Stupid question but...why not speakers for the ipod? On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Tom Piwowar <[email protected]> wrote:
> After being pounded on this List for not considering alternatives to the > iPod I foolishly succumbed and bought a player from Coby. I now > appreciate the iPod more than ever. > > I wanted a player with a speaker, which Apple does not make. So I bought > a Coby MP735, which has a pair of speakers for about $50. > > At full volume it is possible to listen to the speakers if you stay close > to the player and are in a perfectly quiet room. Under more normal > circumstances the speakers are useless. > > When recharging the unit heats up slightly (as most of them do). The > problem is that the front panel is glued on with a glue that releases > when warm. So the top half of the front panel pops off every time. The > glue seems to be getting weaker with each recharge. > > The unit has a track-pad control with 6 hot spots, a button on the side, > and an on/off/hold switch on the side. The track-pad control does > different things at different times. The hot spots and the side button do > different things depending on how long they are pressed and the current > state of the unit. With so many buttons and so many modes learning to use > the player is a complex task with many things to remember. > > The buttons have a very finicky touch so it is very easy to overshoot > your goal. Selecting a patricular folder and then a particular file > usually takes several tries. > > The display sometimes shows useful information and sometimes doesn't. For > example, when playing it shows the file number, like "6/20" for the 6th > file with 20 in the folder. But when you scroll through the folder this > information is absent. Having that number would be so useful with > podcasts that all have the same title. > > It remembers neither the file nor the location in the file that was > playing at the time the init is shut off. If you simply put the unit on > hold the battery will drain. > > The overall feel is of fragility. The front panel is popping off after > just a few days of use. The side button and switch are wobbly. It > probably will not survive a fall or even much regular use. > > Grrrr! > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
