Do you own an Ipod, a Zune or any other form of portable mp3 player?

[Colobo]

If so, what do you own? Is it something you can't live without (as it is in my case) or something you rarely use? Do you refuse to buy one? If so, why? Just gathering info on the preferences of my fellow DUers. :)

[malta blue]

1. I got a relatively inexpensive one from Target and it

suits my needs. If I were a commuter - I would probably invest in a more high-tech one, but since I just listen to music at my desk once in a while, it is just what I need.

[Colobo]

2. What brand is it? What's its capacity?

[malta blue]

5. here is the link

http://www.target.com/SanDisk-2GB-Clip-Player-SDMX11R-002GR-A70T/dp/B0015B3K5A/qid=1213546404/ref=br_1_9/601-7441862-2231338?ie=UTF8&node=13036751&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

Mine is black though.

[jobycom]

20. I've got a few of those, they are fantastic.

They were all cheaper, though. Bought two for $35 at Best Buy on Black Friday, and bought another later on sale--a 4G for $69, I think. Best cheap player on the market, easily. It's easy to use with lots of formats, the controls are simple, the size and design are convenient, and it plays Audible audiobooks.

[insanity]

3. Yes, I use it all the time

but if stopped working, I wouldn't cry.

It actually didn't work for a year then magically came back to life a few weeks before I was to leave to Europe. Pretty good timing, Ipod gods.

[leeroysphitz]

4. I've got an old Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen xtra.

What it lacks in brevity when it comes to the name it more than makes up for in longevity of use and HD space.
I've used it almost daily (about 8 hours on average mon-fri) for almost four years now on the original NIMH battery and I've still got gigs and gigs of room left for new music. I love it TOO much.

[electron_blue]

56. I'm curious - what do you do with it for 8 hours a day?

If you're going to say listen to music, where do you find that much music you want to listen to that much. I love music and could do 8 hours/day for a few days and then I'd be tired of all my songs/music. What do you do?

[leeroysphitz]

58. I use it at work, of course and I'll admit it I've collected my favorite music and

found most of my new music via downloading from Usenet. This has been a past time of mine for years (since 2001 when I first got a cable modem).

I currently have around 40 Gigs of music only around 15 Gigs of which I find interesting enough to keep on the Nomad at any given time. So basically I keep 2 or 3 hundred albums on it and just hit "shuffle" it's like having the best commercial free radio station cater specifically to your taste.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

6. I have a 80 GB silver Ipod Classic.

I need this at work to help me get through my days lol.I got it last month with my stimulus check.I only have 10 GB filled so far.I have absolutely no idea what songs I should fill it up with.

[krispos42]

7. Yes, and I love it

My first mp3 player was a Sony Discman about 4-5 years ago. I would fill a CD-R full of stand-up comedy and listen with headphones at my industrial job. I reduced the quality of the performances to one-third normal music quality so I could fit 33 hours on one CD-R.

For Christmas a year and a half ago I got an iPod Nano. Now I use it at my newer job with a cassette adapter in a boombox (no headphones allowed :-( ).

I get "The Thom Hartmann" show, "Countdown with Keith Olbermann", the free snippets of "The Stephanie Miller Show", and "The Rachel Maddow" show from iTunes on a daily basis and listen at work. I also get "Ring of Fire" and "Real Time with Bill Maher" on a weekly basis, and "Seder on Sunday" before he was cancelled.


I'm working my way through Thom Hartmann and Rachel Maddow. I'm up to early October with Hartmann and early December with Maddow right now.

And I have about 12 hours of music on there in case my job requires me to move around a lot and not be close enough to the radio to hear the talk clearly.



It makes a somewhat repetative job almost enjoyable!

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. I have an 80gb Zune and I love it

I upgraded from a 20gb Creative Zen that I bought 4 or 5 years ago. I wanted something with video capabilities so I could use an A/V plug to play the video on my TV. I download quite a few shows off the internet so it's nice not having to watch them on my computer all the time.

I only have about 18 gigs on it right now, counting music, podcasts (I love that the podcasts are in a separate section) and video, so I have a way to go before I fill it

[Call Me Wesley]

9. A few:

1 iPod nano.
1 iPod video 30 GB.

But the one I use mostly now is the iPod touch (8 GB,) and I'm still waiting for the iPhone, which comes out here next month.

