The Mod today obviously is one of five that is pissed the iPod doesn't support Ogg.
I was just surprised not to see someone outline the 'benefits' of Ogg before my comment. I guess good humor isn't appreciated..hehehe.
but if they have a notice posted doesn't that make you SOL?
Granted, yes it's a rather ridiculous policy. But, if you look at a definition of custom built their system falls under it. Also there IS that notice explaining their policies.
Buyers need to use sense. Especially tech buyers. It's not much tougher than that.
check out the minibosses. 8-bit nintendo tunes done with two guitars bass and drums. minibosses.com. They have a few songs up for download and are releasing an album relatively soon. They came around here once and the show was real fun. Their version of the Castlevania series is some great stuff.
ATTWS went to GSM (SimCards) in february of 2002 I believe Cingular followed shortly after (in the north east at least). They run on the same networks (tdma AND gsm) as Cingular.
I personally cannot wait to drop ATTWS. I'm satisfied with their service area, but i'm LESS than satisfied with their billing/CSR reps. Cingular wasn't much better to me either. time to look at Verizon, TMobile or Nextel..
It's not 2001 anymore. XBoxes are outselling PS2s they are even being gotten in exchange for PS2s....backwards compatibility is the largest reason PS2s sold well at first. Ask any local gamestore manager/clerk/or associate. I'm serious.
who said i full study? Granted he isn't on some gaming board but he is the guy on the stree so to speak. He sees what goes on every day with the average gamer.
Yeah analog sticks and rumble packs were "gimmicks" but they enhanced game play. Not some cheesey aesthetic like the dude face i'm mud stomping at 3AM in SOCOM.
Sony ISN'T doing well, they are looking for the next big thing to grab onto instead of innovating like they did in the 90s.
You're going to find EyeToy and the game its packaged with on shelves with the VirtualBoy and dreamcast.
if they thought of actual gamers here. Who cares? The playstation publicly hasn't been doing well (A friend of mine works at a local LameFlop and daily people are exchanging them with games for credit for an xBox). I'm not going to spend any amount of money for a second rate webcam to scan my head, or anything else for a game.
The PlayStation faithful scoffed at being able to put your own music into games with the xBox and certain titles. Now they have to contend with quite possibly one of the silliest things I've seen in gaming second two the Virtual Boy and on step above Nintendo's next flop the DS.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I have a system to play games. I have an xBox because as far as CONSOLES go (I capped it because this isn't meant to be flame-bait for PC gamers to jump in on) it is the best. I'd like to think that these gimmicks aren't swaying the rest of mainstream gaming. Maybe I'm hoping for too much though...
But, in my personal opinion. If i'm throwing down ANY amount of cash for a music related product I'm going to go with something that has proven itself simple as that. In the late 80's and 90's It was sony, aiwa and panasonic that made good quality portables.
Now it's Apple. In three years they have pretty much solidified their branding, quality and user loyalty. So when the option came I got an iPod. Just like I bought a sony sport walkman, and an aiwa portable CD player later to be lost and i got a panasonic.
Here comes the point. Some no name Korean branded company is producing an obvious knock-off. Granted you could take a chance, but if I can save 99 bucks for a player I can definitely save a bit more for quality.
I'm sick of Ogg vorbis. It's better than mp3 at low bitrates....anyone who is decoding at a low bitrate doesn't concern themselves with quality of sound. I am quite a huge music fan and have ripped near 7000 songs from both CDs and FLAC files (live bootlegs) for use on my iPod, and you can speculate all you want read a million graphs and articles concerning codecs. But to my ear and the ear of many of my peers (all involved with music in one way or another) unless you're listening to the music through a $3000 HiFi with $500 german made sound canceling ear phones. You will hear no difference to your ear (between mp3 and Ogg). Doubt it? try it.
So back to the point. The dCube touts all this while being made by some no name company that makes electric toothbrushes as well (heh). I wouldn't buy this product regardless of price just for that reason. The same reason I won't buy an audio product from
RCA
Quassar
GE
Audiovox
iRiver
All these budget companies have created audio crap since i've known about them. What makes you think something thrown together ripping of a patent and having all these features for dirt cheap is going to be worth the money or the ink used to print it.
I think the 1 out of 5 Ogg users need to find a different codec or brew up their own firm ware for a decent product. It seems everything wants to touch the iPod but as of right now none of them have all of these
Loyalty, Quality, good branding, a good track record of not making audio garbage, international support forums (ie ipodlounge), and excellent 3rd party accesory support.
iPod is the new "i'll have a coke" and " can i have a kleenix"
The only thing at this point that can kill the iPod is a better iPod.
