Re: Diskman Vs mp3 player
MP3 Player should be further categorized into Flash based and Harddisk based players...
Size: Flash players are small (easy to carry), HD-based players are slightly bulky and Discman is thinner but flatter than HD-based players... IMHO, HD-based players and Discman are more suited for less-frequent users while Flash players are for heavy users... Note however that being small, the buttons on Flash players are not as convenient (kinda smaller than cellphone buttons)...
Capacity: The Flash player is limited by capacity (I think 1 or 2 GB is the max available), Discman is theoretically not limited by capacity (but needs changing of discs for changing past 650 MB), while HD based players can store 40-60 GB of music at one place...
Moving Parts: Flash player has advantage of having no movable parts... HDbased players have disadvantage in that if the mechanism is lost, the whole unit is basically useless including the stored media... Discman is in-between because the CDs wont get damaged atleast...
Versatility: HD-based are best as they can store a lot of music, videos, etc... Even act as a Thumbdrive in the sense that you can transfer files thru them... Discman is restricted to music (may be including radio)... Flash based can sometimes take video, but capacity restriction reduces real versatility...
In conclusion, it all depends on what you want... Find out your preferences and prioritise your needs... I had a HD-based player first (Creative) which ran on 4 batteries (rechargeable) and it was great... I have a Flash-based player now but not as happy with it (I am a light user but I like to carry all my songs with me - about 2 GB only)
Arun
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