[Flaxbee]

10. No. Not really interested. I panic without a book or two to

carry with me, but I've never liked the sound of music thru tiny little earpieces, so I'd just as soon not listen and be disappointed.

[jobycom]

22. I use mine for audiobooks.

I can listen in the car or anywhere I couldn't pop open a book.

[leeroysphitz]

37. I have a Sony PSP wich plays MP3 and videos but with a little help can be used as an Ebook reader.

http://www.parablax.co.uk/info.html

Internet, movies, music, games and E-books. I don't go anywhere without my PSP and a spare battery.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

35. I play mine

almost exclusively through speakers - rarely use the head phones.

[GoneOffShore]

11. iPod Nano and I keep finding more uses for it.

But "Couldn't live without it?"

No, though it is pretty cool for showing pictures of our god daughter.

[flvegan]

12. Creative Zen V Plus owner here

I use it at the gym and through the AUX hookup in my car. I like that it's flash based. Sounds great, easy to use.

[Left Is Write]

13. I have a Sansa, and I voted "other."

I really like it and use it a lot, but I could live without it.

[Fox Mulder]

14. I have an 80 GB iPod that I hardly use.

[leeroysphitz]

38. I'll give you fifty bucks for it.

:)

[Mojambo]

15. iTouch. It is more central to my happiness than any other inorganic object. n/t

[erinlough]

42. exactly my feeling

I use my ipod touch every day. I love this thing.

[Pierre.Suave]

16. Yes, I own two

I have a 160gb iPod plugged into my car, and it never leaves unless I want to put different music on it.

I also have my 8gb iPhone which goes almost everywhere with me.

[AlCzervik]

17. a nano for the car and a 32 gig touch.

the nano is used all the time, in fact i can't even remember the last time i just had the radio on in the car, the touch i use as a storage device and when i travel. I forgot, i also have a shuffle, i use that on the treadmill.

[LeftyMom]

18. 30 gig black ipod video.

I mostly use it for radio avoidance in the car, but it's an absolute lifesaver on long plane trips.

[fortyfeetunder]

19. I've always carried around music

I've evolved from the time I was 8 or 9 I got a little AM radio which I listened to music. When I was in high school it was a cassette player, and for decades I recorded music from the radio for my entertainment. It was about 15 years ago I finally got a cassette player in my car. Then the spouse gave me a CD player....and my last car has a cassette and CD player. I now have a small MP3 player I use for exercising, yard work and walking and an iPod. I cannot live without music!!!

[jobycom]

21. I (and my kids) have 2 Zunes, 3 Sansa Clips, an IPod Shuffle, and a Nokia phone that plays music.

Yeah, I like them all. Barely use the phone for music, though. It seemed like a way to combine phone and music when I went jogging, so I didn't have to carry both. But it's a hassle to keep moving songs from one player to the other.

One Zune is mine, one's my daughter's. We both use them a lot.

The Sansa clips are mine and my other daughter's. We use them mostly for audiobooks, since the Zune won't play Audible books, and it's too much work for me to rip audiobooks from disks to WMA or MP3 files.

The IPod shuffle is the old stick kind, not the new clip. Got it two Christmases ago for the older daughter, but it didn't hold enough, and she claims the battery won't hold a charge anymore. Plus, it was more complicated to use, since it doesn't have menus, and you had to use the software to see what was loaded or change or delete anything. Not a bad player, it just got outdated. It's on a desk, unused. :(

[speedoo]

23. Zune, IRiver, Sandisc.

I use the Zune almost every day.

[Omphaloskepsis]

24. I have a iPod Touch that I love.

And I have a 4Gig Nano that I haven't touched for a long time. I should sell it.

But yeah, I would be a very unhappy camper if I didn't have my iPod Touch. I have unfortunately started checking my email in the bathroom.

[bikebloke]

25. It's a relief from mixer tapes.

I have some mixer tapes I've been listening to for over 20 years. Now the serendipity of the shuffle mode has stopped me from tapping to the next song before it starts. Though I'm not plugged in all the time. When I listen too much, I discovered that I don't enjoy the music as much. So I practice a little delayed gratification.

[BuddhaGirl]

26. I have a 30g Creative Zen Vision M

that I got a couple of years ago. It's awesome, and I can't live without it. F**cking awesome crisp video and photos, better than the Ipod when I was comparison shopping. Stellar sound. Has a voice recorder (one touch recording) and FM. Can also record from the FM.

