The first thing I noticed about the Reimyo CDP-777 CD player was not its sleekly solid appearance nor, when I hit the Play button, its big, full, transparent sound. It was the price tag of $17,000 USD. That’s 17,000 big ones. Or 1700 $10 bills. Or 850 twenties. Or, if you don’t like carrying duffle bags crammed with greenbacks, 170 hundreds.
In short, that’s a lot of loot for a single-box CD player without SACD or DVD-Audio capability, much less the rest of the alphabet soup of new media options. Yes, there’s upsampling, but no external power supply or other visible accoutrements common to upper-tier high-end equipment.
But sticker shock is something we audiophiles are used to in the rarified reaches of our hobby, and the Reimyo’s not even at the top of the food chain. Burmester’s CD turntable-DAC combination goes for $57,000; the dCS Elgar DAC and upsampler are $23,000; Krell offers a $25,000 one-box CD player-preamp; and a handful of others weigh in above $17,000, including a Goldmund DVD/CD player-DAC combo whose $65,000 price should make it a popular item among Colombian drug lords.
The Reimyo and its pedigree
The CDP-777’s high performance is the result of a collaboration among three powerhouses of Japanese audio who came together in something called High Tech Fusion. JVC contributed the transport mechanism and Extended K2 Processing, the signal-processing elements that subject 16-bit/44.1kHz, "Red Book" CDs to a 24-bit, 4x-oversampling D/A conversion rate to yield 705.6kHz. Design and assembly are by Kyodo Denshi, maker of high-precision measuring instruments. And Kazuo Kiuchi’s Combak Corporation contributed its resonance-control processes.
Kiuchi is one of the high end’s great gentlemen -- a diminutive, softspoken innovator with whose work I’ve been familiar for many years. His array of tuning devices was laughed at when they first landed on these shores. That was when distortion-causing resonances were thought best controlled through massive construction and/or expensive, space-eating panels strategically (and intrusively) placed on or in front of walls and furniture. His quarter-sized stick-on dots were thought to be off the wall until people put them on their walls (and their equipment) and discovered that they worked.
My first audio equipment review was of Kiuchi’s Harmonix RFA-78 Room Tuning Devices. That was back in 1993; for several years -- until my wife decided she no longer wanted her living-room walls to look as if they had measles -- the RFA-78s were both conversation pieces and a remarkably effective way to rid the listening room of unwanted resonances.
Most of the CDP-777’s parts, including the power transformer and circuit, were designed specifically for the player. The Reimyo package doesn’t come with an AC cord (what do you expect for $17,000?), but Combak recommends using the Harmonix X-DC Studio Master power cable, loaned to me for this review. A 2m length will run you only $1305; there’s no need to run to your local hardware store to get a Belden.
I mentioned the CDP-777’s "sleekly solid" looks. That description extends to its well-laid-out remote control, with a silver finish that matches the faceplate of the ’777, whose black side plates and top are broken by a centered window that slides back to reveal the disc bay. After a disc is slipped over the drive’s thick shaft, it’s secured with a neatly finished silver puck. Close the window and play. Forget the puck, and nothing will happen other than a bright "Err" notice on the display.
The front panel is logically laid out, with all the usual suspects in their usual places, but with the added convenience for armchair dwellers of LEDs above key buttons that light up when that function is turned on. The display indicates not only track number but index number as well, harking back to digital’s early days, when tracks were often subdivided. And despite the unit’s thick chassis and rigid aluminum plating, its 33-pound weight shouldn’t cause undue back or groin strains.
Having recently spent time with CD players that triple as video and SACD players, I found the CDP-777’s rear panel refreshingly clean. In place of the puzzling multiple-choice hookup options are balanced and unbalanced analog outputs, digital coaxial and BNC output pins, and the power-cord receptacle. The CDP-777 also comes with a manual that’s as well-thought-out as any I’ve seen. In text and diagrams, it tells you all you need to know about operating the unit, and it’s in understandable English, with none of those ugly translations that drive party humor ("Listen to this line, guys . . . "), and no tech gibberish that only a PhD candidate can figure out.
Setup
I wasn’t prepared for a long break-in period for the CDP-777 -- its importers, May Audio Marketing, said the sample on its way to me had been in use for a while. But the time that unit spent in transit, then sitting snug in its carton waiting for me to finish another review, meant that, once installed in my equipment rack, my review sample sounded decidedly underwhelming, its tonal balance tipped up with a shrill mid-treble. Continuous run-in brought it closer to expectations, and supporting it on Harmonix footers yielded an improvement that was later trumped by installing the Harmonix power cable, which eliminated any system noise and further tamed the treble.
I listened to the CDP-777 through the Wyetech Opal preamplifier, Jadis JA-80 monoblock power amps modified with Siltech internal wiring, and the Von Schweikert VR4 Gen II speakers, replaced in mid-review by the latest model, the VR4 Gen III SEs. Wiring consisted of the Siltech Classic SQ110 interconnects and LS188 speaker cables, which have proven outstanding in keeping noise below audible levels and delivering well-balanced sound with flawless timbral integrity.
Sound
My listening sessions consisted of a variety of CDs new and old, ranging from vintage historical reissues to state-of-the-art audiophile favorites, and included a wide range of classical music, jazz, and blues. I spent considerable time just getting accustomed to the CDP-777’s sound; only after I felt thoroughly familiar with it did I move from listening for pleasure to focusing on selected items, pen and notebook in hand.
The first thing that caught my attention was the wall of sound thrown by the Reimyo. This player projected life-sized images. When I played JVC’s CD reissue of the 1959 Mohr-Layton RCA "shaded dog" LP [LSC-2341] of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony 3 [JMCXR0002], the Boston Symphony had a tactile, wall-to-wall presence in my room. That huge orchestral picture was staggering; so, too, was the way the Boston strings positively glowed with warmth in the poco adagio, and the heretofore unsuspected range of organ colors in the last movement. There was no exaggeration of the organ vis-à-vis the orchestra, and as the movement progressed, the passage with two pianos was well-detailed and scaled just right -- the pianos embedded within the orchestra, not in front of it.
