[ale] OT: Portable media players

Paul Cartwright ale at pcartwright.com
Thu Oct 21 06:59:01 EDT 2010


On Wed October 20 2010, Scott Castaline wrote:
> Picked up a SanDisk Sansa Fuze+ 8GB from BestBuy this morning. Fully
> charged battery and loaded some of my FLAC files onto it. Sounds pretty
> good too. Still need some getting used to the touch pad and even though
> it's a small display it is still readable and pictures look nice as
> well, so now I can really bore everyone with pics of the grandkids. I
> had 2 1GB micro SD cards so I quickly put them to use. I would like to
> get a case for it, the one they had at BestBuy was over $30.00, so I
> figure I'll keep looking. The only drawback is that in order to update
> the software you need M$ Window$, otherwise it works fine with Linux.

may I suggest some nice noise-cancelling headphones by Altec-Lansing?
the zippered case is nice & my Iriver mp3 player fits in the middle of it:)

http://www.amazon.com/Altec-Lansing-AHP712I-Headphones-Reduction/dp/B0009WZ0XG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1287658608&sr=1-2

Item model number: AHP712I
Product Description
ALTEC LANSING AHP712i Noise-Canceling Headphones High-performance 40mm 
neodymium drivers deliver wide freq resp & bass; Wide-spectrum active noise 
reduction; Ear-cup design; Adjustable deluxe padded headband & leatherette 
ear pads for comfort; Features foldable design for easy packing, handy 
multi-function controller, carry bag with accessory pouch, 2 choices of cable 
lengths as well as airline & .25mm adapters; Noise-Canceling Headphones 

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Paul Cartwright
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