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iPods Sold Out?

Re: Re: Re: 2 quick iPod questions....(sorry to hijack)

Originally posted by tny
Excellent posting. A good compromise would be to encode at a higher bitrate than standard in AAC: that way your compression won't be quite as lossy.
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I actually find that a high bit rate (320kbps or greater) MP3 sounds better than a high bitrate AAC. I think that WMA has the best sound at 64k, AAC has the best at 128k, but MP3 seems slightly crisper at 320k. Of course, at that point there really isn't a whole lot between them. Still, when there's not really compelling quality difference, I will always take the usefull openness of something like MP3 (easier to move around, toss onto CDs for the car, et cetera). Yes, its still not FLAC quality, but its a lot smaller and more portable, and it sounds pretty darn acceptable for background listening.

-Richard
 
Re: Re: 2 quick iPod questions....(sorry to hijack)

Originally posted by revenuee
First ... iPod is 10 GIG, 20 GIG, and 40 GIG ... so you can store that much onto it

so if you don't want to compress then 1 CD is 650 MB

to fill up 10 gig you need about 15 CD, about 30 for the 20 gig and 60 for the 40 gig
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You should probably mention that not EVERY CD is 650 MB. A full 74-minute CD is about that size, but anything less is going to have a smaller file size.
 
Originally posted by latergator116
I think $100 is a bit too much for only 2 gigs. I'd say $100 for 5 gigs
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Remember that it is not just capacity

but also the actual tech that goes into the Player

assuming, as suggested that it would be flash
I think that a flash memory player would be more expensive to produce then then a hard drive based one ... at least based on the prices of media cards (SD, CF, Memory STICK, etc)
 
Originally posted by latergator116
I think $100 is a bit too much for only 2 gigs. I'd say $100 for 5 gigs
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See, now you're just getting greedy. 🙂

What's the largest capacity MP3 player at $100 on the market right now?

It's about 128MB of storage... which puts into perspective how realistic a 2GB device at $100 is.... not to mention a $100 5GB device.

arn
 
Originally posted by latergator116
I think $100 is a bit too much for only 2 gigs. I'd say $100 for 5 gigs
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Are you for real???

64MB flash players are selling for that much. The lowest I have seen is $75 and the lowest for 128MB is $100 and run up to $170.

I think people would be pleased beyond belief if they could instead get 32 times or 16 times the storage capacity for the same price (or less).

You need to do a little price comparison before you say that price is too high.

Later, Frank
 
Re: Re: Re: 2 quick iPod questions....(sorry to hijack)

Originally posted by germ war
You should probably mention that not EVERY CD is 650 MB. A full 74-minute CD is about that size, but anything less is going to have a smaller file size.
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Fair enough,

then 74 minutes is 650 MB then 1 minutes is about 8 MB (give or take)

at 10000 MB (10 GIG) then thats 1250 minutes (give or take)

EDIT : On the iPod watch - it arrived ... woo hoo
 
Originally posted by crees!
You seriously need to talk to your friends. I had to do the same with mine as well. They don't care too much to look into all the details and they need someone like you and me to straighten them out.
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I've had to explain even to my very literate computer geek friends that iTunes is a good audio player on the PC, not just a way to buy songs from Apple. They really could have done a better job with making that obvious.
 
SOLD OUT - Waiting for the "mini"

10G iPods are sold out in Philly area. I'm in a west suburb and NO ONE has a 10G. I was buying one for my son and waited too long. So, I am actually glad because the 2G will suit him better. Was this "Story" about the minis a "leak" to help appease those of us who didn't get one? Perhaps. I for one will be glad to save the $150-200!

$100 for Mp3 Player made by Apple?
You bet your Christmas Goose!
 
See, now you're just getting greedy.

What's the largest capacity MP3 player at $100 on the market right now?

It's about 128MB of storage... which puts into perspective how realistic a 2GB device at $100 is.... not to mention a $100 5GB device.
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Ok, $150? that seems reasonable if a 10 gb costs $300
 
Re: SHARD! Great byline!

Originally posted by elgruga
BTW Shard, God created a universe because he/she/it was bored.

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Some people paint and collect art. I betting God makes universes in his/her/its spare time. Think sim city but on a bigger scale. *walking tour of gods house* Over there you have universe X where I decided Gates was going to be a lowly towel boy for Jobs. I gave Gates a massive inferiority complex so as you can see Jobs can kick him around a lot and he just sits there and takes it.

Over there you have universe Y my favorite. Jobs has taken over the Hawaiian islands and established the small nation Applonia who's primary export is Apple computers.