If the Saint-Saëns sounded a bit better than my 1S/1S copy of LSC-2341, JVC’s new reissue of Solti and the Chicago Symphony’s recording of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring [JVCXR0225] turned out to be far superior to the London LP [CS6885]. This analog fancier found JVC’s XRCD transfers equal to or better than the original LPs without falsifying the originals, and in this instance the Decca bass is still not ideally defined (though improved over previous releases). But what this disc drove home was the Reimyo’s ability to reproduce complex orchestral passages with unusual transparency and detail. I could also clearly hear the different microphone techniques employed by the RCA engineers and their Decca counterparts.
Being able to hear more deeply into the music can change one’s estimation of a performance. I used to think Solti’s Rite exciting but not among my favorites. I had to revise my judgment after hearing the JVC reissue through the CDP-777, with its huge dynamic range and transparency. For the first time, I was able to connect with Solti’s Rite on an emotional level.
That kind of visceral involvement was also present as I listened to a superb performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony 5 that’s in danger of being overlooked because it’s on a small import label and performed by a conductor and orchestra known to few on this side of the ocean: Oleg Caetani leading the Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra of Milan on a well-engineered CD [Arts 47668]. The CDP-777’s tight, extended bottom end did justice to the extraordinarily realistic balances captured by the engineers. Finally, in a Shostakovich recording, the cellos and basses hold their own against the violins, precisely as they do in the concert hall. Again, the Reimyo reproduced massed string sound that was warm, but with ample bite in the violins.
What convinced me that the CDP-777 was a truly special musical instrument was a brief passage in the Britten Violin Concerto [EMI 57510]. There’s a moment in the Vivace when Maxim Vengerov’s violin sings in its highest register; then, at about the three-minute mark, it’s joined by a solo flute for a brief duet. Through most CD players and/or systems it can be difficult to tell that not one but two instruments are playing; even when they go their separate ways, one needs to listen closely to distinguish them. But with the CDP-777 there was never any doubt -- the player’s separation and transparency allowed me to hear an effect I had previously heard only in the concert hall, one too often muddled even by good systems.
I often check on a new piece of equipment’s handling of recording flaws such as the relatively small one that slightly mars tenor Werner Güra’s Schumann song recital [Harmonia Mundi HM 901766]. He’s well-recorded, but there’s a sibilance that can be bothersome in some songs, such as "Im Rhein," from Schumann’s Dichterliebe, where s sounds, especially at the beginnings of words, sound disturbing through several models of CD player. Through the Reimyo, those sibilants were less intrusive -- and, as a bonus, Güra’s lovely lyric tenor was reproduced with greater weight and density, the voice surrounded by more room sound and air.
That observation held true for massed voices as well. A recent favorite is the superb set of Bach’s Leipzig Christmas Cantatas led by Philippe Herreweghe [Harmonia Mundi HM 8017181/82]. My pleasure was greatly enhanced by the three-dimensionality of solo voices, the tonal colors projected by the chorus, and the CDP-777’s transparency, which let me clearly hear each of the three high-voiced soloists in the "Suscepit Israel" section of the great Magnificat, and easily trace the lines of the fugue in "Sicut locutus," in the same work.
The CDP-777 displayed similar virtues with jazz and blues recordings. Playing Junior Wells’ Come On In This House [Telarc SACD-63395], it projected a wall of sound from the electric slide guitar, drum kit, and wailing small band. Listening through the CD layer, Wells’ piercing harmonica and gravelly voice were captivating, and the CDP-777’s deep, firm bass was especially welcome on the shuffle blues "Tin Goat," in which the acoustic string bass and visceral power of the drums made it hard not to bounce along with the band. Our British colleagues are fond of referring to "slam" as a defining characteristic of a unit’s rhythmic precision. The Reimyo had "slam."
It also had delicacy. Whether listening to Bill Evans’ live chamber jazz and delicate piano filigree on Sunday at the Village Vanguard [JVC JVCXR0051] or Sonny Rollins’ classic Way Out West [VICJ60088], I heard nuances I hadn’t been aware of through other players. The sheer variety of timbres produced by Shelly Manne’s cymbals and rim shots in "I’m an Old Cowhand" amazed me, and at the same time confirmed the Reimyo’s speed and ease with transients. So, too, the warm, fur-wrapped sound of Rollins’ tenor sax in "There Is No Greater Love" confirmed the accuracy of the CDP-777’s tonality. There as elsewhere, the Reimyo’s presence gave the illusion of watching Ray Brown’s fingers moving along the strings of his bass.
Any flaws? Perhaps just one, and it’s not really a flaw but an indication of the Reimyo’s extended frequency response and a neutrality that’s uncolored, accurate, and at times ruthless. On some early digital recordings -- those peddled at a time when the suits bragged about "perfect sound forever" -- mid-treble peaks were closer to chalk on a blackboard than LPs ever managed. Well, dig some of those out of the closet and you’ll hear the harshness and glare that more forgiving units gloss over. What you get with the Reimyo is the complete, unfalsified, unsweetened truth. As we all know, the truth can sometimes hurt.
http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/reimyo_cdp777.htm
Thursday, May 3, 2007
How To . . . Customize CD Player
If you are a mover and groover and just cannot live without that funky music while you are at your computer, you probably already know about Windows 98's CD Player. This handy tool gives multimedia-capable PCs the ability to play a compact disc directly from their CD-ROM drives.
But even the most funky PC users do not always realize that they can adjust the CD Player to fit their personal needs. So grab your favorite CD, pop it into the CD-ROM drive, start the CD Player, and get ready to jam. Launch CD Player by clicking Start, Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and CD Player.
The Name Game.
CD Player lets you place all the important information from your CD's case into its memory. This means if you enter the name of the artist, the title of the CD, and all the song titles, the next time you pop in that CD, the information you input into the CD Player will reappear.
To enter your CD's information, select Edit Play List from the Disc menu. At the top of the CD Player: Disc Setting dialog box, type the artist's name and title of your CD. Then go to the Available Track section, which is a list of all the tracks on the CD you currently have in your CD-ROM drive, and click the first track. Next, go to the Track field at the bottom of the dialog box and highlight the field information. Type the song title and click the Set Name button. Continue to follow this process until you have entered the title for each song on your CD.
Setting A Play List.
Once you know what track stands for what song, go to the Play List section of the CD Player: Disc Setting dialog box. Here you also can easily change the order in which the CD Player plays your CD's songs. The Play List section contains the play order of the tracks on your CD. You can change this order by adding, deleting, or moving the tracks within the Play List.
