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| From | matt.whitby@ukonline.co.uk |
| Subject | Re: Why no iPod? (was Re: an iPod question (xposted)) |
| Date | Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:58:42 +0100 |
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I have an iPod and I love it. Sure there are other MP3 players out there, but
for ease of use I find the iPod the best.
Sounds like I don’t have as many albums as many people on this list – probably
around the 1500 mark. Even that is too many to cram on to my 40Gb player (I
can get about 12,000 songs onto it).
Because there are so many new songs to listen to and so little time there’d be
no point in my putting 1500 albums on anyway.
The iPod is great for the following reasons:
I can listen to stuff at work/car/train easily.
I can download Podcasts like the “Not Lame” podcast.
iTunes is good for putting together compilations for my friends.
The shuffle is great for reminding of tunes that I’ve loved in the past and
have slipped from my memory.
On the subject of the sample quality: I sample at 128khz and I find that’s
find for my ears. As good as a CD? Of course not – but good enough to listen
to whilst I’m working.
Hope you’re all well.
Quoting bob <segarini@rogers.com>:
> I don't think iPods are evil, and I don't think there's anything wrong with
> wanting to hear what you like and know.
> We've had one in the house for a year...a Nano. I don't think either one of
> us has ever used it.
> The SatRad, however, is on 24 hours a day. In the car, and at home.
> Lots of, "OMG...I haven't heard that in years", and, "Check the scroll...who
>
> IS that?!"
>
> Wonderful age we live in...they've got us ALL covered.
>
> bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan" <munki100@pacbell.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
>
>
> > So those of you who (Bob Segarini, I'm looking at you right now) who are
> > resisting getting into iTunes, thinking that it's some kind of evil
> > system which could destroy the way you listen to your music....well, it
> > doesn't. It makes it easy to enjoy your own music collection...yeah, it
> > takes some time loading all those CDs into the library, but in the end,
> > you can REDISCOVER your own music collection.....all those CDs you've
> > got filed away....the ones you probably don't dig out and play all the
> > time.
> > It's so easy to click on a file and GO.
> >
> > And hey, you can d/l the iTunes library FOR FREE -- try it and see:
> > http://www.apple.com/ipod/start/) you can always uninstall it if you
> > don't
> > like having the iTunes library on your computer).
> >
> >
> >
> > My responses re the esteemed Mr. Segarini's comments:
> >
> > 1. It makes all the music in your computer unplayable except on an iPod or
>
> > the computer. (aac) -- *actually, I don't understand what you mean -- for
> > me the iTunes library of mp4s are easily burned to discs, playable on any
> > CD player....
> >
> > 2. There are no surprises. -- *actually, I am constantly suprised by
> > tracks
> > coming up in shuffle that I forgot I owned...
> >
> > 3. It doesn't turn you on to new music. -- *well, that's what radio (I
> > know, not
> > too often anymore) and blogs and podcasts are for...you can sample mp3's
> > just as easily wherever they're available the same way you can listen to
> > Window's Media or Real Player files...and you can save them...
> >
> > 4. The one you just bought will be obsolete in 6 months when the
> > widescreen movie/video one with more storage comes out. -- *well, this is
> > true: Apple are heavily competitive (even though they control 88% of the
> > current digital
> > market) and are constantly revising and coming out with new models,
> > offering
> > TV and film and soon "widescreen" iPods, etc. etc.
> >
> > 5. I can't imagine being in public unable to hear oncoming traffic,
> > trains, mudslides, etc. Same reason I never used a walkman or
> > discman...just how do all those people that walk on train tracks not hear
> > a friggin' train? -- *this seems
> > to be a complaint about being plugged in and ignoring life going on all
> > around
> > you...which is sorta my complaint about people and their cell phone use,
> > so
> > I understand...
> >
> > 6. They are the number one cause of street robbery...the white earbuds are
>
> > a giveaway. -- * and so are Nike shoes, or whatever the latest thing
> > is...criminals
> > want popular things....what are you going to do about it?
> >
> > 7. To watch or listen to something on a phone, PDA, or iPod is to exclude
> > yourself from your friends and your environment. -- *see #5
> >
> > 8. When it crashes, there goes your music. -- *I actually bought an
> > external hard drive (200gb for less than $200) to store the mp4 files on
> > (I burn them
> > from CDs using 160kbps, so they're a bit larger than 128kbps mp3 files,
> > but they sound much better!), but yeah, the files will take up room on
> > your
> > hard drive...you have to make adjustments for that...
> >
> > 9. Anybody that uses one in public that is over 30 years old looks
> > silly. --*
> > Bob, that's a matter of personal opinion (I kinda agree but then again, I
> > think us older curmudgeon types are probably not happy with a lot of
> > things
> > like this). Again, you think people over 30 with iPods look silly, I think
>
> > most
> > people look silly anyway.
> >
> > 10. Your friends can talk about you while you're listeneng to the latest
> > Pink Eye track. -* Paranoid a little bit, Bob?:-)
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
>
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