SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)


             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                         (Amendment No.____________)(1)



                               PORTALPLAYER, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    736187204
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2004
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

          [_] Rule 13d-1(b)

          [_] Rule 13d-1(c)

          [x] Rule 13d-1(d)


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(1)  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
     person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

          Thomas Spiegel

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a) [_] (b) [ ]

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3. SEC USE ONLY


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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          United States

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  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           986,479 Shares Common Stock
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BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY          893,207 Shares Common Stock
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    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         986,479 Shares Common Stock
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   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH            893,207 Shares Common Stock
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,879,686 Shares Common Stock

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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [ ]

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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          8.1% of Common Stock (see responses to Item 4)

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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                                  IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:
            PortalPlayer, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
            3255 Scott Boulevard, Bldg. 1
            Santa Clara, California 95054

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:
            Thomas Spiegel

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
            9465 Wilshire Boulevard
            Suite 900
            Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:
            Thomas Spiegel - United States

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:
            Common Stock

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:
            736187204

Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
        or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

     (a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
             Not applicable.




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     (b)  [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
              Not applicable.

     (c)  [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
              Act.
              Not applicable.

     (d)  [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
              Investment Company Act.
              Not applicable.

     (e)  [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
              Not applicable.

     (f)  [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
              Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
              Not applicable.

     (g)  [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
              Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
              Not applicable.

     (h)  [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
              Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
              Not applicable.

     (i)  [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
              investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
              Company Act;
              Not applicable.

     (j)  [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
              Not applicable.

     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(c), check this
     box.  [ ]
              Not applicable.



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Item 4.  Ownership.

    Thomas Spiegel

    (a) Amount beneficially owned:

    1,879,686 shares of Common Stock. Includes 234,869 shares held by the
Thomas Spiegel 1982 Trust, Anthony Spiegel Trustee, 893,207 shares held by CCF
Partners II, LLC., 35,357 shares held by Carolyn J. Hamlet, as Trustee of the
Music Trust dated May 25, 1999, and 221,008 shares held by SBTR, LLC which may
be deemed owned by Mr. Spiegel and of which Mr. Spiegel disclaims beneficial
ownership.

    (b) Percent of class:

    8.1% of Common Stock (based upon 23,090,242 shares of Issuer Common
Stock issued and outstanding after giving effect to the completion of the
Issuer's initial public offering, and the underwriters' exercise of their
overallotment option in connection therewith, as set forth in the Issuer's
Prospectus, filed on November 19, 2004 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(i) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.)

     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

         (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 986,479 shares of
               Common Stock.

         (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 893,207 shares of
               Common Stock.

         (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 986,479
               shares of Common Stock.

         (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 893,207
               shares of Common Stock.




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Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
            Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
            Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
         Person.
            Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification  and  Classification  of Members of the Group.
            Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.
            Not applicable.

Item 10. Certifications.
            Not applicable.




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                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated this 14th day of February, 2005.


                                        /s/ THOMAS SPIEGEL
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                                        Thomas Spiegel