Next message: Jim Richardson: "Re: lv-ab: Music and Sailing"
On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:38:30AM -0500, Bob Johnson wrote:
> Are you using the Mac or PC version. I have read reviews on the ipod and
> all speak of it as THE only player to spend money on. However there was
> some indication that getting it to talk to a pc was more of a challenge.
> Bob Johnson
> Searunner 37 Hallelujah!
>
Actually, Linux. Can't help with any Microsoft related stuff, sorry.
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> On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:34:39PM -0800, Robert P. Hancy wrote:
> > Hello list ~
> >
> > Just to lighten things up a bit - how important is music aboard your
> > home? How many CD's does one carry? How often do you listen?
> >
>
> We recently bought an Apple Ipod, with a 20GB drive. Kat (my better
> half) loves it. The plan is to use that for CD storage, by ripping all
> the CDs to mp3 and leaving the CDs themselves in storage. At 192Kb/s
> that's approximately 220 or so hours of listening, or about 350 CDs, in
> any event. More storage than we have CDs (I think...) Sound quality is
> great. Really surprised me when I first listened to it. User interface
> is OK, although that many songs may well overwhelm it. Key is having
> good playlists created. We will just plug it into the stereo system AUX
> input. Not cheap at $600, but will come down in price, and takes up very
> little room, uses very little power. Especially takes up very little
> room compared to 300 CDs.
>
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> Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
> Remember when being discriminate meant carefully choosing?
>
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