Help me choose an iPod!

harmless_little_f***
harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
I have an iPod on my Christmas list but I'm not sure which one - help me weigh the pros and cons! Cheers...
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

- the great Sir Leo Harrison
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  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    I bought a black 80 giga.

    Pros: it's an iPod.; not too expensive if you compare to the shuffle or the nano. It's less thick than the 160 G and it's $100 cheaper. If you don't have movies to put on your iPod, I think you don't need the 160 G

    Cons: depends on where / when you want to use it but it cna be considered as "big". If you want to use your iPod when making sport, etc. a nano would better.
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  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    I also have an 80gig black iPod. It was a gift, I didn't want an iPod primarily for the fact that I despise itunes, I mean seriously hate it.

    After several weeks of extreme annoyance with itunes (putting albums in the wrong order, having multiple listings for some artists, even though it was the same spelling - 11 listings for the same artist in one case! & some songs being on there but impossible to find) I got the hang of how to make it work for me, instead of the other way round. It's time consuming to get my music in a manner that suits me, but it is possible.

    As for the iPod itself, no real complaints, other than the heardphones don't last, but you get that with any iPod model.
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  • EddiE
    EddiE Posts: 125
    I got a 4gb nano recently for my birthday, wasnt expecting it, but I like it.

    Pros
    It's dinky so easy to carry about
    Cool screen display
    It holds more than enough music, for me anyway, plus pictures, small movies etc.

    Cons
    Its dinky so easy to lose
    Itunes - enough said!

    If you want it just to play mp3s, I'd recommend one.
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  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    find the "old school" u2 version...black and white screen, only plays music.

    pros.
    1. its big........like a cassette player
    2. its big........getting your monies worth
    3. its big........everyone laughs at you for having a ghetto player.

    cons
    1. i am not going to list any, that would be like talking shit on your spouse.

    seriously....i like mine 20gb u2 black and red....all i use it for is music. i know for a fact that i did not need this much space but i purchased it because of the red wheel to go along with the darth vader ipod cover.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • Pegasus
    Pegasus Posts: 3,754
    I wouldn't want an ipod (iTunes, no graphic remote, don't like the look..I think iRiver are the stupidest manufacturer in the world for having stopped producing the best ever HD player: H1x0 serie!), but can I recommend putting Rockbox on it (whatever the player you have if it's compatible):
    http://www.rockbox.org/
  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    Pegasus wrote:
    but can I recommend putting Rockbox on it (whatever the player you have if it's compatible):
    http://www.rockbox.org/
    what's rockbox ?
    What does it do that iTunes doesn't ?
    I don't understadn why many people don't like iTunes.. I think it's very friendly and easy to use. I've tried many other music players and there's no other one I prefer to iTunes...
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    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
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    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • Pegasus
    Pegasus Posts: 3,754
    Julien wrote:
    what's rockbox ?
    What does it do that iTunes doesn't ?
    I don't understadn why many people don't like iTunes.. I think it's very friendly and easy to use. I've tried many other music players and there's no other one I prefer to iTunes...
    rockbox isn't a player, it's a firmware.

    and what I have against itunes: for once that you're forced to use it if you have an ipod. then the DRM..

    another reason I love my iRiver: drag and drop, can use it on any computer!
  • Pegasus wrote:
    rockbox isn't a player, it's a firmware.

    and what I have against itunes: for once that you're forced to use it if you have an ipod. then the DRM..

    another reason I love my iRiver: drag and drop, can use it on any computer!

    what's an iRiver?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    what's an iRiver?


    wow completely brainwashed by apple....

    Ipods suck dont bother, get a archos, iriver or a creative.. all exceptionally good mp3's and mp4s... and about a million times cheaper.

    if you want an mp4 i suggest an Generation 5 archos or Creative Zen Vision: M - 60gb Multimedia Player

    And with ipods you need this fucking stupid program itunes.... for my archos i just drag and drop, dont need to install any software etc etc
  • I BrisK I wrote:
    wow completely brainwashed by apple....

    'Brainwashed' implies that I am somehow weak for not hearing about these other players... when the only thing that's weak is their advertising campaigns, obviously.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Pegasus
    Pegasus Posts: 3,754
    'Brainwashed' implies that I am somehow weak for not hearing about these other players... when the only thing that's weak is their advertising campaigns, obviously.
    advertising = brainwashing
    the best quality product is not necessarily the best known.. but good advertising sells shit to uninformed people.
  • Pick the shuffle thing..you can move with it so freely..and it's nice and small and simple..
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    I have an iPod on my Christmas list but I'm not sure which one - help me weigh the pros and cons! Cheers...

    Don't get an iPod. Get something by Creative.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • know1 wrote:
    Don't get an iPod. Get something by Creative.

    it all depends on how much memory you want/need whether to get a creative over a ipod, ive had both and think the ipod is better due to more memory (160gb) and itunes is a bit annoying as it freezes when transferring files which stops other programs working when it does it. its not the end of the world though, how bad can it be having to wait 5 or 10 seconds til it unfreezes?

    they aint the best selling mp3 player for nothing, despite all the supposed "brainwashing" they do, some people try to make it out that you shouldnt get one because everyone else has got one and try Archos (like carrying a portable tv) iRiver - poor memory or extremely expensive in UK for good memory in comparison to ipod

    thats my two penneth anyway for what its worth (probably not much but it gave me a little break in work :D )
    Black, the greatest without a doubt........
  • Julien wrote:
    I don't understadn why many people don't like iTunes.. I think it's very friendly and easy to use. I've tried many other music players and there's no other one I prefer to iTunes...

    I agree... used several music programs over the years, and nothing has been simpler to use, or just better in my opinion.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,163
    if you want to use it for videos then get as much memory as you can afford

    if you dont plan on using it for videos, or trying to build a large library of music
    get the new nano, with as much memory as you can afford


    also, add a portable hard drive to that list so you can back up all your music
    that way you will have it all in one place when you ipod eventually craps out
  • Pegasus wrote:
    advertising = brainwashing
    the best quality product is not necessarily the best known.. but good advertising sells shit to uninformed people.

    OK, point taken.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    OK, point taken.

    no that isn't a point.....in fact, it's pointless.....if the ipod was a piece of shit like these people are saying it wouldn't have sold millions and millions of units!.....ignore the haters mark.....the ipod is a quality item and is easy to use....the only question is how do you listen to music.....do you have a lot of music and want to have it with you all the time? get an 80g....if you don't have much one of the itouch models should do you just fine....:)
  • cutback wrote:
    no that isn't a point.....in fact, it's pointless.....if the ipod was a piece of shit like these people are saying it wouldn't have sold millions and millions of units!.....ignore the haters mark.....the ipod is a quality item and is easy to use....the only question is how do you listen to music.....do you have a lot of music and want to have it with you all the time? get an 80g....if you don't have much one of the itouch models should do you just fine....:)

    I said point taken; I didn't say I agreed with it. :D

    It's too one-dimensional to think 'fuck advertising'; everyone advertises every day. The fact is if there's a better product out there, they should be fucking advertising it. If I've got a good thing, I tell people about it. Oh yeah... I forgot. It's really cool to be underground.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    I said point taken; I didn't say I agreed with it. :D

    It's too one-dimensional to think 'fuck advertising'; everyone advertises every day. The fact is if there's a better product out there, they should be fucking advertising it. If I've got a good thing, I tell people about it. Oh yeah... I forgot. It's really cool to be underground.

    :D

    or as i say, "too cool for school"...;)
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