•Add. To add a song to your Play List, either highlight a track by clicking it and then clicking the Add button, or highlight a track in the Available Tracks list and drag it to the Play List.
•Delete. To delete a track from the Play List, highlight it by clicking it, and then click Remove.
•Rearrange. You can reorder the tracks currently in the Play List by highlighting a track and then clicking and dragging it to its new position in the Play List.
If you do not like the new play order of your songs, click the Reset button to place the tracks in their original order.
Seeing Things.
The View menu in CD Player is the best way to customize your viewable options in the CD Player window. You can choose to show or hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for the Track Time Remaining and Continuous Play commands; Disc/Track Info, which includes the name of the artist, title of the CD, and the song playing; and the Status Bar, which includes the number of minutes for the current track and the total play for the CD. To turn on one of these options, go to the View menu and select the option by putting a check by it; to turn it off repeat the process.
In addition, the View menu lets you choose whether you want to view the Track Time Elapsed, Track Time Remaining, or the Disc Time Remaining. You also have the option to change the Volume Control settings.
Everyday Use.
You can select the Preferences command from the Options menu to customize the everyday use of the CD Player. In the Preferences dialog box, you can choose to:
•Stop CD Playing On Exit, which means that any CD playing when you close the CD Player will stop playing.
•Save Setting On Exit, which means you want to save anything you change during your CD Player session.
•Show Tool Tips, which means you want to see the descriptions that pop up when you hold the cursor over a toolbar button.
To activate these options, click the box next to each one. To inactivate an option, click its box to uncheck it.
Finally, the Preferences dialog box even lets you change the amount of time CD Player pauses between tracks. You can change the Intro Play Length by typing the number of seconds you want it to pause, or by using the arrows in the field to increase or decrease the amount of time. It will not let you go below five seconds or above 15.
The CD Player has almost as many options as your home stereo. Go ahead and get comfortable. It will make your computing (and listening) experience more enjoyable.
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0504/9829/9829.asp&guid=
But even the most funky PC users do not always realize that they can adjust the CD Player to fit their personal needs. So grab your favorite CD, pop it into the CD-ROM drive, start the CD Player, and get ready to jam. Launch CD Player by clicking Start, Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and CD Player.
The Name Game.
CD Player lets you place all the important information from your CD's case into its memory. This means if you enter the name of the artist, the title of the CD, and all the song titles, the next time you pop in that CD, the information you input into the CD Player will reappear.
To enter your CD's information, select Edit Play List from the Disc menu. At the top of the CD Player: Disc Setting dialog box, type the artist's name and title of your CD. Then go to the Available Track section, which is a list of all the tracks on the CD you currently have in your CD-ROM drive, and click the first track. Next, go to the Track field at the bottom of the dialog box and highlight the field information. Type the song title and click the Set Name button. Continue to follow this process until you have entered the title for each song on your CD.
Setting A Play List.
Once you know what track stands for what song, go to the Play List section of the CD Player: Disc Setting dialog box. Here you also can easily change the order in which the CD Player plays your CD's songs. The Play List section contains the play order of the tracks on your CD. You can change this order by adding, deleting, or moving the tracks within the Play List.
•Add. To add a song to your Play List, either highlight a track by clicking it and then clicking the Add button, or highlight a track in the Available Tracks list and drag it to the Play List.
•Delete. To delete a track from the Play List, highlight it by clicking it, and then click Remove.
•Rearrange. You can reorder the tracks currently in the Play List by highlighting a track and then clicking and dragging it to its new position in the Play List.
If you do not like the new play order of your songs, click the Reset button to place the tracks in their original order.
Seeing Things.
The View menu in CD Player is the best way to customize your viewable options in the CD Player window. You can choose to show or hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for the Track Time Remaining and Continuous Play commands; Disc/Track Info, which includes the name of the artist, title of the CD, and the song playing; and the Status Bar, which includes the number of minutes for the current track and the total play for the CD. To turn on one of these options, go to the View menu and select the option by putting a check by it; to turn it off repeat the process.
In addition, the View menu lets you choose whether you want to view the Track Time Elapsed, Track Time Remaining, or the Disc Time Remaining. You also have the option to change the Volume Control settings.
Everyday Use.
You can select the Preferences command from the Options menu to customize the everyday use of the CD Player. In the Preferences dialog box, you can choose to:
•Stop CD Playing On Exit, which means that any CD playing when you close the CD Player will stop playing.
•Save Setting On Exit, which means you want to save anything you change during your CD Player session.
•Show Tool Tips, which means you want to see the descriptions that pop up when you hold the cursor over a toolbar button.
To activate these options, click the box next to each one. To inactivate an option, click its box to uncheck it.
Finally, the Preferences dialog box even lets you change the amount of time CD Player pauses between tracks. You can change the Intro Play Length by typing the number of seconds you want it to pause, or by using the arrows in the field to increase or decrease the amount of time. It will not let you go below five seconds or above 15.
The CD Player has almost as many options as your home stereo. Go ahead and get comfortable. It will make your computing (and listening) experience more enjoyable.
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0504/9829/9829.asp&guid=
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Disk players on the edge - Lexicon RT-10 DVD player - Oracle Audio CD1500 CD player - Brief Article
IF YOUR JONES IS ultimate video and audio replay in the home, then treat your senses to these special machines ... and if you want to buy one, have a high-limit credit card on hand.
