iPod help needed

Null · 11-13-2005, 04:24 PM

ipod batterys can be replaced, its just not a cap to slide off and quickly pop a new one in. but they're replacable anyway, not very expensive either.

i find it works better just to buy a external battery accessory, and just plug it in when needed.. only reason i've never got one is because i've never needed to play a music player for a full 24 hours in 1 day. hehe.

bobcat · 11-13-2005, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

ipod batterys can be replaced, its just not a cap to slide off and quickly pop a new one in. but they're replacable anyway, not very expensive either.

i find it works better just to buy a external battery accessory, and just plug it in when needed.. only reason i've never got one is because i've never needed to play a music player for a full 24 hours in 1 day. hehe.

By replaceable, I mean it's just a matter of unplugging the battery, and replacing it with a new one with ease. How do you open the iPod just outta curiosity?

And doesn't that void your warranty if you do that?

I own 2 iPods, one 6GB Mini and one 20GB. Both have given me grief (I've replaced the 6GB twice!!!). Sony N/W walkman has given me no issues wot so ever. That's what I'm basing my comparison on.

Sonic Stage ain't as good as Itunes I admit, but still it works great for me. The Network Walkman unit feels so good in my hand, I urge everybody to get their hands on one.

Null · 11-13-2005, 10:39 PM

yea its that way for many things HD based.

people have problems with one HD will goto another, and stick with it untill they have a problem. For example, i had a Seagate HD crap out on me, i only buy Western Digital drives now..... it by no means surprises me that the same goes for HD based products.

i've owned and used other players, main factors that come to me are the size issue, apples 60gigs are usually smaller and lighter then most, most dont even have one that size.

the scroll wheel, as you said you dont like it for selecting a single song, i havnt had that problem but i dont like others for searching through and entire list, move thumb from top top bottom, pick up and repeat, circling the wheel is just faster for me.

and a big one is the addons as i said before, i like being able to say, hey, i wish i could do this or that, then look up accessories and find out i can.

its just one of thoes things tho, people are going to use the ones that they dont get the problems with.

bobcat · 11-14-2005, 03:56 AM

My problems with my iPods are battery based for the 6GB and 20GB ones.

And also my 2nd 6GB one randomly paused. The stupid guy at Apple said "that's the first I've heard of it". I told him "Maybe you should add it to your list of Apple problems because it is definitely a problem". And eventually it ended up being a common problem with the iPods. Typical when I was trying to show him, it wouldn't happen. So I demanded this was the 2nd time I've taken my iPod for problems, and I said "I am not moving until I get another iPod out of the box". He was going to send it to Apple after 3 days.....stupid dweeb. He got a new iPod, slammed it on the table and walked off. I was happy

Also Null....with the up and down, you can hold it down, so you don't have to keep making circles with your thumb. It's so much easier imo. It will go through the list very quickly. But it's up 2 u which u prefer obviously.

From all of this, I'm never buying another apple based mp3 player. I think they are way overrated, and there are much better quality players out there.

Null · 11-14-2005, 09:15 AM

with the circle i control how fast it goes tho, i get thro 4000 songs in 2 seconds or 30,

thats just how it is with things hd based. you've had problems with them, i've had (and seen with friends) problems with other players. so i stick with the ipods untill a better quality player comes out.