iPod Photo and Special U2 Edition iPod

[GameMaster]

http://www.apple.com/ipodphoto/

http://www.apple.com/ipod/u2/





That U2 is pretty cool. I'd have to listen to some U2 and even see if I liked them before buying one. The Photo is cool too. I'd like to see how well it displays in real life.

[DarkMaster]

$499 huh?


No thanks.

[Null]

*scratches head*

site says battery life for ipod is 12 hours

for ipod photo is 15 hours of playback, 5 hours of playback with slide show?


sooooooo they're telling me the color screen version will last longer for just music then the normal non color screen version?

if this be the case. perhaps i shall use my replacment warenty and trade it in for a photo...

[DarkMaster]

On the topic of mp3 players, can anyone recommend a good, affordable, mp3 player? Under $200 would be nice, nothing major or fancy, don't need a ton of space, only thing I care about is good quality.

[Happydude]

www.tigerdirect.ca

i baught my mp3 player there...online of course, got it within a week...256MBs, cost me about $150CAN...i have about 40 songs on it...in WMA format...and its still not even half full...quality is just as good as mp3 ...erm...i would link you directly to it, but im lazy
its made by hyun won or soemthing like that...

[Null]

Originally Posted by happydude

www.tigerdirect.ca

i baught my mp3 player there...online of course, got it within a week...256MBs, cost me about $150CAN...i have about 40 songs on it...in WMA format...and its still not even half full...quality is just as good as mp3 ...erm...i would link you directly to it, but im lazy
its made by hyun won or soemthing like that...

not quite just as good. but close enough for most people i suppose.

and im pretty sure i've seen 256mb ones for much cheaper then that (yes i know its in canadian)

I always like when people say 500 is too much for an mp3 player, then they want a small oen for cheap. if they get a 256mb one at lets just say $100 (to make it easier to add up).

to equal a $500 40GB ipod, they'd be spending... $15,600

*shrugs* somtimes makes you wonder which one is really 'over priced' hehe

[GameMaster]

A tip for new owners: Don't even bother trying to keep the back silver side pretty. I made sure nothing rough ever touched my iPod's back and when I handled it I would always shine it up afterwards and it still has scratches. It's impossbile. So just get a plastic 'jacket' or something. Not that any of this really matters. I guess I was just eccentric, I still take care of it but I don't allow myself to get upset over it anymore. And lose the earbud headphones and just use your normal ones. Earbud headphones are bad becuase the sound isn't shielded by the soft cushion of normal headphones at all and they do directly in your ear which is proabaly too close to your ear drums so music can be damaging.

[Null]

my silver side is still scar free. aside from hand prints nothing ever happens to it. I have no idea how i would ever get it scratched. that pocket clip sleeve is perfect for that. cant get scratched while its in there. and i use the remote a lot.

but i find it really easy to keep the thing scratch free. shiny side shows finger prints really really easy, but thats easy enough to wipe off with your shirt. lol.

[DarkMaster]

Question about mini disc players:

This may sound like a stupid question...I'm not sure, but anyway I'm wondering about whether or not the mini disc player I choose to buy will determine the amount of songs I can have on any mini discs used with it. What I mean is, let's say a mini disc holds 1GB of songs, it doesnt matter what mini disc player I use it on, it'll always be able to play that 1GB of songs?

Yeah kind of a stupid question, I'm just curious.


Edit:

[Null]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

This may sound like a question

hmm yea... does kinda sound like a question.

...I'm not sure, but anyway I'm wondering about whether or not the mini disc player I choose to buy will determine the amount of songs I can have on any mini discs used with it. What I mean is, let's say a mini disc holds 1GB of songs, it doesnt matter what mini disc player I use it on, it'll always be able to play that 1GB of songs?

Yeah kind of a stupid question, I'm just curious.

As long as it plays mp3's it wont matter what player.

But say like CD players. 700MB CD, one cd player plays mp3's well that will fit about 150 songs,

But say another cd player only plays audio cd's. well when you burn the song in audio mode it holds 80min, so about 15 to 20 songs.

I'm not totally sure what the different types of mini disc players there are, just make sure it plays file types, mp3, mp4, or wmv or ogg what have you.

[Seth]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

On the topic of mp3 players, can anyone recommend a good, affordable, mp3 player? Under $200 would be nice, nothing major or fancy, don't need a ton of space, only thing I care about is good quality.

Go on ebay and buy a used/new ipod.

There are plenty of 3rd gen ipods still in original wrapping for close to 200 american.

[GT News]

Originally Posted by Seth

Go on ebay and buy a used/new ipod.

There are plenty of 3rd gen ipods still in original wrapping for close to 200 american.

More narration....Where are they?

[gekko]

Looks like I got a new toy when I come home

Will go nicely with my G5 and 3 20" Apple displays.

[DarkMaster]

aren't there any Ipods with something like 2 or 4 GB instead of 20 or 40 GB? I don't need that much space, and I want to save as much money as possible.

[Null]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

aren't there any Ipods with something like 2 or 4 GB instead of 20 or 40 GB? I don't need that much space, and I want to save as much money as possible.

hehehe, most say they dont need the space, but they're usually thinking the only use for it is songs.

ipod mini's are 5gb. look for some of them on ebay or something perhaps.