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[y0ung3n]

HiThere, on Jun 19 2005, 02:21 PM, said:

  im still on game boy advance/color

im still on game boy POCKET and get a creative zen micro

[jodo4]

I really feel sorry for those of you who are PROUD to own a PSP. The PSP is an overpriced disgrace to the gaming world, it is nothing in comparison to the DS. PSP was originally going to be a media player but sombody said "lets write the letters PSP on the back, have 20 games relased and just let movies come for it so we make more money" as for a good media player the PSP is ok and DS is about there with Pla-Yan, coming this fall w/gba micro. but in games..... nintendo and Shiggsy are on the top. this situation is exactly like the gameboy release in 1989. it was against the atari lynks which was more expensive and supposedly had more features and 1 kid in a whole class had it, while 10 had gameboy, and that put the atari lynks away for good. the same is already happening. half my school has DS while 3 whopping kids have PSP. my thoughts....... Sony WILL die. if i have to i'll probably do it by hand myself.

[Sk8er_boy_11214]

lol....you just keep on going on and on....damn...but you do have some good points... i think that both are a waste of time and money anyways... what did you mean by doing yourself??

[Alpha2005]

I dont want to start a flame war so I will just ignore your post jodo.

I admit to spoiling myself. Heck, I have 2 dell dj's, 1 ipaq next gen rx3715, 1 5mp camera, a psp, and god knows what else I forgot to mention. All of these are of great use to me though.

Oh and dont forget my pc (upgraded to dual core amd 64)

http://66.111.37.140...39_000_0161.jpg

The psp just got midnight club 3 and dead to rights

Gonna buy them after I beat super mario world lol!

[SptsNaz]

Alpha2005, on Jun 28 2005, 01:22 AM, said:

I dont want to start a flame war so I will just ignore your post jodo.

I admit to spoiling myself.  Heck, I have 2 dell dj's, 1 ipaq next gen rx3715, 1 5mp camera, a psp, and god knows what else I forgot to mention.  All of these are of great use to me though.

Oh and dont forget my pc (upgraded to dual core amd 64)

http://66.111.37.140...39_000_0161.jpg

The psp just got midnight club 3 and dead to rights

Gonna buy them after I beat super mario world lol!

Seriously, where the hell do you get that kinda money

[Nelson]

SptsNaz, on Jun 20 2005, 06:53 PM, said:

Why people prefer Ipods:

Build Quality - Beats the hell out of any other player
RELIABLE
Weight - damn light
Layout - Very efficient, simple
Interface - Unbeatable, period.
iTunes - f'ing fast transfers + reliable
Excellent sound quality for a DAP (although not the best)
Supports MP3's, AAC, WAV, AIFF
Can be used as an external HD
Battery life has been improving over time

If you want FM radio get a an adapter. As for the microphone, its an MP3 PLAYER, not a recording device. If you want a mic, get a tape recorder

First, it's iPods Weight depends on what the user prefers. Lightness sometimes tend to make consumers think it's cheap and plastic-y whereas heavier devices are seen as more "rugged."

The iPod is one of the heavier HD audio players, with the 20GB at 5.9 ounces and the 60 gig at 6.4 ounces. Other competing hard drive audio players, such as the Rio Karma for example have matching capacity (20GB model) weighting in at 5.5 ounces with a built in FM tuner with the same battery life.

Layout, I can't argue with that since I've never acutally used an iPod or any MP3 player for that fact (other than my Clie). There are some people that dislike the interface as well.

Different audio players support different formats, since AAC and AIFF are Apple licensed and is the favorable format for Apples popular iTunes store they took the cake on that one. MP3 and WAV are considered standard to any audio player which are mixed with OGG Vorbis which is more efficient than a lot of the formats (not neccisarily AAC/AIFF), ASF, WMA, etc.

Hard drive DAPs are more vulnerable to environmental damage than flash players are, and cannot sustain normal operation during heavy use.

[SptsNaz]

Nelson, on Jun 28 2005, 12:52 PM, said:

First, it's iPods Weight depends on what the user prefers. Lightness sometimes tend to make consumers think it's cheap and plastic-y whereas heavier devices are seen as more "rugged."

The iPod is one of the heavier HD audio players, with the 20GB at 5.9 ounces and the 60 gig at 6.4 ounces. Other competing hard drive audio players, such as the Rio Karma for example have matching capacity (20GB model) weighting in at 5.5 ounces with a built in FM tuner with the same battery life.

Layout, I can't argue with that since I've never acutally used an iPod or any MP3 player for that fact (other than my Clie). There are some people that dislike the interface as well.

Different audio players support different formats, since AAC and AIFF are Apple licensed and is the favorable format for Apples popular iTunes store they took the cake on that one. MP3 and WAV are considered standard to any audio player which are mixed with OGG Vorbis which is more efficient than a lot of the formats (not neccisarily AAC/AIFF), ASF, WMA, etc.

Hard drive DAPs are more vulnerable to environmental damage than flash players are, and cannot sustain normal operation during heavy use.

I just gave a rundown of all the things that make the ipod great, I didn't intend to extol it like some apple fanboy. Of course everyone has different preferences, that's why there's more than one mp3 player. I for one don't own an ipod, but did have one at one point

BTW, while the Karma may weigh less, it's design looks very obstructive. And secondly, I doubt anyone will notice a 1oz difference. I still prefered the Karma when I compared the two though