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post #21 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:03pm
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Originally Posted by Astu222
you obviously own neither an ipod or the itrip.
lmfao I've owned both for almost a year. I tried out the iTrip/Ipod combo in my car once and haven't touched iTrip since. This new Alpine car head unit with direct iPod connectivity is complete night and day compared to the iTrip quality.
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post #22 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:07pm
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Agreed.
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post #23 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by Element
lmfao I've owned both for almost a year. I tried out the iTrip/Ipod combo in my car once and haven't touched iTrip since. This new Alpine car head unit with direct iPod connectivity is complete night and day compared to the iTrip quality.
mine works fine and i cant tell in quality between the itrip on my car stero, or my ipod attached to my logitech Z-680's.
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post #24 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by Astu222
mine works fine and i cant tell in quality between the itrip on my car stero, or my ipod attached to my logitech Z-680's.

I would get those Logitech speakers fixed then...
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post #25 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:13pm
whatever, this is starting to seem like one of those "bash this thing because it is popular" type thread.

i enjoy, i like the sound, if you dont, then dont buy it.
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post #26 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:14pm
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Originally Posted by Astu222
whatever, this is starting to seem like one of those "bash this thing because it is popular" type thread.

i enjoy, i like the sound, if you dont, then dont buy it.
Where do I fit in your equation. I bought it, I regret it lol.
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post #27 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:15pm
then you should have returned it.
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post #28 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by Astu222
then you should have returned it.
I didn't want to burden some poor iPod user with a crappy quality fm transmitter so instead i just threw it away
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post #29 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:30pm
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Originally Posted by Element
I didn't want to burden some poor iPod user with a crappy quality fm transmitter so instead i just threw it away
i bet you still use it and love it.
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post #30 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:32pm
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Originally Posted by Astu222
i bet you still use it and love it.
lol nope..and even worse...and possibly a sin to geeks on this forum :-P

Ever since I got a MP4 player I haven't once used my iPod...I'm surprised they haven't had more of a following from my fellow sagerforum.com geeks
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post #31 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by Element
lol nope..and even worse...and possibly a sin to geeks on this forum :-P

Ever since I got a MP4 player I haven't once used my iPod...I'm surprised they haven't had more of a following from my fellow sagerforum.com geeks
the 80 GB archos looks like a good reason to ditch my 40 gig 4G ipod, but i dunno yet. its way too pricy.
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post #32 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by Element
lol nope..and even worse...and possibly a sin to geeks on this forum :-P

Ever since I got a MP4 player I haven't once used my iPod...I'm surprised they haven't had more of a following from my fellow sagerforum.com geeks

Which MP4 player do you have? How much space? What OS?
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post #33 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:51pm
I have the Archos Lyra 2780. It's got a 20GB Hard Drive with some little proprietary O/S interface which I hate. IT's not the highest end unit but I got it for free so hell it's all good. I've actually been looking at some of the new Portable Media Player devices from iRiver, Samsung, and Creative. I love the Media Center interface.

However, as with any choice, there is an opportunity cost. I hate some of the things about my Archos unit (such as the interface, lack of compatible formats, etc.). The Media Center based units however, lack the ability to record TV directly led alone store in a non-drm mpg format eheh. They don't even allow you to record TV at all because of Microsoft's legal inhibitions eheh.
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post #34 of 48
1/5/05 at 6:55pm
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Originally Posted by Element
The Media Center based units however, lack the ability to record TV directly led alone store in a non-drm mpg format eheh. They don't even allow you to record TV at all because of Microsoft's legal inhibitions eheh.
thats why i would only consider the archos at this point.
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post #35 of 48
1/5/05 at 7:00pm
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Originally Posted by Astu222
thats why i would only consider the archos at this point.
Yeah. I really HATE their little bootleg interface though. It causes a lot of performance problems. For example, if you load a movie in a format it isn't compatible with, such as .wmv, it pulls up a black screen, sits there for like a good minute or more, then goes back to the main menu. You're thinking ok whatever and go about your interface business. Then like 30 seconds later it says "Fatal error rebooting" lmao. Plus it's significantly slower than a MC based player's interface. In addition, you can't (Or at least I don't know how so please tell me!) browse through other songs while you are listening to one. You have to stop the song you are listening to in order to do so.

