iPod questions & tech support

[jarmo]

please don't buy an ipod
it's 8 years old technology
it's just a trend
it's EXPENSIVE
their are hundreds of other mp3 player that are far less expensive and much more advanced

seriously. people have to stop with ipods. i see like 40 a day in paris.? i don't get it. it came out 8 years ago, and now people are just buying because of the commercial and marketing effort .....

I don't think people care about "old technology", they want an mp3 player that plays music and looks cool.

I didn't know the ones that came out eight years ago had color displays... I guess by your logic, nobody should buy Volkswagen Golf because it was introduced in the 1970s?




/jarmo

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

no
by y logic people shouldnt be sheep following the trend of marketing process
ipods are just simple mp3 player. their are 1000s of other mp3 player taht looks as cool, and are way better (in technology)
but people see ipod's ads and buy them.
simple.

ipod really did not evolve that much in 8 years (screen colors ? how useful ...)
and apple almost never lower their prices ....

but i have to admit that the fact that   E V E R Y B O D Y   has an ipod here in paris makes me sick

[Tj]

I don't know much about this sorta stuff, but I do know I bought a different kind of mp3 player first, and it was a total fuck-up. It wasn't as small or light, and the software included wouldn't work much of the time. I took it back to the shop and got an ipod instead, and I don't regret it at all. Perhaps if I was more clued-up about mp3 players, I'd feel differently, but to me ipods seem a good deal.

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

I don't know much about this sorta stuff, but I do know I bought a different kind of mp3 player first, and it was a total fuck-up. It wasn't as small or light, and the software included wouldn't work much of the time. I took it back to the shop and got an ipod instead, and I don't regret it at all. Perhaps if I was more clued-up about mp3 players, I'd feel differently, but to me ipods seem a good deal.

well i guess thats why everybody buys ipods (even if it's damn expensive)
for the majority of non-nerds (id' say) IPOD is the only choice out there.

it's the MASS product by exelence.
their ads reflect that : they don't talk about technology, they're not like " ipod is good because ...."
it's just
here is IPOD. don't think . just BUY.

and i hate it

[jarmo]

no
by y logic people shouldnt be sheep following the trend of marketing process
ipods are just simple mp3 player. their are 1000s of other mp3 player taht looks as cool, and are way better (in technology)
but people see ipod's ads and buy them.
simple.

ipod really did not evolve that much in 8 years (screen colors ? how useful ...)
and apple almost never lower their prices ....

Apple are smart enough not to lower prices on something that sells, and sells a lot!

You don't seem to realize that iPod is a whole family of players, it's just not one player. There's the iPod Shuffle, iPod Mini and then the "regular" iPods as well as the iPod Photo with the color display.

Now, did iPod Shuffle exist eight years ago?


Your problem seems to be the fact that Apple went from being the brand of geeks into being the brand for a majority of people who own an mp3 player.

I guess you hate the fact that they started offering iPods that work with PCs...... 

I think many people buy them, not only because it's "cool", but also because it's a known brand. Not too many people know of Creative, Rio, iAudio, Archos etc.



/jarmo

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

Apple are smart enough not to lower prices on something that sells, and sells a lot!

edit: ipods stayed pretty expensive all along these years

You don't seem to realize that iPod is a whole family of players, it's just not one player. There's the iPod Shuffle, iPod Mini and then the "regular" iPods as well as the iPod Photo with the color display.

ipod products are globally the same thing (mini, regular, photo) nothing compared to what the competitors have (video, recording, games ...)

Now, did iPod Shuffle exist eight years ago?

they did that because cheap "usb key" mp3 player started it and became a hit. they just went "late" on this market. but can't compete (the very cheap price of "usb key" mp3 players"

Your problem seems to be the fact that Apple went from being the brand of geeks into being the brand for a majority of people who own an mp3 player.

I guess you hate the fact that they started offering iPods that work with PCs......?

well i have to admit that i once wanted an ipod .... it was 1 2 3 .... 6 years ago maybe ?

I think many people buy them, not only because it's "cool", but also because it's a known brand. Not too many people know of Creative, Rio, iAudio, Archos etc.

exactly. just like people don't know about great movies and just go see big blockbusters.


well wel. i dunno i just don't like ipods i like my nintendo ds

[jarmo]

Nintendo? Talk about mass products.   


Oh, and the fact that the Itunes Music Store is available doesn't hurt iPod I think. As a friend of mine put it "it's scary how easy it is to buy songs with that thing"....




/jarmo

[Prometheus]

Apple are smart enough not to lower prices on something that sells, and sells a lot!

You don't seem to realize that iPod is a whole family of players, it's just not one player. There's the iPod Shuffle, iPod Mini and then the "regular" iPods as well as the iPod Photo with the color display.

ipod products are globally the same thing (mini, regular, photo) nothing compared to what the competitors have (video, recording, games ...)

