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I got my 20 gig 4g color iPod last week and I’m still deciding on what to do at the moment. The new iPod 5g looks nice though.

Posted by compuguy1088 on October 12, 2005 at 4:09 PM (PDT)

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I was just about to buy the ... oh who cares? What I want to say is (1) some of you people spell really badly - have you no self-respect?
(2) What I was hoping for from this “One more thing” was some better on-board playlist creation features, along the lines of, for instance, Predixis MusicMagicMaker (bad name, not bad product at all for automixing music), plus say an auto-BPM analyser… Generally, stuff to help people listen to their unwieldy music collections more entertainingly with minimum personal effort.
Though I notice that noone else in iPod-world seems to care about this side of things. Funny, really - Rio users swear by the RioDJ functions… (my antique Rio Riot still more or less works - any bids?)

Posted by Tim_N on October 12, 2005 at 4:09 PM (PDT)

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Truly bummed if not pissed that Apple is doing away with the extended headphone port which is used for remote controls and such.  The after market remotes for the ipods are fantastic features that allow the ipod to be safely tucked away in a coat pocket or backpack while you snowboard, bike, ski, whatever and easily control the iPod.  Sure, the new base unit will have IR capability, but it doesn’t help people on the road unless they have some bluetooth functionality hidden inside.  If they don’t have good access for 3rd party remote controls, this is just Apple’s way of controlling a large piece of the accessory market…which sucks.  Bring us some portable wireless remote options please!

And getting rid of a standalone charger, well, that’s just cheap.  They have a commanding share of the MP3 player market and are making iPod users who have supported the product for years deal with less in exchange for flashy features that look good in magazine ads.  What a slap in the face…

Posted by todd on October 12, 2005 at 4:09 PM (PDT)

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Wow.
Just. Wow.

I got a non-color iPod last February. Since then, how many updates have we gone through? I feel cheated.

But honestly, I don’t really need video. (And don’t tell Apple, but I don’t think this one is as pretty as the other ones…)

I still love my now old-school 20GB 4G non-color iPod.

Posted by UncommonObjects on October 12, 2005 at 4:15 PM (PDT)

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Apples ace was the sleek design in cool factor.
The nano has that in spades.
The 5G is fugly and the video that yo ucan use just doesn’t cut it. The video I get on my smart white PSP is superb.
My 3G battery is dying but I think I’ll wait till something nano sized gets storage in the region of 20GB. Maybe a year at this rate? Well nano-sized-ish.

Fact is: It’s the music stupid. Colour screens are unneccessary. Photos on an iPod are bloatware. Videos are even more so.

Posted by Chris Matchett on October 12, 2005 at 4:23 PM (PDT)

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good thing i held out on getting the 20 gig color screen,does ne1 noe if best buy will have it by next week or the week after that?

Posted by raj on October 12, 2005 at 4:26 PM (PDT)

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Apple had to introduce this video ipod because other video players are on the market. They don’t want to loose market share! Yes it needs a wider screen with more battery power, etc. They did the best they could to provide customers a product before xmas. I would not purchase this one myself. I am going to wait 6 months until they work out bugs etc. Bleeding edge of technology!

Posted by Shawn Mac on October 12, 2005 at 4:34 PM (PDT)

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I don’t have much need for a video iPod right now. However, what *is* cool, in my opinion, is the supposed improvement in sound quality.

Right now I have a 4G 20GB - monochrome.

Color screen + better sound + 10 extra gigs of storage = New iPod for me! 

All I have to do now is figure out how to justify the purchase to my husband!

Posted by podeluxe on October 12, 2005 at 4:37 PM (PDT)

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For all of us who own the Ipod photo, how about a software upgrade to enable video support?

Posted by Jason on October 12, 2005 at 4:40 PM (PDT)

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Great discussion all, I understand everyone’s grievances.  But truthfully, if you were a car company CEO, and you could come out with a new car generational model (i.e the every 4-5 year body change) every *quarter* without busting the bank doing it… Why wouldn’t you?  If you get the jollies of having the latest and greatest technology, prepare to do upgrade 2-3 times a year with your iPod.

Back to the tech possibilities…  If the 4G and 5G run on the same processor, wouldn’t all of the hubbub about the video be nothing more than a software/firmware upgrade? 

That would certainly explain the not-so-useful battery life for video—they took a 4th gen, miniaturized as best they could with existing battery technology and added a video playback feature.  Was it any more than just that?

