OFF: MP3/CD Portable

[Jerry Guizar]

From: "Mark Jermy" <m.jermy at CRANFIELD.AC.UK>

> >From: Rich Warren <rich.warren at BTINTERNET.COM>
> > Just got my new portable CD player that'll play MP3s too.  This is gonna
> be
> > good 650 minutes of random Hawkwind here I come.
>
> I considered one of these, but in the end bought an ordinary portable CD
> player (cheaper). My theory was that CDRs are cheap and small, so carrying
> your music round as audio CDRs was almost as convenient as MP3 CDRs,and a
> bit easier to burn. So I lug a small pile of audio CDRs made from my
(legit
> bought) HW&others collection and from the mp3s I've picked up here and
> there, and can play them anywhere.

   The biggest plus for me was being able to carry 6 - 8 hours of music on
one mp3 CDR (I rip as VBR ~200kbit). I can also do CD-RW. I have the
Expanium 401. It doesn't have ID3 support (maybe the new 503 will). I won't
buy anything that supports DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Jerry