Now, did iPod Shuffle exist eight years ago?

they did that because cheap "usb key" mp3 player started it and became a hit. they just went "late" on this market. but can't compete (the very cheap price of "usb key" mp3 players"

Your problem seems to be the fact that Apple went from being the brand of geeks into being the brand for a majority of people who own an mp3 player.

I guess you hate the fact that they started offering iPods that work with PCs...... 

well i have to admit that i once wanted an ipod .... it was 1 2 3 .... 6 years ago maybe ?

I think many people buy them, not only because it's "cool", but also because it's a known brand. Not too many people know of Creative, Rio, iAudio, Archos etc.

exactly. just like people don't know about great movies and just go see big blockbusters.


well wel. i dunno i just don't like ipods i like my nintendo ds

well judging by the above we really cant take you as a nerd, as you dont seem to understand how to post a reply to quotes without posting in them.... funny I think.

The old saying here is "if it aint broke dont fix it" well I think that apple has been following that rather well. From a company that "requires" money... yes they dont work for free, they seem to be really on the ball. As with all corporations if something is a hit they will never lower the price. Im actually happy that Apple is starting to move more into the mainstream with everything, I far prefer them to any other company that i have dealt with.

The tech maybe 8 years old for that of an IPod, but how old is solid state memory tech? seems that its older then 8 yrs... the main reason that usb key players are so cheap is because it is based on a tech that has been coming down in cost for the past 20yrs... so what if you went to 8yr price drop on that tech id be able to buy a car for the cost of a 1 gig key. the Tech is simple it works great, very few manufaturing flaws.....seen far to many "keys" die when droped.... ipds... well they seem to keep ticking now dont they? My only regret is that no one is making a IPod after market case that is in CADPAT TW or AR with light displine usage... id love to be able to use a IPod on patrol when i gets in the army... would be so nice.

oh and i must ask.... how old is the tech that is being used to make your DS which you seem to love so much?

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

well i'm not gonna talk with someone that wanna be in the army 

ds might not have the tech of a psp. but it has the genius and gaming knowledge of nintendo.

ipod are an old tech. old concept. and base everything on the marketing and how people don"t wanna look for products, just buy the one that is given to them.

[jarmo]

ipod are an old tech. old concept. and base everything on the marketing and how people don"t wanna look for products, just buy the one that is given to them.

Just like PCs....


How often do you wonder about how the CPU in your PC works and buy a PC based on that? Or do you buy one because it actually does what you want it to do (for example run Photoshop)?



/jarmo

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

How often do you wonder about how the CPU in your PC works and buy a PC based on that?

often

[Railantics]

yo after a while of charging it, the battery will no longer work, and yo have to find some more pennies to buy a new one...(rip off?)

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

yo after a while of charging it, the battery will no longer work, and yo have to find some more pennies to buy a new one...(rip off?)

tru.dat

[Dot]

So...If I?m not wrong, the Ipod comes with a charger, but if you buy the Dock you can charge it as well and it also works to play your Ipod files on a stereo?

[R4tfink]

So...If I?m not wrong, the Ipod comes with a charger, but if you buy the Dock you can charge it as well and it also works to play your Ipod files on a stereo?

Dot,

The IPOD will not play files directly onto your stereo, but you can buy an accessory called an ITRIP that fits into the headphone socket.

It then transmits a Radio signal, so you can tune your Radio in to directly interlink with your Ipod.

Brilliant for if your at a mates house, switch on your mates  stereo, tune into the ipod frequency you have selected and bam...theres your mp3's!

Brilliant technology...

[jarmo]

Can't you just connect a stereo cable to the headphone port?




/jarmo

[R4tfink]

Thats the other way...but you cant use that in a car stereo(not that i have a car)...and only old people have those stereo cables anyway.

I must make you aware however, that the product i speak of, is not an official IPOD product.

[Timothy]

I have a friend that had an Iriver and it was a piece of shit.

I'm still getting 8 hours on my Ipod batteryand I have had it for about 2 years now

[Gunner80]

please don't buy an ipod
it's 8 years old technology
it's just a trend
it's EXPENSIVE
their are hundreds of other mp3 player that are far less expensive and much more advanced

seriously. people have to stop with ipods. i see like 40 a day in paris. i don't get it. it came out 8 years ago, and now people are just buying because of the commercial and marketing effort .....




 

The ipod is basically just a hard drive that plays mpeg4 media. And we all know hard drives have been around sense the 1950's.

[Rocket_queen125]

id love to be able to use a IPod on patrol when i gets in the army... would be so nice.

sorry to let u down but as standing watch or sentry u will be allowed no cell phone, no DS, no Ipod.... sorry