The RT-10 from Lexicon, an upscale brand in the house of Harman Kardon, is compatible with any five-inch-format you can throw at it: DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, even the newest five-channel, all-audio formats SACD and DVD-A. In addition to featuring the latest high-resolution innards designed for audio, the RT-10 has video capabilities that are among the best in the world. And that's why this universal player just may be worth every bit of its asking price: $3,495; www.lexicon.com
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
If you're a purist who spends more time listening to music than watching videos, Oracle Audio's CD1500 may be your ultimate CD player. Its dynamic range (106 decibels) is spectacular, whether your ear prefers Prokofiev or 50 Cent, and because its signal-to-noise ratio is ultralow, even a subtle triangle note will be discernible in the midst of big-band bedlam. The unit is a work of art, and at 70 pounds its biceps-building heft is equal to its $6,350 price tag. www.oracle-audio.com
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_10_19/ai_108838842
The RT-10 from Lexicon, an upscale brand in the house of Harman Kardon, is compatible with any five-inch-format you can throw at it: DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, even the newest five-channel, all-audio formats SACD and DVD-A. In addition to featuring the latest high-resolution innards designed for audio, the RT-10 has video capabilities that are among the best in the world. And that's why this universal player just may be worth every bit of its asking price: $3,495; www.lexicon.com
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
If you're a purist who spends more time listening to music than watching videos, Oracle Audio's CD1500 may be your ultimate CD player. Its dynamic range (106 decibels) is spectacular, whether your ear prefers Prokofiev or 50 Cent, and because its signal-to-noise ratio is ultralow, even a subtle triangle note will be discernible in the midst of big-band bedlam. The unit is a work of art, and at 70 pounds its biceps-building heft is equal to its $6,350 price tag. www.oracle-audio.com
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_10_19/ai_108838842
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Windows Media Player 9
Media Player 9 is definitely a more mature and feature rich product than previous versions of Microsoft's famous media application. In particular it shines in terms of audio and video playback quality, something that Jeff Harris - Group Program manager for Windows Media Player is keen to point out: "It was our number one priority to improve the users playback experience...."
While Windows Media Player 9 visually has an improved look and better media-management skills it does have one let down - It won't let you make audio tracks in the MP3 audio file format, unless you pay for a third-party plug-in! Whilst this will definitely not break the bank at around US $9.95 for the plug-in. It would have been handy for many folks who still enjoy enjoy the MP3 audio format, to have included it for free! A link on the Windows Media Player 9 "Options" panel brings you to a Web page offering various vendors MP3 plug-ins that are currently for sale.
Having said that, MP3 audio is a 10 year old format and there ARE better audio file formats to record your favourite CD tracks onto your computer - namely Microsoft's NEW Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA) file format. Microsoft would rather their own audio format was used to create your digital music content! (By the way they have done the same with Video too... now they are pushing the new Windows Media Video 9 (WMV) file format, instead of the older AVI or the direct competitor to Windows Media Video 9 - the new MPEG-4 file format.)
The MP3 niggle aside, I still think that it makes good sense to upgrade to Windows Media Player 9, particularly if you own Windows XP. The most attractive goodies in the new Windows Media Player 9 are reserved for Microsoft's flagship desktop operating system. The technical guys at Redmond explain this is because Windows Media Player 9 is a core component of the XP operating system and is designed to work with other core media components of XP. (Older operating systems like Windows 98 and Windows 2000, just don't have the digital media capabilities for Windows Media Player 9 to exploit.)
Windows Media Player 9 - Codec's
If you do own Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000 then Windows Media Player 9 is sill worth the upgrade for the new media management capabilities alone. Combine this with the new and improved 9 series file formats (WMA & WMV) that give you the potential for better sound and video quality and I think these two reasons alone warrant the upgrade to your system. Be warned though it is around a 10 Mb to 13 Mb download depending on your operating system!
Windows Media Player 9's codec's are explained below. However, it is worth noting that if you like your current version of the Windows Media Player, but wish to listen to music and watch videos created in the new Windows Media Series 9 file formats. You can simply download the Codec's from the Main Windows Update Website. The package is about 900 Kb installs without a PC re-boot. You will then be able to access all the great new Windows Media content being created on the web right now!
I have just mentioned the new file formats that Windows Media Player 9 uses by default, and will explain them in more depth in a moment. However another technology associated with digital content are "Codec's". For those unfamiliar with the term "codec", it is essentially a way to "compress" the data so it can be stored then then "uncompressed" when you come to listen (or view) the data. For example in the case of movies created using digital camcorders. The footage is usually stored on a MiniDV tape and then put onto a computer for editing. Well for every second of your home video it would require 25Mb of disk space!!! And it is the same for when you record a CD onto your computer, without codec's you would need very large hard drives... So that's why we use codec's.
ALL media players use codec's, and each company uses their own proprietary Codec technology to create their media players default, and preferred, audio file format.
For example the Real One player from Real Networks uses the "Real Codec" within the media player. This is used to create digital files from the contents of your CD in the current series 8 Real Audio (RA) file format. (It also contains the codec's for creating WAV and MP3 audio files too, although again to get CD quality MP3 audio files you have to pay for a plug-in.)
Windows Media Player 9 - Audio File Format
Windows Media Player 9 is part of a family of products that Microsoft call Windows Media Series 9. The new player uses the new series 9 Windows Media Audio file format .WMA to record your CD's to the computer. But when creating files on your hard drive using the Windows Media 9 Audio Codec, there are THREE choices depending on the quality of WMV file you wish to create.
These are:
Windows Media Audio - At it's best data rate this option will take up around 86Mb of Hard Drive per CD
Windows Media Audio (Variable Bit Rate) - At it's best data rate this option will take up around 155 Mb per CD
Windows Media Audio Lossless - At it's best data rate rate this option will take up around 411 Mb per CD.
So which do you choose?
I largely miss the first option and use the second, the Windows Media Audio (Variable Bit Rate). This makes a great library of tracks from my CD collection and then gives excellent quality playback on my XP machine using the Windows Media Player 9.
The last option is really for the true "audiophile" - someone who really appreciates a good recording. This option is good enough to archive your entire CD collection in as it compresses with NO loss of quality. However, for most folks you are really not going to hear a great difference between option 2 and 3, and you also do not want to use up all that valuable extra disk space...
There is also a series 9 codec for Voice eg Radio broadcasts and Advertising. Series 9 also brings us the worlds FIRST codec for creating digital surround sound on the web! Neither of these codec's can be used to record audio within Windows Media Player 9. But of course the new media player can be used to listen to audio content created using these new audio codec's! Something no other player can do at the moment!
Windows Media Player 9 - Video File Format
Although you can not create content in the Windows Media Video (WMV) file format from within Windows Media Player 9, much of the content in the WMV file format will start to be created using the series 9 codec. Because this codec is part of the new media player, you are up and running the moment you open the video on your PC (or even Pocket PC.)
Like the WMV file format, there are also several options available when encoding video into the WMV file format. Microsoft realise that not all situations are going to use video playback in the same way. Therefore they allow for the video to be "compressed in slightly" different ways to obtain better results for video that is played on a PC, video that is watched directly over the internet and many other different situations. These video codec's are: Windows Media Video 9, Windows Media 9 Professional and Windows Media 9 Screen.
