IPod's

[Hamma]

Who has one, what are they like. Do they suck? Would you reccomend one?

[Hydralisk]

Me. They rawk. Nuff' said.
The new generation have a much improved-ness battery life.
Actually I am listening to it right now. Hmm.

[Dharkbayne]

Waste of money. Get a CD player/Cd Burner. 370 dollars cheaper.

[Hamma]

Waste of money. Get a CD player/Cd Burner. 370 dollars cheaper.
Never post in my threads.

Continue plz.

[Dharkbayne]

Never post in my threads.

Continue plz.
:tear:

[Hydralisk]

lollergots.
They aren't a waste of money if you listen to music alot. I take my ipod everywhere and listen to music everywhere... even during school sometimes. Now the Ipod MINIS are another story. Those are a major waste of money. 20g for $350 or 4g for $300, obvious choice.

[MrPaul]

Do you have 20GB of music though? I have 600 songs on my iTunes and that's only 2GB.

[Onizuka]

I have a 20 gig. Use it all the time, don't need more space, love the sleek look, good controls. I didn't wanna fuss with it, just put my whole music collection on it and its there.

[JetRaiden]

I like em alot. my friend let me borrow his when I went to PSU:MA. big life saver on the flight down. Im getting the Sony Network one soon I think. comes with a subscription to DL music, 30 hour battery life, and 40 gb memory, I think.

[FearTheAtlas]

Pros:
Storage
Organization abilities
Ergonomic controls (<3 volume wheel)
Backlight

Cons:
COST - in the name of all things good and holy it's expensive, plus some accessories you may want makes this a hefty, hefty investment.
iTunes - unless you use Kazaa/KLite/Emule/Bitorrent/CD, you have to use iTunes to get the music, which is true with everything but still.

[Hydralisk]

I have used about 15g. I have my music and half my hard drive on it(POS Computer, just ask Setari). Oh yeah, and my porn collection, but thats just me....

[Sputty]

Get an iRiver, I hear they're better

[Corrosion]

It rocks. BIG RECOMMENDATION.

Note to those seeking Ipod repair:

Customer service rocks in every aspect. Almost.

Here's my story:
After getting it confiscated at school and losing touch with it for 3 weeks, I get it back, One problem, the hold switch doesn't work anymore. So I go on Ipod support page, get a repair form and everything (free repair [any excuse] for 6 months). They ship me a box with a shipping label and a lot of "comfy" stuff to put the iPod in, So I see the shipping label, and being the dumbass that I am, I just hand it to the Postman. BIG MISTAKE. Apprantly I was supposed to drop it off at a DHL (something like UPS/Fedex) dropbox [LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE] So a month later I call up Apple, wondering where the fuck it is. NO BODY FUCKING KNOWS. NOBODY. NOT THE FUCKING POSTMAN, NOT APPLE, NOT THE POSTOFFICE, NOT ME. NOBODY.
Apple support did not include a fucking letter on how to ship it to them. Even though they said one was sent, with an e-mail.
:tear:

[Biohazzard56]

I have the Third Generation iPod it owns, good battery life firewire and plus its the most widely recognized and best brand name MP3 player. Best that money can get IMO, iRiver seems generic to me.

[Doop]

Get a MiniDisc player. Them things are koo.

[Derfud]

I highly recommend getting an iRiver instead of an iPod. One of the coolest things is the remote console. Which you can clip on to your shirt and change songs, adjust volume, change equalization, and activate recording with. It even has a screen so you can see what you are doing. The iRiver also comes with a built in microphone so you can use it like a tape recorder. Or if you want, it has a external microphone that you can clip on to your collar also. It also has 2 line out jacks (one optical) so you can have to people listening to the same iRiver without using a splitter. And my favourite part about it is the fact that you can just drag and drop songs into and, and use it like a portable hard drive, apparently you need to use some special iTunes program to add songs to an iPod. Last but not least, it is packaged with a double male jack so that you can plug it in to any stereo system with a microphone jack, and play your iRiver from there. You can do the same thing with a digital tape also I think.

