for those that leave the house...

Post by **feedback** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:35 pm

I have a 5 gig rio carbon. Fucking awesome, it has 15 hour battery life and it's thin as hell. only downside is no customizing playlists on the go

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:35 pm

BibleThumper. i heard that as a young boy he liked to prey on delusional netwerking professionals and their overfed wives...

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:36 pm

seza wrote:
prince1000 wrote:
seza wrote:ipods are garbage. get a real mp3 player such as a RIO Carbon. take it from me because i'm always right.
i fought it for a long time.

BUT 60 gb...i can fit my whole CD collection on it. no need for my 5 disc changer at home or anywhere else i go. just make a playlist and bam. i didnt really buy it as a portable player.

i never looked into any other alternatives but i got a $100 off coupon from my credit card company whcihc brought it down to $299, same as a 3rd gen 20GB.
i can understand the storage part of it to a degree. other than that though..i cannot think of any other reason to get an ipod over a 'competing' RIO. unless to be fashionably keeping up with the joneses is your aim

- battery (life and cost)
- .ogg format support
- sound
- size (dimensions of a business card)
- weight
- appearance

i disagree with appearance and agree with the rest. not quite as intuitive as an ipod either.

Post by **seza** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 pm

feedback wrote:I have a 5 gig rio carbon. Fucking awesome, it has 15 hour battery life and it's thin as hell. only downside is no customizing playlists on the go

this man has his shit together. take note

Post by **seza** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:39 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i disagree with appearance and agree with the rest. not quite as intuitive as an ipod either.

what'd you mean by intuitive?

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:39 pm

seza wrote:
prince1000 wrote:
seza wrote:ipods are garbage. get a real mp3 player such as a RIO Carbon. take it from me because i'm always right.
i fought it for a long time.

BUT 60 gb...i can fit my whole CD collection on it. no need for my 5 disc changer at home or anywhere else i go. just make a playlist and bam. i didnt really buy it as a portable player.

i never looked into any other alternatives but i got a $100 off coupon from my credit card company whcihc brought it down to $299, same as a 3rd gen 20GB.
i can understand the storage part of it to a degree. other than that though..i cannot think of any other reason to get an ipod over a 'competing' RIO. unless to be fashionably keeping up with the joneses is your aim

- battery (life and cost)
- .ogg format support
- sound
- size (dimensions of a business card)
- weight
- appearance

yeah battery life isn't the greatest with this thing but it's by my stereo plugged in most of the time. and different formats, i rip vbr mp3s and am not that concerned with quality or different formats.

again, since i had thought about it before factored in with cost and the ability to store everything i have ripped it would have been foolish for me to not have gotten it. i don't care that its a photo ipod. honestly, i would have preferred the previous gen display and interface.

how much did that cost you and how much can it hold?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:45 pm

seza wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i disagree with appearance and agree with the rest. not quite as intuitive as an ipod either.
what'd you mean by intuitive?

you can pick up and find your way around its menus easier than the Carbon. in other words, more user friendly.

Post by **seza** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:46 pm

prince1000 wrote:
yeah battery life isn't the greatest with this thing but it's by my stereo plugged in most of the time. and different formats, i rip vbr mp3s and am not that concerned with quality or different formats.

again, since i had thought about it before factored in with cost and the ability to store everything i have ripped it would have been foolish for me to not have gotten it. i don't care that its a photo ipod. honestly, i would have preferred the previous gen display and interface.

how much did that cost you and how much can it hold?

i think it's regularly priced at 179 but i work at bestbuy and with the employee discount it was about 144. i have the 5gb however they just released a 6...still no where near 60 gbs. then again it's a micro harddrive and not a mini like the larger ipods. different class

Post by **mik0rs** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:47 pm

And the carbon thing looks fucking minging. I bought it for aesthetics only.

Post by **seza** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:48 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
seza wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i disagree with appearance and agree with the rest. not quite as intuitive as an ipod either.
what'd you mean by intuitive?
you can pick up and find your way around its menus easier than the Carbon. in other words, more user friendly.

i guess you haven't used a rio carbon? i won't agrue subjective views though..each their own

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:48 pm

seza, you forgot about the built in mic. that's a plus, imo.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:49 pm

seza wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
seza wrote: what'd you mean by intuitive?
you can pick up and find your way around its menus easier than the Carbon. in other words, more user friendly.
i guess you haven't used a rio carbon? i won't agrue subjective views though..each their own

sigh.

i would not have commented on such a thing if i hadn't used one. "borrowed" one for a week. same with a 20gb ipod and the Creative Zen NX.

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:52 pm

Juggernaut getting emotional over a technological discussion once again

Does to each his own mean nothing to you?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:56 pm

a monkey getting pissed off over sandwiches

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:56 pm

shhh he was keeping it real

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:57 pm

i didn't think they ate bread

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:58 pm

whoa you lost me

who is they?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:59 pm

prince1000 wrote:whoa you lost me

who is they?

monkeys

keep up

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:59 pm

fuck

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:59 pm

alright this is boring

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:59 pm

im a human being

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:07 pm

riddla wrote:as the q3world turns

I didn't think seahorses could post on forums

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:13 pm

riddla wrote:that made sense, yeah

i'm pretending like Juggernaut is a seahorse

I'm a monkey

Post by **seza** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:16 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
seza wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: you can pick up and find your way around its menus easier than the Carbon. in other words, more user friendly.
i guess you haven't used a rio carbon? i won't agrue subjective views though..each their own
sigh.

i would not have commented on such a thing if i hadn't used one. "borrowed" one for a week. same with a 20gb ipod and the Creative Zen NX.

i didn't mean that as an insult...which is why i put the questionmark at the end. i find my rio easier to use and navigate than any ipod.

Post by **plained** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:20 pm

ey wow an actual p1k thread

so how you doing? you doing ok?

*aahhh stretch