Author Topic: The Geek Post Whore (for the ones who miss out irl) (Read 241590 times)

Guchi_Jnr · « **Reply #420 on:** May 18, 2008, 10:17:59 AM »

^ Did you grab it from KMC, and have a bunch of .wav files??

If so, open BDBZM, go to the 3rd tab and enter the last .wav file (don't forget the password)...

Took me ages to work it out too..

English Guide

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #421 on:** May 19, 2008, 07:53:54 AM »

lol I actually just got the trial version from the official website

SomethingWild · « **Reply #422 on:** May 19, 2008, 09:44:53 PM »

I'm looking for a cheap, but good MP3 player (for my Pimsleur Japanese when I'm in the train). I was looking @ the iPod shuffle, 1 gig for 45 euro. If this thing decent or is there a better deal out there?

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #423 on:** May 19, 2008, 10:34:02 PM »

well if you're looking for cheap as possible, I can go to a drug store and find some for about 20 USD

But don't know how it is where you are.

Since Apple products seem to be a bit over priced most of the time, I'm sure there are cheaper 1gb players from other brands. I know creative has some really cheap low end players from the muvo series and zen stone which is similar to the shuffle.

SomethingWild · « **Reply #424 on:** May 19, 2008, 10:48:54 PM »

^thanks for the tips, I'll check them out.

I don't want one as cheap as possible though. I want a quality product, that is easy to use and reliable. My current MP3 player is made by Xiron and it's absolute garbage.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #425 on:** May 20, 2008, 07:21:33 AM »

Quote from: BarrieV on May 19, 2008, 09:44:53 PM

I'm looking for a cheap, but good MP3 player (for my Pimsleur Japanese when I'm in the train). I was looking @ the iPod shuffle, 1 gig for 45 euro. If this thing decent or is there a better deal out there?

That makes two

I'm currently using a bigger MP3 player with blue-tooth but it does have problems with the player being in the back-pack.
A small clip-on player would do the job, but I thought the shuffle could not play a playlist sequential??

SomethingWild · « **Reply #426 on:** May 20, 2008, 10:35:50 AM »

Yeah I thought so too, but:

Quote

Shuffleschakelaar
Doe eens gek: zet de knop om en gooi de inhoud van de iPod shuffle door elkaar. Als je de schakelaar weer terugzet, kun je je afspeellijsten en albums beluisteren in de volgorde waarin je ze uit iTunes hebt gesynchroniseerd.

So I guess the choice is yours.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #427 on:** May 20, 2008, 12:12:07 PM »

^ yes, looks like it, but I think I might go for the Creative ZEN Stone, 2GB is 25 euro at Dixons, the 1GB Shuffle is 45 euro there.

But the Stone has no clip (unless you add the plastic cover which still makes it way less expensive then the Shuffle)

Found something even cheaper: PackerBell Fresh (19 euro)

2GB, USB (v1.1, takes about 1hour to copy the PimSleur mp3's), has FM even.
Runs on AAA batteries

SomethingWild · « **Reply #428 on:** May 21, 2008, 07:50:28 PM »

Hmm.. The fact that it runs on aaa batteries pretty much kills it for me. My current one runs on batteries too and it completely drains them after just a couple songs. Don't want that happening again.

Just got back from the Mediamarkt. I checked out the Creative ZEN Stone. The price is right, but it also looks cheap. Not that I'm into fashion or anything, but still..

The Shuffle does get better slightly reviews than the Stone. Especially regarding battery life. They say the shuffle has crappy headphones, but I'm gonna use different ones anyway so that's not a problem.

I don't really need one until September, but so far I'm leaning towards the shuffle. Even though it's a lot more expensive. In the long run it seems like a better deal..

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #429 on:** May 22, 2008, 07:23:21 AM »

I'm using it more then an hour a day, so if it drains the batteries fast I will notice it.
I did replace the ear-plugs with some in-ear sony's I already had.
It actually had a firmware update available so put that on.
I considered the Shuffle (its about the smallest you can get) but the 2GB price, and iTunes makes it not such a good deal.

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #430 on:** May 22, 2008, 10:48:26 AM »

The quality of creative's players I think usually is pretty equal with of apple's players except, but I think the price difference is big enough to outweigh any drawbacks it has over the shuffle(such as the few millimeters in size and battery life). And according to cnet, the sound quality of the zen is better than the shuffle's.

I guess if you need more than 8 hours of battery life a day.

If we're talking about design though, I hate them both and personally wouldn't get either

But that's cause I am into design and stuff >_>

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #431 on:** May 22, 2008, 12:14:02 PM »

Quote from: StreakInTheSky on May 22, 2008, 10:48:26 AM

If we're talking about design though, I hate them both and personally wouldn't get either
But that's cause I am into design and stuff >_>

So design-wise which (clip-on!) MP3-player would you choose?

SomethingWild · « **Reply #432 on:** May 22, 2008, 03:38:39 PM »

I hear a lot of complains about iTunes, but is it really that bad? Why do so many people dislike it?

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #433 on:** May 22, 2008, 06:51:26 PM »

Quote from: BarrieV on May 22, 2008, 03:38:39 PM

I hear a lot of complains about iTunes, but is it really that bad? Why do so many people dislike it?

W'll just to name a thing... just a few months back they tried to push Safari to every Windows PC it was installed on.

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #434 on:** May 22, 2008, 09:38:58 PM »

Quote from: frblckstr1 on May 22, 2008, 12:14:02 PM

Quote from: StreakInTheSky on May 22, 2008, 10:48:26 AM
If we're talking about design though, I hate them both and personally wouldn't get either
But that's cause I am into design and stuff >_>
So design-wise which (clip-on!) MP3-player would you choose?

actually design-wise for smaller flash players I think the 1st gen ipod nanos were some of the best

so anything similar I would choose, but those usually don't come that cheap and don't come with a clip :/

But if you mean between the two, I'd get the stone with a clear skin and clip. I've never liked that plastic sparkley look of the lower end ipods.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #435 on:** May 23, 2008, 06:21:18 PM »

Quote from: BarrieV on May 21, 2008, 07:50:28 PM

Hmm.. The fact that it runs on aaa batteries pretty much kills it for me.

Two days later (about 6 hours of use) and its still running on the first battery, but it does have only one of the 3 bars left (although it has that a long time already)
So, its not done after just a few numbers, but I do think the cost of batteries during its use-time will offset the price of one with a re-chargable battery, I'll have a look at the ZEN stone this weekend.

SomethingWild · « **Reply #436 on:** May 26, 2008, 05:52:06 PM »

Picked up the 2G shuffle today

I travel more than 3 hours every day to get to school and back home again, so my parents paid for it! "To keep me motivated"

I'm putting some songs on it right now. We'll see how I like it in a couple of days. So far so good.

edit: Filled it up with 255 songs @ 1.6 gig. so far.

The earphones are actually much better than expected. I may not even need the headphones I initially wanted to get for it.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #437 on:** May 27, 2008, 07:27:53 AM »

Quote from: BarrieV on May 26, 2008, 05:52:06 PM

The earphones are actually much better than expected. I may not even need the headphones I initially wanted to get for it.

I'm using SONY MDR-EX71's, very small in-ears. They have a connection coard that can be split so its shorter, very usable for the clip-ons or those that hang around your neck.

JFC · « **Reply #438 on:** June 05, 2008, 07:31:35 AM »

Dude had better hope his GF doesn't kill him for this.

http://www.angryzenmaster.com/2008/06/03/wii-ass/

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #439 on:** June 05, 2008, 11:23:14 AM »

hmmm...

I should get wii fit...

but wait... I still need the GF...