As a consumer, when you watch video in these different ways Windows Media Player 9 understands how the video was "compressed" and so will "decompress" the data very efficiently to deliver your entertainment on the screen. One such program that you can use to create video content yourself is Windows Movie Maker 2 for XP. It to has the 9 series audio and video codec's built in and will take care of all the codec decisions for you based on the type of content you want to crate. For example creating a video for a CD will be handled differently to creating a small video clip to be streamed from the internet.
Windows Media Player 9 - Media Management
Many of the new features in Windows Media Player 9 are designed to make organizing, managing (now called "smart management"), and playing your libraries of CD tracks, downloaded music, and videos easier. Auto Play lists, which work off your songs' ID3 tags to create lists of music, let you easily switch up your tunes depending on your mood. For example, you can create play lists of tracks that you generally listen to at night, put together the best songs for a road trip, play tracks you only listen to at night by female artists or literally anything else you want.. Windows Media Player 9 lets you rate songs on a 1 to 5 star scale, so you can create automatic play lists made of your favourite tunes. The program even remembers which songs you play often and which you hardly play at all, and it automatically organizes your library based on those preferences! A very neat and useful feature.
If you find you can not seem to keep tabs on all your tracks, then Windows Media Player 9 makes it easier to manage libraries of CD songs, downloaded music, and videos. For example, when you delete a media file from the library, you can choose to have it removed from your hard drive at the same time. You can also rename batches of tracks ripped from "Unknown Album" by "Unknown Artist", using information (called "Meta Data") automatically grabbed from a special information website on the the Internet.
And if you tend to be overly meticulous about tagging your files, you will definitely appreciate the advanced tag editor, which lets you view and edit more than 35 fields of info, so you can add photos, videos, and even synchronized lyrics. We've already seen players that offer a composer tag, telling you who wrote the piece (good for classical-music fans), but Microsoft even offers a conductor tag, letting you know who conducted the orchestra - a great bonus for classical music fans).
If you use an older OS, you'll enjoy the Smart Jukebox features, but the big guns--such as the advanced tag editor, the ability to add lyrics to a file and synchronize them with a playing song, Video CD playback, auto play lists, volume levelling, and cross-fading--are available in only the XP version. Still, you will love how much easier it is to organize music files with version 9, and I think that the ability to synchronize playback with the lyrics is an excellent idea, even if it does threaten to turn every party into a karaoke night!
Windows Media Player 9 - Conclusion
Windows Media Player 9 loads more quickly than its predecessors, especially for streaming media using a new technology called fast start. I like to play my videos full screen and so the ability to access the controls panel from full screen is a welcome choice, something that is lacking in the Real One player! From the Media Guide tab, you can check out entertainment and news video clips, some of which are encoded especially for Windows Media Player 9 codec's. The new option to put the player into mini mode and have it sit on your task bar is a brilliant feature in my opinion.
Another cool new feature I tried out was the "Rename and Re-Group" feature. Basically I had a load of WMA files on my PC. After I ran Windows Media Player 9 I switched on the this feature and it then searched my PC and found the files then grouped by artist and album - Fantastic.... This saved be a couple of hours at least!
Windows media Player 9 is not perfect BUT it does offer great features, is ahead of the other major players from Real Networks and Apple, and demonstrates Microsoft's commitment to digital media on its XP operating system. Remember too, you can always download just the 9 series codec's if you want to keep your current player for now!
http://www.updatexp.com/windows_media_player_9.html
While Windows Media Player 9 visually has an improved look and better media-management skills it does have one let down - It won't let you make audio tracks in the MP3 audio file format, unless you pay for a third-party plug-in! Whilst this will definitely not break the bank at around US $9.95 for the plug-in. It would have been handy for many folks who still enjoy enjoy the MP3 audio format, to have included it for free! A link on the Windows Media Player 9 "Options" panel brings you to a Web page offering various vendors MP3 plug-ins that are currently for sale.
Having said that, MP3 audio is a 10 year old format and there ARE better audio file formats to record your favourite CD tracks onto your computer - namely Microsoft's NEW Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA) file format. Microsoft would rather their own audio format was used to create your digital music content! (By the way they have done the same with Video too... now they are pushing the new Windows Media Video 9 (WMV) file format, instead of the older AVI or the direct competitor to Windows Media Video 9 - the new MPEG-4 file format.)
The MP3 niggle aside, I still think that it makes good sense to upgrade to Windows Media Player 9, particularly if you own Windows XP. The most attractive goodies in the new Windows Media Player 9 are reserved for Microsoft's flagship desktop operating system. The technical guys at Redmond explain this is because Windows Media Player 9 is a core component of the XP operating system and is designed to work with other core media components of XP. (Older operating systems like Windows 98 and Windows 2000, just don't have the digital media capabilities for Windows Media Player 9 to exploit.)
Windows Media Player 9 - Codec's
If you do own Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000 then Windows Media Player 9 is sill worth the upgrade for the new media management capabilities alone. Combine this with the new and improved 9 series file formats (WMA & WMV) that give you the potential for better sound and video quality and I think these two reasons alone warrant the upgrade to your system. Be warned though it is around a 10 Mb to 13 Mb download depending on your operating system!
Windows Media Player 9's codec's are explained below. However, it is worth noting that if you like your current version of the Windows Media Player, but wish to listen to music and watch videos created in the new Windows Media Series 9 file formats. You can simply download the Codec's from the Main Windows Update Website. The package is about 900 Kb installs without a PC re-boot. You will then be able to access all the great new Windows Media content being created on the web right now!
I have just mentioned the new file formats that Windows Media Player 9 uses by default, and will explain them in more depth in a moment. However another technology associated with digital content are "Codec's". For those unfamiliar with the term "codec", it is essentially a way to "compress" the data so it can be stored then then "uncompressed" when you come to listen (or view) the data. For example in the case of movies created using digital camcorders. The footage is usually stored on a MiniDV tape and then put onto a computer for editing. Well for every second of your home video it would require 25Mb of disk space!!! And it is the same for when you record a CD onto your computer, without codec's you would need very large hard drives... So that's why we use codec's.
ALL media players use codec's, and each company uses their own proprietary Codec technology to create their media players default, and preferred, audio file format.
For example the Real One player from Real Networks uses the "Real Codec" within the media player. This is used to create digital files from the contents of your CD in the current series 8 Real Audio (RA) file format. (It also contains the codec's for creating WAV and MP3 audio files too, although again to get CD quality MP3 audio files you have to pay for a plug-in.)
