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iPod 'Customers just don't want radios on their iPods' - I do
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MacDawg said:I am spoiled listening to my iPod.
Whenever I do something stupid, like turn on my radio, I am immediately reminded of why I don't listen...
1. Commercials... they never seem to end, I mean how many new/used car commercials can there be! The commercial time is insane.
2. DJs... they absolutely love to hear themselves talk, and so you have the "morning shows" with a ditzy sidekick, etc.
3. Promotions... win $$$$$ by playing this or that game, call in and you could be the one to say "what's your favorite radio station?? Why WXYZ of course!"
On and on it goes...
I usually turn it off before I actually get to hear a song
Woof, Woof Dawg
I cannot even add to that!
the only time I listen to the radio, is when I am near the University of Minnesota, and I can listen to 770 Radio K, a station that is run by college students, and plays anything but "mainstream" music. I listen to that station for new ideas, and to hear what is going on in the local music scene.
otherwise, the stations I can get in my suburbs, are less then pleasant.
I sent a comment asking for three things -
1. No iPod with radio. ever.
2. iPod nano selection in the "which ipod do you have" box
3. iTunes 5 selection in the "what music software do you use?" box
I see some of your points with XM radio, but (a) it's another waste of space, and (b) it's pretty much USA/Canada only - why put in circutry for something that's not going to work in the rest of the world?
1. No iPod with radio. ever.
2. iPod nano selection in the "which ipod do you have" box
3. iTunes 5 selection in the "what music software do you use?" box
I see some of your points with XM radio, but (a) it's another waste of space, and (b) it's pretty much USA/Canada only - why put in circutry for something that's not going to work in the rest of the world?
solvs said:
A readout or gauge or SOMETHING would help this product. I bought it, and have to listen for a few minutes to see where I am on the dial so that I can FIND the radio station I'm looking for! Granted, I listen mostly for news and weather reports, but I'd like to be able to jump between that station and another station (and back) without a lot of guesswork.
stoid said:
Simple. I spend about 1 hr lifting weights and then 30 - 45 minutes on the cardio gear. I listen to music while lifting, then I watch TV in the cardio room. It would be nice if I could use my iPod for that. For now I use an iRiver unit that I have a waterproof case for, but it only has 1GB of flash and a bad interface. I'd love to be able to use my iPod at the gym, but the TV helps those cardio miles fly by...
It seems most of you don't want a radio becuase the stations you get are rubbish - filled with too many adverts and not enough good content.
I could say the same about American/Spanish/Greek/Italian/French TV too.
Luckily, in the UK we get good radio stations, and good TV channels (with no adverts!) and I would certainly like to suggest that people in places with similar high quality broadcasts are much more likely to want a radio in an iPod.
I don't want to have to use a 3rd party device (ugly, bulky etc).
It would NOT detract from the iPod being a music player! Think about it .. does having a radio in a car make it less of a car? Does having a cd player/mp3 player in a car mean that nobody would want to listen to the radio?
I could say the same about American/Spanish/Greek/Italian/French TV too.
Luckily, in the UK we get good radio stations, and good TV channels (with no adverts!) and I would certainly like to suggest that people in places with similar high quality broadcasts are much more likely to want a radio in an iPod.
I don't want to have to use a 3rd party device (ugly, bulky etc).
It would NOT detract from the iPod being a music player! Think about it .. does having a radio in a car make it less of a car? Does having a cd player/mp3 player in a car mean that nobody would want to listen to the radio?
JLS said:
I think "Most" of us are used to picking the music we want to listen to. Heck, I still don't like XM or Serius satellite radio for the same reason. Sure there are lots of stations that play some songs I like, but Even though I like electronic music, doesn't mean I like all electronic music.
840quadra said:
I could not agree more. The only radio I listen to these days is the "Top 40" stations and the only reason I do that is so I can keep up with what's current and not look like an "Old Fogey" to my kids. Between that and the discovery downloads on iTMS I have actually gotten turned on to some cool new music.
840quadra said:
watcher2001 said:
..so you can get live sport, news and traffic news via the iTunes store? No.
JLS said:
I could care less about those 3 WHEN listening to my iPod. The only time I do care about those, are shortly before I go to work, or when i am at work.
In those cases I have a radio available if I need it.
Anyway,
I have a radio with me most of the time and I am not against "radio" as a whole, I am FCC licensed after all
So how does the video function on the 'pure music' iPod make you all feel now about a radio?
Is anyone complaining about video? Does this make it less of an iPod now? Does it use up precious hardware/software space?
Is anyone complaining about video? Does this make it less of an iPod now? Does it use up precious hardware/software space?
JLS said:
Ha! Touché! Obviously the iPod is now an inferior music player
This is my first post today, and I assume the video iPod has come out (which would explain why I couldn't log on to MR earlier). Without having seen it *at all* I can't see it as something I would want... just because I don't feel like staring at a small screen much - but let's have a look first!