New iPods

matt · Post by **matt** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:27 pm 0

Lossless music and video on a portable unit with earphones?

Overkill?

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:27 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:Anyone who bought an iPhone last week must be a bit miffed. Sales struggling??

Apparently not, it's already the top selling smartphone.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:28 pm 0

matt wrote:Lossless music and video on a portable unit with earphones?

Overkill?

iTunes is my main music system (via Slimserver) so I can't distinguish between formats for that and an iPod. Quite a few in my situation I guess. Or maybe not?

matt · Post by **matt** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:30 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:
matt wrote:Lossless music and video on a portable unit with earphones?

Overkill?
iTunes is my main music system (via Slimserver) so I can't distinguish between formats for that and an iPod. Quite a few in my situation I guess. Or maybe not?

Ah, I see your predicament. I think it's you ands Sty and maybe a few more.

My predicament is: my collection lives on my 60GB iPod Classic. Can I use that and the iPod Touch on the same installation of iTunes?

Gngh.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:30 pm 0

matt wrote:Lossless music and video on a portable unit with earphones?

Overkill?

Depends on your headphones and the quality of the player really

I was using my A2 to watch Star Trek on the train today and I had no problems. I think the screen size is about the same as a PSP. It's pretty thick but the model is about 2 years old now and it's pretty obviously got a 2.5inch drive in there.

The IPod has supported lossless for a couple of revisions now too remember. Apple lossless mind

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:57 pm 0

Photo galleries.

http://www.engadget.com/photos/ipod-nan ... -hands-on/

http://www.engadget.com/photos/ipod-tou ... -hands-on/

matt · Post by **matt** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:04 pm 0

Can somebody change the thread title.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:06 pm 0

Only if you say please.

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:14 pm 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:
Rod_S wrote:What the fuck is that?
Sarcasm or a real question?

My money's on disdain....

I'm definitely going to hold out to see what the UK score on the phone is. My 40GB photo is still functioning fine (though I swear when I still had the 'classic' and 'touch' confused earlier today I detected problems with the battery and display...

) and I'm not ready to lose 24GB of music just for the latest gadget, when i could have a fancy new phone...

Time will tell. Wrong supplier and wrong price will stop me getting an iPhone, at which point the Touch becomes more viable. Would still like to see one with the 160GB drive in though...

Simon

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:27 pm 0

goldfish wrote:Time will tell. Wrong supplier and wrong price will stop me getting an iPhone, at which point the Touch becomes more viable. Would still like to see one with the 160GB drive in though...

Apple obviously have to think very hard about the configuration of their stuff at the moment. I can't see them not migrating HDD over to the Touch at which point the iPod Classic becomes obsolete. My head says go for the 160Gb model, but the Touch GUI and screen is so damned nice you're kinda forced to take a serious capacity hit to gain it. These are the choices they want consumers to be thinking about. It's a "You Can't Have Everything Now" line-up, bastards.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:29 pm 0

I just realized I could afford to import an iPhone and unlocking it doesn't seem to difficult either. Good thing I'm not weak like that.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:32 pm 0

Don't forget that there are always alternatives. Sure they aren't as slick or as sexy as an IPod but take a look at this. Out later this month

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/sho ... desk_id=61

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:38 pm 0

HGFB wrote:there are always alternatives

Crazy talk...

Simon

sponge · Post by **sponge** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:51 pm 0

Bleargh. It's depressing to look at. Like a prosthetic limb, or a concentration camp or a McDonalds.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:02 pm 0

goldfish wrote:My money's on disdain....

Pfft, I'll take the fact it does what it does over wowing the kids any day