ipod - worth it? (1 Viewer)

[Minai]

Im thinking of getting a shuffle, they're only like $129, and that discount, can any student get it? is it only at harvey norman?

I've heard good things about the shuffle, i just want something to take around uni, and discmans are so last year, lol./

lol, I think discmans were so 6 years ago more like it!

 

[Vangineer]

shuffle is good,
ipod is a chunky moffo. I rather get a PSP.

 

[mr_brightside]

q; ipod worth it?

a; yes. i love mine...except for the fact u have to use itunes to update music....

 

[breaking]

<3 my ipod, it's my baby
*hugs ipod*

 

[transcendent]

lol, I think discmans were so 6 years ago more like it!

Yeah but they're useful in that you can buy CDs and play them immediately as well as in the car.

 

[equiski]

Oh ok, yeah I'm a uni student and have an apple shop like 10 mins away from me. Sick.

But problem remains, iPod shuffles only take mp3 files, not wma, so all teh songs I've ripped onto my computer, I can't use them, and I don't download. So is there any way to change the format of wma's to mp3?

Prepare for some considerable quality loss.

PS WMA LOAL

 

[Sarah168]

doesnt it annoy anyone that the shuffle has no screen?

 

[Minai]

doesnt it annoy anyone that the shuffle has no screen?

No, why would it annoy?
It's cheaper cause its small and has no screen. People who want screens would buy an ipod mini, or an iriver

 

[noel_gallagher]

Im getting one on the wknd!!!

 

[Slimeboy]

I want one but i cant decided on the iPod or iPod Mini

 

[meLoncoLLie]

I want one but i cant decided on the iPod or iPod Mini

in my opinion, the only advantage the iPod has over the iPod mini is the capacity. it depends on how much music you want to store.

 

[petro8u]

I want one but i cant decided on the iPod or iPod Mini

well, where you gona get it from, i can't find either of them anywhere

 

[Minai]

well, where you gona get it from, i can't find either of them anywhere

You have to look around a lot, or call a lot of stores

First try all the authorised Apple Centre's, as they have the most stock, and you can get student discounts.

 

[AsyLum]

<rant>
DAMN YOU APPLE FOR NOT PUTTING IN GAPLESS PLAYBACK GRRRR
</RANT>

otherwise ive been happy with it

 

[AsyLum]

Gapless playback, that is no gaps when you have one song after another, really useful for such albums as trance/dance or in my case various songs which flow into each other, namely american idiot album, which has something like 5-6 songs flowing into each other, APC - judith, orestes, 3 libras, and a whole lot more, its just annoying hearing the gap

 

[breaking]

Gapless playback, that is no gaps when you have one song after another, really useful for such albums as trance/dance or in my case various songs which flow into each other, namely american idiot album, which has something like 5-6 songs flowing into each other, APC - judith, orestes, 3 libras, and a whole lot more, its just annoying hearing the gap

yeah it is fuckin' annoying.
the only way to get around it is to encode the entire album as 1 track.

 

[meLoncoLLie]

is it just me or does my friend's JNC mp3 player sound better than my ipod mini?

i swapped earphones with him but the mini still sounds shit.

 

[MedNez]

That depends on your Equaliser settings. If you're playing a song unsuited for the preset EQ, then it's going to sound really bad.

 

[meLoncoLLie]

hmmm. i'm not sure what i should set my equaliser to. i played around with the settings the other day, and decided the songs generally sound better with treble booster - so that's what i've got now.

 

[MedNez]

That could be the problem if the song has reasonable bass. To be honest I just use the default EQ on my Ipod, works best I've found.