{"product_id":"2940014898898","title":"How To Choose Your MP3 Player","description":"MP3 players, will (have in some households) replace, vinyl (records), CD and Tape collections, along with the players that go with them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are so portable that they fit in your pocket, yet can hold thousands of music tracks, your business files, your computer backups, your itinary when traveling and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis MP3 player eBook explains the beginnings of MP3 and where we are today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles West has a very useful site if you are looking for audio equipment or products. You can even get your own branded version of this ebook by following instructions inside this ebook after download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn MP3 is a compressed file format used on computers and portable MP3 music players, and\u003cbr\u003eplayback devices, (there are many variations of these, which we'll describe further on).\u003cbr\u003eThe development was done at the Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen, in Germany,\u003cbr\u003estarting in 1987 and completed in 1989. The format was patented in Germany and became\u003cbr\u003epart of the MPEG standard in 1992, and was granted an American patent in 1996. The official\u003cbr\u003ename is 'MPEG layer 3' which has become abbreviated to MP3. From there the format was\u003cbr\u003emade popular through the file-sharing network of Napster and others, and the illegal music\u003cbr\u003edownloads over the next few years, checkout this page_of_reviews of legal music d\/load\u003cbr\u003esites.\u003cbr\u003eOnce compressed the file takes up only a fraction of the space of the original music file. As an\u003cbr\u003eexample a CD holds 18-24 music tracks in the Standard (wave) format, whereas on the same\u003cbr\u003esized CD in MP3 format you will get 200 - 300 music tracks, Depending on the file\u003cbr\u003ecompression you choose. Have a look at the compression chart at the end of this ebook to\u003cbr\u003ecompare.\u003cbr\u003eFile compression is what makes this format versatile and practical for almost anybody, you\u003cbr\u003eonly copy the songs you like to your player not the whole album, which may only have 3-5\u003cbr\u003esongs that you like.\u003cbr\u003eOver the past 8 years:\u003cbr\u003eManufactures have been developing MP3 players, to enable these files to be more\u003cbr\u003etransportable and used in many places other than just our computers.\u003cbr\u003eYou can now buy MP3 players as part of your home stereo system, your carstereo, MP3\/CD\u003cbr\u003eplayers, MP3 Pens that hang around your neck, even in your PDA's, like Palm Tungsten\u003cbr\u003ehandheld's. Now, units the size of a packet of cigarettes, portable_hard_drive units which\u003cbr\u003ecan hold 1000's of music tracks, like the Iriver's, and Apple_iPod 20Gig units. Most of these\u003cbr\u003eplayers still need to be loaded from a computer, but some of the car and home stereo units\u003cbr\u003ecan be loaded directly from a CD.\u003cbr\u003e{--yourname--}\u003cbr\u003ehttp:\/\/www.{--URL--}\u003cbr\u003e{--your-one-line-ad-here--}\u003cbr\u003e3\u003cbr\u003eThis MP3 eBook is proudly bought to you by\u003cbr\u003eMP33--mussiicc--pllaayyeerr--iinffo..ccom\u003cbr\u003eWhat are my Choices of MP3 players?\u003cbr\u003eEvery month, manufacturers unleash even more MP3 players to an increasingly confused\u003cbr\u003epublic. Not only do these devices have wildly divergent features, but ongoing format wars\u003cbr\u003emean the MP3 player you choose dictates where you can buy your digital music. These\u003cbr\u003edevices are anything but one-player-fits-all.\u003cbr\u003eFirst, there's the question of design. A player can have every feature in the world, but if the\u003cbr\u003edesign doesn't match your lifestyle or if the interface is impenetrable, you still won't enjoy it.\u003cbr\u003eYou'll want to look closely at performance, sound quality and battery life, these can make or\u003cbr\u003ebreak a player, especially if you travel a lot or have the so-called golden ears of an audiophile.\u003cbr\u003eBefore you start checking out specific models, you should have a basic understanding of the\u003cbr\u003etypes of MP3 players available.\u003cbr\u003eNote: All types of player mentioned below can play other formats besides MP3, such as WMA\u003cbr\u003eor AAC, but we still refer to them as MP3 players, some players will only play the track format\u003cbr\u003ethat it is specifically designed for.\u003cbr\u003eTypes of Players:\u003cbr\u003ePortable Hard Drive - Personal Multimedia players - Flash Based - MP3\/CD\u003cbr\u003ePortable Hard Drive MP3 players:\u003cbr\u003eThe Portable Hard Drive MP3 players are bigger than the mini units described further on and\u003cbr\u003estore from\u003cbr\u003e1Gb to over 80Gb, (from 500 to over 10,000 tracks). These are the best for the travel er who\u003cbr\u003erequires\u003cbr\u003ehours of music with not having to repeat any.\u003cbr\u003ePros:\u003cbr\u003e· Large storage, 1Gig to 80 Gig.\u003cbr\u003e· Will fit in your palm.\u003cbr\u003e· Can be used to hold data, photos, M-pegs, movies (for transport between computers).\u003cbr\u003e· Can be used as a backup to your existing computer files.\u003cbr\u003e· Some can be loaded using memory cards, say off your camera while travelling like the\u003cbr\u003eX'S DRIVE.","brand":"Northern Border eBook Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156582973680,"sku":"2940014898898","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014898898_p0.jpg?v=1763617060","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014898898","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}