How is it that a hard-disk based portable mp3 player can be shaken around and not skip a beat? I thought hard disks were very sensitive.
mp3 players with hard disks
- Thread starter AShadeOfClear
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AShadeOfClear, that's a good question as I love my Creative Nomad Jukebox and have often wondered the same thing 
don't the players buffer 60 seconds or so of music so that there's always at most that much music that's skip free?
that's why you see 60-second shock protection or stuff like that.
but i could be wrong.
Not only do they have buffers, but they also use laptop hard drives which are designed to take a little bit of jostling around. Your desktop hard drives won't survive that however.
geno
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Originally posted by: dwell
The iPod has 20 minutes shock protection.
aha, but with what kind of bitrate? The shock protection runs off of a buffer, so say that the standard is a 128kbps MP3, that'd mean about somewhere around 20MB RAM for just the buffer...don't mind me, I just got done with some basic calc homework, I'm in a 'numbers' kinda mood
Don Vito Corleone
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I imagine they would, but you might not. Riding with headphones is illegal most places and not very safe.
Don Vito Corleone
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I imagine they are not illegal on most bike trails, especially MTB trails. I personally like to be able to hear what my bike is doing, but I could see how it might be nice to listen to music as well.
Originally posted by: genocide
Originally posted by: dwell
The iPod has 20 minutes shock protection.
aha, but with what kind of bitrate? The shock protection runs off of a buffer, so say that the standard is a 128kbps MP3, that'd mean about somewhere around 20MB RAM for just the buffer...don't mind me, I just got done with some basic calc homework, I'm in a 'numbers' kinda mood
The iPod has 32 megs of buffer. The Nomad 3 has 16 megs of buffer. I think the RioVolt has 8 or 16, can't remember. The Archos Jukebox 2.0 has 2 megs of buffer. I know this cuz I recently researched the hell out of these, and ended up getting the Nomad 3.
Of course, the buffer is only good if its full. If you tend to skip around the songs manually (as opposed to built-in random), it will have to flush the buffer and reload it. Meaning the anti-skip is gone, not to mention battery drain from spinning up the hdd.
Originally posted by: genocide
aha, but with what kind of bitrate? The shock protection runs off of a buffer, so say that the standard is a 128kbps MP3, that'd mean about somewhere around 20MB RAM for just the buffer...don't mind me, I just got done with some basic calc homework, I'm in a 'numbers' kinda mood
It's probably like 16 - 20M. I can only think of one thing that would keep me bouncing for ~20 minutes, and I ain't wearing my iPod then.
On 20mile trips...especially on an incline or just a long stretch, music is a lifesaver...
Helps me keep my mind off the x/80lbs of bugs I am eating (inside)
I had a RioVOLT SP250(The best one) and it broke so now I want something solid yet shock proof...
anyone?
I have the Samsung-yp in mind ....
anyone?
main problem with the yepp and the archos HD is that either
a) Samsung software sucks
b) HD fails over time
Anyone know where I can get a nomad ii MG or if MD is a viable alternative...thanks
minidisk?
a) Samsung software sucks
b) HD fails over time
Anyone know where I can get a nomad ii MG or if MD is a viable alternative...thanks
minidisk?
SOunds good but out of my league price-wise...
Most-likely will not be getting an HD-based unit...too clunky
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