Windows Media Player 9 - Audio File Format
Windows Media Player 9 is part of a family of products that Microsoft call Windows Media Series 9. The new player uses the new series 9 Windows Media Audio file format .WMA to record your CD's to the computer. But when creating files on your hard drive using the Windows Media 9 Audio Codec, there are THREE choices depending on the quality of WMV file you wish to create.
These are:
Windows Media Audio - At it's best data rate this option will take up around 86Mb of Hard Drive per CD
Windows Media Audio (Variable Bit Rate) - At it's best data rate this option will take up around 155 Mb per CD
Windows Media Audio Lossless - At it's best data rate rate this option will take up around 411 Mb per CD.
So which do you choose?
I largely miss the first option and use the second, the Windows Media Audio (Variable Bit Rate). This makes a great library of tracks from my CD collection and then gives excellent quality playback on my XP machine using the Windows Media Player 9.
The last option is really for the true "audiophile" - someone who really appreciates a good recording. This option is good enough to archive your entire CD collection in as it compresses with NO loss of quality. However, for most folks you are really not going to hear a great difference between option 2 and 3, and you also do not want to use up all that valuable extra disk space...
There is also a series 9 codec for Voice eg Radio broadcasts and Advertising. Series 9 also brings us the worlds FIRST codec for creating digital surround sound on the web! Neither of these codec's can be used to record audio within Windows Media Player 9. But of course the new media player can be used to listen to audio content created using these new audio codec's! Something no other player can do at the moment!
Windows Media Player 9 - Video File Format
Although you can not create content in the Windows Media Video (WMV) file format from within Windows Media Player 9, much of the content in the WMV file format will start to be created using the series 9 codec. Because this codec is part of the new media player, you are up and running the moment you open the video on your PC (or even Pocket PC.)
Like the WMV file format, there are also several options available when encoding video into the WMV file format. Microsoft realise that not all situations are going to use video playback in the same way. Therefore they allow for the video to be "compressed in slightly" different ways to obtain better results for video that is played on a PC, video that is watched directly over the internet and many other different situations. These video codec's are: Windows Media Video 9, Windows Media 9 Professional and Windows Media 9 Screen.
As a consumer, when you watch video in these different ways Windows Media Player 9 understands how the video was "compressed" and so will "decompress" the data very efficiently to deliver your entertainment on the screen. One such program that you can use to create video content yourself is Windows Movie Maker 2 for XP. It to has the 9 series audio and video codec's built in and will take care of all the codec decisions for you based on the type of content you want to crate. For example creating a video for a CD will be handled differently to creating a small video clip to be streamed from the internet.
Windows Media Player 9 - Media Management
Many of the new features in Windows Media Player 9 are designed to make organizing, managing (now called "smart management"), and playing your libraries of CD tracks, downloaded music, and videos easier. Auto Play lists, which work off your songs' ID3 tags to create lists of music, let you easily switch up your tunes depending on your mood. For example, you can create play lists of tracks that you generally listen to at night, put together the best songs for a road trip, play tracks you only listen to at night by female artists or literally anything else you want.. Windows Media Player 9 lets you rate songs on a 1 to 5 star scale, so you can create automatic play lists made of your favourite tunes. The program even remembers which songs you play often and which you hardly play at all, and it automatically organizes your library based on those preferences! A very neat and useful feature.
If you find you can not seem to keep tabs on all your tracks, then Windows Media Player 9 makes it easier to manage libraries of CD songs, downloaded music, and videos. For example, when you delete a media file from the library, you can choose to have it removed from your hard drive at the same time. You can also rename batches of tracks ripped from "Unknown Album" by "Unknown Artist", using information (called "Meta Data") automatically grabbed from a special information website on the the Internet.
And if you tend to be overly meticulous about tagging your files, you will definitely appreciate the advanced tag editor, which lets you view and edit more than 35 fields of info, so you can add photos, videos, and even synchronized lyrics. We've already seen players that offer a composer tag, telling you who wrote the piece (good for classical-music fans), but Microsoft even offers a conductor tag, letting you know who conducted the orchestra - a great bonus for classical music fans).
If you use an older OS, you'll enjoy the Smart Jukebox features, but the big guns--such as the advanced tag editor, the ability to add lyrics to a file and synchronize them with a playing song, Video CD playback, auto play lists, volume levelling, and cross-fading--are available in only the XP version. Still, you will love how much easier it is to organize music files with version 9, and I think that the ability to synchronize playback with the lyrics is an excellent idea, even if it does threaten to turn every party into a karaoke night!
Windows Media Player 9 - Conclusion
Windows Media Player 9 loads more quickly than its predecessors, especially for streaming media using a new technology called fast start. I like to play my videos full screen and so the ability to access the controls panel from full screen is a welcome choice, something that is lacking in the Real One player! From the Media Guide tab, you can check out entertainment and news video clips, some of which are encoded especially for Windows Media Player 9 codec's. The new option to put the player into mini mode and have it sit on your task bar is a brilliant feature in my opinion.
Another cool new feature I tried out was the "Rename and Re-Group" feature. Basically I had a load of WMA files on my PC. After I ran Windows Media Player 9 I switched on the this feature and it then searched my PC and found the files then grouped by artist and album - Fantastic.... This saved be a couple of hours at least!
Windows media Player 9 is not perfect BUT it does offer great features, is ahead of the other major players from Real Networks and Apple, and demonstrates Microsoft's commitment to digital media on its XP operating system. Remember too, you can always download just the 9 series codec's if you want to keep your current player for now!
http://www.updatexp.com/windows_media_player_9.html
Choosing a NextBase Portable DVD Player
Features of Portable Players
Different portable DVD players come with a discrete set of features that you need to consider carefully, before you purchase one. The screen size, the weight of the player, widescreen options, disc formats supported and audio/video outputs are important aspects that any discerning buyer should look at.
Screen Size and Weight
When you buy a portable DVD player, it is important that it is light enough for you to carry around. Weight is dependant on the size of the player, its screen and its batteries. Look for weight specifications on the side of the box but do hold the player itself: 300 grams doesn’t really mean that much to anyone unless they are an avid chef! A large screen model although being an attractive proposition because of enhanced image size and quality, will be heavier. The dimensions and weight of the player are important, if you have to sit with the unit on your lap.
