Are There MP3/CD Player Combinations? 201
This is a two-fold question. Someone asked me a while ago if combination MP3/CD Players existed. I haven't heard of any, but that doesn't mean that they aren't out there. Now there are portable CD players and portable MP3 players, but has someone out there actually put the two together in a nice affordable unit? Who makes it? Where can I find them? How much do they cost? Here's a slightly related question from JDALaRose: "I'm interested in the opinions of fellow Slashdotters as regards which of the portable MP3 players are the best in terms of not being SDMI compliant, or at least not restrictively so. Thoughts?"
Yes! And I want one! (Score:1)
Mp3Car (Score:1)
These guys are always ahead of the game when it comes to making mp3s mobile. Oh and I'm on there too if you want to see a sweet car [mp3car.com].
Aiwa!!!!!!!!!! (Score:1)
Pine D'Music (Score:1)
http://www.pineusa.com/d'music/sm200 c_spec.htm [pineusa.com]
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:1)
Me, I'm waiting for actual *release* before I commit myself. There have been reviews of both of these, but so far both seem rather dubious, with numerous production delays.
Wait and see... :P
Re:Mp3 player (Score:1)
You know, looking at it, it almost looks like that "licensed technology" came from an itsy... :)
Look on eBay for "Portable VCD" (Score:1)
Unfortunately, they're not that common, and hence have a high price. Also, Chinese engineering isn't the highest quality, so your mileage may vary.
Still, I've $350 in bonus that I have yet to spend, and given the auction history [ebay.com] of the item, that will cover it.
Here's an old one (Score:1)
I bought one in September so this guys are way ahead of the story in the register.
http://www.china-shinco.com/ [china-shinco.com]
Portable mp3/cd audio. (Score:1)
Re:Pine Portable MP3/CD Player (Score:1)
CmdrChalupa
(who knows not how to remove his old sig)
Re:A Comprehensive list (Score:1)
Hugo
empeg
Illegal?! Rationalize? (Score:1)
There isn't anything fundamentally wrong with MP3, just like any other tool you need to use it responsibly. It doesn't have to hold true that using MP3 is trying to "buck the industry".
Better Yet: Minidisc and MP3 (Score:1)
CDs are too darned big, and not easily erasable.
But a Digital MiniDisc Player with MP3 capability would rock!
Small, runs for hours on a small battery, and each track erasable at will?
I want one!
Great reference (Score:1)
Re:mp3: my thoughts (Score:1)
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why do you want to use CD-ROM based media... (Score:1)
http://www.nomadworld.com/products/nomad-jukebo
and
http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/elect/0001E
[scroll down the page and look for the Creative/Nomad player]
Apex & Mambox (Score:1)
The other is called Mambox [mambox.com]. This device is the size of any standard Discman. It playes both audio CD's and MP3's that have been burned to a CD. This product is out yet however. According to Jason Moh, Director of Product Marketing, The first scheduled production will be the week of April 17th.
Diskless car mp3/cd/dvdram player (Score:1)
Ideally I'd build a car audio player with a crusoe processor and embeded linux, kinda like the demo'ed web pads, but for mp3s. I'd have the player be able to read cd audio, cdrom (iso9660+joliett) + dvdram (for a high end version). I'd have the player search for
In the End you would end up with a fairly low memory, diskless player. You would just hop in your car and throw in a regular CD, or a CDROM or DVDRAM or your favorite songs and have hours of music at hand. I bet someone could do this for half the price (sans dvd) of Empeg (US$1000 last time I check). I'm not a hardare hacker, so I wouldn't know where to start, but if someone wants to give it a try, I'd be happy to test a prototype.
JungleBoy
Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:1)
PINE D'Music Player at TigerDirect available now (Score:1)
Plays CDs and CD-R's with MP3s on them. Equalizer, anti-shock (though I doubt playing MP3 CD-Rs could have any kind of anti-shock), and a built-in battery charger if you use rechargeables. Fairly ugly-looking, but it's portable and the best part is that there's NO FRIGGIN' DOWNLOADING. Has a digital display, a simple dsp equalizer, and bass boost.
