let me get this straight: <<"Apple announced that Cover Flow would be utilized in the third generation iPod nano as well as the new iPod classic and iPod touch models.">> source
so i have a 5th gen ipod video (80gb). Does this mean i cannot (and will never be able to) use this Cover Flow feature?
scanned this thread but saw nothing. i bought a 160gb ipod classic. connected it for its first sync. itunes asked if i wanted to upgrade. clicked okay. result: a dead ipod. took it back. ipod #2, same thing. & ipod #3. completely removed itunes, looking especially for ipod firmware files. ipod #4 has been fine, but still running 1.0.0 firmware.
has nobody else experienced this? the apple store "genius" seemed blase about the failure as if it wasn't the first. the three "dead" units would play, but if plugged into a computer, regardless which one (i've two macs & a nasty stinkpad from work), would attempt to connect then reset itself. there was no way to access the ipod after the firmware was installed ...
Wouldn't it be much cheaper to produce a standard 3,5 mm headphone jack than producing one capable of transferring video? Since the dock connector needs to output video anyways, and people in general doesn't care which port is used when the ipods outputting video by the tv(excdept for al of us who needs to buy new cables). Then requiring people to buy Apple's own cables to get it to work.
I don't think any other explaination than the financial one makes any sense at all.
I bought a dynex universal 5 in 1 station with remote for IPOD. I doesn't state specifically that it is for iPod Nano, but it says it's for iPod with video. I hooked it up to my Nano and it worked then it didn't work, but after a reset in iTunes, it's up and working on my TV great through my reciever. So the whole put it in an apple dock then move to another dock is out of water...so it the whole cable idea....it just works with an off brand docking station with a few quirks. The station was made for iPod video so it suprised me that it worked in the first place. Hope this helps.