Morning Discussion

by Chris Faylor, Dec 12, 2008 5:20am PST

Damn Friday, way to represent.

First, I wake up to a snow-covered winter wonderland and blue skies, which are much nicer than the grey overcast and its soggy "don't worry, I'll only freeze at night" rain.

And then, Tim Schafer's latest, Brutal Legends, finally gets a new publisher.

Plus we get the first in-game footage of BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic today.

In conclusion, Fri-to-the-day knows what is up. Let's keep the good times coming, eh?

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I've been considering getting an mp3 player. I haven't owned one before and am sort of favoring a 16 GB iPod Nano. I don't need tons of features and ideally I wouldn't have to use iTunes. What's the Shack's opinion on mp3 players these days?

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I've been considering getting an mp3 player. I haven't owned one before and am sort of favoring a 16 GB i... : lyme
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- the only reason not to get an iPod is if you want a subscription music service, in which case you should ... : electroly
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  Jesus Phones brothers ipod nano and classic are good, but his sister Ipod touch is very hot you will like... : Iwannaacura
  - *not saying Zune is bad. : Iwannaacura
  - What about something cheap and basic ? I dont care about tons of space or features..just want something t... : r3ckless
- I have a Zune and I love it. : nevicata
- I just ordered this: http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?currency=USD&cPath=3&produ... : DJ Clipdat
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  I got the 8GB Nano because I don't carry that much music with me. Only thing I use iTunes for is podcast... : UselessHack
  - which iriver did you have? I used to have an H320 and loved it, because I just had to drag and drop music... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Hijack What are some good alternatives to using iTunes in the event I got an iPod? I heard Winamp interfa... : lyme
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    afaik itunes is your ownly choice. : mojorisen1117
    - That's not the case. Although... that may be the case with iPod Touches and iPhones. : crummynz
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    There are some options but they are so buggy and unreliable it's not worth trying. I loathe everything th... : pauk111
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      MediaMonkey is reliable and runs faster than iTunes, especially if you have a huge library.
      
      And, its compatible with all apple players.
      
      Dec 12, 2008 1:28pm PST
      
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      MediaMonkey is reliable and runs faster than iTunes, especially if you have a huge library. And, its c... : MisterPhoton
      
      ^^^ This. Once your music library reaches a certain size, iTunes will choke. : airmaus
    - Winamp by its self works fine. It works even better if you get the ml_ipod plugin. : Nali4Freedom
  - My friend uses Anapod and says it works good. : randomnull
  - http://www.mgtek.com/dopisp/ : ant_hillbilly
  - you can't hijack your own thread... : futant
  - Winamp : _jon
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    What's with the hate for iTunes? It's an easy way to organize all your music and update your device with ... : rudds
    - I find it slow as molasses : Scoots06
  - media monkey works well for mp3s. but not for videos or other things, like pictures. : Crimson
- zune or ipod touch : feek
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  I just got a 120gig zune the other day. Love it, and I also love how Zune pass works. : unjustend
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    How is the quality of music on Zune's store? Is it like 64 kbps mp3s? : Bumpmapped
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      hell no, it's all awesome. 192, I'd say. : Modica Sol Solis
      
      I believe that's correct. 192Kbps WMA. : electroly
- one that uses flash. I like the ipod interface, despite having to use itunes, which i do not like, but i... : wetard
- get a zune : bagelcc
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  just suck it up and use iTunes, FFS :( there's a little contingent on the shack that would make you thin : Postal
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    You can use your Zune in Boot Camp, though. And with Mac Drive you can keep all your music on the OSX par... : Modica Sol Solis
    - Or you could use parallels : Modica Sol Solis
- You should probably get the 16gb Zune : Modica Sol Solis
- I'd vote on Zune, the subscription service is cool. : Sailor of Fortune
- Zune is the win. : NexusOne
- This American Life menz Is there a definitive source to download all of This American Life? Like a few... : lyme

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