Then you have Universe Z over there. I'm not a big fan of that one. Gates is supreme ruler of the world. Jobs has been killed and stuffed and is in the Smithsonian museum. I'm going to give it another 10 years. If things don't change I'm going to set up a big shrink and collapse the universe in on itself and start again.
 
Sound Quality on Ipods?

Hey y'all. After lurking for months, you guys just inspired me to register. I have been seriously considering buying an Ipod in a month or two when I get my new laptop. I liked the idea of having most of my music in one place, perhaps even selling my very extensive cd collection. You guys have been saying that the quality difference is not noticeable unless you have better earphones. I value music very music and probably would have bought high quality headphones. So - will the music be less clear than my cds? For a person who puts a very high premium on music sound quality, would I be okay using my ipod instead of my various cd players? Thanks for the help!

(Hey, this posting stuff isn't so hard after all. Not bad for a technophobe.)
 
Originally posted by arn
I haven't been in the market for one ... others have trouble finding one?
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I bought a 20GB from Robinsons-May (20% off on a pre-Thanksgiving sale) and a 20GB from Amazon a week later (~5% off list with no sales tax).

About 1.5 weeks ago I tried buying a 10GB for my Dad but Amazon and the local Robinsons Mays, CompUSAs and Best Buys were out of stock... even of the 20GB model. Luckily Apple e-mailed me a $25 coupon code that morning and I ordered a 10GB from the online Apple Store at 2PM Pacific Time. It shipped the same day.

I know a number of people that bought iPods (all PC users, including myself). My next "PC" will be a Mac... hopefully Apple will get a lot of switchers from the iPod.
 
Apple selling point for it's Computers

"You like the iPod?, like how it looks?, like how easy it is to use?, well our computers are iPod; BIGGER"

LOL

meh, needs work

EDIT; how about

"Apple Desktops and Notebooks, think iPod: BIGGER"
 
Re: Sound Quality on Ipods?

Originally posted by Vashti
For a person who puts a very high premium on music sound quality, would I be okay using my ipod instead of my various cd players? Thanks for the help!
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Using the stock earphones I can't tell the difference between a CD and 192-bit AAC (which is what I used to rip my entire collection). I consider myself to be VERY sensitive to sound quality - I have thrown out CDs because their sound quality annoyed me so much (I am also cheap - so I don't throw things out easily).

That being said, using Sound Check or the Equalizer produces, IMO, unacceptable results. I get a click-sound between each track using Sound Check, and the Equalizer introduces a lot of distortion. The solution is not use either option.

I have ordered a pair of Sennheiser (PX200?) headphones to go with my iPod. If you are interested, I will post my results with those which I expect to be an improvement over the stock earphones.
 
Re: Re: Sound Quality on Ipods?

Apple senior vice president Ron Johnson was quoted as telling a US newspaper that an iPod was being sold in Apple stores worldwide every 10 minutes in the run-up to Christmas.

Looks like there is an error in the BBC article. My understanding from the FastCompany article was that the iPod/every 10 minutes was just for the Chicago store... and not all Apple Stores. Is that correct?
 
Originally posted by revenuee

"Apple Desktops and Notebooks, think iPod: BIGGER"
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how about

"It's like having the power of
1 million ipods at the tip of your fingers"

or

"apple computers; ipod easy"

or

"if you thought the ipod was sexy and easy,
i wonder what you would think of her mother."
 
Um... like them selling out is a bad thing?!? Buffalo Galleria store was sold out of all but the 40 GB, out of a lot of the accessories too.

OT I agree with Shard's sig... excellent!
 
Hard Drive and SD support?

A suggestion? A 2GB-5GB hard drive based iPod with an SD slot for SS storage? So lets say you are jogging or doing some thing where moving parts are bad you could go out and buy a 256MB SD card pop it into your iPod compile a play list and the iPod would treat the 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, etc stick as extended cache. Storing as much of your playlist as possible on the card and running it from that card until it hits the last song stored on the card and at which point it spools more of the playlist to the card. *shrugs* Just a thought. Heck it might even extend the battery life on the iPod.
 
Well, the Apple Store in Richmond a week ago still has tons of 40s and 20s, but not a lot of 10s, and the Apple Store in Cleveland (Legacy Village) still has some in stock. Target, Best Buy, and other places are all sold out. They're falying off the shelves to the point where CompUSA, Best Buy, Target, and Circut City have stopped putting them in their ads!
 
Tickle Me Elmo

Who said that there wasn't a MUST HAVE gift this season?
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On average, two retail music CD's take up one-gig of hard drive space.

What is the thinking behind small gig iPods?

Is there a file compression utility that can decrease the file sizes so that you can stuff and play more music files into those limited gigs?

I really don't know. I simply use iTunes and acres of hard drive space.

Thank you for your enlightenment.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!
JJ
 
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