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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on March 27, 2002, 04:23:07 am

Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Sandwich on March 27, 2002, 04:23:07 am: *drools*

Web site: http://www.iriver.com/english/imp350.htm

c|net review: http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-6342420-1304-8591280.html?tag=topfive

And just to make things interesting, I made a poll. :D

EDIT: Forgot to include an image:
(http://www.iriver.com/english/images/imp350/imp350-02.jpg)
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 27, 2002, 04:37:05 am: I think it's fair. I mean, look at it! Think of how it cool it would be to have that in your kit... ;7
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Fineus on March 27, 2002, 04:44:18 am: I read some of the negative reviews and one stood out as a good point - no LCD on the player itself! As a cyclist it may well be great (so small! ah!) but if the LCD gets totalled for whatever reason you have to buy an exact replacement - no cheap £10 phones from a local hardware... so an accident could cost a lot, which is enough to put me off that kinda thing...
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 27, 2002, 04:47:22 am: I agree. That said, I wouldn't actually buy this; I never buy anything too expensive, because I end up never using it. (Aaaahh!!! It got a scratch!!) I prefer getting trashy stuff and be able to use them with no qualms of damaging them... but that's just me. :nod:
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Styxx on March 27, 2002, 06:46:02 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
I agree. That said, I wouldn't actually buy this; I never buy anything too expensive, because I end up never using it. (Aaaahh!!! It got a scratch!!) I prefer getting trashy stuff and be able to use them with no qualms of damaging them... but that's just me. :nod:

LOL! :lol:

I liked that thing, but I don't think I'd buy it. I never really used a walkman, discman or any similar, so I don't think I'd use this one. What I need is a good MP3/CD player for my car...
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: CP5670 on March 27, 2002, 08:01:48 am: I'm usually home all day, so my computer functions as a CD/MP3 player for me. :D
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 27, 2002, 08:04:44 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
LOL! :lol:

I liked that thing, but I don't think I'd buy it. I never really used a walkman, discman or any similar, so I don't think I'd use this one. What I need is a good MP3/CD player for my car...

It's true! That's why I use a regular old walkman - cassette tapes and all. They're really hardy. ;)
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Styxx on March 27, 2002, 08:48:53 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
It's true! That's why I use a regular old walkman - cassette tapes and all. They're really hardy. ;)

I know, those are the best. The only one I ever used was my old Dorito - the small triangular Moving Sound from Philips... it was just a radio.
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Sandwich on March 27, 2002, 12:57:42 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
...but if the LCD gets totalled for whatever reason you have to buy an exact replacement - no cheap £10 phones from a local hardware... so an accident could cost a lot, which is enough to put me off that kinda thing...

What do you mean? Since the LCD is on a replaceable (in theory - I don't know if they sell replacement remotes) remote, if it gets broken, buy a new remote. If the LCD (which we can all agree is the part that gets broken the most) was integral to the player, you're screwed if it goes.

Anyways, I have a $100 MP3 discman, which I don't use at home or around town. It's good for army reserves, vacations, etc. But part of the reason I don't use it at home/town is that it's a hassle to control it when it's inside my bag, a problem which would be fixed by the remote.
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 28, 2002, 04:32:09 am: I see people walking around in school with MDs and CD players, with all these wires going everywhere, headphones hanging off, and all sorts of odd-looking appendages. It's funny; sometimes the wires catch on something and then they're in trouble. :D
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Sandwich on March 28, 2002, 06:01:43 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
...with all these wires going everywhere ... and all sorts of odd-looking appendages...

Erk! If I see someone like that here, I'd quickly find a security person... :-/
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 28, 2002, 06:39:30 am: You know, as I read that out to myself, it makes them sound a lot like the Borg... :ha:
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Styxx on March 28, 2002, 06:52:31 am: Quote
Originally posted by sandwich
Erk! If I see someone like that here, I'd quickly find a security person... :-/

The sad thing is that you must be suspicious of that kind of thing over there, for your own safety... :(
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 28, 2002, 06:59:28 am: :(

When you put it that way.. :sigh:
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Styxx on March 28, 2002, 07:25:30 am: It's amazing how the world can be so beautiful and so terrible at the same time, eh?
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: JR2000Z on March 28, 2002, 11:01:05 am: Well, I dont know. I hope (due to how thin it is) it doesnt break easily.

I had my CD player for about 7 years now and I must of dropped it more times than I can remember and it still works like new.
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Sandwich on March 28, 2002, 02:47:28 pm: Ok, just curious: why are people replying without voting? :confused: ;)
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: mikhael on March 28, 2002, 03:06:54 pm: Its cute, but I'd not have one.

Whereas I really like the slimness of the box and the external remote, it just lacks for storage. 650mb per CD, non writable and I have to switch them regularly, which means I have to store them.

I'll stick with my 6gig Archos Jukebox600 (http://www.archos.com). It's about the same size as my old old audiotape player, runs off four rechargeable AA batteries (full charge lasts two days assuming I'm writing to it, three or four days without writing to it), and appears as a 6gig hard drive to windows. Even better, if I should wish to extend its capacity, I can swap out the 6gig hard drive for a 40gig one. The sound quality is pretty damn good.

Also, it runs about $225 in stores.
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 29, 2002, 12:01:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by sandwich
Ok, just curious: why are people replying without voting? :confused: ;)

I didn't... ;)
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: icespeed on March 29, 2002, 12:11:50 am: voting? too much time and bother... think about all the extra times your fingers would have to move...

as for the player... it's cool. it's shaped funny. things that are expensive shouldn't be handed anywhere near me, id just drop it...
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: WMCoolmon on March 29, 2002, 12:55:52 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
I think it's fair. I mean, look at it! Think of how it cool it would be to have that in your kit... ;7

D...d...did I just s-s-see Steak u-u-se the ;7 s-s-smilie? :eek::eek2::eek::eek2::eek::eek2:
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 29, 2002, 02:30:27 am: Quote
Originally posted by WMCoolmon

D...d...did I just s-s-see Steak u-u-se the ;7 s-s-smilie? :eek::eek2::eek::eek2::eek::eek2:

Nah, it wasn't me using it... it was part of a quote. :)
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Blue Lion on March 29, 2002, 02:33:27 am: One day you'll slip up
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: icespeed on March 29, 2002, 02:36:45 am: nah, he wont slip up, he just wont be able to think of any more excuses...
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 29, 2002, 02:38:24 am: Nope, since I'm a perfect posting AI... I mean, ummm, crap.
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Sandwich on March 29, 2002, 03:11:34 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
Nope, since I'm a perfect posting AI... I mean, ummm, crap.

Uh-huh. :rolleyes:

or is that, Ah-HAH! ;7
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 29, 2002, 03:15:40 am: Quote
Originally posted by sandwich
or is that, Ah-HAH! ;7

Ssshhhhhh! ;)
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Styxx on March 29, 2002, 11:20:20 am: You think I don't know that you coded the vB to remove it from your post in case you accidentally post it? You think there's something I don't know!?! :D ;7
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Setekh on March 30, 2002, 01:04:16 am: Now, you're scaring me; chill, man. Here, have an ice-cold TANG. :lol:
Title: OT - Sa-W33T MP3 discman
Post by: Styxx on March 30, 2002, 07:11:25 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
Here, have an ice-cold TANG. :lol:

Don't ask for it... :D