portable mp3 video players

Music and Video Players Morphing Into Phones

Summary by Scott McQuarrie, edited by Ferdinand Rinaldy

Memory types

These flash memory types of MP3 players are generally less expensive than their hard drive-based counterparts. Although there really is no “low end” for Apple, the Shuffle line with its built-in 1-2GB of flash memory is the price leader among the company’s iPod products. These days, most of the Apple product line (Nano, Touch, etc.) is using flash memory, except for the iPod Classic.

The compressed MP3 audio file is 1MB per minute, as opposed to 10MB for 16-bit, 44.1KHz CD-Audio.) Of course, Internet searches will turn up literally thousands of flash memory MP3 players, many starting under $20.

Then there are the many players that use small hard drives, and play more than MP3 music, at least at the top of the product ranges. The top hard-drive-based players all have 80-160GB capacities, with larger drives always on the horizon. They play videos, store and display photographs, and sync with your contact lists and manage your calendar. Oh, and they’re MP3 music players, too.

There are devices coming to the market in the near future that will have MP3 and video playback, FM radio, still and video cameras, and built-in game play.

New Video IPod Is Incredible

Summary by David Fishman

The best new features of the video iPod concern the sound quality. The new Apple video iPod is pushing the envelope with technology by combining mp3 music and video in one device.

The iPod has a 5-inch color display that lets you take your music videos wherever you go. Unlike in the music versions, Apple did not include an option to rip movies to play on the Video iPod.

If your priority is storing music over video, get the iPod Video. It is very exciting when you receive your new video iPod; you now have the ability to watch videos on a mobile video player. You can download, convert and transfer and you have the ability to watch all kinds of movies, home movies and TV shows.

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