Don't support Steve Jobs, get the iRiver. :p

http://www.iriveramerica.com/

[Corrosion]

iRiver's interface makes me vomit.

[Rbstr]

Ipod IMO = over priced over hyped piece of pop culture. I'd go withthe iriver myself, even though at it's base its a knockoff of the over priced over hype piece of pop culture.

not one to listen to musik much meself anyway

[Corrosion]

Ipod 20 GB = 299.99
Iriver 20 GB = 329.99

Ipod 40 GB = 399.99
Iriver 40 GB = N/A (At least not produced anymore)

GG, you lose.

[Indecisive]

If you are going to blow insane amounts of money on an overpriced crappy thing, dont buy an ipod. Its so gimped. What about that new fangled walkman?

[Sputty]

http://knollsoft.com/evil_mac.jpg

[Dharkbayne]

Ipod 20 GB = 299.99
Iriver 20 GB = 329.99

Ipod 40 GB = 399.99
Iriver 40 GB = N/A (At least not produced anymore)

GG, you lose.

Who the fuck has more than 20 gigs of music? Hell, how does anyone have more than 3 gigs of music? That'd be hundreds upon hundreds of hours of music.

[Corrosion]

My current musical collection: 12 GB.

[JetRaiden]

everyones saying the iPod is overpriced. well, yea, maybe, but compared to what?

[EineBeBoP]

iRiver's interface makes me vomit.

'cause joo r teh baka and need everything spelled out for joo.

:p


Ipod 20 GB = 299.99
Iriver 20 GB = 329.99

Ipod 40 GB = 399.99
Iriver 40 GB = N/A (At least not produced anymore)

GG, you lose.

Lies. When they first came out, the 20gb was $400 I found it online for $300

the 40gb is still being manufactured at MSRP $429.99 which means youll be able to find it cheaper again.


Hamma, do a search for the word "iriver" posted by me, and youll find all my arguments for it. seriously. do the research.

Both products are great, but the iriver is the ipod's older, smarter, nicer, more humble looking older sister. (ipods the family whore, and dells locked in the closet (retard).)


Who the fuck has more than 20 gigs of music? Hell, how does anyone have more than 3 gigs of music? That'd be hundreds upon hundreds of hours of music.


I ahve 11gb on my iriver currently, and 18 total on the HD.

[AztecWarrior]

I have 7 gigs, but that's only because there's crap in there I don't want. I just copied it all from my dad's folder.

[EineBeBoP]

iRiver
http://www.epinions.com/pr-iRiver_iHP-120_20GB_MP3_Player

Lowest price : $287

Great site for reviews

iPod:
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Apple_iPod_20GB_MAC_PC-M9244LL_A_MP3_Player

Lowest Price: $294

[Corrosion]

iRiver is not nice, it took me a good 2 minutes to figure out how to record.
and the iPod looks LOADS better than the iRiver.
iPod is older too.

God damn it, Eine, think before posting adjectives.

[Ivan]

iRiver is not nice, it took me a good 2 minutes to figure out how to record. OMG! 2 whole minutes! :rofl: :lol: :p

[Corrosion]

iRiver
http://www.epinions.com/pr-iRiver_iHP-120_20GB_MP3_Player

Lowest price : $287

Great site for reviews

iPod:
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Apple_iPod_20GB_MAC_PC-M9244LL_A_MP3_Player

Lowest Price: $294

7 bucks in not a difference.

[Corrosion]

OMG! 2 whole minutes! :rofl: :lol: :p
I still dont know how to actually record, I just got to some menu and then got lost in its crappy interface.

[EineBeBoP]

iRiver is not nice, it took me a good 2 minutes to figure out how to record.
and the iPod looks LOADS better than the iRiver.
iPod is older too.