Available for immediate shipment at: 1-800-292-6095 or http://www.tigerdirect.com/ [tigerdirect.com].
Umm, duh...
Kriston J. Rehberg
http://kriston.net/ [kriston.net]
Erm, wanna buy one? (Score:1)
Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:1)
Re:Clarion AutoPC (Score:1)
If you want MP3 and future standards playing in your car, save yourself the trouble and buy an empeg [empeg.com]. Look for the Mark II to ship June 9, and Mark I units to be for sale on eBay.
Re:Diskless car mp3/cd/dvdram player (Score:1)
The Mark II will be shipping June 9 with storage between 6 gig and 50 gig. With 50 gigs, I don't know anyone with a CD collecton big enough to fill it. Plus the new design [empeg.com] looks sweet.
The empeg runs Linux and is very open to future modifications. The new player uses an external tuner to allow support down the road for Digital FM. People are working on adding GPS support to the unit, and in the end, you will wave your Palm in front of the empeg to get a hi res version of a map. And unlike the Clairon AutoPC, the processor is powerful enough for doing things today and in the future. (Playing an MP3 with visuals leaves 70% of the CPU open for anything else. Right now I run the D.net client to take up the rest of the CPU on the road)
Re:What would RIAA say? (Score:1)
What sorehands is talking about (I think) is using RAM as a BUFFER, so you would have ~6 meg of RAM in the thing that would copy ~6 meg of MP3 off the CD-R. This would allow you to play the music, skip -free for about 6 minutes, and only then would you have to spin the CD up to read another 6 meg.
While this is a good idea, I am pretty sure it takes more energy to spin the CD up to speed than it does to keep it spinning. The question is whether you save more energy by kicking the motor off while playing from RAM or if you save by keeping it running. Either way, the power consumption would probably be pretty close. The other thing is that having my discman spin up every 6 minutes would probably be annoying, unless the put in something to muffle the sound and the perceptable motion it would cause. Better idea is to use RAM as a buffer, but leave the CD spinning with the read head (read as laser) off. THAT would probably save the most power and annoyance factor.
What loki7 is talking about is using the thing to rip CDs. Ignoring the term CD-ROM in sorehands post, he assumes that the idea is to put in an audio CD, have the player rip it to WAV (or directly to encoder), encode it, then store the one song in RAM so that it can be played with less power. No offense intended, but this idea is so stupid I didn't even consider the fact that it could be the actual idea. Apparently loki7 thought otherwise.
Mycroft-X the arbiter.
Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:1)
Did you even look? (Score:1)
That's just one site too.. there must be other sites with mp3 hardware reviews/previews out there. Plus a search on deja of
mp3 & cd & audio & player
had about 2300 hits, many of which have URLs to companies with such products in the works.
I think a better
Re:Pine Portable MP3/CD Player (Score:1)
Re:My Friend had created such. (Score:1)
Buy one from Amazon (Score:1)
Very interesting, it looks like they actually have a product there. It's just too bad that the link to actually purchase one leads to amazon.com [amazon.com].. A bit of pressure might convince them to put it for sale somewhere else, too.
Re:Pine D'Music (Score:1)
In-dash CD drive, in trunk hard drive MP3? (Score:1)
Re:Really useful? (Score:1)
A huge benefit is that there are no moving parts, thus no mechanical wear other than the headphone jack and the interface control pad thing. Also battery life if phenomenal. I get a good week of commuting out of a single AA alkaline batt.
Any tips for cheap SmartCards for it?
