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Ask the Editors Live! Headphones live chat event with CNET senior associate editor Jasmine France starts Thursday July 12th at 11 a.m. to noon PT / 2 p.m to 3 p.m ET. Where Jasmine, will be answering your questions about headphones and other MP3 player accessories.
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Video quality between the first- and second-gen Clix players is about the same.
But the Clix has better video quality than the Zen V Plus--and a bigger screen.
i dont have an aux jack and i dont have a cassette player
Try one of these models: http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6519_7-6544158.html?tag=feat.2
Granted that only a minority of MP3 users listen to classical music, the question still remains: why is ID3 tagging so awful when it comes to this type of music? Examples: (1) some pieces are titled by the artist, some by composer, some by album title. Result: chaos. (2) a 4-movement symphony is split into 3 movements together and the fourth shoved somewhere else in the album list. Why?? And to make things worse, even if manual corrections are made (a very time-consuming exercise) ID3 rewrites its nonsense over these corrections! Any suggestions?
Both to play the music and to edit ID3 tags?
If it's WMP, go into the options menu, and make sure the check box for automatically retrieving song data from the Internet is unmarked.
I've heard of this problem before--you're not alone!
i have the motorola s9 wireless headphones. i would like to use them with my ipod. So is there a adapter i can get so i can use my s9's with my ipod
Jabra only guarantees that the A125s works with their own headphone models, but I got it to work with a Motorola Wireless DJ set. Just in case, buy from BestBuy if you can--they have a great return policy.
http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-player-accessories/jabra-a125s/4505-6519_7-32146149.html?tag=prod.txt.2
I use both MAC and PC. Thank you for your comments, you are awesome Jasmine. In your professional opinion should I continue with the ipod line since I have a collection of itunes purchased music.
If you have a large iTunes collection, another iPod is definitely the way to go. Otherwise, there will be a lot of burning and re-ripping to do.
Other MP3 players that work with both Mac & iTunes include the SanDisk Sansa line and Cowon's iAudio MP3 players. However, they won't play protected iTunes music.
I own an iPod Video, and I was wondering if there was any way to make the nike kit work with the vedio, because it says it only works with nano?
We were unable to finagle that one when we tried it here in the office. Maybe someone in the forums has a hack, though: http://reviews.cnet.com/5204-7595_7-0.html?forumID=71&start=0&tag=dir
We were not so much fans of the in-ear model: http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones-headsets/bose-triport-in-ear/4505-6468_7-32150146.html?tag=prod.txt.2
Though Bose improved the design slightly since the review, I'm still sketchy on the audio quality.
Better in-ear options: http://reviews.cnet.com/4323-6531_7-6509085.html?tag=txt
Is it true that there is software or settings that allow me to import music from a friends iTunes library onto my iPod without overwriting the existing music? Is it then possible to add that music to my own iTunes library? I know they may be considered hacks but I'm comfortable with that.
I've been scouring the site for these--I know they're here!--but I can't seem to find them. If you would like to repost this in the forum, I will research it more: http://forums.cnet.com/5204-7595_102-0.html?forumID=71&start=0&tag=dir
Are there any cheaper alternatives to Bose headphones?
Try one of the cheaper ones here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4323-6531_7-6509087.html?tag=txt
if you have gigantic ears would the Bose QuietComfort 2 not be comfy since they try to wrap totally around the ear?
I actually have the opposite problem--my ears are small, so many earbuds are uncomfortable.
I think the QuietComfort cups are very comfortable overall, but it's always good to try something out first. Any full-size headphones may cause discomfort for larger ears. If you can, try to find a music store that has them on display. Or buy them from someplace with a great return policy (BestBuy works for me).
Hi Jasmine,
With the introduction of multi-touch and next interface on the iPhone, it seems that Apple is about to take the user interface experience to a whole new level. It is very tempting to think that Apple is going to create the next generation iPod with similar interface, design and control (i.e. a stripped-down version of iPhone but with larger capacity).
What is your take on that? Are there any features that you would like to see in the next gen iPod?
Thanks,
Finsen
The iPhone is really a spectacular iPod, so it'd be great to see Apple stick to that design, but take out the cellular functions, thereby eliminating the need to pay for a pricey service plan.
Still, some wireless capability would be a plus, so you could:
*listen to Internet radio
*wireless purchase and transfer songs
Hi Jasmine,
I always seem to have problems with inear head phones one of them always seem to pop out and this bugs me a lot. Over the head headphones hurt because i wear glasses.
Any suggestions on what type headphones can I get?
Thanks
Ear-clip headphones may or may not work with glasses, depending how they fit, but they are worth a try. An example: http://reviews.cnet.com/Audio_Technica_ATH_EW9/4505-6468_7-31649807.html?tag=lst
Also, check out behind-the-neck styles: http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-7877_7-0.html?filter=500876_5419364_&tag=dir
Or, there's Ultimate Ears earbuds, which have a plastic piece that you loop over your ear for a secure fit: http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-7877_7-0.html?filter=1000036_11085448_&tag=dir
I'm torn between the zen vision w, archos 605 wifi, cowon a2, and the new OS X iPod. I know some of them aren't out yet and that they all do certain things better than each other (some lack features that the others have) but overall which one would you suggest?
How do you like to get your video?
If you want to purchase from a store: iPod (a new widescreen version, hopefully) or the Archos (with CinemaNow...no TV though)
If you want to record directly: Cowon A2 (or wait for the A3) or Archos (with an extra adapter that you have to pay for)
If you already have a big library: Zen Vision:W
I go to cNet every day to check the latest tech news and I'm always referencing cNet editor reviews as well as the user reviews. I wish that you could have more up to date reviews for really hot tech areas like HD TV, HD camcorders, HD and BD disc players etc. I know it must be hard to keep up with it all but that's the nature of your business as technology changes so fast. I hate when the most current Editor's review about certain tech equipment is 6 months to a year old. Is cNet doing anything to come out with more timely reviews?
Thanks so much for reading CNET. In all our coverage, we strive for the most timely reviews we can provide. We've put together a user promise, which you can read here: http://www.cnet.com/4520-13403_1-6722494-3.html If you can't find a review that you're looking for of an existing product, please send us feedback here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-8_7-105831-1.html
Thanks for the advice, Jasmine. I was wondering if you had any opinion on Audio Technica headphones, especially the
Audio Technica ATHM40FS.
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