Official iPod Discussion Thread

[Chief Illinimac]

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It sucks, but it makes complete sense. It's like the nano's, the flash memory the touch and nanos use just isn't advanced enough to give you Hard Drive based sizes like the Classic has. That's why I'm gonna pull the trigger on a 16 GB one soon, that's enough space to last me 3ish years before the next awesome upgrade. I also want the touch, that thing just looks sweer

That's right, I forgot that they were flash drives and not hard drives. Makes perfect sense to me now.

[mgoblue]

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So you're not going to do album art?

I don't understand why you'd want the Touch then...

Honestly, that's a good point...I know the touch is new and dreamy, but if you're not going to do video, not going to do album art, then what's the point? Just the touch interface?

[BagMan]

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I just picked up an 8gb nano. It's an awesome little device, but it's already full. I'm trying to pare down the 29gb of content I have stored on my 80gb video. I really wish it was bigger.

I need to check out the touch as well. Again, I wish it had at least 30gb though.

[fossen]

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What the!!?

Congrats man! I thought you wanted the classic? Hope you bought the 16GB at least!

Yeah, the classic would have been the more sensible purchase.

But the Touch is just too cool.

Of course I got the 16 GB. And with judicious use of playlists, I have a sync that works well ... fitting the music I really want with me.

[Pared]

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Yeah, the classic would have been the more sensible purchase.

But the Touch is just too cool.

Of course I got the 16 GB. And with judicious use of playlists, I have a sync that works well ... fitting the music I really want with me.

Cool... after you spend some more time with it, post your impressions.

[stewaat]

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Okay I just gotta say that Hilary Duff has the best song out ever. It's called "Stranger" and it sounds amazing. I listen to it on my iPod when I work out everyday as motivation. Her voice is beyond sexy, I think I have an obsession. I'm only 22 it's okay!

[Chief Illinimac]

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Okay I just gotta say that Hilary Duff has the best song out ever. It's called "Stranger" and it sounds amazing. I listen to it on my iPod when I work out everyday as motivation. Her voice is beyond sexy, I think I have an obsession. I'm only 22 it's okay!

to your manhood.

[eDotd]

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I haven't read through all the pages but I have a question. My ipod screen has like some lines on it that makes everything unviewable. It's weird because sometimes when I turn it on it'll have these lines and others it'll be perfectly fine. It used to do it rarely but it's starting to become more frequent.

I've asked around and I've been told to reset it, restore it, etc, and I've done all of that but I'm still having problems. Will I have to take it to the apple store to get fixed? Or does OS have a remedy?

[mgoblue]

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Yeah, the classic would have been the more sensible purchase.

But the Touch is just too cool.

Of course I got the 16 GB. And with judicious use of playlists, I have a sync that works well ... fitting the music I really want with me.

Just got one at the Apple Store. I went to Circuit City this morning but they only got 1 (only 1, wtf?) and a guy got there just before me. I was sad, but called the Apple Store later and they had 16 GB touch in stock. Syncing and charging now, but it looks so nifty. Very happy with the purchase, especially now that I can watch video on the run. After a day or the weekendish I'll post more impressions, but can't complain so far.

[mgoblue]

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Freaking awesome...I ripped my DVD of Super Troopers into iPhone format on a program I found online...put it in iTunes, went onto the iTouch and it's perfect....

Connected to my WiFi easily, surfing the web is nice (and will be great for airports and whatnot because I don't currently have a laptop). I am very happy with the purchase!

[Bruins]

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Freaking awesome...I ripped my DVD of Super Troopers into iPhone format on a program I found online...put it in iTunes, went onto the iTouch and it's perfect....

Connected to my WiFi easily, surfing the web is nice (and will be great for airports and whatnot because I don't currently have a laptop). I am very happy with the purchase!

What program? PM me if you have to, I'm interested in ripping some of my DVDs to put on my iPhone.

Nevermind, I remembered what it's called.

[mgoblue]

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What program? PM me if you have to, I'm interested in ripping some of my DVDs to put on my iPhone.

Nevermind, I remembered what it's called.

I'm using Handbrake....it works well on my work Mac, and i'm still trying to get it to work on my PC well....might find another program if I still have issues. What are you using? It's legal, I own the DVD's so getting them in iPod/Phone format is legal.

found this site about video on ipods: http://ilounge.com/index.php/article...onversion-win/

Helped me out, new to video and all the other nifty things. Back when I got my first gen nano it was just amazing to get them that small.

Editing using random wifi waiting to get hair cut just awesome!

[Bruins]

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I'm using Handbrake....it works well on my work Mac, and i'm still trying to get it to work on my PC well....might find another program if I still have issues. What are you using? It's legal, I own the DVD's so getting them in iPod/Phone format is legal.

found this site about video on ipods: http://ilounge.com/index.php/article...onversion-win/

Helped me out, new to video and all the other nifty things. Back when I got my first gen nano it was just amazing to get them that small.

Editing using random wifi waiting to get hair cut just awesome!

Yeah, HandBrake is what I just downloaded. How long did it take to convert your movie?

The one I tried (about 1 hr 45 min long) had an estimated time of 8 hours to convert.

[mgoblue]

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Yeah, HandBrake is what I just downloaded. How long did it take to convert your movie?

The one I tried (about 1 hr 45 min long) had an estimated time of 8 hours to convert.

It goes fast on my MacBook Pro work gives me, maybe actually takes 2 1/2 hours or so. I just figured out how to get the PC one to work and taking a lot longer I think, not done after a couple hours. I know that PC is a lot slower, so I just may use the mac, I dunno. 85% right now after 2-3 hours...not horrible. I'll probably just use that to rip overnight or something. I want to make sure the PC quality is the same though.

[Heelfan71]

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one of the few programs I have actually bought for mac is VisualHub

http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

Converts video fast for iPod, iPhone, psp. Stitches clips together. Great thing I like is it automatically syncs to your ipod (if you choose so) the next time you sync. Same for iPhone.

just converted an 800mb divx movie in 10 minutes.