God damn it, Eine, think before posting adjectives.


who gives a shit about looks? i SAID it was more humble.


wow! 2 minutes?!
It does have a learning curve, but anyone who can operati a (windows) computer, can figure this thing out, and be better off for doing so.

hooray for ipod? shall we throw it a birthday party?

[EineBeBoP]

7 bucks in not a difference.
no, but it destroys your argument of how the iriver is more expensive


grawr damn spam filter



http://planetside-universe.com/forums/search.php?searchid=52332


Read the "ipod vs digi cam thread", and the "heavy's ipod review"

[Corrosion]

Also, when browsing throu music, the songs show up as file names, so if you're going to have to look for a specific song, you'll have to wait a couple seconds for it to scroll the name if the file name is like so: Artist - Song.mp3

Ipod: Automaticly sorts by albums, artists, genres, composers, etc.

[EineBeBoP]

Not always, and theres software that fixes that. (not itunes)
I prefer my sorting, as I can put stuff where I can find it fastest.

[AztecWarrior]

Buy a violin.

[Derfud]

With a simple right click and a left click, the iRiver will too. Personally I like to have my songs stored in folders, a la "my music", makes me think of how similair it is to a PC. Listening the HDD boot up when you turn it on is also awesome :P

[Corrosion]

I still think iPod is better, yes iRiver has a few features that the iPod doesn't, but you really don't use them.

What matters to me is interface, every iRiver owner should admit that the iPod's interface is LOADS better.

[EineBeBoP]

that is one slight fault. the iriver scans the HD when booting up. takes 5-10 seconds at most. but yeah, it does sound damn cool :p

I still think iPod is better, yes iRiver has a few features that the iPod doesn't, but you really don't use them.

What matters to me is interface, every iRiver owner should admit that the iPod's interface is LOADS better.

I use the radio every damn day. I record lectures in class, and get incriminating evidence on friends :p I record music off other players (cd, HD, analogue) every so often

the ipod's interface is EASIER, but not better. i can get to any feature in 2 seconds (seriously, buttons have 2 features depending on if you click or hold, and the joystick had 3, for R/L/U/D, click, and hold.) with a little practice, I can find anything i want as fast as, if not faster, than your average ipod user.

[Infernus]

heh I happen to like my iRiver... just keep it away from water... it does not like water, as the name would suggest...

[EineBeBoP]

http://iriveramerica.com/products/H120.aspx
Thats the one I got
Features:
Plays over 600 hours of digital music
Up to 16 hours of battery life
Supports MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV and OGG music files
Ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers (up to 40 times faster than USB 1.0)
Integrated FM tuner
Backlit remote control with 4-line display
Built-in voice recorder
Intuitive music navigation
Real-time MP3 encoding (no PC required)
20GB of internal storage
Store or transfer files of any type
Extra-large, 8-line, backlit LCD
Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery
Optical input and output
Upgradeable to future formats and features

So, built in mic (for recording notes / recording lectures in class {ive done this before})
built in FM tuner (BIG deal for me)
plays OGG files
backlit remote thats shows song info comes with the iriver free
dosent need firewire
can be plugged into any Win PC, and (tho im not 100% sure) macs as well (dont need 2 versions)
upgradeable (not hardware, but software.)
can record optical in
4 more hours battery life

comes with a buncha shit

Backlit remote control with 4-line display
iRiver earphones
Carrying case
Installation software CD
AC adapter
USB 2.0 cable
Line-in cable
External microphone
Printed user manual



While it certainly isn't as pretty as an iPod, it easily dwarfs it in features.
I like to call the iPod "iRiver's slutty little sister that everyone wants to get with"


Im certainly not saying that the iPod is bad. Not at all. its a great product (tho put out by a horrible company). I jsut think that the iRiver is a BETTER product and you should at least consider it.

Posted at an earlier date along with:


I've played with corrs plenty, thanks. Ill take my iriver any day.

how it looks just isnt that important to me.

add ons cost money. and you cant buy a "pack" of them, so its prolly around $20 each (just a guess, based on nothing) item.


