| MP3 player, also well known as digital audio player has | | | | sport.c) MP3 player good for home use |
| become a staple of our gadget life. There are many | | | | Hard drive MP3 player is good for listening song in living |
| brands of MP3 players on the market today. So, which | | | | room. It is suited to be connected to external speakers. |
| MP3 player are the most suitable for you? That's | | | | 2. Connectivity |
| where this MP3 player guide comes in. | | | | There are two main options to transfer files from your |
| Basically, there are 3 types of MP3 player based on | | | | computer: USB or FireWire. USB supported by both |
| capacity: - | | | | PCs and Macs whereas FireWire is supported only on |
| 1. Hard drive MP3 player | | | | Macs. For PC users, they need to ensure that the |
| - highest capacity | | | | MP3 player support USB 2.0 which is faster than USB |
| - largest in size | | | | 1.1. Most of the MP3 players on market today are |
| - heavy | | | | support USB 2.0. |
| - often labeled as an "Jukebox MP3 player" | | | | 3. Display screen |
| - has moving parts | | | | Majority of MP3 players have LCD screen. Some |
| - example: Apple iPod video, Sony Network Walkman | | | | MP3 players have color screen instead of dull black |
| NW-HD5 | | | | and white screen. The main things to consider are all |
| 2. Micro hard drive MP3 player | | | | the information such as battery level, song name & |
| - use smaller hard drives | | | | elapsed time are easy to read. |
| - lighter than hard drive MP3 player | | | | 4. Compatibility |
| - lower capacity than hard drive MP3 player but higher | | | | PC or Mac compatibility. Mac users should ensure the |
| capacity than flash memory MP3 player | | | | MP3 player can support Mac since some MP3 players |
| - example: Apple iPod mini, Creative Labs Zen Micro | | | | can only support PC. |
| 3. Flash memory MP3 player | | | | 5. Battery |
| - smallest in size | | | | MP3 players come with either rechargeable batteries |
| - lowest capacity | | | | (some can be charged via USB port) or disposable |
| - very light | | | | batteries. |
| - has no moving parts | | | | 6. Music format |
| - often labeled as an "portable MP3 player" | | | | Music files can be one of several types of formats, |
| - example: mobiBLU Dah 1500i, Apple iPod nano | | | | such as MP3, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), WMA |
| What should you concern when you want to buy a | | | | (Windows Media Audio) and Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis |
| MP3 player? | | | | is a completely open, patent-free, professional audio |
| 1. Use / Purposea) MP3 player good for travel | | | | encoding and streaming technology with all the benefits |
| Hard drive MP3 player is good for people traveling or | | | | of Open Source. |
| away from computer for an extended period of time, | | | | 7. Functionality |
| where they can't transfer music files from their | | | | Some MP3 players have extra features such as voice |
| computers. Micro hard drive MP3 player is another | | | | recorder, FM radio, FM recorder, image viewer, video |
| option for travel since it is slightly smaller and lighter | | | | player. |
| than hard drive MP3 player. Flash memory MP3 player | | | | 8. Memory capacity |
| is also popular for travel if you do not mind to listen to | | | | Most of the flash MP3 players come with 256MB, |
| the same music.b) MP3 player good for sport / jogging | | | | 512MB and 1GB. For hard drive MP3 players, they |
| / gym | | | | have gigabytes of storage capacity. If you would like |
| Flash memory MP3 player is good for people | | | | to store many songs or CD collections in one, hard |
| exercising and jogging since it is very light. No moving | | | | drive MP3 player or micro hard drive MP3 player is a |
| parts for Flash memory MP3 player make it ideal for | | | | better choice for you. |