That was all very entertaining and informative but you left out $$$. What is a reasonable price to pay for a MP3 Player or an IPOD?

And, another thing, Bobbym, what's this about attitude-adjustment time?

> I have a Rio Carbon, 6gig MP3 player and I
> LOVE it!! At first it was a bother
> transferring my music to the computer but
> NOW I can upload whatever I feel like
> listening to, I can organize music into
> playlists to suit any occasion (Led Zeppelin
> for workouts, classical for relaxation, and
> Christian for attitude adjustment time).

> The first one I purchased only lasted a
> month...I accidentally dropped it into a cup
> of coffee. The second one I bought met a
> similar fate...my drink sloshed out of my
> cup and one tiny, tiny drop landed smack dab
> on the on/off switch. Dead as a door nail!
> The third one just up and quit on me, but
> since it was still within warantee I got a
> replacement for free.

> I finally discovered that I could put it in
> one of those cell phone holders that clips
> onto a belt. The player is now cushioned
> from accidental dropping and bumping and
> also has a measure of protection from
> moisture.

> I have also learned that the standard ear
> pieces that come with most devices are just
> plain JUNK! Throw them away and spend the
> extra cash on a decent set of earbuds or
> headphones. The difference is clear to hear!
> As for me, my ear canals are a little small
> so ear buds will not stay in my ears so I
> opted for the noice cancelling headphones.
> Not only do they deliver great sound but
> they also discourage customers from engaging
> idle chit chat while I am working.

> Not only are MP3 PLayers good for music,
> they also can store other types of files,
> something the iPod cannot do! The iPod will
> not let you download files to another
> computer, but the MP3 player WILL!

> Another reason to avoid the iPod is the
> computer interface. Whenever you plug it
> into your computer it automatically starts
> to sync your player with your library. The
> result is multiple copies of songs on your
> player.

> How do I know this? Well, Kid Grouch
> demanded an iPod for Christmas and made it
> very clear that only an iPod would do, so,
> being the good doormat that I am, I obliged
> the Kid. I set up kid computer with the
> software and even ripped most of kid's cd's
> to the computer. It took a while for kid to
> figure out how it worked but soon got the
> hang of it.

> Those of you with Macs, such as Mir, might
> be more comfortable with iPod because that
> is what it was made to work with, a Mac.
> Otherwise go MP3.

> But, of course, that is MY opinion!