What Ipod do you own?

[sudbury78]

I am probably going to buy a classic this week and wondered if most people here own the touch. I feel everyone is buying those and leaving the Nano's and Classic's in the dirt. I cant justify the Touch because I wouldnt play with all the apps because i can do most stuff on my blackberry.
I definitely wonder if taking the classic to the gym will be a *****....in my pocket or on my arm. I would love the size of the nano but then for $50 you get the classic. Ugh.

[Goodguy818]

I keep it old school, I have a 4gb Ipod Nano(1st generation?). Ive had it forever and the screen is broken but still works. Use it for work(construction) so don't really need a new one since it'll just get messed up. I just recently purchased a Timex Ironman Icontrol watch and its pretty cool, I can control the Ipod now without ever taking it out of my pocket I was thinking of getting an Itouch but ill probably end up getting an Iphone soon.

[sudbury78]

icontrol watch sounds sweet. Is it bluetooth? How does it control the pod?

[fighthefutureofhd]

i don't have a ipod. i avoid them like the plague if i can. i instead have a zune, but i did own a touch and thought they weren't all they were cracked up to be. i mean i thought they were fantastic except for one of the main features they were touting which was wi-fi. wi-fi was seriously crippled. and the itunes store was a joke. if you lose what you buy you're screwed. i just didn't care for it. if they could fix the problems they had and lower the price i'd consider one again, but that will never happen so i will avoid them. $499 dollars for 32g is a rip off. i got my 80g zune for $250. that more than double the size for half the price. apple just gouges its customers too much.

[Goodguy818]

Originally Posted by sudbury78

icontrol watch sounds sweet. Is it bluetooth? How does it control the pod?

nope its not bluetooth, has an adapter connects to bottom of the ipod. You can control the volume, play/pause, forward, and previous song. You cant choose a specific song, i just set my ipod on shuffle songs and when a song i dont like comes out i just hit next without getting the ipod out of my pocket and unlocking it and hit next.

[sudbury78]

I understand the 80GB Zune is a comparible product. I just thought the itunes software/store was easier to deal with then the zune marketplace...I downloaded both and played. The one feature I like on the zune is the fm portion. I'm a little concerned about losing some of the music I have bought on itunes? Is that a common occurance? Would it be beneficial to buy a backup external HDD for all the music/videos?

[fighthefutureofhd]

the zune and its software is much easier to use than itunes. i don't use the marketplace or itunes music store because i don't trust it and i don't like paying for fast food. not to mention the fact that they're screwing over the artists hand over foot. itunes at least, as i've not had too much dealing's with zune's marketplace. i just don't see the point in downloads to begin with. i'll always be a cd person.

[Beta Man]

MP3 is the tool of the devil........ Fight compressed audio!!!!

[UlicBelouve]

I have the iPod Touch. Works great, I wish the Nike + iPod was comptible with it. I use mine for music and for productivity/notes, thanks to some of the new apps. The iPod Nano will work with the Nike + iPod stuff, and has some better armbands for working out. iPod Touch would have Pandora (internet radio) that you could set up for workng out (if you can get WiFi where you work out).

Has its tradeoffs. If you'll use the apps, go for the iPod Touch. For working out, the Nano has the perks. I may still get a Nano for working out.

[Goodguy818]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

MP3 is the tool of the devil........ Fight compressed audio!!!!

i know! sorry i only use it for work to kill time.

[jj5206]

get a zune...so much better than ipod

[Psychonaut]

First generation Nano 4GB. Had it for years and found no real reason to upgrade.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

MP3 is the tool of the devil........ Fight compressed audio!!!!

i do my best to fight it. i don't upload any of my cd's into an mp3 format if i can help it. instead i go for the best quality out there that is possible. the zune gives you options which i like.

Originally Posted by jj5206

get a zune...so much better than ipod

[Aaron]

1st gen Nano, white 4GB. My first Apple product, got it the day it came out

Now I'm rollin' with an 8GB 1st gen iPhone. I might upgrade to a 3G if someone wants to buy my old one

[UlicBelouve]

FLAC is good too, I keep the CD source around if I can.

You can get MP3 to work right if you use something like Exact Audio Copy, which reads each sector of the CD (I believe) 16 times, and decides what copy is the good copy. This deposits it as a high-quality WAV file.

Then you can use LAME to compress the WAV file into a 320 kbps VBR mp3. It uses some good techniques to compress it.

Then you end up with just about the best MP3 you can get. I abhor the 128 or 190 kbps mp3s you buy from the iTunes store. If you must, set iTunes to rip in mp3 format at 320kbps. I prefer mp3s on my iPod for one main reason: it's easier to get them copied off the iPod, even when the iPod is damaged.

[JJ]

I keep it even more old-school. I don't have any portable music player at all whatsoever, - have no use for it anywhere I can think of, believe it or not.

The black nano's do look hot though, no lie.

[TwYsTeD]

i have the 80gb Zune my wife bought me for our anniversary..

[jw]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

I keep it even more old-school. I don't have any portable music player at all whatsoever, - have no use for it anywhere I can think of, believe it or not.

The black nano's do look hot though, no lie.

Thats almost good enough for a Paris Hilton picture

Thats Hot!!

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

2 - Video iPod 30GB(s) (Black)
Nano iPod 2GB (Black)
Classic iPod 80GB (Black)

[jw]

I dont own a ipod, I have a Sony mini disc player...that lasted long. and a retro walkman, the cassette type..Still works