Lastly, does anybody know a MP3/MP4 player that has a crossfade capability? I can't stand the pauses between song loads on the Ipod, etc. I guess Winamp spoiled me It really kicks the llamas a$$ lol
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post #36 of 48
1/5/05 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Element
Yeah. I really HATE their little bootleg interface though. It causes a lot of performance problems. For example, if you load a movie in a format it isn't compatible with, such as .wmv, it pulls up a black screen, sits there for like a good minute or more, then goes back to the main menu. You're thinking ok whatever and go about your interface business. Then like 30 seconds later it says "Fatal error rebooting" lmao. Plus it's significantly slower than a MC based player's interface. In addition, you can't (Or at least I don't know how so please tell me!) browse through other songs while you are listening to one. You have to stop the song you are listening to in order to do so.
that sucks. unless they've changed some of those things in the 480, then i definitly wont be getting an archos.
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post #37 of 48
1/5/05 at 7:09pm
Yeah the interface screenshots for the 480 do look different than my 2780 one. I haven't personally used it though...plus that price seems crazeeeeeeeee lol
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post #38 of 48
1/5/05 at 7:12pm
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Originally Posted by Element
Yeah the interface screenshots for the 480 do look different than my 2780 one. I haven't personally used it though...plus that price seems crazeeeeeeeee lol
i dunno, ill see if someone at work has one of the 400 series so i could take a look.
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post #39 of 48
1/5/05 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Element
I have the Archos Lyra 2780. It's got a 20GB Hard Drive with some little proprietary O/S interface which I hate. IT's not the highest end unit but I got it for free so hell it's all good. I've actually been looking at some of the new Portable Media Player devices from iRiver, Samsung, and Creative. I love the Media Center interface.

However, as with any choice, there is an opportunity cost. I hate some of the things about my Archos unit (such as the interface, lack of compatible formats, etc.). The Media Center based units however, lack the ability to record TV directly led alone store in a non-drm mpg format eheh. They don't even allow you to record TV at all because of Microsoft's legal inhibitions eheh.
Err...you mean RCA Lyra correct? I saw one of those at a local store, I didn't care much for the screen. From what I saw, though the screen takes up a large portion of the device, not all of it is used. As far as the Winblows Media Center devices, I've never been much of a fan. Running Windows on any device HAS to be more crippling than the iPod OS, that's another reason why I pounced on the iRiver when I saw the 40GB was available. The one I am getting runs on Linux! I have seen some ports to the Archos for Linux, however none stable (in relation to Linux on the iPod) or any that produce anything of importance (rather than a refined GUI and a couple of games). Also, regarding the TV recording, I was under the impression that the Archos AV400 series could record directly off of the TV into a .AVI format . This set aside, I just read a review (more a study on Customer Satisfaction) for the Archos and noticed that it recieved the lowest marks as far as "Problems Out Of The Box" and "Issues Regarding Playback" (while the iPod scored first and Creative second, iRiver was not on there.), which makes me a bit more relaxed on whether or not I made the correct decision. Although there are many alternatives on the market for an MP4 player, I must say that the iRiver seems like the best choice. As far as the interface on the AV400 series, they had one at the CompUSA and it was pretty nice. I liked the brightness of the screen, but the complexity of the control panel made it seem somewhat difficult to use in certain situations (i.e. on a bus, car, plane, etc.) It seemed as if that device was targeted at people who wait in say a terminal or in a waiting room. Also if my memory serves me correctly the Archos did not have a built-in speaker, the iRiver does. On a tangent, how many hours of video does your Lyra pull down?
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post #40 of 48
1/5/05 at 8:17pm
what he was talking about an RCA, not an archos?

my god man dont confuse me.
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