Apple has been all about the proprietary mini-sized ports these days.
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Jessica - Mar 11, 2009 7:02:23 am PDT #9422 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
brenda m - Mar 11, 2009 7:38:33 am PDT #9423 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
If the controls are in the headphone cord, it kind of makes sense, I guess.
I fucking hate the controls on my nano, so it's kind of appealing to move them off the player so I can put the damn thing in my pocket without it being a problem. Or clipping it so it's not an issue in the first place.
Jessica - Mar 11, 2009 8:00:05 am PDT #9424 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think if I were going to buy a teeny little MP3 player it would be the Sansa Clip. It's bigger than a Shuffle, but it has a little text-only display so you can choose what to listen to. And the controls are a rip-offhomage to the iPod click-wheel, so it's pretty intuitive to use.
(I've also heard that the Sansa players have much better sound quality than iPods, but my hearing is shite so I wouldn't know.)
Kathy A - Mar 11, 2009 8:09:04 am PDT #9425 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I bought a Sansa View, but the earbuds are really ill-fitting. I'm going to have to make another stop at Best Buy to see what I can find there.
Sean K - Mar 11, 2009 8:44:50 am PDT #9426 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So I'm looking to get some new home theater speakers, as the ones that came with my super crappy, now defunct DVD player/5.1 system are also, unsurprisingly, crap.
Any suggestions at the lower end of the price ranges? What's the most bang I can get for my buck, if I'm looking to spend under $100 for six speakers? Or am I really better off adjusting my price range up?
Gudanov - Mar 11, 2009 9:48:42 am PDT #9427 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I think if I were going to buy a teeny little MP3 player it would be the Sansa Clip.
My wife is getting a Sansa Clip. My son has a Sansa Fuze and it is a nifty little player. I wish the clip had a MicroSD slot like the Fuze does, but you can't have everything.
I'm getting my wife's from B&H where it looks like the Clips are discounted a bit. The 2GB are $40 and the 4GB are $50.
tommyrot - Mar 11, 2009 9:56:17 am PDT #9428 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Are there any other mp3 players that track when you play a song like the iPod/iTunes combo? Because of that feature, I'm firmly in the iPod/iTunes-only camp.
Jessica - Mar 11, 2009 10:00:06 am PDT #9429 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Mar 11, 2009 10:01:22 am PDT #9430 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Quick, someone give me a good reason not to buy a netbook!
Because I totally love mine and that is an awesome price?
Wait, that's not helping, huh?
Because supposedly Apple's coming out with a touch-screen netbook in the fall?
Ginger - Mar 11, 2009 10:03:00 am PDT #9431 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Quick, someone give me a good reason not to buy a netbook!
I just read an article that said to expect netbook prices around $200 by summer.