Archive for September, 2007

Dell DJ Ditty

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

The Dell DJ Ditty is one of the few MP3 players that Dell has released to date, and this is by far not the best on the market. The design of the Ditty is small and compact making it not able to hold a lot of flash memory (512mb) for the songs to be stored upon and that in total is only about 220 songs. That may be a lot of songs when you first think about it, but for a lot of people who have gigabytes upon gigabytes of songs stored upon there computers and other storage devices, that is not a lot.

The screen on the Dell DJ Ditty is also quite small, along with the entire device, making it much harder for the consumers to view the name and details of the song they are listening to. The small design also has made the buttons a lot smaller and again, a lot harder to use for most. With the small buttons it makes it much harder for people who have rounder and chubbier fingers to use them, thus cutting that portion of the community out of its buying grasp. But on the upside, the small and sleek design of the Dell DJ Ditty makes it much easier to carry in ones pocket, bag or around their neck. It weights only 1.29 ounces so you will not even notice it is there. Just like most other MP3 players, it has all the normal features like USB 2.0, a 3.5mm stereo mini-jack and a large 14 hour rechargeable battery life.

Out of ten, I give the Dell DJ Ditty a five.

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iPod 5th Gen

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

The iPod 5th generation, more commonly known as the iPod Video is a massive update to the iPod range of MP3 players from Apple. This version of the famous iPod range, as the name suggests, can play videos but that is not all it can do.

The new iPod can also play games like bejeweled and other simple fun games that can pass time as you ride the train to school or work or what ever else. This new feature also has a downfall; the loading time for some videos can be fairly long to endure and the small screen of the iPod is not the best one to watch a movie on if you want to get all the minor details.

Because of the new video feature on the new iPod Video, the battery life has been shortened by a lot and this is something that you must be aware of if you wish to purchase one, because you do not want to be watching a good movie and have it cuts out as the end is showing. The standard iPod Video also does not come with any dock, AV cables and some of the other small external devices that come standard with other iPods. On a final con of this device, there is a chance that movies downloaded from other file sharing websites (that is not iTunes) and then converted using third party software to convert it into a playable file on the iPod, there is a chance the file may not work.

In conclusion, if you are looking to buy a MPG player that can also play videos it is best to shop around for one with a longer battery life, a larger screen and better bass quality. Out of ten, I give the iPod Video a seven.

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iPod Nano 2GB

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

From the humble beginnings of the iPod all those years ago, Apple has created the iPod Nano, a smaller version of the regular iPod. The nano boasts alot of memory for such a small device, from 2 gigabytes (around 880 songs) or up to 8 gigabytes (around three thousand songs).

The size of the iPod Nano is quite similar as the Dell DJ Ditty, except for the fact that the iPod is much wider making the screen a lot easier to view and read, and that is a good thing. The casing of the iPod Nano is made of anodized aluminum making it very hard to destroy, but not impossible.

There is just one problem with the casing of the nano, and that is that it can scratch very easily. The nano has yet another feature you can pick when you buy it and that is that you can also pick one of five colors for the nano to be, so your iPod can reflex who your personality is. The battery life of the Nano is quite large for a small device, up to 24 hours of play time so you do not have to charge it every day. But the iPod Nano doesn’t only pay music, you can also show off slide shows, art and pictures that you have stored on it, making the iPod not only a MP3 player but a portable media center to keep you entertained for hours upon hours.

The iPod nano, in my opinion, is one of the best MP3 players on the market as of his moment because of its small design and it still is able to boast so much memory and a large LCD screen so you can see what song you are listening to and you can view pictures on them. Out of ten, I give the iPod nano nine.

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Creative Zen Vision:M

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

The Creative Zen Vision:M has been dubbed the iPod killer by some member so the public because to them it is a great deal better than the iPod Video. The design of the Creative Zen Vision:M is stylish and tidy with a large screen so you can watch movies and clearly see the names of the songs you are listening to, much like the iPod. But the screen is on the Creative Zen Vision:M is much brighter and clearer than the one on the iPod making better viewing for movies and pictures. The screen is 2.5 inches wide and has resolution of 320×240 pixels and can display an impressive 256,000 colours (as compared to only 65,000 colours on the iPod Video).

But the screen is not the only thing that is massive on this wonderful device, the memory on this is huge, a massive thirty gigabytes which is up to 15,000 songs, tens of thousands of photos or 120 hours of video. But Creative did not stop there, they also added an PM radio tuner so if you don’t feel like watching a movie or listening to the songs you have stored, you can simply flick over to the radio feature and listen to your favorite FM radio station.

Creative Zen Vision:M is not all good, it has some cons as well, just like all products. For one, the Creative Zen Vision:M screen can scratch very easily so you have to be careful when you use it, the software that comes along with the state of the art MP3 player is not as good as it could and should be and the battery life is not very good if you want to watch many movies one after the other.

The Creative Zen Vision:M is a good buy and is a strong competitor against the iPod Video. Out of ten, I give the Creative Zen Vision:M a nine out of ten.

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mobiBLU DAH-1500i 2GB Digital Audio Player

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

The mobiBLU DAH-1500i 2GB Digital Audio Player is the worlds smallest MP3 player to date. The small cube design makes it almost weightless at a surprisingly low weight of only 0.6 ouches. The player has a side that is just an LCD screen so you can view what song you are listening to or an equalizer to enhance your listening experience. It is just like most other MPG players, apart from its size.

It boats 2 gigabytes of memory (880 songs), a 14 hour battery life so you can listen to music in your sleep, on the bus, on the train or in math’s class and it also has an FM radio tuner so you can tune into your favorite FM radio station when you don’t want to listen to the music you have on it. This MP3 player is best suited for the people who do not like to notice their MP3 player in their bag or pocket because this one is so small, you are likely to miss it. There are also a few cons on this little beast of a MP3 player, like the volume and sound quality is not the best in the world but is far from the worst, but when you spend money on an MP3 player you want to make sure that the money is well spent.

Another problem with the mobiBLU DAH-1500i 2GB Digital Audio Player is the controls. Many users have complained that they are too stiff and do not work all the time, and that is not the best thing to have on an already small MP3 player.

All in all, this MP3 player, in my opinion, is not worth the money you pay for it. There may not be a lot of cons on this MP3 player, but the ones that are there really drag it down to a sub-par player. Out of ten, I give mobiBLU DAH-1500i 2GB Digital Audio Player a five.

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