Re:Pine Portable MP3/CD Player (Score:1)
My suggestion is to buy one of the MD-MT15S's for $89.95! That's the best deal ever. If you go to the MiniDisc.org [minidisc.org] website, there is a link on how to get this from MobShop [mobshop.com] (formerly ACompany.com) to get the players for $89.95! Basically, there is a promotional code that takes $50 off the price, and if enough people buy one, it goes down to $139.95. That, plus the $50 off for the promotion, plus free shipping makes it a $89.95 MiniDisc player. They have gone through two successful cycles already (I just bought one from the second cycle), and they have another one going on right now. I was going to get a MP3/CD player, but for the price, I couldn't justify it. Since I can get an add-on that will convert my MP3s to ATRAC format, and discs are only ~$2 a piece, it's a very nice cheap alternative.
Re:Yamakawa AVPhile MP3/Audio/DVD/VCD/SVCD Player (Score:1)
http://www.csh.rit.edu/~eriky/raite [rit.edu]
The Raite allows firmware upgrades from a CDrom you can download and burn yerself. From what I've heard, that may not be true with the Apex.
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Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:1)
Shipping April 13.
Frikken' expensive. (Score:1)
I would love to get my hands on a portable one, though. 650 minutes of lovin' goodness. Just have to hope it supports high bitrates(yeah, yeah, it doesn't work out to 650 minutes then. i know).
Nomad (Score:1)
Mambox? (Score:1)
-Matt
Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:1)
Here it is (Score:1)
Here [pineusa.com] is the only one that I know of, from Pine. It plays audio cds and mp3s. It looks pretty cool. I'm not sure if it's actually available now, as I haven't see it anywhere, but I know it's been around, at least in vaporware/hype form, for a while. Looks pretty cool. Someone post a followup if they know if/where these are available!
Mike
Latest MamboX Newsletter (Score:1)
+++++++++++> MAXTEK Newsletter HTTP://WWW.MAXTEK.DE ++++++++++
Dear customers and subscribers!
The topics of this newsletter are:
1) Once again: Availability of MamboX P300
2) Features of the MamboX P300
3) Wanted: Your opinion
4) Tonight on TV
5) Delay in eMail response
1) It is getting embarassing. Tagram let us wait. Since there has not been much
progress in march, Tagram have released a letter to all their customers. We have
included their letter with this mail (Tagrams letter can be found at
http://www.mambox.com and http://www.mp3.com). The date mentioned in this
letter, 10th of april, does not seem very probable, as Tagram have not yet
managed to send us sampels from the serial production.
Yesterday evening Tagram told us, that the "P300 will be released this month -
with a probability of 90 percent". Tgaram have sent sampels to the FDC for
approval, so we can awiat some testing results next week.
2) Tagram said that the P300 will not have a text display. There have been
different featurelists on Tagrams Website (http://www.mambox.com/p300.htm und
http://www.mambox.com/faq.htm), one claiming the P300 features textdiplay.
3) As the partnership with Tagram has been a good but not very fruitful one, we
have been looking for alternatives once more - and found one. Actually, there is
quite a lot of MP3-CD-Players announced on the internet but none of these will
be released before 4th quarter. The manufacturer of this device, we call it
"818", has been very reliable so far. Serial production for this MP3-CD-Player
has already started and it is only waiting for CE-approval, so it can be sold in
the E.U. We have already been given samples from the serial production, and thus
have been able to test the "818" extensively. THis MP3-CD-Player does not
feature everything but should cover most users' needs at a very attarctive price
of about 174 Euros. The unit weight is 265grs. and it looks like a "normal"
discman. It features: bitrates mono 16-32kBit/s, stereo 96-192kBit/s, variable
bitrates of all quality levels (time displayed is not exact with VBR); find
MP3-files in sub-directories (we tested it up to!
10 levels deep); Non-MP3-files are skipped; 50 seconds anti-shock memory;
playback of Audio-CDs; EQ with 6 presets; playbck modes: All files, intro-scan,
current track only, random play, current sub-directory only, playback order of
sub-directories and songs is programmable (DirProg and Prog); recharge-function
for NiCd-batteries; 8minutes voice-recording function with external microphone
connector [no kidding]; power-supply, blank CD-R and probably a set of
NiCd-batteries is included. It does not support CD-RW, reads first session fof
multisession CDs.
