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Chris687

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:16 AM

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I wanted to spend around $100-$150 for a mp3 player…I was considering this…

http://www.dealtime.com/xPR-Sony_NW_MS70D

Is there anything I should know before I pick one of these up?

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tifosiv122

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:19 AM

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Yeah, its not an Mp3 player, its an Atrac player.

Other then that, not much, its the one that was on sale a few weeks back for $75.

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Chris687

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:22 AM

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[quote author=“tifosiv122”]Yeah, its not an Mp3 player, its an Atrac player.

Other then that, not much, its the one that was on sale a few weeks back for $75.

Erik

What is a atrac player? Does that mean it is a pain to convert mp3 files to play on this thing?

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linc

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:24 AM

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just time consuming.

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tifosiv122

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:34 AM

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Yeah, you can’t just drag and drop Mp3s on, you need to convert first.

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Chris687

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:34 AM

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Is there any that don’t have to be converted that is not in the $300 price range like the i-pod and the vaio pocket?

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Posted: 09 November 2004 11:35 AM

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and with every reconversion, the sound quality of your file degrades :(

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tifosiv122

Posted: 09 November 2004 11:37 AM

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[quote author=“Chris687”]Is there any that don’t have to be converted that is not in the $300 price range like the i-pod and the vaio pocket?

Hundreds, just not from Sony.

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Chris687

Posted: 09 November 2004 05:02 PM

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[quote author=“tifosiv122”][quote author=“Chris687”]Is there any that don’t have to be converted that is not in the $300 price range like the i-pod and the vaio pocket?

Hundreds, just not from Sony.

Erik

Any that you would recomend?

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tifosiv122

Posted: 09 November 2004 09:15 PM

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[quote author=“Chris687”][quote author=“tifosiv122”][quote author=“Chris687”]Is there any that don’t have to be converted that is not in the $300 price range like the i-pod and the vaio pocket?

Hundreds, just not from Sony.

Erik

Any that you would recomend?

What are your needs?

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