Video quality
Make sure that your portable DVD player incorporates progressive scan technology and, if you intend to watch films, has a widescreen format. Since many of us use these players as either spares or as a player for an additional room at home, you may also want to check that your player is compatible with your television or home entertainment system. The player must have the requisite outputs including perhaps S-video output, which provides high video quality and optical out for surround sound audio via your own surround sound processor.
The different disc formats the player will support also matters a great deal. Take a good hard look at the DVD regions in your current film collection. If you intend to play music, many of the latest portable DVD players play all major disc formats: CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and MP3s, as well as home burned CDs.
Pricing
Most portable DVD players are now reasonably priced, reflecting intense competition in the marketplace. Most also offer superior video quality and are built to function equally well if stationary or on a moving train, plane or car.
The prices of portable DVD players vary according to the screen size, manufacturer, model, and the features they possess. At the time of writing, an excellent portable player can be acquired for under £115. A model which sports a seven-inch colour LCD screen as well as MP3, CD-R, and CD-RW capabilities, will be available for around £105. Alternately, a 7" slimline model which plays DVDs, CDs, and MP3s, and includes complete cabling, built-in stereo speakers, and a cigarette lighter adapter will cost about £110. Prices are ever changing, reflecting continuous advances in technology.
NextBase Portable DVD Players
NextBase DVD players are made by Merconnet and are now one of the better known portable DVD player brands. One of their claims to fame is the production of the world’s first tablet type DVD player. They also offer a range of conventional models to address most budgets.
Among the most popular models from NextBase is a flat, lightweight offering with a 7-inch widescreen format TFT display, which is fully portable. The player is flat, and can be easily attached to a car seat headrest so that children seated in the back can watch a movie during the drive. It supports all of these formats: DVD/ VCD/ CD/ HDCD/ CD-R/ CD-RW/ MP3/ and WMA.
Conclusion
The portable DVD player offers hours of uninterrupted portable entertainment and helps take the tedium out of a long journey. Players are available in a range of models, and at affordable prices. As the technology continues to advance and more manufacturers enter the market, models are being differentiated from one another by the inclusion of ever more features. Some of these will be of use to you and some will simply be white elephants. Most importantly, stick to the basics: make sure that any player supports the formats present in your music or video collection; that the balance between screen size and overall weight is right for you and that if you want to connect it to equipment at home, the right outputs are present.
About the Author
Jason Flowers is Managing Director of 3 Wise Monkeys
With e-tailers like 3wisemonkeys.co.uk you get the best of both worlds with a guide to buying portable DVD players. As well as producing quick guides such as the one above to improve your on-line shopping experience, we are always happy to respond to your queries and to give detailed buying advice over the phone with no pressure to purchase.
Different portable DVD players come with a discrete set of features that you need to consider carefully, before you purchase one. The screen size, the weight of the player, widescreen options, disc formats supported and audio/video outputs are important aspects that any discerning buyer should look at.
Screen Size and Weight
When you buy a portable DVD player, it is important that it is light enough for you to carry around. Weight is dependant on the size of the player, its screen and its batteries. Look for weight specifications on the side of the box but do hold the player itself: 300 grams doesn’t really mean that much to anyone unless they are an avid chef! A large screen model although being an attractive proposition because of enhanced image size and quality, will be heavier. The dimensions and weight of the player are important, if you have to sit with the unit on your lap.
Video quality
Make sure that your portable DVD player incorporates progressive scan technology and, if you intend to watch films, has a widescreen format. Since many of us use these players as either spares or as a player for an additional room at home, you may also want to check that your player is compatible with your television or home entertainment system. The player must have the requisite outputs including perhaps S-video output, which provides high video quality and optical out for surround sound audio via your own surround sound processor.
The different disc formats the player will support also matters a great deal. Take a good hard look at the DVD regions in your current film collection. If you intend to play music, many of the latest portable DVD players play all major disc formats: CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and MP3s, as well as home burned CDs.
Pricing
Most portable DVD players are now reasonably priced, reflecting intense competition in the marketplace. Most also offer superior video quality and are built to function equally well if stationary or on a moving train, plane or car.
The prices of portable DVD players vary according to the screen size, manufacturer, model, and the features they possess. At the time of writing, an excellent portable player can be acquired for under £115. A model which sports a seven-inch colour LCD screen as well as MP3, CD-R, and CD-RW capabilities, will be available for around £105. Alternately, a 7" slimline model which plays DVDs, CDs, and MP3s, and includes complete cabling, built-in stereo speakers, and a cigarette lighter adapter will cost about £110. Prices are ever changing, reflecting continuous advances in technology.
NextBase Portable DVD Players
NextBase DVD players are made by Merconnet and are now one of the better known portable DVD player brands. One of their claims to fame is the production of the world’s first tablet type DVD player. They also offer a range of conventional models to address most budgets.
Among the most popular models from NextBase is a flat, lightweight offering with a 7-inch widescreen format TFT display, which is fully portable. The player is flat, and can be easily attached to a car seat headrest so that children seated in the back can watch a movie during the drive. It supports all of these formats: DVD/ VCD/ CD/ HDCD/ CD-R/ CD-RW/ MP3/ and WMA.
Conclusion
The portable DVD player offers hours of uninterrupted portable entertainment and helps take the tedium out of a long journey. Players are available in a range of models, and at affordable prices. As the technology continues to advance and more manufacturers enter the market, models are being differentiated from one another by the inclusion of ever more features. Some of these will be of use to you and some will simply be white elephants. Most importantly, stick to the basics: make sure that any player supports the formats present in your music or video collection; that the balance between screen size and overall weight is right for you and that if you want to connect it to equipment at home, the right outputs are present.
About the Author
Jason Flowers is Managing Director of 3 Wise Monkeys
With e-tailers like 3wisemonkeys.co.uk you get the best of both worlds with a guide to buying portable DVD players. As well as producing quick guides such as the one above to improve your on-line shopping experience, we are always happy to respond to your queries and to give detailed buying advice over the phone with no pressure to purchase.
Things to consider before you buy an Mp3 player
Portable mp3 player has changed the way people use and listen to music. Because of new technological innovations both in software and hardware has kept this field fresh and exciting and a bit confusing for any first time purchaser.
