Nomad Jukebox Zen (60gb) *vs* Apple iPod (40gb)

[fghfgh]

Which would you rather have and why?

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[url]http://www.apple.com/ipod/[/url]
[url]http://www.nomadworld.com[/url]

[Brian Lewis]

In article <bjjbrg01e0k@drn.newsguy.com>,
fghfgh <fghfgh_member@newsguy.com> wrote:

> Which would you rather have and why?
>
> -
> [url]http://www.apple.com/ipod/[/url]
> [url]http://www.nomadworld.com[/url]

iPod.

Size, weight and UI.

[Bev A. Kupf]

On 8 Sep 2003 18:53:52 -0700,
fghfgh (fghfgh_member@newsguy.com) wrote:

> Which would you rather have and why?
>
> -
> [url]http://www.apple.com/ipod/[/url]
> [url]http://www.nomadworld.com[/url]

To the best of my knowledge, the Nomad Jukebox Zen is not
Macintosh compatible. If I were purchasing a portable mp3 player,
it would have to be Macintosh compatible. That obviously rules
the Zen out.

Beverly
--
Bev A. Kupf
"The lyfe so short, the craft so long to lerne" -- Chaucer

[Davoud]

fghfgh:

> Which would you rather have and why?

*****

I have an iPod. I don't buy off-brand goods.

Davoud

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usenet *at* davidillig dawt com

[H.B. Elkins]

fghfgh <fghfgh_member@newsguy.com> wrote:

>Which would you rather have and why?

I *really* wish Archos made a FireWire Jukebox. I have an Archos
Jukebox 6000 and I love it. Files are transferred by drag and drop,
and iTunes or some other kind of transfer software is not needed. The
only drawback is the USB 1.1 (ssslllloooowwww) transfer speed, which
can take forever if filling up the 6 GB player.

The iTunes transfer, as opposed to drag and drop, and the lack of a
separate "line out" jack are drawbacks for the iPod, in my opinion. I
still have cassette players in my car and truck, and use a cassette
adapter with the line out jack of the Jukebox 6000 to play MP3s in the
vehicle.
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[Invid Fan]

In article <3f5de643.2268246@news.newsguy.com>, H.B. Elkins
<hbelkins@restrictorplates.mis.net> wrote:

> The iTunes transfer, as opposed to drag and drop, and the lack of a
> separate "line out" jack are drawbacks for the iPod, in my opinion. I
> still have cassette players in my car and truck, and use a cassette
> adapter with the line out jack of the Jukebox 6000 to play MP3s in the
> vehicle.

Can't you just use an adaptor to hook the adapter to the headphone jack
on the ipod?

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[Mark Davis]

In article <3f5de643.2268246@news.newsguy.com>, H.B. Elkins
<hbelkins@restrictorplates.mis.net> wrote:

> I *really* wish Archos made a FireWire Jukebox. I have an Archos
> Jukebox 6000 and I love it. Files are transferred by drag and drop,
> and iTunes or some other kind of transfer software is not needed. The
> only drawback is the USB 1.1 (ssslllloooowwww) transfer speed, which
> can take forever if filling up the 6 GB player.

I've had problems with file transfers to my Jukebox Recorder 6000
hanging my system and forcing me to do a power off on my Mac. Are you
using the RockBox replacement firmware? Perhaps I should try replacing
that with the latest Archos firmware before the next time I try a
transfer.

--
Mark Davis
San Angelo, TX

[Paul Braun]

On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 18:42:27 -0400, Invid Fan <invid@localnet.com>
wrote:

>In article <3f5de643.2268246@news.newsguy.com>, H.B. Elkins
><hbelkins@restrictorplates.mis.net> wrote:
>

>> The iTunes transfer, as opposed to drag and drop, and the lack of a
>> separate "line out" jack are drawbacks for the iPod, in my opinion. I
>> still have cassette players in my car and truck, and use a cassette
>> adapter with the line out jack of the Jukebox 6000 to play MP3s in the
>> vehicle.

>
>Can't you just use an adaptor to hook the adapter to the headphone jack
>on the ipod?

Yup. I use a Sony cassette adapter left from when I used to bring my
MD player in the car, and it works just fine with the headphone jack
on my G2 10Gb pod.

It's simple to use, it's elegant, it's built solidly. I've had mine
about a week now, and I'm wondering what took so long...

BTW, great sig file. Not too many people recognize lines from
"Chess".....


Paul

[H.B. Elkins]

Invid Fan <invid@localnet.com> wrote:

>Can't you just use an adaptor to hook the adapter to the headphone jack
>on the ipod?

Sure, but I like the line-level output instead of having to mess with
the volume control. My old reliable Sony Discman died recently and I
was surprised (and disappointed) to find that the new one I bought,
which was an approximate replacement for the one that died, doesn't
have line-level output. Now I have to be really careful that the
volume knob on the Discman isn't turned up too high, or I'll blow the
speakers in my '94 Saturn with 160K miles.


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[url]http://www.millenniumhwy.net[/url] hbelkins(at)mis.net

"There's no doubt he's the best race driver in the world."
--Dale Jarrett, on the late Dale Earnhardt

Go Big Blue (Kentucky Wildcats)! Go #15 (Michael Waltrip, NAPA Chevy)!

Vote Ernie Fletcher for Governor of Kentucky! [url]http://www.fletcher2003.com[/url]

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[H.B. Elkins]

Mark Davis <not@home.now> wrote:

>I've had problems with file transfers to my Jukebox Recorder 6000
>hanging my system and forcing me to do a power off on my Mac. Are you
>using the RockBox replacement firmware? Perhaps I should try replacing
>that with the latest Archos firmware before the next time I try a
>transfer.

Mine's not the recorder version; just the original Jukebox 6000. I'm
using the most recent Archos firmware I could find on their Web site a
few months ago; I haven't recently checked.

One workaround might be to transfer your songs in small quantities. Do
a folder (album) at a time instead of the whole thing at once. It
requires you to manually do each one, but it may prevent hanging the
system with one huge data dump across the USB 1.1 port.
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H.B. Elkins -- Beattyville, KY
[url]http://www.millenniumhwy.net[/url] hbelkins(at)mis.net

"There's no doubt he's the best race driver in the world."
--Dale Jarrett, on the late Dale Earnhardt

Go Big Blue (Kentucky Wildcats)! Go #15 (Michael Waltrip, NAPA Chevy)!

Vote Ernie Fletcher for Governor of Kentucky! [url]http://www.fletcher2003.com[/url]

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[Paul Hoppe]

In article <3f5f2ba8.561688@news.newsguy.com>,
[email]hbelkins@restrictorplates.mis.net[/email] (H.B. Elkins) wrote:

> Sure, but I like the line-level output instead of having to mess with
> the volume control. My old reliable Sony Discman died recently and I
> was surprised (and disappointed) to find that the new one I bought,
> which was an approximate replacement for the one that died, doesn't
> have line-level output. Now I have to be really careful that the
> volume knob on the Discman isn't turned up too high, or I'll blow the
> speakers in my '94 Saturn with 160K miles.
>

That is a totaly LAME argument. Why mess with the volume control at all?
Set the iPod at close to the highest volume setting and then do the rest
with your car sterio. I've been doing this since I got my iPod and have
had NO problems.