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iPod iPod Video Scratches

I'm witholding judegment until we learn positivly if apple has changed the formulation of the case in these new units. If they have.. it would depend on if they knew this would scratch easly.....

I think the other half of this coin is that the video and lager screen as a percentage of the units gives people an additional reason to look and find problems with the surface.
 
Ferrence said:
Don't take the plastic off of your iPod until you get Invisible Shield or a case. Geez.
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That's what I did w/ my nano... and guess what? Right after peeling the Apple sticky off and before placing the MF cover on, I got a couple scratches on the center 'enter' button of the click wheel. Mind you, I was doing all of this on a large iKlear very soft chamois.

The scratches aren't serious enough to make me upset... but these really do scratch too easily.

:Edit: And those few 'tiny' scratches on my nano are more noticeable than many of the scratches on my 3rd gen 20GB.
 
I've put my 5G order on hold until Contour release a Showcase. I used one with my 3G and 4G iPods and its quality shows again and again. Shame there isn't even a model of it on the Contour site yet!
I'm not someone who will bitch and moan about scratches. I know they happen in use and I just roll with it. But I will take sensible steps to reduce the threat of scratches.

I'll use my nano until then. Hell, I need to get a good case for that too.....
 
Welp, when I saw Steve pull out the nano out of his pocket and it took on the same material as the old iPods (not the mini) I knew Apple was going to be in a lot of trouble. Guess I was right. They didn't learn jack squat from their old iPods.

Then now, I thought the new iPod would have an aluminum finish, but nope, it took on the same scratch and smudge prone materials, but not only that, the face of the iPod is the same as the old 1G and 2G iPods. Truly, sometimes Apple doesn't learn from their old mistakes.
 
Lacero said:
Welp, when I saw Steve pull out the nano out of his pocket and it took on the same material as the old iPods (not the mini) I knew Apple was going to be in a lot of trouble. Guess I was right. They didn't learn jack squat from their old iPods.

Then now, I thought the new iPod would have an aluminum finish, but nope, it took on the same scratch and smudge prone materials, but not only that, the face of the iPod is the same as the old 1G and 2G iPods. Truly, sometimes Apple doesn't learn from their old mistakes.
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I couldn't agree more. That is why I decided to buy a "refurb" 6GB Mini instead of a Nano. I don't need a color screen or the ability to view pictures on an "impossibly small" screen.

Hickman
 
i was just at the apple store and they had the white 5g ipods out and i saw very little scratches on them....... i'll prob go back a few later to see if it got any more scratches on them
 
hookahco said:
invest in an iskin.. once you get it youll never believe you used an ipod without it.
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That's all well and good for older iPods, but there are NO iSkins currently available for either the nano or the iPod Gen5. When both of these products were released, there were NO protective devices available, except of course for the minimal sleeve included with the new iPod (which also may scratch the screen, as the OP and I have BOTH noted).

The new iPods are all too easily scratched... I, for one, will not buy another iPod unless I have a protective device already in hand. The one that's included with the new iPod is pretty pathetic (I read where someone compared it to something you'd make in crafts at summer camp).
 
clayj said:
That's all well and good for older iPods, but there are NO iSkins currently available for either the nano or the iPod Gen5. When both of these products were released, there were NO protective devices available, except of course for the minimal sleeve included with the new iPod (which also may scratch the screen, as the OP and I have BOTH noted).

The new iPods are all too easily scratched... I, for one, will not buy another iPod unless I have a protective device already in hand. The one that's included with the new iPod is pretty pathetic (I read where someone compared it to something you'd make in crafts at summer camp).
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I think the "sleeve" may be the same for 30 and 60 gigers which might explain why it's scratching the 60's since they are that much thicker. I put mine in the case ONCE before decding that it took far too much force to get it in and out!
 
I just ordered a Martin Fields skin.
THey are back in stock.
Don't have the Ipod yet.
I hope the skin arrives before the Ipod, I don't think I can look at it and not use it.
 
clayj said:
That's all well and good for older iPods, but there are NO iSkins currently available for either the nano or the iPod Gen5. When both of these products were released, there were NO protective devices available, except of course for the minimal sleeve included with the new iPod (which also may scratch the screen, as the OP and I have BOTH noted).

The new iPods are all too easily scratched... I, for one, will not buy another iPod unless I have a protective device already in hand. The one that's included with the new iPod is pretty pathetic (I read where someone compared it to something you'd make in crafts at summer camp).
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I started laughing in the computer labs of my uni when i read that in the review by arn(or was it avr) about the summer camp project. Although i don't know if i found it funny because i had just ordered one or because i found it so funny THAT is what they are passing off as a case. I recieved my 5th gen today early and although i had to run to class i did not take it out of the plastic and will not until i get my invisibleshield
 
No scratches on mine - I've had it since last Wednesday & used it everyday. I've been careful though, used the sleave it came with when carrying it around but I've examined it carefully just now & I can't see any marks on it.

