was searching around. It was one of those small tablets with a 7" screen. I wonder if that's too big to use at the health club when I'm on the treadmill and lifting weights?
Between now and then maybe I can get my hands on a Zune HD and play with it to see how the navigation works? If the navigation software has improved significantly better than the older generation model that Rick has then I may go that direction. If apple would let me drag and drop songs into the ipad touch and they could get it down around $100 for a 16gb model I'd get one despite my dislike of the company and how they do business.
I saw a google Android thingie somewhere on the internet last night when I was searching around. It was one of those small tablets with a 7" screen. I wonder if that's too big to use at the health club when I'm on the treadmill and lifting weights?
OK, update. Went to amazon and took another look at the Zune HD. I read some reviews and then watched a video demo. That thing is slicker than shyte. Awesome navigation, really nice touch screen with the same type of functionality as the the ipod touch, better sound than the apple. Microsft has their act together on this thing now. From what I read there is another model coming out that will use the newer MS phone operating system which has increased functionality. Anyways, take a look at the video on amazon, this looks like a really nice mp3 player.