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New "Improved" iPods on the way (30GB, 80GB), aluminum Nano

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ugh...i really like the new itunes interface - its all nice and clean now.

only gripe i have with it, is that everytime i delete the shortcuts off my quick run, start menu (i move the itunes program icon to another folder and delete the itunes folder) and/or desktop, windows always has to "setup and configure" itunes - meaning it puts back the shortcuts each time i delete it from anyone of those 3 places. im pissed at that.

anyone else having this problem?

oh, and i played a song from my ipod in itunes...its really staticky....>.<
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: secretanchitman


yep, thats also there too. you can also start/stop the song whenever you want in itunes. like you can play a song at this certain time, and end it at a certain time (whenever you want).

cliffs: gapless playback is in the original 5G ipods!!!
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HELL YEAH BITCHES!!!!!! 😀
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No love for 4G iPods 🙁
 
Originally posted by: secretanchitman
ugh...i really like the new itunes interface - its all nice and clean now.

only gripe i have with it, is that everytime i delete the shortcuts off my quick run, start menu (i move the itunes program icon to another folder and delete the itunes folder) and/or desktop, windows always has to "setup and configure" itunes - meaning it puts back the shortcuts each time i delete it from anyone of those 3 places. im pissed at that.

anyone else having this problem?

oh, and i played a song from my ipod in itunes...its really staticky....>.<
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update - static is NOT present while using headphones...plays fine in the car using a tape adapter as well. looks like its only itunes having a problem with it...
 
Originally posted by: UNCjigga

EDIT: What's with all the new high-end Mac stuff coming in black only?
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I think Apple is trying to find something to make them stand out or uniqe by appearence, again. Cause there are a lot of iPod white devices out now.
 
Originally posted by: DLeRium
Is this worth it? My 20GB just died on me a few days ago (4th gen).. more like 2 weeks ago, but still.... I need something to listen to!!!
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all of the ipods are at good prices except for the 8GB nano. why get that when you can get a 30GB white or black video ipod for the same price?

i say a 30GB would be good for you, or a 2GB/4GB if you want color ipod nano.
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: secretanchitman


yep, thats also there too. you can also start/stop the song whenever you want in itunes. like you can play a song at this certain time, and end it at a certain time (whenever you want).

cliffs: gapless playback is in the original 5G ipods!!!
Click to expand...

HELL YEAH BITCHES!!!!!! 😀
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w00t.

time to upgrade my iPod.
 
Originally posted by: Tremulant
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: secretanchitman


yep, thats also there too. you can also start/stop the song whenever you want in itunes. like you can play a song at this certain time, and end it at a certain time (whenever you want).

cliffs: gapless playback is in the original 5G ipods!!!
Click to expand...

HELL YEAH BITCHES!!!!!! 😀
Click to expand...

w00t.

time to upgrade my iPod.
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Yep tested it out and gapless playback works just fine. Don't know why it took them this long.
 
They screwed up 🙁 i didn't want extra space... my Creative Vision M has still a better Screen ... 256K instead of 64K that the new ipod have, It also never had the bright screen problem and it can play XVID , DVIX and loads of other music/vidoe codec. IT also has a voice recorder , a FM radio which you can also be recorded , a calendar/planner which intergrates with Microsoft Outlook. It also has 4hr Video battery life and i bought this thing at $400 in Feb.
 
Originally posted by: tuteja1986
They screwed up 🙁 i didn't want extra space... my Creative Vision M has still a better Screen ... 256K instead of 64K that the new ipod have, It also never had the bright screen problem and it can play XVID , DVIX and loads of other music/vidoe codec. IT also has a voice recorder , a FM radio which you can also be recorded , a calendar/planner which intergrates with Microsoft Outlook. It also has 4hr Video battery life and i bought this thing at $400 in Feb.
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From what I saw, it looks like the holiday season will see the actual whole number revision with a more robust upgrade.

It looks like Apple's busienss model is to bring people away from cable/satellite and radio. Most of their products focus on content creation usign their systems and distribution using their systems, and that's why I think they are shying away from integrating too much stuff at once so that they can control the user experience to an extent. I have a lot of crap in Divx. xvid, mkv, so I too wish they had mroe support🙁
 
What about us 4th gen owners. I hope apple releases a firmware update with some of the 5th gen features like gapless playback.
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: tuteja1986
They screwed up 🙁 i didn't want extra space... my Creative Vision M has still a better Screen ... 256K instead of 64K that the new ipod have, It also never had the bright screen problem and it can play XVID , DVIX and loads of other music/vidoe codec. IT also has a voice recorder , a FM radio which you can also be recorded , a calendar/planner which intergrates with Microsoft Outlook. It also has 4hr Video battery life and i bought this thing at $400 in Feb.
Click to expand...

