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iPods SUCK!
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I've had mine for about three months.

-It crashes almost every day, sometimes two or three times a day. This requires a sort of ctrl-alt-delete that fixes it but wipes all the presets like backlight timer and EQ settings.

-There are lots of other more subtle bugs that don't require a reset, but annoy the hell outta me.

-The song data display keys off the ID3 tags, which lots of my songs don't have. I deliberately put the ID3 info in the file name, but guess what, Apple's user interface design genius didn't add a way to see the file name.

-The random number generator that shuffles songs SUCKS. I can have thousands of songs in a playlist and still the stoopid iPod manages to play the same song two, three, even four times in one hour.

-When you're playing a song, the name of the song scrolls across the screen, then stops briefly, then scrolls some more. The problem is that the display is not optimized for scrolling, so while the scrolling is happening, the text is an illegible blur. WTF don't they just jump the display in one blip to the new position instead of making the whole thing illegible during the scrolling. They'd get the same end result without preventing the user from reading the song title while it's scrolling. Grrr!

-The latest update to the software is a year old. They appear not to be fixing any of the bugs because they're busy making the next generation in order to bilk more unsuspecting users out of several hundred bucks.

-I have been scouring their documentation and web for a way to get a hold of a human either by email or phone. No luck. There's a paid (like $50 per incident) support option which costs a significant fraction of what a new iPod costs.

-They say 12 hours battery life. That must be downhill with a tailwind. Mine gets 5, less if I use the interface a lot. You can't change the battery yourself (actually, there are now third-party options for this) but they'll charge you $100. Oh, and if your iPod is monogrammed (mine is) you'll find that they send you back a different iPod when you change the battery. Your monogrammed one vanishes into the void.

-The system is volume-limited to the least common denominator to protect me from myself. It's barely loud enough, even using efficient ear buds, to make me sway to a nice merengue rhythm. I had to spend $200 on a third-party headphone amp just to get the volume up to party level.

-It's extremely fragile. Don't drop it or you'll be sorry!

-Two nice things: the sound, what there is of it, is pretty good, and iPods are great fashion statements. :thumbdown:

Ah, I needed to get that rant out. Thanks for reading.

I just ordered an iRiver H340. Anyone wanna buy a used iPod cheap?  :grin:


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1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

Edited by Diploid (10/17/05 06:13 PM)

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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: Diploid]
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my friend has one. he bought a small ass one though, i call it the tampon :grin:


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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: thegatewaydrug]
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i have yet to enjoy my ipod.. i bought it from a friend for $50(yeah, yeah, it was most likely stolen).  it worked fine, then the battery got drained so i bought a charger, but it won't charge or even turn on.. looks like i need a new battery. ah. :frown:


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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: Diploid]
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Yup, my mini gets like a 3 hour battery life. I bought it from a friend, so it has no warranty .. just a way to play music in the car, still better and more convenient than a giant cd wallet.

"When you're playing a song, the name of the song scrolls across the screen, then stops briefly, then scrolls some more. "

>> Yup, the pixel fonts werent even bothered to be positioned at real number integers. The blurry effect does look cool when you're going through the menu though! What I dont like is the music grouping. If a band has a snake bite in one of the letters, it'll group it as a different band. It needs some sort of 'similar name' grouping.

"It crashes almost every day, sometimes two or three times a day. This requires a sort of ctrl-alt-delete that fixes it, but wipes all the presets like backlight timer and EQ settings"

>> Yup, gotta do the same thing.

The one thing that I like about iPods is the software integration. People underestimate the aspect, it really does play a big part when it's so easy and well designed to transfer music.

I might get a Sony HD player - a little cheaper, with a fucking 40 hour playback.


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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: Diploid]
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I like my Ipod, I like hooking it up to the stereo when I'm drinkin' with people and such.  Then its always charging anyway, so I have no prob with battery life yet :shrug:

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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: Diploid]
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Good to read all of this... i was thinking of buying new ipod nano but... i guess i will face similar shit.

better stop looking for alternatives, what do u think is better than ipod?


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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: AngeloWish]
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what do u think is better than ipod?

iRiver's H340! <<< Clicky


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Republican Values:

1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Reason for deletion: Im sorry



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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: blink]
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i love my ipod... i only use it during the winter tho when i snowboard...

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Re: iPods SUCK! [Re: AliceDee]
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and it hold all my songs which is like 7500

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