To Ipod or Not To Ipod? - Page 2

sh@rp · 10-07-2005, 07:11 PM

Ipods break to easily... most people ive talked to either theirs just stopped workin for no reason all together... or like the lil scroll thing is messed up and wont work right.. and this is the majority of the people, say like 7 or 8 outa 10... it works for like the first month or so but gets real like fragile, one drop not even that high off the ground can mess somthin up...

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 10-10-2005, 11:34 PM

One of the guys at work that has one (an ipod nano) gave it to his wife and got one for himself. Only problem was the wifey's one stopped working because of a scratch on the display.

Stang · 10-11-2005, 06:45 PM

Dang not looking good.

Stikes · 10-13-2005, 02:26 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16855125004

Spinning Hat · 10-13-2005, 11:35 AM

I have an iPod mini, have had it for about a year, and It's been an awesome thing. It works great with iTunes for the PC, long battery life, and to do a hard reset is pretty easy, and you don't ever have to take the batteries out to do anything with it. I've dropped mine, and it's taken general abuse pretty well, and it sounds decent. But I would recommend getting different earphones for it than the apple ones, those suck and are uncomfortable.

Raiyven · 10-13-2005, 03:40 PM

Stang: nope, just like you thought, you can use any program you like to grab your mp3s (i use soulseek, for example). i find, though, that iTunes is an excellent cd ripping/writing program, it's mostly easy to use, and it's never given me a bad burn once.

besides, iTunes makes you pay for your mp3s

btw, if you use soulseek, i usually have mine turned on: my username is 'sinryven', i gots the good stuff

Stang · 10-13-2005, 04:29 PM

Thanks for the info Raiyven that was one issue I had with the ipod but glad you don't have to use iTunes sololy.

Cerberus · 10-13-2005, 10:01 PM

now Ipod has video and you can download tv shows. cool.

Stikes · 10-13-2005, 10:35 PM

not only that but OMG movviezzzzz

Variable · 10-14-2005, 03:26 AM

Okay it's been a week with my new ipod and I loves it. I loves it good.

iTunes seemed harsh at first but now I dig that too. It's not meant to be a player like Winamp or Musicmatch but it performs those functions admirably, if a little less easily. And it doesn't make you pay for anything. I transferred all my mp3's from various sources which may or may not have been fully licensed by the RIAA and it didn't say boo. What's more, I really do enjoy the iTunes store and it has already sparked my desire to pay artists for their music again; not that I ever stole from them, RIAA. You can buy single tracks for only a buck, which is good if you don't like buying whole albums for one song. Also, I've noticed most albums run 10 bucks regardless of how many tracks or how "hot" the artist it, which is a damn sight cheaper than going to the store. It queues everything for download and you get it as you are able (with DSL I got a whole album in about 2 minutes), and it keeps track of what you've bought so you can download it infinity billion times if necessary.

You should be aware that Apple does nothing cheap. If you want a car adaptor the corded one runs 60$ and the wireless costs 80$. So far that, and the armband strap (20$) is all I've bought for it.

Also, have a USB 2.0 slot or be prepared to transfer your songs overnight. It took about 6 hours to do my 7 gigs of mu-zak since I haven't put my good USB riser back in the comp since the last re-assembling

Stang · 10-20-2005, 05:08 PM

Variable how is the battery life? I've heard from a few that they are really short and don't last as long as other players.

Variable · 10-21-2005, 12:45 PM

Mine has never died, for two reasons.

It charges both when in the USB slot and whilst plugged into your car. Between the two I've never even dropped below 50%. Maybe not even 75, but I don't keep an eye on it. I've never had occasion to let it play till it dies, though I could certainly run a test this weekend if you'd like me to.

I am still entirely smitten with the device.

Stang · 10-21-2005, 04:48 PM

Well don't go out of your way was just wondering how the battery life in them are. But if you ever do find out let me about the hours on it too

.

Im still torn between a Nano and a Dell

.

Cerberus · 10-22-2005, 03:52 PM

get the video ipod!

Stang · 10-24-2005, 04:54 PM

I was thinking about that but have a portable DVD player that I take when we head down to Oregon so not much use in it really. That and my player has a bigger screen so Gryphon can watch it also

.

