ipod video (or similar) in the gym? few questions

[Al Neri]

ok im making my recovery back to the gym...

i have an old 20 gig mp3 player that I use daily,but I could stand for an upgrade I guess. I have personal xvid's that I ripped and what not, would I have to downscale them to smaller dimensions or do anything to the audio to ensure that they synch up. I used to have an Archs Gmini about 3 years ago that I had audio-synch-problems when playing video.....

anyway -- do any of you guys and gals use a Video/Mp3 player at the gym during cardio? (elliptical/precor)?

Thanks,
Donaldo Robert Miguel Augusto Ambiorix Rodriguez

 

[Al Neri]

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[robphelan]

i mainly use an RCA Lyra bought here at AT.. also, I have an Ipaq PDA using CF and SD cards..

I use Pocekt Dixv Encoder to shrink all my files down and it works great...

 

[Balt]

Honestly I don't know why you would bother with video while working out unless you spend a lot of time on a stairmaster.

Listen to music and pay attention with your eyes to what you are doing.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: robphelan
i mainly use an RCA Lyra bought here at AT.. also, I have an Ipaq PDA using CF and SD cards..

I use Pocekt Dixv Encoder to shrink all my files down and it works great...

You can do the same with a lot of the wma based players as well...as for an ipod, you have to convert everything to certain profiles of mpeg4 or mpeg4 avc (h264)

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Balt
Honestly I don't know why you would bother with video while working out unless you spend a lot of time on a stairmaster.

Listen to music and pay attention with your eyes to what you are doing.

I was there yesterday and couldn't agree more. All the machines have tvs and when the novelty wore off I turned the off...

nothing like some good music...

 

[dbk]

I used to use my mini but now I just listen to whatever the gym plays. I do believe music can "enhance" a workout, mostly lifting.

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: Balt
Honestly I don't know why you would bother with video while working out unless you spend a lot of time on a stairmaster.

Listen to music and pay attention with your eyes to what you are doing.

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
ok im making my recovery back to the gym...

i have an old 20 gig mp3 player that I use daily,but I could stand for an upgrade I guess. I have personal xvid's that I ripped and what not, would I have to downscale them to smaller dimensions or do anything to the audio to ensure that they synch up. I used to have an Archs Gmini about 3 years ago that I had audio-synch-problems when playing video.....

anyway -- do any of you guys and gals use a Video/Mp3 player at the gym during cardio? (elliptical/precor)?

Thanks,
Donaldo Robert Miguel Augusto Ambiorix Rodriguez

 

[Leros]

If you want videos, don't get the iPod. The iPod is great for music but screen is too darn small for video. Get an Archos if you want video.

 

[Red Dawn]

My gym has TV's in front of all the Cardio Equipment tuned to ESPN or some Game/Race.