my mp3 player is near-dead. - Page 2

schizophrenicroom · 03.18.2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Norma J

They usually have a tiny pinhole somewhere so that you can reboot the device. Stick in a needle or broken off guitar string (works for me) into the pinhole and it should start back on normally.

Yeah, I tried but mine would just restart and get stuck on the "zen touch" screen again.

slavo- I'm looking at the iPod, but I adore the Zune.

ahhavalon- I have two gigs backed up on the pc.. not sure what I'll do. I've run out of disk space and I'd love a new player right now to get rid of all the music on the pc.

Brett Robinson · 03.18.2007, 10:47 AM

the only way to listen to Spinderland is on vinyl.

your mp3 player knew this, and commited suicide.

noumenal · 03.18.2007, 11:13 AM

I just bought a Toshiba.

king_buzzo · 03.18.2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by noumenal

I just bought a Toshiba.

mein laptop ist toshiba.

oh whatever.

!@#$%! · 03.18.2007, 11:29 AM

i keep all my mp3s on a very large external hard drive, and i move it around among various machines.

you can build yourself one cheap with an enclosure:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...losure&Ntk=all

my "mp3 player" is an old laptop jacked to the stereo. i plug the external drive and it's done.

sure it's not portable but i've never been convinced by the price of portable mp3 players except for an iriver (flash-based) i bought years ago. i still move files in & out of it, for the day, or trips, or whatever, and i carry an interchangeable ton of mp3s in my laptop...

so hm whatever you get it's a good idea to keep a separate repository of your dearest files.

screamingskull · 03.18.2007, 11:37 AM

My ipod died, i got it in 2004, it died in 2005, so i got a replacement one for £50.00 because it was out of its warranty, the one i have now has lasted quite well. (touches wood).

noumenal · 03.18.2007, 12:27 PM

My Dell DJ lasted 4 years and it is still kickin except the headphone jack is messed up a little. I could fix it I guess, but I'm going to give it to a friend and enjoy my new Toshiba.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 03.18.2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom

just when i feel like having a drink and listening to spiderland, my piece of shit player decides to just die (or go in a coma, really). stuck on the boot-up screen and won't budge. so i'm going to try and see if the battery will die and recharge while i sit and listen to "web in front" over and over.

how is your night going?

the same exact thing happened to me, then I did the same exact thing, nut it wouldn't start up. I haven't looked for a reset button though, so maybe it isn't gone yet.

03.18.2007, 10:47 AM	#22
Brett Robinson bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: easthampton Posts: 206	the only way to listen to Spinderland is on vinyl. your mp3 player knew this, and commited suicide. __________________ "Sonic Youth is just Phil Collins with 80,000 effects pedals" -Slippyboy
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03.18.2007, 11:13 AM	#23
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	I just bought a Toshiba.
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03.18.2007, 11:29 AM	#25
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	i keep all my mp3s on a very large external hard drive, and i move it around among various machines. you can build yourself one cheap with an enclosure: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...losure&Ntk=all my "mp3 player" is an old laptop jacked to the stereo. i plug the external drive and it's done. sure it's not portable but i've never been convinced by the price of portable mp3 players except for an iriver (flash-based) i bought years ago. i still move files in & out of it, for the day, or trips, or whatever, and i carry an interchangeable ton of mp3s in my laptop... so hm whatever you get it's a good idea to keep a separate repository of your dearest files.
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03.18.2007, 11:37 AM	#26
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	My ipod died, i got it in 2004, it died in 2005, so i got a replacement one for £50.00 because it was out of its warranty, the one i have now has lasted quite well. (touches wood).
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03.18.2007, 12:27 PM	#27
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	My Dell DJ lasted 4 years and it is still kickin except the headphone jack is messed up a little. I could fix it I guess, but I'm going to give it to a friend and enjoy my new Toshiba.
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