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Originally posted by pomegranate
4P4me, I'm all for objectivity instead of fanboyism, but in answer to
- I'll admit that some of the iHPs features have marginal benefits to most users (line in/out, on-board voice recording) what about about the battery life? Are you really denying that the iHP's battery doesn't last significantly longer? What about the radio? I find the remote far easier to use than the iPod's, and that's without even looking at it.
Also, I use the iHP as a portable harddisk, which is hardly practical with the iPod, although I realise not many people probably use the function.
Otherwise, what "advantages" are you referring to?
GSTom, yes you are right, I think my introduction kind of indicates that, as does my final post in austonia's thread! |
Exactly how is it hardly practical to use the ipod as a hard drive?
I give the IHP props on practical battery life (with a caveat). Would anyone really complain if it didn't have a radio? (I know NO ONE who yearns to have a radio if they carry an MP3 player). If a radio were that important and in that much of a demand, more CD and MD players would have one over the years.
The recording functions are an advantage (since they're proprietory).
The IHP remote is NOT easier to use than the Ipod's. It has the LCD and is more complete, but ease of function comparitively speaking is not an advantage. If you need a remote, fine. I find remotes to be overstated as far as importance, but I could understand if you want one. I don't find the IHP's remote to be something that would sway me if picking between the two. I do know with the Ipod remote, I could use it without looking at it though. That, to me, is an advantage.
Advantages the Ipod has in my book:
* The scrollwheel. Much better ergonomics and much easier to navigate with than the IHP. Not sure if it was better than the original Zen's scroll wheel, but I'd rather use the scrollwheel than reach for a remote.
* "Playlist on the fly" function. The IHP doesn't have it. Will it? I would hope so.
* User interface. Easier than the IHP, may not fit your style. Maybe easier isn't the word, but less clumsy perhaps.
* The backlight. If I need it, I don't have to access a menu to get to it.
You can, if you wish, also drag and drop with the Ipod (at least on a MAC, and I'm pretty sure with a Windows machine as well through Itunes).
This has yet to play itself out, but The Ipod has more capabilities as far as accessories to make it even more versatile than the IHP. You can say you have to pay for them, but what don't you have to pay for anymore? Plus it lenghtens the usefulness of the Ipod.
As far as battery life, if you followed the directions and conditioned the battery, you'll get eight to nine hours on it. Not the 13-14 hours of the IHP (realtime user life), but not horrible either. Plus you can get a battery backpack readymade and use AA's with it if you want. No real need to be paranoid of the battery life.
Whatever player sounds better to you, so be it. But the one thing I've found about the Ipod it that it really allows the headphones to project themselves and their characteristics more. To me, the IHP has a sound character that impresses itself more on the headphones than vice verse. The Ety's sound great with it, but everything else I own sounds marginal at best. To each his own though.