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I didn't particularly want one
I wasn't really interested in iPods. My youngest son got one of these for Christmas last year and I conceded it was cool, but didn't see the point. After all, I had XM satellite radio and all the music I could stand. Then my wife walked me into the Apple Store on my birthday last July and announced that she and my two sons were buying me the biggest iPod available. I quickly discovered how cool it can be to have ALL of my tunes available all of the time. I have what I thought was a pretty big accumulation of CDs - around 1,000 or more - and this thing swallowed them all up and begged for more. At the moment, I have about 6,100 songs on it, along with my calendar, contacts and a ton of photos and that only amounts to about 23 gigs of the 60-gig capacity. And then there's podcasts. I've been a fan of Leo Laporte since the TechTV days and use the iPod to listen to nearly all of his podcasts, along with video podcasts on Photoshop techniques and other stuff. It was a big revelation - actually discovering the obvious - a couple of weeks ago when I bought a car adapter for my iPod. When we bought our Subaru Forester a couple of years ago, we thought the 6-CD changer was a big deal. Hah! On our last road trip, we took along maybe 50 CDs in a big bulky notebook-style carrier. Next time we hit the road, we'll be packing more than 1,000 albums worth of music in a device about the size of a pack of cigarettes. My wife liked it so much, she just bought the new 80 gig iPod and is eyeing the growing list of full-length movies available for iPod. This is an amazing device and I was delighted to be proven wrong about whether I needed one. The only downside is that you can get really obsessive about loading it with everything you can think of, to the point where it's almost like taking on a new job. What can you say? It's the iPod Arguable the best product Apple has ever made, the iPod Video (5G) does exactly what it's supposed to, in the best looking package, with the best user interface. For all the talk of iPod killers, I don't see it happening anytime soon. There's simply nothing better or easier to use than the iPod + iTunes package out there for 95% of consumers. This is the thin wedge into Microsoft's empire! Don't leave home without it! I am in disbelief when I see reviews that are mad at Apple because they have to re-upload their digital music to a new computer or because they lost their songs because he wanted to add a cd. First off burn all your songs on to a DVD and be done with it. Lastly, learn how to use your own software and hardware and you would not have lost your music because of your ineptitude. Ranting done, it is bad luck to have your iPod break on you. But this is inevitable. Millions of iPods are made and there are most certainly going to be some defects or something bad that happens, and most certainly those very same people are going to come on to sites like this and bash it, more so than the millions of people who love their iPod are going to write good reviews. Don't let this deter you from this wonderful product. I almost didn't get one because I doubted the hardware that I would be spending good money on. This is perhaps the most used product I own, second only to my computer. To date I have only been able to use about 20gbs of space and I have put 4,000 songs on already! I have compared this product to older iPods and the screen is definitely bigger and more vibrant, plus the drop down menus are better. I have only had one glitch happen once, which was when I pushed play it said it was playing but nothing happened. When I plugged it in to my computer it corrected itself with the power influx. I have nothing bad at all to say about this iPod. I can't believe I waited as long as I did, but I am all the happier now that I have it. This is a must for everyone. A definite recommend. 5 stars. You can put .MP3 files on iPod Yes, iTunes purchases do have their own format, but all my other music is copied from CD as an MP3 (using iTunes no less) so it can be played on multiple formats. The user friendly controls are the best I've used on any MP3 player, and there's no beating the look. The only reason why it gets a 4 instead of a five is because a integrated FM tuner would be nice, as well as even longer battery life. I studyed all 6 Ipods, & found trouble same After loosing all my music because I wanted to put a cd on my iPod at work one day, I almost threw my iPod in the trash. I looked around and found the iPod killer. This baby does it all plus you get an FM radio and built in voice recorder! Thanks Creative Labs!,,,,,,,Sam goodys No returns only store credit,switched to Creative Zen Vision M no more problems | |
