Not using batteries must help.
2007-09-19 23:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by Dustbowl Blues 3 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
Yes, plus it makes you look cool.
2007-09-19 23:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Doodle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think people who have iPod/MP3 players are thinking about more what are the latest/hottest songs to download than pondering whether their electronics are environmentally friendly or not.It doesn't seem like a big difference but every bit of help matters.
The batteries in CD players use up pretty quickly and can be expensive, unless re-chargeable batteries are used, but that uses up electricity re-charging power.iPod/MP3 also uses up re-charging power electricity.2 batteries requires less time to charge than iPod/MP3 players, since those devices have more features to power up.CD players use up less power but they don't have many capabilities or convenient memory power to store songs.Downloading songs from the computer to transfer the iPod/MP3 devices requires an electricity powered computer or electricity re-charged battery on a laptop.So the iPod/MP3 players uses up more energy than the CD player, unless songs are directed downloaded via internet connection on the iPod, but some MP3 players' songs are usually transferred via computer download.Therefore, CD players is the most practical and environmentally friendly music player.They are more inconvenient because you need to carry around a CD case to store all your CD's but how spoiled are people nowadays that they must have 5,000 songs readily available on their music player to listen to;)
2007-09-20 08:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by polly-pocket 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A iPod or MP3 player does use batteries, just that the battery that is typically built into such a player is rechargeable.
Though the difference is insignificant enough not to be worth worrying about.
2007-09-20 06:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd guess the easy method to tell would me to compare the battery lifes.
More important points (probably in ascending order) would be the carbon footprints an CD miles of the CDs you play, wether or not you use rechargable batteries and your power source for charging the batteries.
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2007-09-20 06:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by John Sol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