These players are truly a portable mp3 jukebox being capable of storing many songs and albums in a single, compact player. So Many users link mp3 players up to compatible car radios or purchase an add-on travel speaker which transforms them into portable hi-fi systems. Multimedia players use large hard drives and are physically bigger and heavier than other mp3 players. This extra size and capacity is to accommodate a large colour screen for the displaying of photographs and their video playback capabilities. This feature makes viewing your favorite’s movies, the latest music videos or even your holiday film possible. Music, videos, photos are all accessible from a single portable device.

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• There are huge differences between mp3 players in terms of size and weight. Players range in weight from around 40 grams for small integrated memory players to over 300 grams for a large multimedia player. As a general rule the greater the capacity of the player the larger the size and the heavier the weight. However improvements in storage technology are constantly reducing the size and weight of successive mp3 player generations. 

• Although the MP3 music format is the most widespread, the majority of online music stores use other formats such as WMA or AAC. The latter are more recent formats than MP3 and can offer better audio quality at the same size. These formats also provide a royalties protection system which makes them very successful within musical spheres. If you are thinking of using one of these services or if your music library contains formats other than the MP3 one, you need to check the compatibility of the player. Other audio formats include Ogg Vorbis and the proprietary Sony format ATRAC. 

• The battery for most flash memory mp3 players is generally integrated and non-interchangeable, making it important to check their battery life. Battery life can vary between several hours for a power hungry multimedia player, to over 40 hours for some memory integrated MP3 players. Some smaller players can be draw power from their connection to your computer (USB) and do not require a separate charger or batteries. Charging times also vary depending on the player and the type of battery used. 

• A remote control offers usability advantages, especially for hard drive and multimedia players which are usually impractical to take in and out of your pocket. The remote controls for MP3 players can either be compact and limited to just the essential functions, or feature rich and equipped with a small LCD screen displaying track information