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MS - Racy new music player, Zune, Zoom! Microsoft's Zune to rival Apple's iPod By Ina Fried and Daniel Terdiman Staff Writer, CNET News.com update After trying for years to compete with the iPod through an array of partners, Microsoft confirmed Friday that it plans to directly go after Apple Computer with its own rival, Zune. Confirming weeks of rumors, Microsoft said it will launch music software and players under the Zune brand, though the software maker left plenty unsaid in its confirmation. Read Front Page!
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Wanna bet one of them will advertise that they can create a higher volume? How many will turn with a deaf ear from these devices?
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Macworld blames the user: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index...ge=1&pagePos=2 They're handing out health and safety advice: Quote:
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OOOOH! You want to go Front page with this or shall I ? ":O}
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They say that iPods are capped at 100db under EU Law. Are they even louder in the US? Whereas, if you look at The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 for the UK, it indicates that 80db is the lower point at which your hearing should be protected: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051643.htm Then, if you look at this: http://www.lhh.org/noise/decibel.htm It says that 85db for 8 hours can damage your hearing. But the amount safe exposure time reduces very rapidly as the db increases. Quote:
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Looks to me like you have this covered! ":O}
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where I work, hearing protection is recomended at 85 dB. REQUIRED @ 100dB. I already suffer from Tinitus, a loss of hearing, from the time before safety standards for hearing protection. 100 dB from headphones is insane. Ron Last edited by dabaerman; 23rd July, 2006 at 02:20 AM. |
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Who the hell would want to listen to music that loud anyways? I mean honestly, the only reason I can see someone turning it up past 50-60 is because they're already deaf.
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The only music I listen to loudly is Dae. If your a fan of this genre, you'll understand it needs a fairly high volume to create it's impact. However, I never listen to very loud music for an extended duration! I had to hack my Sony Walkman to get the EU regulation restriction turned off! I couldn't hear it!
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Tinnitus, woo-hoo! If it wasn't the rock concerts it was the helicopters or the shipyard. Getting more deaf by the day, blinder, too. Tinnitus on one side is annoying, in stereo it's da best.
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Will Microsoft do the same thing as Apple and incorporate a parent-settable maximum volume limitation to prevent the volume from being turned beyond a parent set limit?
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