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]]> http://grahamchastney.com/2007/09/media-player-choices/#comment-282 Vince Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:20:12 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=163#comment-282 I'm interested by your comment about "new" things and not being a follower. I'm similar, but I'd describe it more as I don't want to have the common thing. So I'm not into Fords (eg Focus, Sierra) and Marin's (mountain bikes) because they are too common or the obvious choice. Does that make me a snob or just perverse? As you I have been an Apple user for many many years. So you questions are quite interesting. I don't use WMA and even if I was a Windows users I wouldn't as I use a lot of audio software (for music creation,editing etc.) and WMA is too proprietary. MP3 is the lingua franca, but I do use AAC as it has a better reproduction for a similar filesize. Though at times I still need to re-code into MP3 for some uses. Contrary to popular mis-belief AAC is not an Apple proprietary format. I listen to podcasts, audible books and music on my media player and so the enhanced AAC with bookmarks and little visuals is quite neat. I playback on my photo iPod (20GB) and have a shuffle (courtesy of audible) to use in more exposed situations). But I also use my W810 phone and Sony Clie Palm PDA as media players. Have I conformed with my iPod? Possibly but I'm not worried as I usually plug into my iPod travelling with my Shure E2 in-canal phones so I don't look like a normal iPod user with the white phones. I’m interested by your comment about “new” things and not being a follower. I’m similar, but I’d describe it more as I don’t want to have the common thing. So I’m not into Fords (eg Focus, Sierra) and Marin’s (mountain bikes) because they are too common or the obvious choice. Does that make me a snob or just perverse?
As you I have been an Apple user for many many years. So you questions are quite interesting. I don’t use WMA and even if I was a Windows users I wouldn’t as I use a lot of audio software (for music creation,editing etc.) and WMA is too proprietary. MP3 is the lingua franca, but I do use AAC as it has a better reproduction for a similar filesize. Though at times I still need to re-code into MP3 for some uses. Contrary to popular mis-belief AAC is not an Apple proprietary format.
I listen to podcasts, audible books and music on my media player and so the enhanced AAC with bookmarks and little visuals is quite neat. I playback on my photo iPod (20GB) and have a shuffle (courtesy of audible) to use in more exposed situations). But I also use my W810 phone and Sony Clie Palm PDA as media players. Have I conformed with my iPod? Possibly but I’m not worried as I usually plug into my iPod travelling with my Shure E2 in-canal phones so I don’t look like a normal iPod user with the white phones.

]]> http://grahamchastney.com/2007/09/media-player-choices/#comment-283 Steve Richards Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:11:18 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=163#comment-283 Hmm, I just got a 4GB mini SD card for my Blackberry, I really like the look of the iPod nano and in my case I find 8GB is plenty of space. However in the end the nano was just too expensive for the gym so I got a really cheap Creative player http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160157355259 which has a belt and arm holder and a voice recorder. Only 1GB but my workflow for filling up my player is pretty efficient :-) Hmm,
I just got a 4GB mini SD card for my Blackberry, I really like the look of the iPod nano and in my case I find 8GB is plenty of space. However in the end the nano was just too expensive for the gym so I got a really cheap Creative player http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160157355259 which has a belt and arm holder and a voice recorder. Only 1GB but my workflow for filling up my player is pretty efficient

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