New LF MP3 Player....Sweet.

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 10:11 am Post subject: New LF MP3 Player....Sweet.

Hey I just saw on LF.com that theyre coming out with a new waterproof MP3 player for next season. This is great because I have a Dell MP3 player and I havent seen anykind of casing for it. All I see are Ipod casings. Anyways I'm just wondering if anyone has heard anything about the price of these things. Anyone?

Maestro · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 10:36 am Post subject:

It's the same as a currently available model - but it will have the LF name on it. You can check out the existing one at:
http://www.freestyleaudio.com/product.html. It's not terribly cheap, but I think it'd be worth the money.

craiger · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 498 City: Plano

They do have one that's 128 mb, only $130.. It's at the top of my xmas wish list.

http://www.freestyleaudio.com/buy.html

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

I thought about getting one. Would that make ear injuries worse? (ear drum "smacks" from catching an edge)

savage3221 · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

tball, I was just about to comment on that very thought... that would be horrible!

dmb · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject:

I have spoken to LF about the ear drilling idea from a bad stack... Apparently the headphones are designed to NOT do that... Looks can be deceiving I guess

intotheflats · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 6:03 pm Post subject:

theres a waterproof case available for an ipod

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=50316&highlight=purchase

Tyler T · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

Seems like earbuds would be beneficial during a bad ear-smack. It would keep the water from penetrating to/through the ear drum.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject:

i was looking at that and battery life is a billion times better than an i-pod.

my u2 has to charge for 5 hours to get 15 hours of playback.

the LF MP3 charges for 1-2 hours and gets 35 some odd hours. thats pretty crazy. it doesnt look bad either

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

Blindside_137, it doesnt take much to beat an ipod's battery life. but one thing that you need to remember is that the LF mp3 player is flash based (no moving parts) and so it uses less energy. that means the same battery will last longer in the LF mp3 player than it will in an ipod (except nano and shuffle, though apple still managed to make their battery life suck, too). my sony mp3 player gets ~45 hours of use (with equalizer and shuffle and OLED display on) and takes 3 hours max to charge back up fully.

Maestro · Posted: Nov 10, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:

The big screen on the Ipods takes a great deal away from its battery life as well.

QNev · Posted: Nov 11, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:

Exactly. But, if you turn the contrast or brightness way down, it can last so much longer. The player in the link up there would be great! Small, waterproof, and prolly light. But still it would be cheaper to go for a Shuffle if you're looking for good battery life and finding a waterproof case.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

J-Ro · Posted: Nov 11, 2005 11:38 am Post subject:

B_Fool · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 373 City: Cen FLA

The ipod is the Hyperlite of MP3's. People flock to it without trying it, researching it, or testing the competition.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Mitchell · Posted: Nov 11, 2005 12:29 pm Post subject:

looks like u can buy a arm band for it, no need for tower speakers now!
http://liquidforce.com/06_liquidtunes.htm

joedirt00 · Posted: Nov 11, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject:

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

joedirt00, not necessarily, just wondering what the general resistance is. Waterproof usually means water resistant, not truly waterproof.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Do we have to listen to music 24 hours a day? While we work, go to school, walk, wakeboard...

Think about how much you could get done if you didn't have a constant distraction in your ear. I have thought of 3-4 pretty cool inventions in the last year that I never would have come up with if I had music blaring in my ear all day. Time to reflect is valuable time spent.

With that said, music while I wakeboard I could take or leave. If it's blaring from the boat I barely even notice it, and I don't miss it when it's not there.

Rick M · Posted: Nov 11, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject:

does anybody kno how many songs it will hold??

Ctipping · Posted: Nov 12, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject:

Rick M, depends on the size of the songs and the model of player you get.

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Nov 12, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject:

Mitchell, The arm band is included when you buy it.Rick M, the amount of songs you can have does depend on the size of the file. The size of the file depends on the bit-rate that you record them at. Most mp3 players say they can hold 15,000+ songs in a 20GB hard drive, but if you read the fine print, it says that you can only hold as much if you record the songs at 64kbps, which is less than cd quality. Some people can tell the difference, some cant, and some dont care. I myself only rip at cd quality or higher, which is 128kbps. It wouldn't matter to me if I could only have maybe 50 songs on the LF player, simply because there are only a select few songs that I'd like to ride to, and I already have a 20 GB mp3 player to start with anyways.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Nov 12, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:

Wakebrad, yea when i listen to music while doing my homework it usually takes me twice as long because i get lost in the music, sidetracked, rewind back to my favorite parts and forget i even have work. lol

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Nov 12, 2005 8:25 pm Post subject:

Blindside_137, I agree with the whole homework thing, but music is what drives me personally. So if I can listen to something to get me pumped while riding, I'll take it.

alafiaboarder · Posted: Nov 12, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject:

wakebrad....none the less, i still rather be listenin to music when i ride. Takes your mind off some things like focusing too hard on a trick (which sux) music makes me relax and just do it. makes everything seem easier