New to Mp3 world

On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:39:50 -0700, "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> spewed forth these words
of wisdom:

> Hi- I just got a free mp3 player in the mail, for making a purchase at a
>retail store.Anyways, it has a no brand- its generic. I think that I am
>understanding how to use it ok. very simple.64MB. I transfer my music files
>to it. Now my daughter wants one also.My questions: research tells me that
>there are cd/mp3 players.Are they the ones that use that tiny cdtype disk??
>I'd like to get the type that one can copy music to it (like my free one)-No
>driver was needed for that one either. What terminology is needed to so that
>I can get another one & pick the right one. Win XP

There are three types of Digital Audio Players on the market. One is a CD/MP3
player that can play data discs with either MP3 or WMA files on them. You can
fit 100 songs on a disc, but the players are big and bulky, and have limited
navigation. The second is a flash-based player. These are very small, but have
limited memory, and small displays. (Samsung makes one that is smaller than
man's thumb!) iRiver and DigitalWay (MPIO) are good brands. The final type is
the hard-drive based player. They offer huge amounts of storage, large screens
and easy-to-use navigation. My 40GB iPod will hold 10,000 songs! HD-based
players are a little larger but still easily pocketable. The 20GB iPod, the 4GB
iPod mini and the iRiver H120 are the best players on the market.

There is a "player buying guide" at http://www.mp3.com/tech/index.php

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