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4th Generation iPods?

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BenDalton

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Mar 2, 2003
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Umm...

forgive me if I'm a little less than optimistic about this rumor. not that information like this that has come down the pipe before hasn't been accurate or anything like that . ;)

just my 2 cents
 
Kingsnapped

Kingsnapped

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Oct 16, 2003
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I hope they don't use the mini-like scroll wheel. I didn't like the idea when I saw it, and I like it less after playing with it. Physical buttons are a no-no for iPods.

On the other hand, I'm excited for the 4th generation of iPods being near. I've outgrown my 10gig iPod and I want more room. 3rd gen iPods will be going like hotcakes on eBay once the new ones are out.
 
Grimace

Grimace

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Feb 17, 2003
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with Hamburglar.
a video out is useless unless the "color screen" plays movies too. Why would you want to store photos on your ipod....and then also look at them on a tv. Big deal.
 
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xtbfx

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Nov 18, 2003
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If these are announced soon, anyone wanna buy my 30GB iPod? Original box and everything. woo-hoo!
 
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briankonar

macrumors regular
Mar 10, 2004
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ooh time for a new ipod :D

and i just got my 5gb replaced :(

video output may mean it's time to convert all my Video_TS folders into MP4's, which would be great because my 200 gb are full (does anyone have/use LaCie's big disk, is it worth the storage/performance trade off?).

i hope it has a sleek aluminum enclosure like the upcoming apple displays...i'm having wet dreams over my next set up (dual 30 inchers!!!).
 
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proglife

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Jul 28, 2003
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Annapolis, MD
Wonder Boy said:
actually, it does.
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:rolleyes: Should I have included the ultra-lame </sarcasm> ?

I like the video out idea. That makes a video iPod much more interesting now; I always thought it was a pretty weak concept, but Apple doesn't really put out weak products, do they?

I LOVE the mini controls. This sounds like a pretty reasonable rumor to me!
 
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dynamicd

macrumors 6502
Jul 16, 2002
271
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Chicago
If this is true, I would definitely purchase one, however, with all the success that the mini is having I'm not so sure Apple will release something like this anytime soon.
 
Gizmotoy

Gizmotoy

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Nov 6, 2003
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Not to sound overly pessimistic... but the iPod's battery life is already on the short side of the spectrum. A color screen and likely faster processor to handle it (and maybe movies?) aren't going to help...

I think I'd prefer a plain brushed-aluminum greyscale iPod with the mini's click-wheel and some sort of bluetooth streaming option. That would be pretty near perfect. I can dream...
 
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daytona63

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Feb 11, 2002
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San Diego, CA
Perfect

These specs, if true, are perfect. It sounds like it would display pics on the unit, while video would be displayed on a TV screen or something. I just hope it isn't any bigger than the present iPod, and the battery life doesn't suffer. As for the Mini-style buttons, I like them quite a lot. I have a 30GB iPod with all touch, and I prefer the sensation of feeling buttons depressed. A touch-sensative scrollwheel combined with push buttons like on the Mini is genius, IMHO.
 
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NP3

macrumors regular
Jul 12, 2003
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Los Angeles
doubtful...

Video Out? Color Screen?

No mention of "Great new long lasting battery" to not piss everyone off about battery life even further?

Seriously, i think they should skip all the color/video stuff until the next revision, give it a superior battery, bigger hard drives, and lower the ipod mini's price.

Just my $.02
 
ColoJohnBoy

ColoJohnBoy

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Mar 10, 2003
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carletonmusic said:
a video out is useless unless the "color screen" plays movies too. Why would you want to store photos on your ipod....and then also look at them on a tv. Big deal.
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I'd imagine if it has video out then it would be capable of playing video oon both a second screen and its own little two incher. I think it's a great idea - download hours of music videos, stick them on the iPod, then go to a party and hook it up to the television....

iPod.... the ultimate party accessory. :p
 
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proglife

macrumors member
Jul 28, 2003
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Annapolis, MD
ColoJohnBoy said:
iPod.... the ultimate party accessory. :p
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Hell yes...it already is. I get great satisfaction by loading up a playlist before hitting a party and playing it over the house stereo. A video out would be ridiculous.
 
carbonmotion

carbonmotion

macrumors 6502a
Jan 28, 2004
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San Francisco, CA
bs...nobody can fit a video player and a large hardcore battery pack inside an enclosure remotely close in size to the current iPods. As much as i'd like to be proven wrong, i don't think i will be. I mean, unless apple high jacked Area 51 Alien nano technology , it impossible ...ah though it is woely possibly that apple has made a deal with the us government to liscence to production of....... anyways, like i said, in 3-4 years maybe, this year -noway.
 
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