An iPod is an mp3 player, as it plays mp3 files. Many of Apple's iPod MP3 players have advantages over the lower-end MP3 players. The 30GB and 80GB models can store and display thousands of photos and even full-length movies. But there are other MP3 players that now do the same thing. Many non-Apple MP3 players contain features not found in iPods to date, such as:
- voice recording
- FM radio
- player-to-player communication
- plays WMA files (twice the compression) All non-Apple MP3 players work with a very large number of music sources on the Web; they're not limited to Apple's iTunes site. Most sites sell content at lower cost than the iTunes site; and many sites freely distribute some (non-first-run) tunes. A leading consumer magazine found some other MP3 players to be more durable and less failure prone than iPods, but that was before the 2nd-generation players. iPods are likely to remain highly popular for their styling and their revolutionary controls / user interface. And since more Apple iPods have been sold than any other single brand and form-factor of MP3 player so far, they have the greatest selection of custom accessories.
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