| If you've been looking around for an mp3 | | | | search for hard to find battery types. You'll |
| player, chances are you're very confused with | | | | find that most hard drive versions use |
| all the different specifications and the vast | | | | lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and if you |
| array of models out there. You've read that | | | | use your mp3 player a lot, your re-charger |
| you can get your entire music collection on | | | | will be in regular use. Many people simply |
| to one mp3 player and that's true - but not | | | | leave the power lead plugged in when they are |
| every mp3 player. You have also been told | | | | at home.An important factor in your decision |
| that you can throw them around, go jogging | | | | should be the size of the unit. If you want |
| with them, climb a mountain with one and all | | | | to use your player at the gym or while you're |
| this is true - but again, not every mp3 | | | | out jogging then you'll want the smallest |
| player will withstand this | | | | player possible. There are some really tiny |
| treatment.Basically, if you want to get | | | | models on the market these days. You will |
| physical with your mp3 player then you need | | | | usually have to sacrifice some storage with a |
| one with no moving parts. In this case, the | | | | very small mp3 players but you can usually |
| iPod is not what you want. You would be | | | | get enough music on there to have a good long |
| looking for a machine which saves it's music | | | | workout.If you want to use your mp3 player |
| to memory. Some of the most popular mp3 | | | | more at home then size will not be such a |
| players which fall into this category are in | | | | great consideration. The iPod is still a very |
| the Creative MuVo range.There are basically | | | | compact unit and most people will be held to |
| three types of mp3 player. Hard drive based, | | | | fit their entire collection on there. Of |
| memory based and mp3 CD player based. The | | | | course the iPod is not your only option and |
| hard drive mp3 players allow you to store | | | | there are many excellent manufacturers out |
| thousands of tunes whilst the memory based | | | | there. Just be careful of some of the cheap |
| version sacrifices music volume for freedom | | | | imports you see on ebay, often there is no |
| of movement. You can even get waterproof mp3 | | | | support for these players.As a replacement |
| players! The mp3 CD players read the mp3 | | | | for the home hi fi system, the mp3 player is |
| music from a CD which you have pre-burned.So | | | | becoming more and more popular. High fidelity |
| now you have enough information to know what | | | | purists obviously will never be swayed but to |
| type of mp3 player you should be looking for. | | | | most of us the quality of the mp3 is |
| Now what about capacity? How much music can | | | | perfectly adequate for our everyday listening |
| you get on the various players out there? | | | | purposes.In fact many modern players coming |
| Let's take a look ....If you want your music | | | | on to the market have been designed with both |
| to sound good you want to be using at least | | | | portability and versatility in mind. What |
| CD quality mp3s. One minute of CD quality mp3 | | | | better way to entertain your dinner party |
| takes up around 1Mb. The memory based mp3 | | | | guests than to have your mp3 player randomly |
| players have a top limit of around 500Mb | | | | selecting music from over ten thousand of |
| meaning you can get roughly 120 average | | | | your favourite tracks? No more fumbling |
| length tunes on there. But the top end hard | | | | around in your CD rack trying to find the |
| drive versions go up to as much as 60Gb which | | | | disk that lost its cover ;)Now you know what |
| is a whole lot of music - an anorak's dream | | | | to look for, go get yourself a player and |
| :)Another consideration is battery life. The | | | | join the digital music revolution.Fabio |
| hard drive mp3 players plough through the | | | | writes for many niches and is an experienced |
| batteries at a rate of knots since the disk | | | | researcher. He has written articles covering |
| has to physically turn. The memory based | | | | a wide range of human experience and enjoys |
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