From what I saw, it looks like the holiday season will see the actual whole number revision with a more robust upgrade.

It looks like Apple's busienss model is to bring people away from cable/satellite and radio. Most of their products focus on content creation usign their systems and distribution using their systems, and that's why I think they are shying away from integrating too much stuff at once so that they can control the user experience to an extent. I have a lot of crap in Divx. xvid, mkv, so I too wish they had mroe support🙁
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price correction $300
 
Okay, I'm confused on how to get gapless playback. I have a 60 gig 5G.

I installed iTunes 7, then I plugged in the iPod and it scanned all the songs for gapless playback (this took forever). Then when I disconnected (after safely removing hardware), I tried listening to some songs (The Beatles Abbey Road medley, live albums), I heard a gap the same length as before. I played the songs straight through without fast forwarding and I still heard gaps. I don't hear gaps when I play them on my computer through foobar, or on my xbox through xbox media center. I'm encoding everything with lame at --alt preset standard, by the way

Is there something I'm missing? In iTunes, it says the iPod is up to date so I can't click "update" in the summary tab.

*EDIT* Okay I see there's a gapless album on the tag info. Can I just highlight every single song on my iPod and say it's a gapless album or do I have to do it one album at a time?

*EDIT2* Okay I tried it out on an album, and I STILL here gaps. They're still just as long as before.
 
Originally posted by: fanerman91
Okay, I'm confused on how to get gapless playback. I have a 60 gig 5G.

I installed iTunes 7, then I plugged in the iPod and it scanned all the songs for gapless playback (this took forever). Then when I disconnected (after safely removing hardware), I tried listening to some songs (The Beatles Abbey Road medley, live albums), I heard a gap the same length as before. I played the songs straight through without fast forwarding and I still heard gaps. I don't hear gaps when I play them on my computer through foobar, or on my xbox through xbox media center. I'm encoding everything with lame at --alt preset standard, by the way

Is there something I'm missing? In iTunes, it says the iPod is up to date so I can't click "update" in the summary tab.

*EDIT* Okay I see there's a gapless album on the tag info. Can I just highlight every single song on my iPod and say it's a gapless album or do I have to do it one album at a time?

*EDIT2* Okay I tried it out on an album, and I STILL here gaps. They're still just as long as before.
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I had a few issues with the gapless playback, and I think it needs to be done on an album by album basis, and you need to make sure that it syncs it.

I usually make any changes I need to with the iPod disconnected, and then connect it so it updates the songs.

Of the songs I've tried w/ gapless playback enabled, all but 1 have worked (the first song on the album still had the gap).

I'll try out some other albums on the way home.
 
Originally posted by: Tremulant
Originally posted by: fanerman91
Okay, I'm confused on how to get gapless playback. I have a 60 gig 5G.

I installed iTunes 7, then I plugged in the iPod and it scanned all the songs for gapless playback (this took forever). Then when I disconnected (after safely removing hardware), I tried listening to some songs (The Beatles Abbey Road medley, live albums), I heard a gap the same length as before. I played the songs straight through without fast forwarding and I still heard gaps. I don't hear gaps when I play them on my computer through foobar, or on my xbox through xbox media center. I'm encoding everything with lame at --alt preset standard, by the way

Is there something I'm missing? In iTunes, it says the iPod is up to date so I can't click "update" in the summary tab.

*EDIT* Okay I see there's a gapless album on the tag info. Can I just highlight every single song on my iPod and say it's a gapless album or do I have to do it one album at a time?

*EDIT2* Okay I tried it out on an album, and I STILL here gaps. They're still just as long as before.
Click to expand...

I had a few issues with the gapless playback, and I think it needs to be done on an album by album basis, and you need to make sure that it syncs it.

I usually make any changes I need to with the iPod disconnected, and then connect it so it updates the songs.

Of the songs I've tried w/ gapless playback enabled, all but 1 have worked (the first song on the album still had the gap).

I'll try out some other albums on the way home.
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gapless playback works fine for me. ive had linkin park - reanimation and the meteora albums play nonstop and its nice.

eug - yes its confirmed by macrumors.com that 640x480 videos are on the original 5G ipod.
 
Hmm. It's possible my iPod isn't up-to-date, even though it says it is.

This is according to macfixit.

I'll try this as soon as I get home. I'll update this post when I try that.
 
Okay I finally got gapless to work. My iPod wasn't up to date. It was still version 1.1.2, even though itunes says it was up to date. To update it, I had to go to the "help" menu on the top of the itunes screen and click on "check for updates." Then it worked.
 
I just got back from the Apple store to check out the new IPOD Video. I was expecting the video quality to be noticable different between the new and the previous generation, but I was totally wrong. I did a side-by-side comparison of a music video on both and could not find any difference.
 
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