Whats the advantage of having a stand-alone player compared to a networked one?
• Stand-alone digital music players typically contain a CD drive for transferring music from CD to an internal hard drive. Some also contain a modem for connecting to the Internet radio stations, music downloads and CDDB song title access. The main advantage of a stand-alone player is that it is totally self contained and doesn’t need a PC or a network, so anyone who does not already own a PC should consider this type of player. However, if you do own a PC, you should consider the limitations before buying an all-in-one digital music player. • For example, since the CD player and hard drive are already part of your PC, you’re paying for them twice if you buy a digital player that includes these options. Also, your PC will let you more easily navigate the web for digital downloads and will let you run jukebox software for transferring and managing your digital music library. Backing up your PC hard drive lets you preserve your music library so it won’t be lost if the drive crashes (reme
