iPod Thread

[ian2120]

At the request of ChronoTrigger Fan, I thought I'd start one! I'm assuming it would be to talk about the new design of the nano, and the price cuts and slimming down of the others. Discuss here.

[ValiantVenality]

If you ask me I really dislike the nano. It looks kind of cheesy ad its been done a bunch of times before by chinese knock off companies. Also I think think touch is kind of dumb because all this new one adds is a speaker and volume rocker. Dont fix something thats not broken =P

VV

[grossaffe]

eww, apple.

[bicostp]

I was never really crazy about the fat Nano. The appeal of that line was its small size and relative simplicity. (No video, no extra games, etc.) The size of the 1st and 2nd gens was great; it was enough to hold and use without developing headaches and hand cramps, but not so big that you'd think twice about grabbing it on your way out the door.

The fat one made the screen too big for that size unit, but was still too small to really see videos on. Now the new Nano is back on its diet but seems to have spent too much time on the rack and the screen isn't even 4:3 aspect ratio anymore. So what do you get? You get to hold your MP3 player sideways to watch squashed videos in teeny-weenie eyestrain-o-vision. The only good thing is the 4g is about the same size and shape as the 1g and 2g, with only .1 inch differences in width and height. (Of course it's not exactly the same size as the old Nanos, that would be too easy. *grumbles about having to buy another $15 hard plastic case* )

I think they would have been better off reviving the 2nd gen with an updated firmware and (of course) more memory. Something this small is impractical for video playback. If people want to watch videos on the go, let them buy an iPod Classic, Touch, or iPhone, so they have a screen that's up to the task.

[CronoTriggerfan]

The new ones are cool, I guess, but a hardware revision in less than a year? That's worse than Nintendo with the GameBoy line, seriously. I loathe the iPod line due to their overpriced, underpowered, uniquely proprietary nature of all their crap, but the Touch and iPhone are justifiable purchases due to everything that they can do.

[Kazaryster]

i own both a classic 80gb and a 8gb touch and i would rather grab my touch then my classic on a school day the only reason i bought the touch was because i got it at $200 early on in release and felt i didn't need that much space because i already had my 80gb but even though the touch's screen is bigger if i was to go on a trip i would reach for my classic it really just depends on what circumstances there is in a day but it's still a tough call on which is better because the amount of memory i get with my classic but the features i get with my touch

[underclocked]

i own both a classic 80gb and a 8gb touch and i would rather grab my touch then my classic on a school day the only reason i bought the touch was because i got it at $200 early on in release and felt i didn't need that much space because i already had my 80gb but even though the touch's screen is bigger if i was to go on a trip i would reach for my classic it really just depends on what circumstances there is in a day but it's still a tough call on which is better because the amount of memory i get with my classic but the features i get with my touch

I also have an 80gb classic and 8gb touch. Generally i use my touch more often, unless im going on long car rides then i throw my whole music collection on the classic and im set for a while. I like the touch more when im just going out of the house because of the apps and games i have, as well as a gig or two of music.

[blackbox_dev]

I bought an 80GB classic because they went on sale when the 120GB models came out. I've used about 10GB on music so far and 20GB on video. One of the only problems I have with it is iTunes, but since I found Floola that hasn't been an issue. The other problem I have with it is distortion added when using the EQ. I'll just have to find some earbuds with a slight boost in the bass frequencies.

-dev

[Nonsense Man]

Meh the new ones don't appeal to me as I still have my 1st gen nano. Some people get the newest ipods when they come out I don't see the appeal in watching your videos on a suuuuper tiny screen. It's not like they break after 6 months. I've had mine for 3 years and it hardly has any scratches as I invested $20 into a sexy leather case.

[vskid]

I have to admit, iPods are pretty decent. There isn't a whole lot of customizing to do (besides touch and iphone), but they do what they were meant to do.
Yesterday I ripped a couple movies onto a friend's 80GB classic. They played just fine, but the screen is too small for my taste. I could never watch a movie on one, probably just short videos. My other friend has an 8GB Touch, which makes watching movies much better, not to mention its other abilities.
Now if you combined the 80GB of storage from a classic with the screen and features of a Touch, it would own pretty much any other device on the market.

[Gordon1]

As far as the touch update goes, the volume rocker is kinda useless. Because most headphones have a built in sliver or wheel to control volume level. it should have been a song skip button and pause. as for the whole built in speaker thing....WTF why would I ever need that. So I could listen to poor sounding distorted music?

But yeah, I HATE that new nano, especially the fact that it looks like an oval from the top and you shake it to change song.... yuck!

[grossaffe]

As far as the touch update goes, the volume rocker is kinda useless. Because most headphones have a built in sliver or wheel to control volume level. it should have been a song skip button and pause. as for the whole built in speaker thing....WTF why would I ever need that. So I could listen to poor sounding distorted music?

But yeah, I HATE that new nano, especially the fact that it looks like an oval from the top and you shake it to change song.... yuck!

seriously? they make you shake it? guess they're copying off of sandisk now.

[Black Six]

As far as the touch update goes, the volume rocker is kinda useless. Because most headphones have a built in sliver or wheel to control volume level. it should have been a song skip button and pause. as for the whole built in speaker thing....WTF why would I ever need that. So I could listen to poor sounding distorted music?

But yeah, I HATE that new nano, especially the fact that it looks like an oval from the top and you shake it to change song.... yuck!

seriously? they make you shake it? guess they're copying off of sandisk now.

If you shake it it shuffles the songs and picks one randomly for you. Otherwise you can use the 'next track' button on the face like you always could.

[timmeh87]

As far as the touch update goes, the volume rocker is kinda useless. Because most headphones have a built in sliver or wheel to control volume level. it should have been a song skip button and pause. as for the whole built in speaker thing....WTF why would I ever need that. So I could listen to poor sounding distorted music?

But yeah, I HATE that new nano, especially the fact that it looks like an oval from the top and you shake it to change song.... yuck!

seriously? they make you shake it? guess they're copying off of sandisk now.

If you shake it it shuffles the songs and picks one randomly for you. Otherwise you can use the 'next track' button on the face like you always could.

What if you have it in your pocket and are skipping down the street?
Surely this dumb feature can be disabled?... Or must the accelerometer be manually removed?

[bicostp]

I'm sure the lock switch on the top makes it ignore the accelerometer like it does the buttons.