Today there are many portable mp3 players available in the market and it might seem difficult to choose the right mp3 player for you. So you need to gather some information about the mp3 players available and their price range and then compare their features and decide which one shall suit you the best. This is because if you are a music lover you would always wish to have an in built FM tuner or if you love to play games then you would ask for something else. There are different accessories and lots of add-ons available.
The major criteria for mp3 player comparison would include its music store download system, its capacity in gigabytes, music storage in hours, music formats supported, video formats supported, image formats supported, built-in FM tuner, built in microphone, accessories included, other third party accessories available, navigation, dimensions, weight and price.
Open and closed systems
The primary factor that differentiates between players is that whether they form a part of a closed download music store system or an open one. Closed systems have all elements such as online music store, PC music store, portable software and portable player that are fully integrated to work together. An example of closed system company is the Apple ipod that operates iTunes.
Open system provides you a selection of music stores and portable players from different companies and because they share the same music file format you can easily mix and match players and services. Microsoft’s windows media audio is the largest such open system.
It is also important that the terms “closed system” and “open system” describe the online music store to software to portable player relationship and the copy protection their respective formats use. You can download and play mp3 files from other kinds of internet websites such as band websites and pod casters. You can also import music from your personal CD’s to your computer and then transfer the songs to your portable player in your preferred format of mp3.
For further information, visit our recommended website freedownloadmp3song.info
About the Author
Olivia Andrews, writer of freedownloadmp3song.info is a freelance journalist and has written many reviews on subjects such as finance, education, health, entertainment, music, gifts, crafts, travel, apparels and mobile phones.
Today there are many portable mp3 players available in the market and it might seem difficult to choose the right mp3 player for you. So you need to gather some information about the mp3 players available and their price range and then compare their features and decide which one shall suit you the best. This is because if you are a music lover you would always wish to have an in built FM tuner or if you love to play games then you would ask for something else. There are different accessories and lots of add-ons available.
The major criteria for mp3 player comparison would include its music store download system, its capacity in gigabytes, music storage in hours, music formats supported, video formats supported, image formats supported, built-in FM tuner, built in microphone, accessories included, other third party accessories available, navigation, dimensions, weight and price.
Open and closed systems
The primary factor that differentiates between players is that whether they form a part of a closed download music store system or an open one. Closed systems have all elements such as online music store, PC music store, portable software and portable player that are fully integrated to work together. An example of closed system company is the Apple ipod that operates iTunes.
Open system provides you a selection of music stores and portable players from different companies and because they share the same music file format you can easily mix and match players and services. Microsoft’s windows media audio is the largest such open system.
It is also important that the terms “closed system” and “open system” describe the online music store to software to portable player relationship and the copy protection their respective formats use. You can download and play mp3 files from other kinds of internet websites such as band websites and pod casters. You can also import music from your personal CD’s to your computer and then transfer the songs to your portable player in your preferred format of mp3.
For further information, visit our recommended website freedownloadmp3song.info
About the Author
Olivia Andrews, writer of freedownloadmp3song.info is a freelance journalist and has written many reviews on subjects such as finance, education, health, entertainment, music, gifts, crafts, travel, apparels and mobile phones.
Types of MP3 Players
MP3 players are the most lovable source of entertainment in today's life. There are already lots of MP3 players are available in the market and many consumer don't understand what to look for before buying a good MP3 Player.
Mainly there are three types of MP3 players available in the market Hard drive based, Micro hard drive based and Flash based.
Hard Drive based MP3 Player
As it name, Hard Drive Based MP3 players are having a large capacity of hard drive. These types of MP3 players are generally heavier and larger than other players and these players consists large capacity of storage which is approximately 10 GB or 2,900 MP3 files and can be more. These players consists rechargeable batteries and which can not be replaced. As Hard Drive Based MP3 players can store large number of MP3 files, most consumers prefer to buy it.
Micro Hard Drive based MP3 Player
Micro Hard Drive based MP3 players are small than Hard Drive in size and storage capacity. These types of MP3 players can easily store 1500-1700 MP3 files, or it can save files up to 6GB. Micro Hard Drive players consists rechargeable batteries, which can not be replaced. Due to its lightweight and compact size these players are more popular than hard drive based mp3 players amongst the consumers.
Flash based MP3 Player
Flash Based MP3 players are the most small size MP3 players that come with a moderate capacity which can store 10 to 570 songs or can be store the file from 32 MB to 2GB. These players do not contain any moving parts or not any skip function. Due to its lack of functionality it allows minimal battery usage. These players did not contains any rechargeable batteries as other Hard and Micro Drive based players, battery of these players are mostly replaceable or disposable. Larger part of MP3 community are not interested in these players.
For more information about Music visit http://www.4freemp3song.com
About the Author
Larry John is a freelance journalist writing about Car Insurance, Baby Names, Online Games, Music, Used Cars. He has written many informative articles and e-books on these topics.
Mainly there are three types of MP3 players available in the market Hard drive based, Micro hard drive based and Flash based.
Hard Drive based MP3 Player
As it name, Hard Drive Based MP3 players are having a large capacity of hard drive. These types of MP3 players are generally heavier and larger than other players and these players consists large capacity of storage which is approximately 10 GB or 2,900 MP3 files and can be more. These players consists rechargeable batteries and which can not be replaced. As Hard Drive Based MP3 players can store large number of MP3 files, most consumers prefer to buy it.
Micro Hard Drive based MP3 Player
Micro Hard Drive based MP3 players are small than Hard Drive in size and storage capacity. These types of MP3 players can easily store 1500-1700 MP3 files, or it can save files up to 6GB. Micro Hard Drive players consists rechargeable batteries, which can not be replaced. Due to its lightweight and compact size these players are more popular than hard drive based mp3 players amongst the consumers.
Flash based MP3 Player
Flash Based MP3 players are the most small size MP3 players that come with a moderate capacity which can store 10 to 570 songs or can be store the file from 32 MB to 2GB. These players do not contain any moving parts or not any skip function. Due to its lack of functionality it allows minimal battery usage. These players did not contains any rechargeable batteries as other Hard and Micro Drive based players, battery of these players are mostly replaceable or disposable. Larger part of MP3 community are not interested in these players.
For more information about Music visit http://www.4freemp3song.com
About the Author
Larry John is a freelance journalist writing about Car Insurance, Baby Names, Online Games, Music, Used Cars. He has written many informative articles and e-books on these topics.
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