Simon Wrote:
> What do people have and would you recommend it?
>
> Under consideration:
>
> ....
>
> Sony A3000
>
>
I recommend that you avoid Sony products like the plague. There are a
number of reasons, but most of the big ones have to do with Sony's
aggressive DRM ("Digital Rights Management") stance, which has resulted
in (among other things) the recent fiasco with Sony cd's (unlawfully)
installing things onto people's computers without their knowledge or
permission. The big drag of their mp3 players is that you have to use
Sony's own "SonicStage" software for loading and/or deleting anything
from the player.. which is very inconvenient.
Also, Sony mp3 players don't actually play mp3's - you have to use
SonicStage to convert all mp3's to Sony's proprietary format. It's a
major time-waster, and offers you, the consumer, no benefit whatsoever.
I say, find a player that has a mini hard drive, and that plays FLAC.
Chris
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