What do you think of the "818"? Please let us know.
4) Tonight, the "828" Mp3-Cd-Player will be on German TV-Station "Nord3" which
can be received via Astra satellite 11.582/H. Programme will commence at
19.10CET. We will introduce the "818" on our website next week.
5) Wir want to apologize for the delays in asnwering your eMial-requests that
have occured since last week. This is mainly due to a server problem. We hope to
have this problem solved before the weekend.
Best regards,
your team from maxtek
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From: Jason Moh, Director of Product Marketing
To: All MAMBO-X P300 Enthusiasts
Date: March 21, 2000
I have been receiving an average of 300 emails a day. 90% of them are asking me
"When is the release date?" and "Why is it taking so long?" I would like to
return all emails and explain what's going on but that's impossible when I
receive 300 emails a day. I also hesitate to respond because I am more
frustrated than all of the MP3 enthusiasts that are not able to purchase the
Mambo-X. I am frustrated because whenever the factory notified us of the
shipping date, something always came up.
I just took a trip to the factory overseas. I saw the actual sample working. I
think the best answer for "why" is that we developed Mambo-X from the ground up.
As a result, it has taken much longer than we expected. We did once think about
abandoning this project, but the overwhelming response from the MP3 enthusiasts
resellers made us focus and move on; even though it has been delayed and
delayed.
Now we come to a point where I must lay out the facts. The mechanical sample was
already done and working samples, as of today, are in assembly. The first
scheduled production will be the week of April 10th. In other words, the factory
will start shipping later that week. Once the mechanical sample is completed, it
means that most of the development is done and we shall let the working samples
do the fine-tuning. I saw the mechanical sample, so the shipping date is not far
away.
I sincerely apologize for any anxiety, confusion, or concerns that all of you,
the MP3 enthusiasts, have put up with during the Mambo-X development. Once
again, thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Jason Moh
Director of Product Marketing
Tagram System Corporation
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Re:Wait a sec... (Score:1)
Re:Wait a sec... (Score:1)
With an mp3 player there is the potential to save power as you only need to spin the disk at 0.1x or something like that.
Other combinations? (Score:1)
(Or perhapse minidisc/radio.)
Re:However the combination, prepare to buy batteri (Score:1)
I wish MPs on the memory card were stored in DOS format, like my digital camera. That way, it'd be much easier for me to exchange files with it and my Power Mac.
Karen
The Kiwi Player... (Score:1)
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Check out these too. (Score:1)
http://www.mambox.com/products.htm [mambox.com]. There is also the CD/DVD/VCD/MP3 player posted a while ago. The Apex AD600A. Check out http://64.45.6.252/apex/ [64.45.6.252].
SDMI (Score:1)
I have had one for almost a year (Score:1)
I bought one july '99 on a holiday in China (PRC), they sell them in every department store. The company that makes them is called Shinco [shinco.com].
I don't expect you to believe me, so here's a picture [frg.eur.nl] of my $99 MP3 CD/VCD player:
And here's a closeup [frg.eur.nl] of the MP3 label.
I believe they sell 4 different models, even one with a built in Sega game console ;)
Yes there is (Score:1)
Re: (Score:1)
New SlashDot "feature"? (Score:1)
In this case, the question could have still been posted, but the response could have *immediateely* listed 5 or 6 links to stories already submitted on SlashDot about "MP3" and "players". This would still allow for the ability for SlashDotters to talk about the product (even if it is for a second or third time... who doesn't like talking about things several times? Especially when they're cool)? But also gives immediate additional information up front.
*shrug* I think it'd be a nice feature to have.
I'm not sure if the method for posting articles to the front page of SlashDot is a point-and-click operation (I'd assume it was) and if it is, how hard would it be to add this sort of functionality?
