How to: What is an mp3 Player
By mp3 on May 11, 2008 in Other Accessories
MP3 players are digital audio players that store and play audio files. Most of the audio files people save on them are music, though some people also store speeches or files of conversation as well.
There are two basic types of MP3 players—flash-based players and hard-drive based players.
Flash-based players rely on external sources for memory. In other words, users need to insert memory sticks or memory cards into flash-based MP3 players in order to have audio files available to play on the player.
Hard-drive based MP3 players, on the other hand, store all audio files on the actual MP3 unit. One of these players can store thousands of songs.
Either type of MP3 player can be good—it really comes down to personal choice.
Nick | Dec 9, 2008 | Reply
I believe you’ll find that a Flash-based mp3 player uses inbuilt flash-type memory, not on external flash devices. The difference then between a flash and HDD mp3 player is the type of hardware on which in the internal memory is stored. Very few mp3 players depend only on an external data source.
Digital Mp3 Player | Mar 28, 2009 | Reply
The difference then between a flash and HDD mp3 player.
Either type of MP3 player can be good—it really comes down to personal choice.