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Originally Posted by vansmith
Why would you let a media player on your computer ruin your experience with a PMP? That's like saying I don't want to eat at a favourite restaurant because the plates aren't served properly.
How often do you seriously connect your PMP to your computer?
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Mostly, on principle. I don't believe that one should have to be limited in what software he or she uses.
I usually switch up and modify my playlists every couple of days. I do not want to(and cannot) take my entire library with me. I have about 120Gb of high variable bitrate (300-400kbps) 2-pass encoded music. Some PMPs will not play that high a bitrate or if they do it eats the battery faster. My entire collection of music is from real CDs. I don't download. I know that 80 years from now I will be able to play a CD. I can't say that about a sound file on my hard drive. With that, I am not on top of the bell curve of people with music libraries. So a PMP that is supposed to fit the biggest part of the curve doesn't fit me. Thats really it.
Not that I'm defending (and I'm NOT) Sony's past DRM and software practices, I think their new walkmans have made my day.
And keep in mind, this is not a bash on the IPod from me. It's a great device and many people love it. Just the biggest complaint I hear about them is iTunes.
EDIT: Of course, I may not be alive in 80 years. But a CD will still play in.. say 70 years.