Saturday, February 21, 2009

Top Digital Mp3 Player Secrets

By Anne Ahira

If you have been slow to continue with emerging technology innovations then a Digital Mp3 Player can be brand-new to you. As with any innovative technology, it may take quitea bit of trial plus error to understand it. Let's find out if the learning curve can be cut down.

What is a Digital Mp3 Player?

A digital mp3 player is a little device that you can amass song, photo, plus even video files on. The most ordinary version of digital mp3 player until recent times would only amass and play music files. The device runs by letting you to move files from your notebook to the player. Internally digital mp3 players include an imbedded program which reduces the large file into a smaller one, the reduction rates tend to be about 10:1. The information is then saved in what is recognized as flash memory.

Flash Memory?

Flash memory is a chip in digital mp3 players that maintains information without requiring a power source. It is also better suited to constantly changing or updating information. Without getting too technical, the bottom line is you can erase and record new information much quicker than with a traditional hard drive, moreover it is also much smaller.

This makes it a perfect application for the digital mp3 player, cell phones, digital cameras and the like.

Size of Memory

Now that you know a little about how a digital mp3 player works, it is important to know about the various sizes of flash memory that is available.

Computer storage has always been measured by the metric system, below is a list of the units:

Bit Byte Kilobyte Megabyte Gigabyte Terabyte

There are a few more levels; nevertheless, for a digital mp3 player the largest unit presently used is gigabytes. To select the acceptable size for your needs you must consider how you will apply your digital mp3 player.

For the casual user who merely wants access to their favorite music two gigabytes is a good place to start. The latest mass-market digital mp3 player can have as much as eight gigabytes. In addition, there are specialty devices that go as high as 160 gigabyte, and they have a price tag to prove it.

Music Only or Video

A person new to using a digital mp3 player may want to start small as indicated above. The simple digital mp3 player will plug into your computer via a USB port and most will allow you to drag and drop files from your computers media player. The main exception to this is the Apple I Pod, in order to put music on this device you will have to use the I Tunes software that comes with your digital mp3 player.

If you are a more advanced user or you simply must have the recent technology then a digital mp3 player which includes video playback, image storage, and even games can be more to your fancy. It should be said that these must be more technically challenging than a simple digital mp3 player can, but they are good.

Inference

Newbie's may want to stick with the basic digital mp3 player. At two gigabytes, you are able to save hundreds of songs, more than enough to use a day or even two. One final note on a beginner digital mp3 player, choose the one which has a digital display in order that you can thumb through your songs. Digital mp3 players like the shuffle do not own that option and it could be frustrating to spend a hundred songs before you get the one you desire to listen to. - 20760

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