[IMO, as long as the same topic isn't posted every two days, I couldn't care less how many times it appears. If I don't want to read it, I won't. But I also won't let it work me up to the point that I'm griping about SlashDot's lack of ability in keeping up with the 1000s of stories they've posted over the years...]
one listed on 411direct for $199 (Score:1)
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:1)
Re:Wait a sec... (Score:1)
Re:mp3: my thoughts (Score:2)
http://www.livedaily.com/archive/2000/2k01/wk3/Ame ndmentToCopyrightActCo.html [livedaily.com]
Hell, they're lucky people aren't throwing bombs instead of quietly and stubbornly refusing to pay a single penny to support the corporate rape of generations of helpless artists. I am a musician and have music out there (mp3.com/ChrisJ [mp3.com], natch) and have CDs which can be bought. I don't pressure anybody to do this, but one day it'll be nice to sell a few of those- but I would rather NEVER sell a single CD or make a single dime off my music, if it meant I had to support a system so utterly corrupt that it beggars the imagination. Owning the artist's work outright for 35 years isn't ENOUGH? Apparently not.I see no particularly feasible way to get around this corrupt, evil system other than mp3s. I personally am putting lots of totally legitimate mp3s out there, but I can't muster up even the smallest condemnation for the biggest most blatant copyrighted-music pirate in the world (currently, mp3.com itself ;) ). If that means musicians generally are not paid, fine: that's the way it is NOW, plus you sign away your life's work to the labels- formerly for 35 years, now FOREVER. Who can justify that, or participate in it even passively? Did you know that the labels and the RIAA are changing the rules as we speak so that musicians can only sign away their own ARTWORK to their corporate masters forever? Is this retroactive, do you suppose, as it is a reclassification of existing contract terms? Is it right for musicians to lose the rights to their music forever? What are you, the music consumer, going to do about this?
I am doing this: mp3.com/ChrisJ [mp3.com]. Whatever you do, please do _something_: at this point, not only is it the unsigned artists needing a chance, the _signed_ artists are starting to be abused worse than you would possibly imagine. Please spread the word and do something, anything, to resist. Maybe you'd prefer to ignore the indie guys and send mainstream chart-topping musicians $10 in the mail. God knows they could probably use it. It will soothe their feelings some tiny amount as they consider the way in which they have just lost ownership of their own music forever (and are likely forbidden from doing any music other than for the label in their contract).
Re:What would RIAA say? (Score:2)
I may be misunderstanding you (and oh Lord, please say that I am), but that is the most illogical thing I have ever heard. You want to do this?
CD->Encoder->Save->Decoder->Audio
How does this save power? You still have to spin up the CD but now you have to take the time to encode the file, save it to memory, in addition to decode and play it. As I see it, you're using more power in the encoding and saving portions, not saving. And as for preventing skips, maybe. More likely, it's going to have to account for skips during the encoding process, which, honestly, isn't that what shock protection is for?
No, the logical feature in an MP3/CD player is to play the MP3s off of a CD. Yes, you might get skipping, but for me anyway, the benefits of having 10 hours of music on a handily transported medium that can be used in a player that will also play my other handily transported mediums far outweight issues of power (of which these devices probably don't use much more than regular CD players) and skipping.
Vertical Horizons Has What You Want (Score:2)
David E. Weekly [weekly.org]
Re:Wait a sec... (Score:2)
The concept is awesome - the only problem I can see is that discman-style players are notoriously power-hungry - and the extra processing required to decode the mp3 audio might make the battery time low enough to be a nuisance. (I get about 6-8 hours out of a set of batteries on my current player - I'd expect this to drop to 5-7 if the player has to do extra processing - a hardware decoder could help out here, but would probably make the player a bit more expensive)
I'd still buy one in a second though =)
Re:AVPhile 715/715KPlayer (Score:2)
Good Parts:
It's loaded on features. The Raite AVPhile 715 can read DVDs, VCDs, MP3 CDs, and standard audio CDs.
It reads ISO9660 formatted CDs with MP3s on them. It can recurse subdirectories, so it's easy to organize your music.
It can read Romeo formatted CDs for 15 character filenames.
