Donald Bell, MP3 players editor, Live!

Well mainly software i guess (like iTunes, but for my product), and wireless like the sansa connect or even better would be nice to. Another thing that would be cool would be if they made it thinner, and improved some of the general design. It looks pretty good, but it's not a style icon, which is really the only thing apart from the software that the iPod has going for it.

who makes the best headsets: for the ipod?

oh yeah, and if they could fit it in, widescreen and touch.

i gust entered in a contest for an ipod if i win should i accept it?

I have a macbook pro and was wondering is there an ipod alternative that will work on my mac and can subscribe to online music stores, like yahoo, rhapsody, urge, etc.?

hi i have a zen v plus 2g - I love it what do you think about buying one for my wife it is only $99- Is that the best value out there

I see ,that you have enough on your plate to end the hour. This is nice and tell Lee Koo Hi!! for me.

I know that iPod and Zune use custom software to control their music, but i heard that some mp3 players are developing their own os software and drm stuff.

Any info on what is the latest? How are they doing or have they died?

Which should i get?
I am about to get the se530 (e500), i know thay are great, However, would you recommend a good headphone(s) - with comparable quality to this earphone.

RANDOM: just btw archos just unveiled their new 605!!!!!

i saw a review of the panasonic noise-cancellation headphone in new york times that said that at $100 it's as good as the $300 Bose. Do you agree?

I want to my gaming console for mostly gaming but a bit for hi-def movies. Which one should i choose

I listen to ebooks, recorded speeches etc a lot.
And I find being able to bookmark in those long mp3 files are essential. I still have a very old Rio mp3 player which had that capability. But I can't find any mp3 player on the current market has that function? Any suggestions?

i have a sandisk sansa 512MB Mp3 player and i need to know how to delete recrodings i have on it because i dont know how to. i got this from a friend since he bought a new opne and he lost the cable to hook it up to the computer and dowload song. also do i have to use that usb cable if i want to delete songs from it?

Hello Donald,

This question has bugged me for a long time. Is MP3 players integration with mobile phones good?
Personally I hate such type of integration. It doesn't give you complete music control with maximum number of options. Case in point SonyEricsson Walkman series. There aren't many preset. High memory can not be accomodated. And more importantly there is question of battery life.

What do you think about it ?

Thank you

Have you ever used a mobile software based player such as Pocket Tunes or TCPMP (Coreplayer) on a WM or Palm based device, and in your opinion are they beginning to become adequate replacements for standalone MP3 players?

oh, i primarily use it with my 5g ipod, and im already got the e3g and REAALLY do find iem VERY comfy, so comfort issue is solved!!

i understamd what you said, what would you recomend for best headphone - similar price as shures - primarily portable use, or with my creative audigy notebook?!?!

Thnx a mil

why doesn't iTunes understand the setting required to disable gapless playback when the music library is on a NAS.

Thanks for all the great questions. Sorry I couldn't get to them all. Be sure to check out our MP3 player forum for more discussions like this.

http://forums.cnet.com/5204-7595_102-0.html?forumID=71

Even though I have level match turned on in iTunes I notice varying audio levels between tracks during playback. Back when I was using Music match, volume leveling was much more effective. This seems to happen more with mp3 than aac files. Have anyone else noticed this?