MP3 Players

Since Apple launched the iPod, MP3 players have been in big demand. The ability to take your music with you wherever you go, coupled with the small size of MP3 files has led to a revolution in the way we listen to music.

Even the smallest  mp3 players will store much more than the "walkman" style portable cd players - with the larger hard drive players you can fit your entire music collection in your pocket. 

Although they are termed "mp3 players", there are a number of other file formats, or "codecs" which are used for encoding music files. Some of these are wma, ogg vorbis, wav, and each have different strengths and weaknesses. Some produce smaller file sizes, some better sound quality. If you have a need to use any of these other formats, you should check whether it is supported by a particular MP3 player .