It can show BMP pictures for each song.
It can display a "lyrics" file for each song.
You can hack it to take out the Macrovision protection or the country codes by playing with the remote.
The on-panel controls (not remote) are well done.
It's cheap (I paid $179 @ Fry's)
Bad Parts:
It's cheap
It takes FOREVER to load the CD
You can't flip through the songs on the CD without actually changing which is playing. You can't switch the display mode without stopping the music.
It doesn't support Joliet or Rock Ridge filesystems. Linux doesn't write Romeo fileystems. You can get around the 8.3 filename limitation by including a lyrics file.
The lyrics file only shows the 1st 15 characters of each line. That's how many fit on the screen, but it doesn't do wrap-around. I wrote a small perl script to do the wrap-around, but it's a hassle, and I wasted a number of CDs experimenting.
The BMP format is really strange. As far as I can tell, they're 1 frame DVD (MPEG-2) files. I don't know why they didn't just use MS-BMP or GIF. They have a closed-source DOS program on their web site. I haven't tried this through dosemu, but I can't imagine it not working. I haven't been able to find any Linux programs to make these files.
No local storage. This means all your MP3 files have to be burnt onto CD.
The remote is confusing, with redundant buttons (forward, fast forward and skip forward, only two of which will work at any given time, depending on media).
DVDs suck. The whole DeCSS thing turned me off them. There's no Jurassic Park, no Star Wars, no good movies. There's the Matrix, but I thought that movie sucked on the silver screen. I've never actually seen a VCD.
-Dave
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:2)
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:2)
Re:Portable CD/MP3 player that really exists. (Score:2)
Re:ahem. yes. (Score:2)
Apparently, the Director of Product Marketing has been getting floods of E-Mail from users who want to know when the product will be released.
There is no shipping date on the site, or in his letter.
-- Give him Head? Be a Beacon?
Re:What would RIAA say? (Score:2)
To do this would require a very large memory buffer -- probably at least 4 MB. And more software (and thus more ROM) for encoding MP3s. That can significantly raise the cost of producing a unit.
If you just want to prevent skipping a smaller, read ahead buffer should be sufficient.
If you want to listen to one track over and over again . . . why would anyone want to listen to the same track over and over again? I can't imagine that this is a very common request from anyone over 6 years old who isn't a big Barney the Purple Dinosaur fan. I don't think I've ever used the single track repeat option on my stereo or on WinAmp.
/peter
Product announcements aren't as good as products (Score:2)
That's just not true. There are plenty of product announcements that you can read available, but the announced products themselves are not physically available. You can't actually buy one and hold it in your hands and listen to music come out of it. The closest one can come is to load a web page and look at pictures and read specs and imagine how cool it will be.
Now, I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad business model in general. It worked fabulously for the sex industry, resulting in the tried and true line of products that we call pr0n. But for music-playing devices, I dunno. Call me an unimaginative old fart who won't embrace modern technology, but I just don't enjoy imagining music as much as I enjoy actually hearing it. Oh, and another thing: I don't think that just showing us pictures and specs, where we use out imaginations, is going to be a good business plan for the long-term, because they aren't charging for it! Anyone can go to Pine's page and read about the vaporous product, and Pine doesn't make a dime off it. It didn't even ask for my credit card number.
No, I think they only way they're going to make money is if they actually ship a product to end users in exchange for money. Some of us have been waiting for quite some time to buy one, but it seems that no one wants our money.
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Re:Pine Portable MP3/CD Player (Score:2)
What I've always wondered is, why doesn't someone put this concept together with a mini-disc setup? Small disc, with less chance for shock, and still high capacity. (shrug)
Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:2)
Eric
pine vs mambo (Score:2)
For one, looking at Mambo's web site it seems that their LCD display doesn't show the track name for the mp3 you're playing. The pine does. When you have a CDR with hundreds of songs on it, it would be nice to know what you're playing. I think I would pay $80 for that feature, but that's just me!
