As other people have said: an iPod is an mp3 player.
If you're planning on getting music from CDs, there's no difference.
Are you planning to buy DRM (Digital rights management) music downloads on-line? Then the decision is whether you want Microsoft's 'plays for sure' or Apple's format. Apple's store beats the others that support Microsoft's format, in my opinion. Videos and TV shows are available for the iPod too, a feature I use a lot.
Apple's other big win is usability. The scroll wheel works, is easy to control precisely while still allowing large movements.
I'm on my second iPod (the first one was sold on to someone else), and I wouldn't give it up for any other mp3 player.
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If you're planning on getting music from CDs, there's no difference.
Are you planning to buy DRM (Digital rights management) music downloads on-line? Then the decision is whether you want Microsoft's 'plays for sure' or Apple's format. Apple's store beats the others that support Microsoft's format, in my opinion. Videos and TV shows are available for the iPod too, a feature I use a lot.
Apple's other big win is usability. The scroll wheel works, is easy to control precisely while still allowing large movements.
I'm on my second iPod (the first one was sold on to someone else), and I wouldn't give it up for any other mp3 player.