MP3 CD Players

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MP3 CD Players

MP3 CD Players

Moving with the times sometimes becomes difficult, especially when there are new terms that sound Greek to you.

The biggest craze today are mp3 CD players and with them come some terms you may not be familiar with. Let this be your guide to the new world of mp3 CD players.

Terms

MP3 – MPEG - 1 Audio Layer 3 is a type of digital audio format that uses lossy data compression and is the standard encoding for all digital or mp3 CD players.

To put it in terms that are more common it is a way of storing music data on a disc that takes up a lot less space than conventional methods with little or no loss of sound quality.

Digital Music - Originally used in the 70s for commercial music recordings it is nearly standard now. Basically, it has taken music and converted it to a file system, which allows lower cost distribution. Downloadable music for Mp3 CD players depends on digital audio.

Download – This is the process by which you can purchase music from the internet and use it on your computer or transfer it to mp3 CD players. By definition, it is moving data from one source to another.

Memory – This term is self-explanatory; it is the amount of space available on mp3 CD players to store files. Similar to memory in your home computer memory for players comes in many sizes and types.

Gigabyte - This is a unit of storage most common for all digital products. In the early days of computing, there were bytes, then kilobytes, megabytes and now gigabytes. A gigabyte is equivalent to one billion bytes or in other words a lot of memory!

Playlist – This is a list of songs or albums that you have set up on your computer or mp3 CD player.

WAV – An uncompressed windows audio file that takes quite a bit of space to store. These are generally converted to mp3 files to play on your mp3 CD players.

WMA – Windows media format music file. According to reports sounds just as good as mp3 formats with half the storage needs.

Conclusion

As you can see there is quite a glossary of terms associated with mp3 CD players, and this is but a sampling of the most commonly used terms. There are many more that lean to the technical side of the mp3 CD players format. The above terms will put you on the right path to understanding this new technology.

Here's MP3 CD Players Selections:

Coby 4 GB Flash MP3 Player with FM and Color Displ...	Customer Review: The product loooks great and the quality of the music is good for this price, as per my thoughts. Only reason for a 4-star is that the buttons are slightly harder to press and also shakes a little. I got two of them and both are same in this aspect. ... Read More	$39.99 (51)
Coby 2 GB Flash MP3 Player with FM and Color Displ...	Customer Review: I bought these as a christmas present for my daughters age 11 and 14. They absolutely love them. The sound quality is good and I've even thought about buying myself one.These were the best gifts ever. Now they use them when doing chores and actually ... Read More	(12)
SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)...	Customer Review: Pros:1. Small/light weight2. Easy interface, "almost boring" - cnet reviews3. Micro SD slot for extra storageCons:1. Small screen - watching videos a chore2. Windows XP did not recognize this device - SanDisk forums has a good thread3. Did not come w... Read More	(251)
Coby MP305-2G MP3 Player with 2 GB Flash Memory FM...	Customer Review: Use it daily.Use rechargable batteries (AA)I Download MP3 files of talk radio or music.Easy to add and delete files.Purchased 2 this time so I have a spare.Wore out the old one after about 3 years... Read More	(102)
Sony D-NF340 CD Walkman & MP3 Player w/FM Tune...	Customer Review: I PURCHASED A SIMILAR UNIT FROM RADIO SHACK BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THIS SONY. IT PERFORMED WELL FOR A WHILE THEN IT FIRED A SQUACK OR SCREAM INTO MY EARPHONES, A NOISE LOUD ENOUGH TO MAKE ME DUCK, AS THOUGH A JET WAS PASSING ABOUT FIFTY FEET OVER MY HE... Read More	(42)