Ipod or MP3
Road Master
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From: Foothills of NC
RE: Ipod or MP3
ORIGINAL: Wecroft
You seem to imply that you'd have to leaf thru 130 songs to find the one you're looking for on the Zumo. That's not the facts of the matter. With a touch on the screen you can choose toview a list by "Album Name", "Artist", "Genre" or a list of all songs in alphabetical order and it's on a 3" screen. It's much easier than fumbling with that little thumb control thingy andfocusing on the 1" screen on an I-Pod.
Mychoicefor listening on the bike is the Zumo.
ORIGINAL: Candy Red Road Glide
IPOD for me...alot easier to find songs than having to go through 130 songs when i am looking for 1 song i want to hear at that exact moment...plus if i am in a certain mood i can chose to listen to 1 certain artist..i guess what i am saying is ipod = choices to me.
IPOD for me...alot easier to find songs than having to go through 130 songs when i am looking for 1 song i want to hear at that exact moment...plus if i am in a certain mood i can chose to listen to 1 certain artist..i guess what i am saying is ipod = choices to me.
Mychoicefor listening on the bike is the Zumo.
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RE: Ipod or MP3
I use the Itouch for music and the Zumo550 for navigation. Take'em both with me when I leave the bike. I like having the tunes on the Itouch because I don't use the Zumo when I'm local.
A work on Music devices, some Ipods and other devices have a disc drive for storage (not nano or Itouch). I used a big Dell and then an Ipod for a few years and it was prone to lock up due to vibration.
A work on Music devices, some Ipods and other devices have a disc drive for storage (not nano or Itouch). I used a big Dell and then an Ipod for a few years and it was prone to lock up due to vibration.
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From: Parkton, Maryland
RE: Ipod or MP3
I misunderstood.
You're exactly right. CDs are not the way to organize your music. I wonder how many more years they'll even exist. Remember 8 track tapes? Then cassett tapes? 5-1/4" computer discs? 3-1/2" computer discs (on their way out). CDs won't befar behind.
If I didn't have a Zumo would I buy one for MP3 capability? Absolutely not.
If I already have a Zumo as he does would I mount an I-Pod on the bike? Absolutely not. It takes the same effort to place either in a mount and remove it so why clutter things up with another bracket on the bars. Then again, you can't listen to the Zumo when it's not in the cradle so if you're headed somewhere that you'll want to listen to tunes I'd throw the I-Pod in my pocket.
You're exactly right. CDs are not the way to organize your music. I wonder how many more years they'll even exist. Remember 8 track tapes? Then cassett tapes? 5-1/4" computer discs? 3-1/2" computer discs (on their way out). CDs won't befar behind.
If I didn't have a Zumo would I buy one for MP3 capability? Absolutely not.
If I already have a Zumo as he does would I mount an I-Pod on the bike? Absolutely not. It takes the same effort to place either in a mount and remove it so why clutter things up with another bracket on the bars. Then again, you can't listen to the Zumo when it's not in the cradle so if you're headed somewhere that you'll want to listen to tunes I'd throw the I-Pod in my pocket.
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From: Vermont
RE: Ipod or MP3
ORIGINAL: Wecroft
If I didn't have a Zumo would I buy one for MP3 capability? Absolutely not.
If I already have a Zumo as he does would I mount an I-Pod on the bike? Absolutely not.
If I didn't have a Zumo would I buy one for MP3 capability? Absolutely not.
If I already have a Zumo as he does would I mount an I-Pod on the bike? Absolutely not.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: San Diego
RE: Ipod or MP3
I have both the Zumo and the Itouch Ipod, I prefer the ipod over the zumo, have the Zumo on the left and the Ipod on the right just in front of the Aux plug on the radio, when I am not listening to the XM factory radio, the Ipod is on....love to hear tunes when I ride, relaxes me when I am looking at the great scenery on long rides..
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From: Southeast Louisiana
RE: Ipod or MP3
ORIGINAL: johnbaycity
i just burn all my mp3s on a cd and put it in the radio, if you burn it in mp3 format you can fit over 100 songs on a single cd
i just burn all my mp3s on a cd and put it in the radio, if you burn it in mp3 format you can fit over 100 songs on a single cd
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From: Parkton, Maryland
RE: Ipod or MP3
ORIGINAL: dawg
hehe,thingis I have both with brackets and everything for the scoot already, that is whyI was asking. Does the Zumo get connected through the radioto use the speakers via an aux wireordo you have to get that FM modulator thingy thatyou guys were talking about?
ORIGINAL: Wecroft
If I didn't have a Zumo would I buy one for MP3 capability? Absolutely not.
If I already have a Zumo as he does would I mount an I-Pod on the bike? Absolutely not.
If I didn't have a Zumo would I buy one for MP3 capability? Absolutely not.
If I already have a Zumo as he does would I mount an I-Pod on the bike? Absolutely not.
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From: Illinios
RE: Ipod or MP3
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Road Master
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From: Glenn Heights,TX now in Vegas
RE: Ipod or MP3
The reason I got the Zumo 550 instead of all other GPS unit is that it does more. Why carry the I-pod when all it does is play music. The Zumo does more than that. It will play audio books as well.