So…. Does my 4G have the horsepower to run this OS and by extension, run video?  If so, where do I sign up?  Techie-types, hook me up!

Posted by Adamo on October 12, 2005 at 4:47 PM (PDT)

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Man there are a lot of people dissing this iPod and they haven’t even picked one up! Why are people so quick to dissmiss things before they have even seen it.

For me I think this iPod rules and I am buying one staight away as soon as they get to Ausie. I just sold my 4G 20Gb non-colour for $300 AU

I can’t wait now.

Posted by Hayden on October 12, 2005 at 4:48 PM (PDT)

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If this thing cant play divx then the video feature if freakin worthless to me. and if apple actualy thinks that PC users actualy use there spam filled quicktime application for viewing video files, there dreaming, i’m either gonna wait for a linux hack of this firmware that will allow divx, or hopefully the 6 gen will allow it. I myself but ipod photo 30 gb a few months ago, and im not mad at all about this release, i was realy excited at first, but that fact that you can only view quicktime files, AND that the battery life is only about 2 hours when your viewing it makes it pointless. And plus kids who bought ipod photo a month ago and now are pissed, what did you expect? you need to guage and time how you buy things, the photo has been out for a couple months, and if you JUST bought it you obviously only have yourself to blame, technology moves fast.

Posted by ken on October 12, 2005 at 4:50 PM (PDT)

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Screw u guys, I LOVE MY MINI! The biggest mistake ipod made was the nano! They are terrible! They should just kept going w/ the mini!

Posted by George on October 12, 2005 at 4:57 PM (PDT)

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http://blink1.www4.50megs.com/iPodShouldhavebeen.jpg

If they had to have video, this is how they should have done it

Posted by cincinnatibuck on October 12, 2005 at 4:57 PM (PDT)

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Calmn down Ken!

On the tech specs page at Apple it says: “Upgradable firmware enables support for future video formats”

So they may update the firmware later on to add support for various other formats!

Quicktime is good and it aint spam filled man….

Posted by Hayden on October 12, 2005 at 5:00 PM (PDT)

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Any news on what exacally is new with the SQ?

It’ll most likely take a week before we get any form of reviews happaning.

Posted by mitchjordan on October 12, 2005 at 5:01 PM (PDT)

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Firewire’s still the preferred standard for professional digital video.  It’s not going anywhere for a while.  Just because the average consumer doesn’t know about it doesn’t mean it should become obselete on the iPod.  USB transfer speeds are PAINFULLY slow when you’re dealing with over 20 gigs of data.  Hell, I added a firewire port to my old PC so I could enjoy the fast transfer speeds.  My friends’ biggest complaints about their iPods is the amount of time it takes to load new music.  This is a bummer.  -sj

Posted by Scott Jon Siegel on October 12, 2005 at 5:05 PM (PDT)

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I only say that based on the features and pictures, it is not worth the money for me.  And Aychamo, I am 25-years old with a job that doesn’t pay much, so I have more important things that money goes toward (rent, food, student loans, et al.).

Posted by Lee on October 12, 2005 at 5:08 PM (PDT)

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I love that people are complaining that after they bought 1 year old technology, out comes new technology…

you don’t have to be a car exec or a fashionista, or a tech freak to realize that if you buy 1 year old product, you should expect new product to be out at any time.

be syched for what you have.

and to those who say ‘don’t your current ipods work? how can you complain about this new one not being 80GB or having less accessories?” the honest truth is:
yah, my 20GB 3G iPod works, but it doesn’t hold all my music anymore and I like the convenience of blank hard drive space to transport media projects to and from work (usually up to 5-10GB of free space - saves me on blank DVDs)

this was not writen heavy handed, or to start an argument… my language maybe just a little blunt b/c i’m in a hurry and i need to go do the dishes (that’s right, no dishwasher, but i got 4 computers and an ipod hahaha)

Posted by puck on October 12, 2005 at 5:09 PM (PDT)

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I’m definetly not complaining one bit, but Apple releases new products WAY too fast. Remember the “new” ipod, when all turned color? Well just a few months later we get another “new” ipod. It’s disappointing when you buy what you think is the newest thing out there, and then a few months later, an update is released for the same amount of money. The video is great, but i mean come on, it’s just not fair. It pisses off a lot of people, but hopefully this ipod will be “new” for a lot longer.

Posted by Cody on October 12, 2005 at 5:26 PM (PDT)