Darth Groovy Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Well I got a wild hair, and purchased a Nomad MuVo, wich is basically a portable disk drive that slides into a tiny player. The Memory size is 32MB, but on the front it says "An Hour of WMA Music". Now since I am stupid, I was wondering, are WMA files smaller than MP3s? How much is the file size in comparison? Oh and here is a pic of my new toy: They come available with 32MB, 64MB, or 128MB, and yes, the prices are steap, depending on how much memory you want. Eventually I will break down and get a REAL MP3 player, but they are still out of my price range ATM See, it''s pretty cool, because it slides out and plugs into the USB port, and you just drag and drop the files. Plus it is so small, that the whole thing fits into the palm of my hand, which makes it great for my bike rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 yeah, wma is about 50% the size of a mp3 that thingie is pretty cool, but not as cool as mine ^_^ mine has an lcd display too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmanNCSU Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I went to a MS Multimedia presentation on campus back before Xmas. It was pretty cool too, but I remember one of the items they were bragging about is their new codec and how small they got the files down to. They were able to store high quality sound in small file sizes. I remember being really impressed with what was going on durring the presentation. The new codec was designed for internet multimedia, downloading high quality audio/video for uses with limited bandwidth. If I have more time, I will try to find something on the new codec and we should be able to do a real comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 50%!!!! , I had no idea... Right now I can only get about 6 mp3s on it, damn, 50%, that is a good album's worth of stuff. Guess I will have to go convert some files. Thanks for the info Kstar. Yes I know, but a good MP3 player is too much for me right now, this thing here was affordable, small, and once I get some WMA files, it will serve it's purpose, which is to provide me with music for my bike rides. If I had the money, I would have an IPOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I'm gonna save up my money to get an I-Pod! But currently I'm happy with this: http://iriveramerica.com/SlimX_350.htm One of the best CD/MP3-CD/WMA/FM Radio players on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted June 16, 2003 Author Share Posted June 16, 2003 Man.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I have a Rio volt MP3/WMA/CD Player with FM Tuner, got it about a year ago. And its still in mint condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Here's some pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles_CL Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I've actaully got a Nomad Jukebox 3, (the same brand as urs Groovy) and it has a 20GB hard drive. Now isn't that something? It's about the same size as Sams too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadDoofer Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I got myself the Nomad Jukebox Zen - with the 20gb hard drive. I also got for it the radio/recorder attactment, so I can listen to and record things off of the radio. I didn't get anything else for my birthday besides that and my Gameboy SP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles_CL Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Exactly what i've got...I think w00t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 that's mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 I wanted one of these...but I'm going for one that supports MP3 format. I just bought a new car stereo. A panasonic w/ full dot matrix lcd display....ooooo. Well you can connect an mp3 player to it and well there you go! I just think MP3 is a lot more common than WMA and therefore a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=ReApEr=- Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by kstar__2 that's mine Nice one Kstar, im aloud to get any mp3 player i want for my holiday. Any ideas guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertogJan Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 I have a minidisc player I record MP3's from my computer. I didn't buy an MP3 player because they were much more expensive back then and the memory cards were mostly like 64 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles_CL Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Heh, my mp3 is the size or a normal cd player and has a 20gb hdd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 i got a Sonicblue S30S a few months ago and i love it. I needed something small and tough for skating and snowboarding, and it is excellent. The armband is pretty handy too... On WMA, can anyone recomend a good music manager that can rip in WMA? At the moment I use RealONE, because it is pretty cool, i have it anyway and it combines a lot of functions into one package. What i really want it a plugin to allow realOne to encode in WMA... Anyone have any ideas??? [edit]oh, and anyone know what the deal is with SD cards and copy protection?? It can take 128mb mmc cards, but up to 512 secure digital cards. I was gonna get a 256mb one in a few days, but im not sure what the "Secure Copyright Management" of sd cards means in terms of mp3 files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmanNCSU Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 I dont have an MP3 player or anything, I just use my PDA to play music and vids. Just have a simple 512 MB flash card in the back that I use to store that kinda stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted June 17, 2003 Author Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by Semicolon I've actaully got a Nomad Jukebox 3, (the same brand as urs Groovy) and it has a 20GB hard drive. Now isn't that something? It's about the same size as Sams too. 20GB eh? How much did something like that set you back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Mine looks like KStar's, but its silver and blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by Darth Groovy 20GB eh? How much did something like that set you back? they are about 230 to 350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted June 17, 2003 Author Share Posted June 17, 2003 Well after much consideration, I took the Muvo back to the store today, and paid an extra $40 and got the RCA "Lyra" . It is a nice little compact mp3 player, and holds about 30 or more mp3s. The thing that makes it better, is there is a slot for memory cards. The cards go up to about 256MB, in addition to the 128MB it has. I have to say I am alot happier with this one. Click here for specs, and the 3D view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Pretty cool Groovy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Originally posted by Acrylic I'm gonna save up my money to get an I-Pod! But currently I'm happy with this: http://iriveramerica.com/SlimX_350.htm One of the best CD/MP3-CD/WMA/FM Radio players on the market. Acrylic, that's my CD player.... *eerie coincidence again?* XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles_CL Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Groovy, it was 300 bucks But it was a gift for me:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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