[OT] MP3 Formats....was: RE: [Shotimes] Premium sound

[Jon Heese]

Sounds like you're getting ripped off on optical media.  I buy house
brand 8x DVD+R's as cheaply as $.50 apiece ($25 for a 50pk), even
cheaper for 4x/2x (around $.30 apiece in a 50pk).  If you prefer
name-brand, I've seen TDK and HP DVD+R's at between $.60 and $.80
apiece.  Heck, even DVD-RW's come in at less than $1 if you know where
to look.  If you want to save and you're willing to search for a deal,
try deal-searcher sites like PriceWatch (http://www.pricewatch.com) and
PriceGrabber (http://www.pricegrabber.com) or near-wholesalers like
TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com) and Global Computer
(http://www.globalcomputer.com).

 - Jon


On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 14:18, Noah South III wrote:
> I second that, I don't even have an iPod and I know it's the ultimate music
> toy for your car.  Just get a nice aftermarket headunit that has Aux inputs
> on it.
> 
> There is another choice however.  The 2005 model year will feature some new
> toys in the car audio scene.  One of them being DVD players that will handle
> MP3 DVDs.  Now that's 2.4 gigs per disc, it can't touch the 10-40 gig iPods,
> but you can have an entire folder of DVDs with MP3s on them in your car.
> Did I mention it's a DVD player?  Get one with a screen built in, and now
> you've got an entire multimedia center in your dash, for a little over $1K.
> One problem with this though, is that DVD+Rs aren't 10 cents each like CDs
> are.  They're more like $4 a pop.
> 
> I'd get an iPod, I suggest a used one since they're so expensive, but good
> luck finding a used iPod.  They're just THAT good.  <G>
> 
> -Noah South III
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 3:34 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: MP3 Formats....was: RE: [Shotimes] Premium sound (getting OT)
> 
> You're right George, it's not really OT.  Before you start going too crazy
> burning CDs, please reconsider the storage medium.  I just made a long
> post about this.  The real trick is to get the MP3s.  You'll invest a lot
> of time just ripping music.  Once you have them stored on your computer
> (make sure you have a backup strategy), you just need a device to playback
> those files in your car.  I really like the iPod for this purpose (I have
> no stock in Apple).  I will just say that Steve Jobs really hit a home run
> with this.  For you George, the added incentive is that the iPod has
> stamped on it, "Designed in California".  Probably should have said
> "Designed in the Republic of California".  :D