5g 30Gb White iPod.
 
the invisishield seems waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy overpriced....just like the incase cases....it seems like theyre capitolizing on peoples fear
 
Does anyone make just a screen protector for that size screen (2.5"). Or full body protector that fits correctly? I've seen 1 nano and one 5G with Invisishield and, IMHO, they look bad.

You can immediately tell there is some plastic wavy sticker on the thing and the edges are all weird and not fitted precisely to the edge.

If the shield was just a tad smaller than the face of the ipod, maybe by 1mm, you could center it and it would not have that weird look and feel to the edges. Or if just a screen protector was available, I'd be all over that.

I couldn't care less if there are 1" deep scars on my iPod as long as the screen was ok and the scroll wheel functioned. (1" deep scars would probably kill an 1/2" thick iPod, but you get my point)

So my ?'s are: Where to get a 2.5" screen protector? Do Martin field protectors look less "wavy" and fit outer shape of the iPod better?
 
neonart said:
So my ?'s are: Where to get a 2.5" screen protector? Do Martin field protectors look less "wavy" and fit outer shape of the iPod better?
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'wavy.' The MF still does NOT wrap around the edge of the front... but it is glossy like the original surface iPod texture. I like it. :D
 
neonart said:
So my ?'s are: Where to get a 2.5" screen protector? Do Martin field protectors look less "wavy" and fit outer shape of the iPod better?
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The Martin Fields ones aren't wavy at all. My nano cover is a *little* short of the edge of the nano but it's not obvious and the screen looks perfect.
 

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PACKAGE TAPE!

That Is all I have on my nano, it works great to protect the back and front, no wavy look, and is FREE (got a roll from the UPS store for free).

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840quadra said:
PACKAGE TAPE!

That Is all I have on my nano, it works great to protect the back and front, no wavy look, and is FREE (got a roll from the UPS store for free).

I wish people would < / iPod Scratch Hypersensitivity >


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Surely that would leave all sorts of gunk if you were to take it off though.
 
Mike Teezie said:
Surely that would leave all sorts of gunk if you were to take it off though.
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Nope, get 3M or other good quality tape. If it does leave anything (the product listed above will also over time), you just use an orange or citrus based goo gone to remove the gunk.

It won't harm the ipod as long as you get it off right away :)

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neonart said:
It's a simple 2.5" LCD screen for digital cameras for $9. I have my name on their list for 5G shields, but this may do the trick.
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There's a waiting list for their 5G screens now? Glad I ordered when I did then.

The 2.5" cover will probably be great to cover the screen but obviously the rest of the iPod will be exposed.

I'm not sure how well the MF cover will work on the rear of the iPod as the back is slightly rounded but it's great for the front.
 
840quadra said:
PACKAGE TAPE!

That Is all I have on my nano, it works great to protect the back and front, no wavy look, and is FREE (got a roll from the UPS store for free).

I wish people would < / iPod Scratch Hypersensitivity >


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Inginious, any photo's of your Nano ?
 
todge said:
Have you got a link for this press release? Are you sure you're not confused with the few nanos that shipped with screen which had dead pixels etc. I've never heard them say anything about them scratching more easily. Although I am often wrong.
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You're right in that the article I am referring to was about the Nano, but it did include scratching as one of the issues. The article can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4370906.stm

The relevant section is:

"The legal action follows a rash of complaints from iPod Nano users who reported cracked and scratched screens.

Apple said a bad batch of Nanos had caused those problems and denied the device was more likely to scratch than other models of the popular player."

The article further states:
"It [the lawsuit] alleges that screen and controls in the Nano are beneath a film of resin much thinner than in other models. It alleges that other versions of the iPod do not scratch as easily because they are covered in a thicker, stronger plastic coat."

I added the bold by the way. So I read from this that Apple were acknowledging the scratch issue, but as part of a "bad batch". Given the above I am assuming that the same has happened to the Video iPod, but it is admittedly only an assumption.

In essence what I am saying is that I simply do not believe that people are being overly sensitive to scratches, nor am I saying that people who insist they have scratch free machines are lying. I believe both views are right and that there is indeed a "bad batch" around. Maybe a feature of the bad batch is a resin layer that is thinner than other batches, who knows?

I have a 4G 20G colour iPod, which I carry "naked" in my breast pocket when travelling on the tube listening to it and to date I have no significant scratches of note. However, after seeing Nano's on display soon after they were released on display in the Regent Street Apple store it was clearly obvious that the ones on display scratch very easily, particularly on the Black one, whose colour seems to highlight them more.

When I compare my own iPod experience with what I saw on the display machines it seems obvious there's an issue here.
 
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