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iTunes 8: HD TV Shows, Grid View, Genius Playlists, NBC

bleachthru said:
Did anyone else notice that they dropped the 160GB ipod from the ipod classic lineup? Why did they choose to only have the 120GB model? why not only the 160GB? This is 40GB of storage that we just lost the option to buy.....I don't know about everyone else, but to me this seems like someone being cheap! Especially with their new HD tv store, and with NBC coming back...we need all the space we can get! I for one am very disappointed, as I care more about overall storage space...I could care less about the slick features of the ipod touch, or the trendiness of the nano, apple should have kept the 160GB model....or "gasp" dropped in the new 200GB 1.8 drives that are going to be rolling out...:(
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HIGHLY agreed. Apparently they are idiots.
 
arn said:
Don't forget...

iTunes Visualizer
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Visualizer is most awesome - been listening-'watching' Gershwin's "An American In Paris." Amazing choreography with the 3D cosmos theme..... really beautiful.
 
eclipxe said:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks -bool YES
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That doesn't work :(

Edit: I mean it doesn't get rid of them completely. This makes the arrows go into your library instead of the store at least.
 
eclipxe said:
Pops up when you burn a new disc
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Thanks, I was going to try it but I don't have a CD handy. Hoefully this doesn't get annoying. I like to change my settings sometimes, not every time. It's an extra click every time I burn a CD in other words. :/
 
The Tall One said:
Instead of - "$1.99 for Standard Definition episodes
- $2.99 for High Definition episodes"

There is also for free.
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Well I suppose Apple could add back in the 20-25 minutes of national advertising to offer them for free... :p

Seriously, it's not like you don't have other options. You can watch it live (or via DVR) on your TV only or invest a couple hundred bucks on a TV tuner for your Mac...
 
I like how Genius doesnt work, just like Mobile Me, the Genius Servers must be getting hammered
 
And we can now add descriptions to videos (without a script)!! May not be a huge deal for some, but it's nice on Apple TV!
 
I really like the new grid view...

It's a little bit iPhoto events and a little bit delicious library...

This makes me want to get my library better organized by genre and complete my album artwork...


And holy sh*t the new visualizer is awesome... I want that on my appleTV
 
Now that we have the option to download HD TV shows, does that open the door for HD movie rentals? I don't really fancy the idea of buying an AppleTV when my Mac is more than capable of playing a 720p movie.
 
plucas said:
That doesn't work :(

Edit: I mean it doesn't get rid of them completely. This makes the arrows go into your library instead of the store at least.
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I love using the arrows to navigate my library, probably my most used iTunes feature...if I'm listening to a certain song in a playlist I just hit the arrow to view the entire album or artist. So good!
 
citi said:
preferences/advanced/burning?
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No longer there, only available when you choose to burn new cd.

I like it better this way - sometimes I burn mp3 cds for the car and sometimes I burn regular cds for friends, now I don't have to remember which setting it's on or dig through preferences to change.
 
dizastor said:
I really like the new grid view...

It's a little bit iPhoto events and a little bit delicious library...

This makes me want to get my library better organized by genre and complete my album artwork...
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Yeah I'm pretty happy I went through that mess already. I went through a stage where I was really OCD about the way the song titles were named and album art too. I went through and did everything on my list (over 9800 songs). It was a nice little hobby while it lasted though.
 
Did they improve efficiency with large libraries and lots of smart playlists?

Did they improve smart playlist functionality.

Grid view looks awful..

SO far I am not even wanting to download this.
 
MacRumors said:
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Same GUI (not the black GUI or iMovie '08's GUI), Grid View looks like an add-on, just like Cover Flow (they even have the same GUI). I'm a bit disappointed.

Looks like Album view is gone. :(

NitrousFlare said:
Is the only difference with the old and new shuffles the colors?

EDIT: yes it is.
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Not surprising.
 
I hate how with list view with album covers there isn't a space between albums. Now it looks really cramped, seperated the albums nicely with the gap in iTunes 7 :(

I might downgrade, no improvements in here for me. Thats the first time I've ever said that about an Apple product :(
 
I like the new iTunes A to Z page.

There is no mention of the fact that the six-month limit on Complete My Album appears now to be gone for most albums, which seems pretty noteworthy.
 
I have to say I'm not enamoured with the new Grid View. If you have it selected and just try to play everything, kind of a Shuffle All playback, it'll only play the first grid item and nothing else. If you want to just Shuffle all your tunes you have to turn the view off.

Same with Playlists in Grid View too.

And Genius just doesn't seem to work for me.

Oh, and you can't turn off the links to the iTunes store!!! :D

(Note to self- "Stop whining! Remember what WMP was like")
 
I wouldn't be surprised if Apple Stores around the world are "closed for maintenance" right now...

My iTunes has been Turning On a Genius for the last half hour... ;) :D
 

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pooryou said:
HIGHLY agreed. Apparently they are idiots.
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Of course, the writing is on the wall for the iPod classic.

Lack of size options, lack of colors, lack of new features... it's on it's way out... this will probably be the last of the ipod classics we see.
 
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