[Tfug] iPod Replacement

[Michael Salivar]

Well, Cowon claims they make media players for geeks, hence features
like text file reading and USB host (although USB host is just all
around badass, I don't see your average joe using it unless they're
quite the amateur photographer)

My X5L plays oggs great, and flacs decently most of the time.  I get
some pretty bad skipping on flacs at times with the occasional freeze,
even at compression level 0. I'm not sure if it's purely lack of
processing power or if hard drive fragmentation plays a significant
role.

I haven't handled Ipods much, but I can't see them having a tougher
build quality than my Cowon, this thing feels like it would stand up to
anything.  In the 5 months I've owned it the thing hasn't suffered a
single scratch, dent, or blemish of any kind; and that includes the
screen.

The one thing I dislike is navigation.  The scheme is alright, but the
stick is rather uncomfortable to use.

On Thu,  4 May 2006 22:37:03 -0700
sitkaa at email.arizona.edu wrote:

> One more thing about the Cowon: if only it were as easy to use as an ipod
> thingy...
> 
> Then I would probably know how to use more of its functions. Maybe even all of
> them.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Matt Jacob <matt.jacob at gmail.com>:
> 
> > Will,
> >
> > That's a good point. I know a lot of older people and computer
> > illiterate people who are afraid to try new things on their computers,
> > yet they're not afraid to buy an iPod and just plug it in. Sure, iPods
> > are more expensive than most other music players out there, but they
> > have great software and cult status to back them up. And, of course,
> > you get what you pay for.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > On 5/4/06, William Stott <WStott at ventanamed.com> wrote:
> >> http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3
> >>
> >> I would like to retort about the construction comment of the Nano. I
> >> bought one for my 8 year old son because of its durability, and the link
> >> above is some pretty good proof about how durable it truly is. It is
> >> simple enough that my son doesn't need to ask me how to use it, and
> >> durable enough to outlast anything he can do to it. On top of that, he
> >> can't copy anything to it without my knowledge because he can't just
> >> copy any type of file over to it. I don't believe there is a catch all
> >> best product on the market, but I think there are products that are best
> >> for each individual based upon their needs. Some of us have Macs with
> >> ITunes already installed, and using it is quite easy. Importing music
> >> that is already owned is easy also. Others may not have a Mac, but like
> >> the interface for the Ipods and/or ITunes. Yet, others still may look at
> >> the base fact that Ipods cost more then other devices and don't offer
> >> alternative (non-proprietary) methods of interacting with their OS (be
> >> it UNIX, Linux, Windows or whatever).
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Will
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of
> >> Glen Pfeiffer
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:17 PM
> >> To: Tucson Free Unix Group
> >> Subject: Re: [Tfug] iPod Replacement
> >>
> >> --- johngalt <johngalt1 at uswest.net> wrote:
> >> > Thanks Glen, for submitting the second or third most amusing post
> >> > today. The best part was repeating the offending post but
> >> > censoring the naughty words.
> >>
> >> It was my pleasure. I feel honored to have received a "second or third
> >> most amusing post today" award. ;-)
> >>
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