Mp Player Guide

MP Player Guide

Summary: MP player, also well known as digital audio player has become a staple of our gadget life. There are many brands of MP players on the market today. So, which MP player are the most suitable for you? That's where this MP player guide comes in.

MP Player Guide

Article Body: MP player, also well known as digital audio player has become a staple of our gadget life. There are many brands of MP players on the market today. So, which MP player are the most suitable for you? That's where this MP player guide comes in.

Basically, there are types of MP player based on capacity: -

. Hard drive MP player

- highest capacity - largest in size - heavy - often labeled as an "Jukebox MP player" - has moving parts - example: Apple iPod video, Sony Network Walkman NW-HD

. Micro hard drive MP player

- use smaller hard drives - lighter than hard drive MP player - lower capacity than hard drive MP player but higher capacity than flash memory MP player - example: Apple iPod mini, Creative Labs Zen Micro

. Flash memory MP player

- smallest in size - lowest capacity - very light - has no moving parts - often labeled as an "portable MP player" - example: mobiBLU Dah i, Apple iPod nano

What should you concern when you want to buy a MP player?

. Use / Purpose a) MP player good for travel Hard drive MP player is good for people traveling or away from computer for an extended period of time, where they can't transfer music files from their computers. Micro hard drive MP player is another option for travel since it is slightly smaller and lighter than hard drive MP player. Flash memory MP player is also popular for travel if you do not mind to listen to the same music.

b) MP player good for sport / jogging / gym Flash memory MP player is good for people exercising and jogging since it is very light. No moving parts for Flash memory MP player make it ideal for sport.

c) MP player good for home use Hard drive MP player is good for listening song in living room. It is suited to be connected to external speakers.

. Connectivity There are two main options to transfer files from your computer: USB or FireWire. USB supported by both PCs and Macs whereas FireWire is supported only on Macs. For PC users, they need to ensure that the MP player support USB . which is faster than USB .. Most of the MP players on market today are support USB ..

. Display screen Majority of MP players have LCD screen. Some MP players have color screen instead of dull black and white screen. The main things to consider are all the information such as battery level, song name & elapsed time are easy to read.

. Compatibility PC or Mac compatibility. Mac users should ensure the MP player can support Mac since some MP players can only support PC.

. Battery MP players come with either rechargeable batteries (some can be charged via USB port) or disposable batteries.

. Music format Music files can be one of several types of formats, such as MP, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), WMA (Windows Media Audio) and Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a completely open, patent-free, professional audio encoding and streaming technology with all the benefits of Open Source.

. Functionality Some MP players have extra features such as voice recorder, FM radio, FM recorder, image viewer, video player.

. Memory capacity Most of the flash MP players come with MB, MB and GB. For hard drive MP players, they have gigabytes of storage capacity. If you would like to store many songs or CD collections in one, hard drive MP player or micro hard drive MP player is a better choice for you.