Real time encoding, and input/output means that you can hook up a friends music device, and record straight to the HD. I've copied a song I liked off a friends CD player before that way. iriver comes in 40gb too. The lights on the displays themselves are pretty much equal (tho i often find myself blinded by the iriver light late at night) I prefer the actual information shown on the display better however. We all know what the ipod battery has been accused of (ipodsdirtylittlesecret.com or whatever), and so far the iriver has had no problems like that (of corse it hasnt been out as long, but still...)

iriver needs that program (itunes?) to transfer files back and forth. the iriver is basicly an external HD when its plugged in. I ALWAYS use it to back up files when I format.
its as simple as plug in - drag and drop - unplug - format - plug in - drag and drop again, and im done. the ipod would need drivers from itunes if Im correct.

ipod does upgrade its software, but theyd rather you bought the "next generation" ipod, instead of putting these updates out every few months.


Another thing, Corr's ipod broke a LONG TIME AGO. At least 2 months. (it was at the end of school corr, remember how you could listen to K&B with me at PE once you borrowed my cd player?) He sent it to Apple to have it repaired, and still hasnt gotten it back. What kind of company makes you wait Months for a repair?


another thing Jag, have YOU ever tryed an iriver? take your own advice and borrow one. just trying it for 5 min, youll get lost and confused. the iriver is a bit more complicated, but makes up for it with what you can do. took me about a day and a half to really learn how to use it.

The iriver certainly isnt for everyone. But i think that anyone here with half a brain will keep an open mind when looking for a mp3 player. Especially when your (or someone else) is going to spend $300 on this thing.

[Corrosion]

that is one slight fault. the iriver scans the HD when booting up. takes 5-10 seconds at most. but yeah, it does sound damn cool :p



I use the radio every damn day. I record lectures in class, and get incriminating evidence on friends :p I record music off other players (cd, HD, analogue) every so often

the ipod's interface is EASIER, but not better. i can get to any feature in 2 seconds (seriously, buttons have 2 features depending on if you click or hold, and the joystick had 3, for R/L/U/D, click, and hold.) with a little practice, I can find anything i want as fast as, if not faster, than your average ipod user.
Radio, fine.

But as far as I know, you never commonly use the other features. If I want, I could by a ipod mic for 5-10 bucks.

[AztecWarrior]

There are no iPods or iRivers in Soviet Russia.

[EineBeBoP]

Believe it or not, I do sue it when your not around :p

I record notes becasue im lazy :p

the iriver remote is a lot nicer than the ipods. you can do ANYTHING on the remote, than you can do on the main device. ipods remote is a mere volume up/dwn, next track, play/pause, stop. dosent even show the song info.

iRiver comes standard with:

Backlit remote control with 4-line display (see above)
iRiver earphones (nice, but I suggest your own)
Carrying case (very nice, protects the iriver, and hides it if you think its ugly :p )
Installation software CD (not even needed. I never used it. plug and play for the win.)
AC adapter (ipod dosent include this, you have to buy seperately or use firewire all the time [not good fro traveling])
USB 2.0 cable (dosent require firewire ports, but can use them [sold seperately])
Line-in cable (cool for recording music off other players (radio, cd, other hard drives, your comps speakers. etc.)
External microphone (cool for recording stuff at higher quality than the internal mic. gets rid of the sound of the hard drive you can *occasionally* hear when using the internal.)
Printed user manual ( very helpful, required reading to really learn how to operate at full capacity.)

[Corrosion]

The ipod comes with a AC adapter, if it didn't, I would slap Steve Jobs upside the head.

[Neon Apocalypse]

i have a 20gb iriver

i love it, the interface isnt quite as good as an ipod, it doesnt look as sleek, but it has many more advantages

microphone
longer battery life
plays tons of different music encodings whereas ipod has only 2
simple software

i got the iriver mainly because of the battery and different music formats it plays

[Lonehunter]

Me. They rawk. Nuff' said.
The new generation have a much improved-ness battery life.
Actually I am listening to it right now. Hmm.
I stopped reading after this. How do you say "Nuff' said" then continue explaining?