Re:A Comprehensive list (Score:2)
DVD: APEX AD600A We are aware from media reports that initial production of the Apex AD600A had secret menus which allowed some users to bypass copyright protections built in to all DVD players. These menus have now been deleted from this player in recent production and our present stock reflects this fact. We purchased the AD600A based on its full array of legitimate features, quality construction and a most attractive price. It remains an outstanding value today!
Oh well, I guess I can live without the hidden menu. As long as I can play MP3s in my living room.
-B
Here is a home stereo CD/MP3 player (Score:2)
Mambo X (Score:2)
-- iCEBaLM
Re:AMERICA (Score:2)
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:2)
MPAA = Motion Picture Association of America
RIAA = Recording Industry Association of America
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:2)
The MP3/CD combo probably won't be picked up by Sony until there are more CD burners in the homes of music listeners. They tend to produce on a mass scale, so don't hold your breath. Maybe they're still waiting for their Minidisc to catch on.
XMMS? (Score:2)
Ozwald
Re:Pine Portable MP3/CD Player (proper post..) (Score:2)
You know the really funny thing about this is, it was featured here on Slashdot last September... Here [slashdot.org]
Buy one here (Score:2)
News review DMusic [dmusic.com]
Have a look and order here Kiwi-computers [kiwi-computers.com]
In development (Score:2)
There are quite a few MP3/CD player combinations in development though none have actually shipped to date. Here is a list of a few of them and a link to where a small review about each one can be read. This is just a few prospective MP3 CD players that have been extracted from an article [dmusic.com] that Dimension Music [dmusic.com] just recently wrote regarding the portable MP3 CD player race. These players, with the exception of the Kiwi player, have been known about for quite some time now to those of us who closely follow the MP3 scene:
What would RIAA say? (Score:2)
I wonder what the RIAA would say about it.
Re:What would RIAA say? (Score:2)
I could have made it clearer. But have an option ot load an audio CDTrack, or a MP3 from the CD into memory.
This is for the people who want to want to listen to one or two tracks repeatedly.
Is that any more clear? Is it still most illogical thing you ever heard?
Apex... (Score:2)
Mambo-X and Others (Score:2)
There are a bunch of Mp3/CD portable player combos. In fact, it's funny you should ask as the first that is acually into production is the Mambo-X [mambox.com] and it started Shipping on Friday. It's made by Tagram and has the best features of any of the dual-compliant format players I've seen yet.
For the full low-down on portable players and their support/features go here [lampy.net]. Another place to check is Mp3.com's Portable players page [mp3.com]. You might find out a little more about some of the players there (especially Mp3 ports.).
Here is a list of them. (Score:2)
Here [voquette.com] you can find Voquette's Netlink for MD players... It may only work with these sharp model [sharp-usa.com], but I'm unsure. The original review I read makes it sound that way but the Voquette site makes it sound like any MD can use the netlink. Amusingly enough they also make a MP3 player that will work with any cassette walkman [voquette.com], and even record MP3s to a walkman, if it has a record function.
There is the $179 MAMBOx [mambox.com]. I don't think it's out yet, however, it looks cool.
Of course, there is Pine's Player [lampy.net].
There are more of these out there... These are just some of the ones that spring to mind, and all portable. I love my Apex, though... $160 and it plays any disc I own... MP3, DVD, CD, VCD... I use portable music so little that my Rio is fine for my purposes...
Josh Sisk
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:2)
Mp3 player (Score:2)
Re:Mp3 player--one solution (Score:2)
We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:3)
PS: I want a portable MP3 ZipDisk player...sure it's only 100 megs...but still...portable has hell...no?
brujo (Score:3)
Re:We all have been asking this i'm sure... (Score:3)
Correct - Sony does not have an MP3/CD player, but they do have an MP3 player. See here [slashdot.org].
The biggest reason for the lack of MP3/CD players is probably because MP3 players not using a CD format can be much smaller (and they are much cooler, too). Of course, I want an MP3/CD player, too.
