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Apple's iPod Media Event Rumored for Mid-September Date
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freddiecable
macrumors 6502a
It's interesting. Before people went crazy making design/concepts for how the new ipods would look like. Today = 0. And also - people were talking about specifications and features. Today people are mostly talking about discontinuing of classic and shuffle.
Shuffle = reduction to a completion. No point in making it smaller no!? And, add more functionality is not relevant? Add memory - not really relevant either.
Nano = Will be kept since it should be the next best selling iPod. Add a better camera. Or maybe convert the nano to become Touch nano?
Touch = mirror iPhone 4.
Classic = If touch reaches 128GB. Classic is out the door.
When will we end up with the lack of the classic scroll wheel? We might be there already. The iconic invention might not be with us for that much longer.
Shuffle = reduction to a completion. No point in making it smaller no!? And, add more functionality is not relevant? Add memory - not really relevant either.
Nano = Will be kept since it should be the next best selling iPod. Add a better camera. Or maybe convert the nano to become Touch nano?
Touch = mirror iPhone 4.
Classic = If touch reaches 128GB. Classic is out the door.
When will we end up with the lack of the classic scroll wheel? We might be there already. The iconic invention might not be with us for that much longer.
rhett7660
macrumors G5
These two and possible a preview of the new iLife suite with the new product. I would also like to see a preview of the Final Cut suite but I doubt we will see that too.
I'm looking forward to the following:
iPod Classic is sniped and eliminated. Replaced by the touchscreen Shuffle and maybe people will actually take the Shuffle seriously now.
The iPod Nano will be available in way more colors and better quality videoshooting. And don't forget pictures.
iPod Touch-- this is the big event. Retina display, A7 processor, frontfacing camera and back camera with at least 3.5MP resolution. Maybe FaceTime? Promised multitasking and custom backgrounds. 🙂
Lot to see from
this year. 😀
iPod Classic is sniped and eliminated. Replaced by the touchscreen Shuffle and maybe people will actually take the Shuffle seriously now.
The iPod Nano will be available in way more colors and better quality videoshooting. And don't forget pictures.
iPod Touch-- this is the big event. Retina display, A7 processor, frontfacing camera and back camera with at least 3.5MP resolution. Maybe FaceTime? Promised multitasking and custom backgrounds. 🙂
Lot to see from
this year. 😀That would be awesome. I just got a 160 GB with student purchase and only have 20 GB left. I have to keep the music in its finest form.
SactoGuy18
macrumors 603
One of the reasons why I encode all my CD collection in 256 kbps VBR AAC is so I can keep a large amount of music even on my 16 GB iPod nano without running out of storage space. 🙂 Besides, unless you have a really expensive home stereo, the difference between 256 kbps VBR AAC and the CD original is almost impossible to detect.
But getting back on topic, I do think Apple may offer one last version of the iPod classic, this time with a larger, 16:10 aspect ratio LCD panel and a smaller click wheel so it can be used to watch movies more clearly. When the a future version of the iPod touch arrives in 2011 that offers 128 GB or more of flash memory storage, then the classic will finally be dropped.
I suppose that is where the answer lies. I put a little money in a sound system. I am not one who plays pandora over the speaker in my cell phone. I want a hi-fidelity system to try to hear what the artist wanted us listeners to hear. I am not saying those who don't are wrong, but I missed the days where sitting and listening to a record was a form of entertainment. I grew up with Michael Jackson Bad and when others such as Nirvana, Green Day and Sublime started trickling out, I wanted to hear it the best I could. Now I am revisiting some of what I missed such as Led Zepplin, The Doors, etc. Of course no sound system will every replace the who dynamic of a live performance...
MrMojo1
macrumors 6502a
Actually, if you listen carefully, you can hear the difference between the differences between properly ripped 256k vs 320k files. The first is an adjustment in volume level then the noise of artifacts (noise distortion in the background). You really can't tell the difference, though, between a 320k file vs FLAC file, unless you listen very, very carefully. Too bad Apple doesn't support FLAC files but it should as the capacity of flash drives are increasing!
Most iPod users will have learned how to manage their music collection for their iPods over time. Yes, it's a hassle when your iPod's capacity is 16G but that's life!
The lower capacity is the reason why it's best to save up money for the higher capacity iPods like the iTouch or Classic. Pricey!
Apple will probably not upgrade the Nano anymore since it'll encroach on the 32G iTouch, which is pretty sad. The Nano would benefit with a capacity upgrade as it's Much handier to use during exercise or during a walk than the iTouch! The Nano will probably be relegated to their "bread & butter" category and die out eventually as the iTouch line expands.
Let the shuffle die already! What a waste of resources! 'Nuf said!
I still have the 1G, 2G and 3G iTouch and won't upgrade to the 4G version unless it improves on the battery life or screen display or, better yet, the higher capacity 🙂 Apple WILL charge a premium price so expect to pay ALOT for the 4G iTouch!
My older original iPods are on its last legs as the battery is dying but... I can always replace it and it'll last another few years. Hoping iTunes will still support the older iPods by then.
Too bad Apple makes incremental updates to their iPod lines but that's to be expected as it's turning to a Microsoft clone 😱 Money, money, money 🙁
LagunaSol
macrumors 601
What's wrong with Apple Lossless (ALAC)? Same quality as FLAC and easily transcoded to other lossless formats later if needed.