10-07-2005, 07:11 PM	#16
sh@rp Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 271	Ipods break to easily... most people ive talked to either theirs just stopped workin for no reason all together... or like the lil scroll thing is messed up and wont work right.. and this is the majority of the people, say like 7 or 8 outa 10... it works for like the first month or so but gets real like fragile, one drop not even that high off the ground can mess somthin up... __________________ Proud Member of the XMEN

10-11-2005, 06:45 PM	#18
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Dang not looking good. __________________

10-13-2005, 02:26 AM	#19
Stikes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Everett, WA Age: 40 Posts: 49	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16855125004 __________________

10-13-2005, 11:35 AM	#20
Spinning Hat Toupee Cover Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA Age: 44 Posts: 755	I have an iPod mini, have had it for about a year, and It's been an awesome thing. It works great with iTunes for the PC, long battery life, and to do a hard reset is pretty easy, and you don't ever have to take the batteries out to do anything with it. I've dropped mine, and it's taken general abuse pretty well, and it sounds decent. But I would recommend getting different earphones for it than the apple ones, those suck and are uncomfortable. __________________ Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill

10-13-2005, 03:40 PM	#21
Raiyven Big Bad Thread Boogeyman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Burlington, ON. Age: 42 Posts: 406	Stang: nope, just like you thought, you can use any program you like to grab your mp3s (i use soulseek, for example). i find, though, that iTunes is an excellent cd ripping/writing program, it's mostly easy to use, and it's never given me a bad burn once. besides, iTunes makes you pay for your mp3s btw, if you use soulseek, i usually have mine turned on: my username is 'sinryven', i gots the good stuff __________________ "For in that we are both especially daring and especially thorough in calculating what we attempt, we can truly be distinguished from other men, for whom ignorance is boldness but calculation brings hesitancy. Rightly would they be judged strongest in spirit who recognize both dangers and pleasures with utmost clarity and are on neither count deterred from risks." - Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War: 2.40, "The Funeral Oration of Perikles" (431 BCE)

10-10-2005, 11:34 PM	#17
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	One of the guys at work that has one (an ipod nano) gave it to his wife and got one for himself. Only problem was the wifey's one stopped working because of a scratch on the display.

10-13-2005, 04:29 PM	#22
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Thanks for the info Raiyven that was one issue I had with the ipod but glad you don't have to use iTunes sololy. __________________

10-13-2005, 10:01 PM	#23
Cerberus One bad mofo'n Hound Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	now Ipod has video and you can download tv shows. cool. __________________ Tribes:Ascend Play it today for free

10-13-2005, 10:35 PM	#24
Stikes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Everett, WA Age: 40 Posts: 49	not only that but OMG movviezzzzz __________________

10-14-2005, 03:26 AM	#25
Variable Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 42 Posts: 245	Okay it's been a week with my new ipod and I loves it. I loves it good. iTunes seemed harsh at first but now I dig that too. It's not meant to be a player like Winamp or Musicmatch but it performs those functions admirably, if a little less easily. And it doesn't make you pay for anything. I transferred all my mp3's from various sources which may or may not have been fully licensed by the RIAA and it didn't say boo. What's more, I really do enjoy the iTunes store and it has already sparked my desire to pay artists for their music again; not that I ever stole from them, RIAA. You can buy single tracks for only a buck, which is good if you don't like buying whole albums for one song. Also, I've noticed most albums run 10 bucks regardless of how many tracks or how "hot" the artist it, which is a damn sight cheaper than going to the store. It queues everything for download and you get it as you are able (with DSL I got a whole album in about 2 minutes), and it keeps track of what you've bought so you can download it infinity billion times if necessary. You should be aware that Apple does nothing cheap. If you want a car adaptor the corded one runs 60$ and the wireless costs 80$. So far that, and the armband strap (20$) is all I've bought for it. Also, have a USB 2.0 slot or be prepared to transfer your songs overnight. It took about 6 hours to do my 7 gigs of mu-zak since I haven't put my good USB riser back in the comp since the last re-assembling __________________ The world will not end in a blinding flash of light or virulent pestilence. It will end with me choking the life out of it with my bare hands.

10-20-2005, 05:08 PM	#26
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Variable how is the battery life? I've heard from a few that they are really short and don't last as long as other players. __________________

10-21-2005, 12:45 PM	#27
Variable Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 42 Posts: 245	Mine has never died, for two reasons. It charges both when in the USB slot and whilst plugged into your car. Between the two I've never even dropped below 50%. Maybe not even 75, but I don't keep an eye on it. I've never had occasion to let it play till it dies, though I could certainly run a test this weekend if you'd like me to. I am still entirely smitten with the device. __________________ The world will not end in a blinding flash of light or virulent pestilence. It will end with me choking the life out of it with my bare hands.

10-21-2005, 04:48 PM	#28
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Well don't go out of your way was just wondering how the battery life in them are. But if you ever do find out let me about the hours on it too . Im still torn between a Nano and a Dell . __________________

10-22-2005, 03:52 PM	#29
Cerberus One bad mofo'n Hound Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	get the video ipod! __________________ Tribes:Ascend Play it today for free

10-24-2005, 04:54 PM	#30
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	I was thinking about that but have a portable DVD player that I take when we head down to Oregon so not much use in it really. That and my player has a bigger screen so Gryphon can watch it also . __________________

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