We are rarely separated! :-)

[whistler162]

65. I have the 60gb Zen:M agreed very nice....

I also have 2 iPod's I've rebuilt/repaired one 20gb and one 40gb both are quite good.

[khashka]

27. Yep and I love it.

I take it everywhere.

Khash.

[DarkTirade]

28. Just a cheap little 1 gig with no screen... but it's great.

I might upgrade eventually, but I really don't need anything fancy.

[bigwillq]

29. No

Never really thought about buying one. Don't really have any use for it at this point.
I don't go to the gym, I know a lot of people use them there. I do exercise but I turn on the music stations they have on Comcast Cable.

I don't fly, I know a lot of people use them when they do.

Don't really have any need for one right now.

[Shakespeare]

30. 8GB iPod Nano, and I'd have it surgically implanted if I could.

I listen to it in the car (great for commuting and long trips), use it when I work out, and have a speaker dock in the house for it.

Love, love, love my iPod.

[fizzgig]

31. nope

not only am i so far behind in technology that i don't own a portable mp3 player, i also still have to use a tape adapter to listen to my discman in the car. :o

it's not that i don't want one, but 1) i don't have the money and 2) my computer can't even copy one cd to disk, let alone all the ones i own

[Mudoria]

32. Zune 30 gig model in black

Love it!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

33. Video iPod

I have had ipods from each generation. I use my video ipod every day. I use it to store movies and TV shows I buy from iTunes and I watch them on my TV by a simple hook up. I have the first season of Dexter on the iPod. I have over 2,900 songs and use it as the main form of stereo in and out of the house and for longer car trips.

I have an iPhone and will upgrade to the new iPhone when it is released this summer. I use it exclusively for phone calls even though we have a land line.

But we are tech geeks at our house... I don't know how people get by without an iPod - once I had one, it became necessary and so convenient. :hi:

[bamacrat]

34. No, I am an odd one in my generation.

Born 30 years late, Im 25 and dont have an i-anything. Wanted an ibook bad but couldnt justify the price, if I ever bought an ipod or zune I would forget to use it.

[Iggo]

36. 30G iPod video.

The video part is useless to me. I didn't think it through. I'm never going to watch video on that little screen. Plus I hear it eats battery, but I haven't actually tried it yet. Anyway, I love having every song I own right there in my pocket (or, more precisely, clipped to my belt or backpack.)

I have no car and use public transportation almost exclusively. With my iPod and a pair of dark sunglasses I look like kind of a rough customer, and I'm almost guaranteed a seat to myself on the crosstown bus. (Yay!)

[KitchenWitch]

39. I have a Creative Zen and I use it occasionally

[Orsino]

40. Not sure. I think my Treo will do that, but I've got no use for it. n/t

[TommyO]

41. iPod 80Gb Classic Black here

I bought it less than two weeks ago to replace a 20Gb 3G that was too small to hold my entire music and podcast collection, it was given to my iPodless brother who doesn't have nearly as much music as I do.

It comes in handy for the two hour trip to and from my mother's house, at work, and it's great for listening to Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy podcasts from Nova M Radio.

[harmonicon]

43. I don't understand the appeal

When I drove, I usually listened to the radio, and if I wanted to listen to something else, I found it rare to be on a trip that would take longer than one cd or tape. As for other places, I don't understand listening to things on headphones in public. It seems really strange to me that people are ok not hearing what's going on around them. Some people have mentioned using them on flights, and I guess maybe I would do that, but it seems like a lot of money to spend just to make a few hours more enjoyable (I fly more than most, I guess, but not a ton - 5 or 10 flights a year maybe).

[CatholicEdHead]

46. Great to use instead of hauling tons of CDs around

I can fit my entire library of CDs on my iPod with room to spare (60GB Classic). I even have easy access to the CDs I usually do not listen to that much. It is a convince thing. My CDs are in storage as backups in case I ever need to spend 3-4 days re-ripping.

[harmonicon]

48. I don't understand that

I just keep CDs on shelves at home, and take a couple with me in the car. How is an ipod easier than that? Maybe if you were a trucker or something it would make sense, but when/where will you be in need of all of that music?

[Common Sense Party]

51. You've never been on a car ride somewhere and wished you

had brought along a certain CD?

The other appeal for me are the podcasts. There are many great radio shows that I cannot hear during the day, when they're actually broadcast, that I can listen to on my iPod, whenever I want.

On edit: Oh, yeah, and the audiobooks.

[harmonicon]

52. I guess I'm just not that particular

I would think that trying to sort through the ipod while driving would be frustrating and dangerous, compared to just popping a cd or tape into the car stereo. My girlfriend used to fiddle with her ipod while driving, and it scared the crap out of me. She would also get mad at me on long car trips, because I wouldn't want to listen to music, so that's piece of evidence #1 for me being out of touch with the ipod love.

[electron_blue]

57. I hear ya. I can barely walk and dial up my ipod at the same time.

I get nervous for those folks doing it while driving.

[leeroysphitz]

62. For me it's all about randomness. I get bored easily.

My mp3 player has somewhere around 3000 tracks on it right now. I can hit "Random" and never know which one of those 3000 songs will play next. You could listen for DAYS and not hear the same song twice and the player is portable so I can do this anywhere I am.

I only put complete albums on it but I haven't actually listened to entire album from start to finish in years because I personally LOVE listening to my music at random this way and it can only be done with an mp3 device.

[CatholicEdHead]

67. It allows my entire collection to be within easy reach

even my less played CDs. It is extremely convient to have everything in the palm of my hand. I have not actually played my CDs in 3 years since I ripped them. My tape adapter works for the car.

[libnnc]

44. I've just in the past few months discovered the iPod

I had a 4 gig nano that I gave to my partner so that I could get myself an 8 gig one :P

I have become the mistress of the podcast

I love watching Countdown, Democracy Now! and Obama video podcasts.

[huskerlaw]

45. I currently have 3 iPods

An iPod classic, an 8 GB iPod touch, and an iPhone, which has iPod capabilities.

My car has an iPod jack, so I can play it instead of trying to find something on the radio. I would be completely lost without an iPod. Honestly.

[datasuspect]

47. i am have Sorny cassety player and VCR recording

[Skittles]

49. no; I have no use for such a device n/t

[Common Sense Party]

50. I have the 30G iPod, and it's maxed out.

I don't dare ask for an 80G. This one took me years to acquire.

It's a necessity--I travel A LOT, and having my own music and podcasts to listen to keeps me sane.

[Sultana]

53. 5g 30gb White iPod

rarely use it because the earphones are so damn annoying. :banghead:

[Heidi]

54. I love my iPod and use it constantly, but

I think that's because CMW got me a JBL "onstage" loudspeaker/docking station for it. I don't think I'd use it nearly as much if I had to use headphones/ear buds. :hi:

[Nevilledog]

55. Currently have a Zen Vision: M... hubby ordered me an Archos 605

I have LOVED my Zen for the last two years, but I realized that I really was using it more for videos than listening to music, although I do listen to lots of audio books. My hubby ordered me an Archos 605... it has 160gb memory, plays video, music, stores pictures... has WiFi so I can surf the internet....and he also ordered the DVR docking station, so all I have to do is hook it up to the TV and I can use it as a DVR or more importantly, I can just transfer some of my gazillion movie files straight to the Archos and play it back on the TV.... this thing rocks, and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

http://www.archos.com/products/gen_5/archos_605wifi/index.html?country=global&lang=en

[leeroysphitz]

63. Lucky! n/t

[Nevilledog]

66. This sure beats the anniversary present he got me last year....

A dyston vaccuum cleaner...LOL Honestly, that's what I wanted at the time and all his buddies thinks he has the best wife in the whole world because he gave me a vacuum cleaner and didn't die. Hahaha.

[Redstone]

59. Hell, no. And I won't be buying one, either.

Redstone

[Iggo]

60. Luddite!

;-)

[LSK]

61. classic 20gb iPod that I use a couple times per week in the car

[redqueen]

64. I River Rhapsody...

I love it!

[grace0418]

68. 80G Video iPod that I ADORE! I resisted getting one for years, now I won't leave the

house without it. I have music, movies, npr podcasts, audiobooks, language lessons, walking tours. It's fantastic.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

69. Nope. Too much compression of the frequency range.

I'll stick with my vinyls and CDs, thank you.

It takes a lot out of the music. Of course a lot of you probably don't listen to music that has any dynamic range or a frequency range.