What's the difference between an iPod and a Audio Jukebox?

[Jameson]

I'm thinking of getting one as a present for someone - so what's the difference? I assume they are both MP3 players - just brand names?

I'm torn between the Apple 4GB mini iPod @ £174 (cheapest I could find) and the Phillips 2GB juke box @ £127.

Any thoughts or alternative suggestions?

 

[Cian]

iPod makes you look like a wanker, and has serious hardware reliability issues.

It does play AAC files however, which other kit can't

 

[dougdeep]

The Archos XS 200 sounds good www.archos.com

 

[Cian]

All the competitors are good, particularly the Archos, iRiver and Creative ones.

People act as if Apple invented HDD based MP3 players - they just popularised them. SonicBlue did it first, by TWO YEARS.

 

[Safeway]

Oh. I thought this was going to be a joke.

 

[Bluejuice]

iPod does not make you look like a wanker.

If it as a gift the iPod will make a far better present as quite simply it looks the best and earns you the most kudos.

I would definitely go with the iPod mini, it's a lovely bit of kit and you cannot fail to be impressed by them (unless you are MYOB)

 

[Cian]

Anybody with their dumb little scrolly wheely ipod wirth the white headphones LOOKS LIKE A TOSSER

Its a girls piece of hardware, its atrocious hardware-wise and you LOOK LIKE A GIT

Second line of my sig applies to the iPod also.

 

[Bluejuice]

You sir are but a fool.

Nobody keeps the white headphones for the simple reason that it shows potential muggers you have valuable hardware in your pocket. Anyone with half a brain sticks a discreet pair of black headphones in there, which, I might add, are likely to be of a better quality than the standard iPod ones which aren't great audio wise.

How is it atrocious hardware wise? For ease of use and functionality I can't fault my iPod. And I have to disagree that it looks bad, in fact, you are the only person I have ever ever ever heard have a bad word to say unto the 21st century's greatest invention.

I sense some bitterness here for some reason. Are you anti-Apple in some way??

 

[Superphil]

I agree, my ipod is just about 2 years old (first of the 2nd gen) I've had no problems at all, it sounds great, is a class bit of design, but ultimatly it is the sonic ability that convinced me. The Creative and Rio products simply didn't play a good enough sound. Having said that I don't know if any of the new ones are better sounding but I'm still delighted with my ipod so I'll keep it till it dies, then I'll go out and try all the options, and buy the best sounding one again. By all the reports/reviews you can read, that'll be another ipod then.

 

[Bluejuice]

Well said that man

 

[Cian]

Firstly, Apple DID NOT INVENT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE iPOD. NONE of it.

Secondly, yes, I have anti-Apple sentiment. They make overpriced, underpowered crap aimed at women. They dump their even slightly aged technology like it was starting to rot or something - no support for hardware thats deemed 'too old' even when its powerful enough, no support for even 10 month old OS releases, etc. Their CEO is a git, they have some of the worlds best engineers who the totally misuse....

 

[Bluejuice]

Apple are a corporation just like any other.

You can't tell me however, that you'd rather see money going into Bill Gates's bottomless pockets, surely?


I fail to see how Apple is aimed at women also. Are you saying that the publishing industry is entirely female??

 

[Jameson]

Its a girls piece of hardware,

Well, it is a gift for girl actually.

 

[Bluejuice]

Jameson. Get it get it get it.

I guarantee she'll have sex with you after she's unwrapped it

 

[Jameson]

Nobody keeps the white headphones for the simple reason that it shows potential muggers you have valuable hardware in your pocket. Anyone with half a brain sticks a discreet pair of black headphones in there, which, I might add, are likely to be of a better quality than the standard iPod ones which aren't great audio wise.

Thanks - I will pass this on. I hadn't thought of that.

 

[Bluejuice]

Oh hang on, it's not your daughter is it?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Jameson. Get it get it get it.

I guarantee she'll have sex with you after she's unwrapped it

what even if its his daughter?

 

[Jameson]

Jameson. Get it get it get it.

I guarantee she'll have sex with you after she's unwrapped it

Better not then or I'll be guilty of incest!!

But thanks for the advice anyway!!

 

[Cian]

Publishing, design, etc aren't all female. The kind of person who buys a Mac for home use usually is

Apple were different once - their machines and their OS had a soul. Now it doesn't. Neither does Windows, but I don't use Windows

 

[Superphil]

Firstly, Apple DID NOT INVENT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE iPOD. NONE of it.

Secondly, yes, I have anti-Apple sentiment. They make overpriced, underpowered crap aimed at women.

Well I like my overpriced (£250 or so?), I don't find it underpowered, I'm not, oh wait, let me have a look, nope, not a woman.

If you want to listen to music on the go at the best quality other than using a portable CD player, then buy an ipod, she'll love it!