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iPod Your first MP3 player?
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I didn't get my first MP3 player until I was 25, got the Sony NW-HD5.
I didn't want to give up my MD player, a Sony MZ-1 that I bought several years before. The remote worked with my MP3 player, so that was a plus.
I didn't want to give up my MD player, a Sony MZ-1 that I bought several years before. The remote worked with my MP3 player, so that was a plus.
it could play the Middle C note for approximately 7 seconds.
it was such a beauty to listen to on loop
it was such a beauty to listen to on loop
I had this Intel MP3 player. Held 64MB of music and it had interchangeable faceplates so you could change the way it looked. I used it for about a year or more until I saved up enough from my summer job to get a 3rd Gen iPod.
First mp3 player
My first mp3 player was the 4th generation iPod with click wheel.
In order that I bought them:
1) 4th gen iPod w/ click wheel(still works)
2) Samsung Upstage phone(phone died)
3) Samsung P3(touch screen is 75% dead)
4) iPod shuffle 2nd gen blue(dropped it into sewer and lost it)
5) Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0(current player which is great)
6) Current iPod shuffle gen, silver(going to use while jogging)
My first mp3 player was the 4th generation iPod with click wheel.
In order that I bought them:
1) 4th gen iPod w/ click wheel(still works)
2) Samsung Upstage phone(phone died)
3) Samsung P3(touch screen is 75% dead)
4) iPod shuffle 2nd gen blue(dropped it into sewer and lost it)
5) Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0(current player which is great)
6) Current iPod shuffle gen, silver(going to use while jogging)
To save money when the craze was first getting traction, I just purchased a $39.99 cd player around 2000 that would read and play mp3 discs which was nice as I could load about 8-10 albums on one burnt CDR and be good to go for the day.
I was late the the MiniDisc craze and around 2002 I upgraded to a Sony Sport MiniDisc player that played compressed (sony format, not mp3s) music and I could get about 2 or so albums on one MD.
Finally, to jump into the MP3 player pool I shunned the high price of Apple products and in 2004 asked for a Creative Zen Micro 5gb player for Christmas. I still have this player and occasionally pull it out for play in my car as it still has great sound! Even had better sound than my iPhone 4! I do believe my iPhone 5 finally has supperior sound to the Zen Micro.
Since mp3 player pricing started to fall around 2006/7, I've only owned Apple mp3 players through the years, upgrading whenever I want...including:
Shuffle 2nd gen
Nano 2nd gen
Nano 6th gen
iPod Touch 1st gen
iPod Touch 3rd gen
Currently I primarily just use my iPhone 5 which connects with bluetooth to my car stereo. It has been simply amazing to think of where the tech has gone over the years. It'd be funny to think about taking a current iPod Touch 5th gen back even 5-8 years and show it to your buddies...they probably couldn't comprehend what the device is capable of now!
I was late the the MiniDisc craze and around 2002 I upgraded to a Sony Sport MiniDisc player that played compressed (sony format, not mp3s) music and I could get about 2 or so albums on one MD.
Finally, to jump into the MP3 player pool I shunned the high price of Apple products and in 2004 asked for a Creative Zen Micro 5gb player for Christmas. I still have this player and occasionally pull it out for play in my car as it still has great sound! Even had better sound than my iPhone 4! I do believe my iPhone 5 finally has supperior sound to the Zen Micro.
Since mp3 player pricing started to fall around 2006/7, I've only owned Apple mp3 players through the years, upgrading whenever I want...including:
Shuffle 2nd gen
Nano 2nd gen
Nano 6th gen
iPod Touch 1st gen
iPod Touch 3rd gen
Currently I primarily just use my iPhone 5 which connects with bluetooth to my car stereo. It has been simply amazing to think of where the tech has gone over the years. It'd be funny to think about taking a current iPod Touch 5th gen back even 5-8 years and show it to your buddies...they probably couldn't comprehend what the device is capable of now!
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My first one was a freebie by the company Sun (recently acquired by Oracle) which my dad works for. 128MB of storage, yeah! That was back in 2002ish.
I don't remember the year, but it was one of these 256 MB no-namers.
My grandfather gave it to me when he upgraded. It held my entire music collection at the time, and Windows Media Player made it fairly easy to manage the music on it.
At some point a few years later, for some reason it began only playing the first 30 seconds of a song, and then skipping to the next one. By that time though, I'd already had an iPod or two, so it wasn't a big deal. Pretty sure I have it somewhere in my old room at my parents house too.
My grandfather gave it to me when he upgraded. It held my entire music collection at the time, and Windows Media Player made it fairly easy to manage the music on it.
At some point a few years later, for some reason it began only playing the first 30 seconds of a song, and then skipping to the next one. By that time though, I'd already had an iPod or two, so it wasn't a big deal. Pretty sure I have it somewhere in my old room at my parents house too.
old RioVolt, actually good storage since you could put 600mb worth of mp3's on one disc. just kinda bulky to carry around and eventually the thing broke. build quality isn't all that great since it is made of cheap plastic almost like a toy.
much smaller to carry around. capacity is terrible though. could probably put 3-4 albums worth of music on here like any of the typical pre hard drive mp3 players. had this for less than a year.
the only iPod to lack any sort of clickwheel with the touch buttons. still beautiful to this date. i remember back in the early days, iPods were EXPENSIVE! 15gb version was 400 dollars but came with all the accessories like a belt clip, remote, dock etc in the cube box. had to use MusicMatch jukebox when it first came out until iTunes became available on PC's.
subsequently have owned an iPod photo, original iPod nano and then the iPhone started to take its place.
technology has come a long way:
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This was my first one too. I got it in 2005.
After that I got an iPod nano in 2007 and then an iPod classic in 2008. In 2009 I got the iPhone 3G and started using my iPhone for music. In 2010 I got the iPhone 4 and used that until it was stolen in 2012.
After that I got a Samsung galaxy note but realised that it was crap for music so I then got an iPod touch 5th generation which I'm currently using. My next phone will be the iPhone 5S/6, whatever the next iPhone is called but I still think I'll use an iPod touch as I like the idea of having another device for music, audio books, podcasts without having to worry about it taking up space on my phone or the battery down.
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