I've been following the development of MP3/CD players for a while. At this point, two alternatives exist (Pine and Mambox - links to both can be found at http://hardware.mp3.com [mp3.com]). I'm waiting for reviews before I commit myself to buying either of them.
Re:Why does slashdot ask questions already answere (Score:3)
I think an important feature of any of these players will be how easy the browsing interface is, and I sure hope I can add playlists to the CD's!!
ahem. yes. (Score:3)
MP3s in your car (Score:3)
1. Runs with any ATAPI device i.e. CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW or even DVD-ROM. (required)
2. Full support for MPEG1, MPEG2 Audio Layer III, MP3 files (except 256+Kbits).
3. Multiple CD file formats: ISO-9660, Joliet, Romeo and most others.
4. Auto switch play mode between CD-DA (audio CD) or MP3 Disk.
5. Supports CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-ROM media.
6. Can have up to 2200 files per cd.
7. Accepts 63 play list numbers in user programmable memory and has Single, Shuffle, Repeat, 10 second scan and more.
8. 31 Key Remote Control
9. Output level for headphones, speakers, tape adapter (for car), and stereo amps.
I didn't see a price on thier site, but you can be sure it isn't cheap. But then again, geek toys rarely are
segfault@bellatlantic.net [mailto]
Car/Home MP3 Player (Score:3)
www.carmp3player.com [carmp3player.com]
I have one of these things, and it's quite possibly the best 150 bucks i've every spent. Plays mp3 cd's and audio cd's and comes with a remote control! Amazing. Not too fancy, not too aesthetic, but it's perfect for the geek with less 'discriminating' tastes (and a very empty wallet
-bugbbq
Re:mp3: my thoughts (Score:4)
Instead of talking nonsense like this you should start becoming part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Please go to my mp3.com site [mp3.com] and then don't even necessarily hang around listening to my music- I mean, it's fine and people have been writing and saying they liked it but you should go ON from there, even skipping my stuff, and begin exploring and downloading some of the other artists there. There's an american Tuvan Throat-Singer (nominated for most unusual vocalist!), Steve Sklar, who plays with Big Sky [mp3.com]. There's a rap act ("G-spot" [mp3.com]) who put together phenomenal backing tracks that groove like P-Funk. I've taught myself what Trance and Drum+Bass really are entirely from mp3.com acts and reading the message boards, it's an amazing resource. There's a huge amount of stuff out there and it's ALL legitimate uses of the format. Please stop misleading and start being part of the solution! It's really important! Thank you.
Pine's upcoming player (Score:4)
Why does slashdot ask questions already answered? (Score:5)
On jan 14, 2000, this [slashdot.org] article was posted about the Apex [64.45.6.252] player. There have since been several followup articles posted about the legality of the Apex, and there are about a bazillion other web sites with info about it. Heck Circuit City now even advertises that this thing plays MP3s
Even earilier than that, back on Sep 9, 1999, slashdot posted this [slashdot.org] story on the Pine unit. Now, the Pine unit has not hit the market yet, but it any many similar units can be found in the MP3 hardware [mp3.com] section on mp3.com [mp3.com]
There are now probably about a half dozen other units similar to the Pine unit (their names and URLs have already been posted by people more eager than myself) but also like the Pine unit none of them have actually made it to the streets yet. Had the poster asked what was actually *available* or reviews of the available units, that would have been a different story entirely.
I mean, it's bad enough when people post stupidly obvious questions to usenet or to mailing lists (questions that can be answered with a simple web search or by looking in very obvious locations) but when these things start getting posted as slashdot feature stories... sheesh...
-p.
A Comprehensive list (Score:5)
Mambox portable MP3/CD Player [mambox.com]
Pine Technology (MP3 Audio): D'music SM-200C Portable MP3/Audio CD Player [mp3shopping.com]
netDrives CD/MP3 player Brujo [zdnet.com]
Pine Portable MP3/CD Player (Score:5)