_g
Actually my friend from across the pond. There are a few left here in New England but they are called Rotarys and they are horrible. Which could be why there are so few left now as well as them getting rid of them in England too.
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Well thought out and well said.
funny how many friends I know here in the US are talking about moving to the UK.
Which brings to mind thoughts of the future and how scary things could be.
thats all.
I don't think I'm allowed to laugh that hard at my desk.... _g
If you get Anapod Explorer (Red Chair Software), well Anapod is for the ipod but they make a creative version too..
It can convert your ogg files to mp3 on just your player on the fly during a transfer...keeping your OV files on the pc and the mp3 on the player..
It's a pretty decent feature, I think it's called audiomorph..
The Mod today obviously is one of five that is pissed the iPod doesn't support Ogg. I was just surprised not to see someone outline the 'benefits' of Ogg before my comment. I guess good humor isn't appreciated..hehehe.
Ogg ownz you, itz bettah than ANYTHING *runs down the boardroom table and dives out the window* you know...for kids!!
but if they have a notice posted doesn't that make you SOL?
Granted, yes it's a rather ridiculous policy. But, if you look at a definition of custom built their system falls under it. Also there IS that notice explaining their policies.
Buyers need to use sense. Especially tech buyers. It's not much tougher than that.
I hate paint thinner..
check out the minibosses. 8-bit nintendo tunes done with two guitars bass and drums. minibosses.com. They have a few songs up for download and are releasing an album relatively soon. They came around here once and the show was real fun. Their version of the Castlevania series is some great stuff.
just call INS...
ATTWS went to GSM (SimCards) in february of 2002 I believe Cingular followed shortly after (in the north east at least). They run on the same networks (tdma AND gsm) as Cingular.
I personally cannot wait to drop ATTWS. I'm satisfied with their service area, but i'm LESS than satisfied with their billing/CSR reps. Cingular wasn't much better to me either. time to look at Verizon, TMobile or Nextel..
"30 people went deaf during the manufacturing of this car. Enjoy!"
It's not 2001 anymore. XBoxes are outselling PS2s they are even being gotten in exchange for PS2s....backwards compatibility is the largest reason PS2s sold well at first. Ask any local gamestore manager/clerk/or associate. I'm serious.
There could be Volumes written on what does swimmingly well in Japan and Europe but does poorly here. David Hasselhoff and the Yugo come to mind :)
who said i full study? Granted he isn't on some gaming board but he is the guy on the stree so to speak. He sees what goes on every day with the average gamer.
Yeah analog sticks and rumble packs were "gimmicks" but they enhanced game play. Not some cheesey aesthetic like the dude face i'm mud stomping at 3AM in SOCOM.
Sony ISN'T doing well, they are looking for the next big thing to grab onto instead of innovating like they did in the 90s.
You're going to find EyeToy and the game its packaged with on shelves with the VirtualBoy and dreamcast.
if they thought of actual gamers here. Who cares? The playstation publicly hasn't been doing well (A friend of mine works at a local LameFlop and daily people are exchanging them with games for credit for an xBox). I'm not going to spend any amount of money for a second rate webcam to scan my head, or anything else for a game.
The PlayStation faithful scoffed at being able to put your own music into games with the xBox and certain titles. Now they have to contend with quite possibly one of the silliest things I've seen in gaming second two the Virtual Boy and on step above Nintendo's next flop the DS.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I have a system to play games. I have an xBox because as far as CONSOLES go (I capped it because this isn't meant to be flame-bait for PC gamers to jump in on) it is the best. I'd like to think that these gimmicks aren't swaying the rest of mainstream gaming. Maybe I'm hoping for too much though...
- RCA
- Quassar
- GE
- Audiovox
- iRiver
All these budget companies have created audio crap since i've known about them. What makes you think something thrown together ripping of a patent and having all these features for dirt cheap is going to be worth the money or the ink used to print it. I think the 1 out of 5 Ogg users need to find a different codec or brew up their own firm ware for a decent product. It seems everything wants to touch the iPod but as of right now none of them have all of these Loyalty, Quality, good branding, a good track record of not making audio garbage, international support forums (ie ipodlounge), and excellent 3rd party accesory support. iPod is the new "i'll have a coke" and " can i have a kleenix" The only thing at this point that can kill the iPod is a better iPod. _gActually my friend from across the pond. There are a few left here in New England but they are called Rotarys and they are horrible. Which could be why there are so few left now as well as them getting rid of them in England too.