2006-10-26 16:21:54 · 7 answers · asked by BRYAN B 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
An iPod is a specific brand of mp3 player, one that is very popular.
So popular, in fact, that some people say "iPod" when they mean any mp3 player. Kind of like Kleenex for tissue.
2006-10-26 16:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
MP3 player is the generic name of any device that play digital audio file in different format such as MP3, WMA and so on.
iPod is the brand name of a specific MP3 player made by Apple Computer, similarly Samsung MP3 player is called RiO. Other than this, iPod also play a specific audio file created by Apple Computer, the AAC format, which any generic MP3 player may not b able to play.
2006-10-26 16:25:52 · answer #2 · answered by anon51 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MP3 is a sound format theres lots of differnt formats
iPods suck, depending on the MP3 player it may be good may be bad, ZEN stuff is top of the line MP3, iPod is bad
Ipod- less types of sound pic and vidieo files are accepted into it, not conciderd an MP3 because... well it cant play MP3 files
MP3- MP3 formats etc whatever the product is alowed to use
other media players- MORE file types accepted weather it be Vidieo Picture or Sound !
all in all there computer producs , iPod is apple(most comon computer used just as a word processor because it cant DO ****!) and then MP3 is windows(Used for running important programs that do good things like engineer/desigining/everythingelse
P.S. i pods suck DO NOT get one, dont you see everyone always asking questions and having problems with them here on yahoo answers?
2006-10-26 16:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by megallicaxiii 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ipod is a brand of mp3 players. iPods are so popular so many ppl think iPods are the only mp3 players. iPod is an mp3 player itself.
2006-10-26 16:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by AlvaDaGansta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference.The iPod is Apple's MP3 player and more. The iPod is very popular and it comes in many colors and sizes, mini iPod, iPod Nano, iPod shuffle.
You can play it in your car or at home via an FM transmitter or you can dock in a surround speaker system or just listen via earphones.
And yes... name and popularity sells... must have an iPod.
2006-10-26 16:45:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is mostly the name. Anything the iPod can do, several thousand other MP3 players can aswell.
Oh, and, iPods commonly have problems like cracking screens and viruses.
2006-10-26 16:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by Pango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iPods have screens with color and are more popular because of the design.
2006-10-26 16:24:27 · answer #7 · answered by Nekoknight 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