http://www.pocketdish.com/av700e.jsp
this is a full blown media device and it looks like it would be much better than the iPod
this is a full blown media device and it looks like it would be much better than the iPod
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iPod looks like apple wont be the first
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point is apple offered us the whimpy solution to a personal video device and it bit th em in the butt. this is what the ipod will be like in about 9 months because apple thinks they can give us the very least and make us pay all the way to the fully realized ipod video. oh well.
beatle888 said:
Wow someone's bitter...
This is nothing new though, Archos has video playback practically a full year IIRC before the video iPod came out.
I'll stick with my iPod thanks, but hey, chacun a son gout.
There's more to owning an iPod than just what it DOES. I mean, how cool does it sound to tell someone "yeah, I've got the new iPod, yeah it plays video"? Better than "Hey, I got a pocket dish." then they go "what's that?" and you explain, and they go, "well my brother got that new video iPod.."
It's an elite club of iPodders. No one cares about any other media player.
It's an elite club of iPodders. No one cares about any other media player.
beatle888 said:its that obvious? lifes getting the best of me lately
No worries, we all have our rough times in life - was just making light of it, didn't mean to offend or anything...
then i guess cause i dont own an ipod and dont care to (i just bought the video ipod for my girlfriend. im getting the sirius personal music device for myself instead of the ipod) im nobody. i dont care about cool. im over cool. anyway, i just thought it was interesting and figured all you mac fans (like myself) would like to know about this device. your right thought the ipod is cool, but i think this device is cooler for whatever "cool" is worth. Im more interested in features.
beatle888 said:
That's a very good point though. A person shouldn't buy a device simply because it's "the thing" to have, and everyone else has it. Sure, I love my iPod, but I would have one whether or not it was so popular. I don't buy things just because they're popular, I buy what will meet my own personal needs and wants. I've never been one myself to blindly go along with the masses "just cuz".
20,000 songs... Ha!, whats it encoded at? 64kbps WMA?
Apple doesn't pull this kind of crap...
@ 599, its too close to a full blown iBook (Even closer with my edu. discount), which can do so much more. (Then of course, this is my opinion)
Apple doesn't pull this kind of crap...
@ 599, its too close to a full blown iBook (Even closer with my edu. discount), which can do so much more. (Then of course, this is my opinion)
thanks shard for seeing my point.
and blaskillet seems to make a good one as well. $600 dollars yea, i guess apple is trying to do it for less. these are interesting times thats for sure.
my girlfriend cant wait for christmas. i just wish she didnt already know what shes getting. i tried over and over to talk her out of the video ipod but shes hooked. i told her apple will be releasing a wide screen format but she doesnt seem to care...i dont get it
and blaskillet seems to make a good one as well. $600 dollars
yea, i guess apple is trying to do it for less. these are interesting times thats for sure.my girlfriend cant wait for christmas. i just wish she didnt already know what shes getting. i tried over and over to talk her out of the video ipod but shes hooked. i told her apple will be releasing a wide screen format but she doesnt seem to care...i dont get it
Be nice if the following were true:
Controls were easy to use
Screen had a wide enough view angle for two people watching side by side (car/plane/bus/train).
Folders were fully accessible (i.e. no iTunes type app to load stuff onto it - just drag n' drop on both PC & Mac)
Battery was replaceable (allowing spares for long trips)
Controls were easy to use
Screen had a wide enough view angle for two people watching side by side (car/plane/bus/train).
Folders were fully accessible (i.e. no iTunes type app to load stuff onto it - just drag n' drop on both PC & Mac)
Battery was replaceable (allowing spares for long trips)
You have to remember though that the 5G iPod is not a video player. It is an MP3 player with the ability to play videos. That thing looks like it is definitely for video first and music second. How many times did Steve Jobs stress this. In my opinion you can't compare this to the iPod because I believe they are completely different devices meant for different things.
killuminati said:
You beat me to my own point. Apple never claimed it had the first portable video player, or even a dedicated video player or all. Apple has a fantastic portable music player with video capability integrated into it. Pocketdish has, IMO, a video player with music capability. To back Blaskillet4 up, I don't think I've ever seen a media device sink low enough advertise song capacity based on 64 kbps encoding (unless they mean 2 minute songs encoded at 128 kbps ), although I'm sure Pocketdish isn't the first.
Actually, Dell and many other manufacturers use 64kbps WMA w/ 4 minutes average to count songs. Compared to Apple's 128kbps AAC w/ 4 minute average.Xeem said: