11th June 2010, 12:33 AM
That's too expensive. All I need my PSP to do is play my music files back and support playlists and other things like randomize and "repeat all". It does all that. I'm sure a dedicated device like the iPod would be better, but I'm not about to fork out a bunch of money for that considering my PSP does what I need. For some having a dedicted device for every little thing is preferable, like getting an iPADD for reading or something.
I did have a dedicated MP3 player once upon a time, but it sucked as it stored about 14 songs and ran off a single AAA battery (plus the interface was pretty aweful and relied on a piece of proprietary software as it wasn't recognized as a storage device by operating systems). The biggest drawback on using the PSP is simply the size of the system, but I'm fine with that. I don't really find myself going places where I want to listen to music on the go anyway, it's usually limited situations like waiting rooms or staying in a hotel room or being a passenger on a ride. I don't walk around outside while listening to music, as generally I like to actually hear the world around me if I'm in motion.
At any rate, this isn't really what I'd call a way to solve the problem. What it comes right down to is, iTunes doesn't do what I want, Windows Media Player actually performs the job better, so I'm ditching it. That's all.
PS, you raised in an Indian tech support farm? Their modus operandi tends to be exactly that, tell someone with a small problem that all their hardware needs to be replaced with very expensive alternatives. "How do I change my display resolution?" "Buy a new monitor."
I did have a dedicated MP3 player once upon a time, but it sucked as it stored about 14 songs and ran off a single AAA battery (plus the interface was pretty aweful and relied on a piece of proprietary software as it wasn't recognized as a storage device by operating systems). The biggest drawback on using the PSP is simply the size of the system, but I'm fine with that. I don't really find myself going places where I want to listen to music on the go anyway, it's usually limited situations like waiting rooms or staying in a hotel room or being a passenger on a ride. I don't walk around outside while listening to music, as generally I like to actually hear the world around me if I'm in motion.
At any rate, this isn't really what I'd call a way to solve the problem. What it comes right down to is, iTunes doesn't do what I want, Windows Media Player actually performs the job better, so I'm ditching it. That's all.
PS, you raised in an Indian tech support farm? Their modus operandi tends to be exactly that, tell someone with a small problem that all their hardware needs to be replaced with very expensive alternatives. "How do I change my display resolution?" "Buy a new monitor."
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