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MP3 is an audio compression codec that allows users to compress songs, speeches, and any audio sound. The great thing is there is no dramatically noticeable loss of quality. MP3 stands for 'Motion Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3' (MPEG Audio Layer 3), and since the mid 1990's has become the de facto standard for music distribution over the web. There are now plenty of good portable MP3 players on the market from companies such as Apple, Creative and iRiver. Currently portable mp3 players come with features such as memory which has 32mb, 10 hour playing time, LCD screen, voice recorder and 7 mode equaliser. The Sony network portable mp3 walkman player with 64mb embedded memory allows upto 60 minutes of on-the-go music. Comet also offers a range of accessories for your Sony and Samsung portable mp3 players such as great value batteries and earphones. For more electrical shops check out our Electrical Section.

Update - The size of storage has increased greatly with many players now storing up to 6GB of data. This means they can store up to 10,000 mp3 files. New players like the iPod Nano include a colour lcd screen to browse stored files, and is no bigger than a credit card.

• Simply iPod - Dedicated to the iPod and has a masssive range of sccessories such as cases and cables.
• Empire Direct - Empire Direct stock a variety of Sony and Samsung portable mp3 players at low / cheap prices.
• Advanced Mp3 Players - They offer the latest range of MP3 players, MP3 cd players and MP3 jukeboxes.
• Mp3players.co.uk - Offers the latest MP3, MP3 CD and Hard drive based players with free next day UK delivery.
• MP3 Player Deals - Offers the latest MP3, MP3 CD and Hard drive based players with free next day UK delivery.
• MP3.com - Heavy Metal died out, Grunge came and went, boy bands took over for
  awhile and now hip-hop and teen-targeted-pop.
• Winamp - Enables you to burn your favorite music compilations at your computer's full potential. Once registered, Winamp Pro will allow you to burn your CDs at speeds up to 48x.
• MP3'Tech - Source of detailed technical information about audio encoding with MP3 and similar formats. You will find here information about the MP3 standard.

Posted on 08 / 09 / 2003

Sony MZR410L

The included software is really bad and not what I expected from a company like Sony. It's got so many bugs and requires immediate patching and even then doesn't operate smoothly and sometimes even shuts itself down. I doubt it has anything to do with my PC because it's pretty new and has been scaned for viruses, and scumware etc. I think the software is just bad. Apart from the software the actual mpr machine produces sound that is on average, about a 7 out of 10. The recorder itself is small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, and battery life is very good. The reason I bought this machine was the price which is competitive and compared to other MP3 playback devices and is far less money and better built than say the Nike or Ipod machines. It if wasn't for the software it would be a very good mp3 player.

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Edward Pitt, Tetney

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MP3 Players are hardware devices that play mp3 music files downloaded from the Internet. An example is an Apple Ipod.