[Heavygain]

Well Hamma, i have a 40gb ipod, i love it, great sound, i can hold all the damn songs i want, and it hooks up into all my stereos and whatnot. Iriver from what ive heard is "Better" but i wouldnt count on it.

[EineBeBoP]

The ipod comes with a AC adapter, if it didn't, I would slap Steve Jobs upside the head.

Does it? whats that little white thing u lent amir then? wasnt that seperate?

[Corrosion]

It came with the iPod.

[EineBeBoP]

Oh. My mistake

http://www.yorokonde.com/modules/phpBB2/images/smiles/chirolp_as.gif

[Neon Apocalypse]

the only thing i wish the iriver had was to plug it into the car stereo

[Mag]

heh I happen to like my iRiver... just keep it away from water... it does not like water, as the name would suggest...

Bwahahahahahaha. :D

[EineBeBoP]

the only thing i wish the iriver had was to plug it into the car stereo

you can do that with the normal car adapter (tape with a wire sticking out)
$5 at your local wal-mart

[Neon Apocalypse]

thx for telling me

[r3d]

I have this cool mp3 player called "A Brain"
It only holds like one song at a time, and changes frequently, and sometimes songs just get "Stuck" there.

[Corrosion]

iPod has the iTrip, you can listen to your iPod on a radio.

It's a FM transmitter.

[EineBeBoP]

iPod has the iTrip, you can listen to your iPod on a radio.

It's a FM transmitter.

that you buy seperately.

[EineBeBoP]

I've changed my mind.

No ipod
no iriver ihp-120

http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/pmp-120.aspx#
http://www.iriveramerica.com/images/prod/pmp120/120-hero.jpg

Oh emm gee.

[Mag]

I find it rather funny that it's designation is PMP.

[EineBeBoP]

:lol: as do I.

I just may have to take that boring ass office job (Woot! filing paperz!) to get the funds to afford it

[Infernus]

I'm sooo getting it...

[Dharkbayne]

Tards. It's 500 dollars and it's like a 4 inch screen.

[EineBeBoP]

its an iriver with video capability.

I want it

[Dharkbayne]

Get a mobile DVD player. Burn all your music to 1-2 DVDs, save 200 dollars.

[EineBeBoP]

Yeah, I know. im jsut swept away by the coolness.

I wanna get one anyways. (the dvd player, not the Pmp)

[Squeeky]

I got a 40gig iPod, case, dock, firewire cable/firewire AC adapter all for $300 shipped. But that was from a For Sale forum.

If you do get one, get the Belkin Car Audio kit (:google:). It allows you to charge with the cigarette lighter and has an audio jack so you can rig it up to play through your car speakers (and then disconnect and bring inside when you're done driving).

[Fragmatic]

Gah, here we hvae my solution to the problem.

1. Buy MP3 CD Player - $80~
2. Buy CD Writer - $40~
3. Buy lots o' CDRs - $30~

Ok, it's cheaper, most of you already have a burner, and you can carry around 250 songs on a cd.

[Sgt Rock]

Who the fuck has more than 20 gigs of music? Hell, how does anyone have more than 3 gigs of music? That'd be hundreds upon hundreds of hours of music.

I do and I also have a 40 Gb iPod :groovy:

It just takes ages to rip 600+ cd's

[Onizuka-GTO]

i have a 40GB ipod too. its great , and when i head down to check on my little brothers, i can take along my favourite anime series and other stuff to keep them quiet.

I have around 25GB of music so its perfect.

Only downside is i seen the new 40GB ipod and its has a longer battery life (6hrs more) and a new click wheel, so it doesnt have the 4 buttons on top. so jealous, i want it. :(

I really reconmend not only does it look cute, and stylish, it also has the space.
beats any iriver rubbish.
:p

[firecrackerNC]

I got a Creative Labs one and I like it alot.

[Hamma]

I like the look and style of the ipod personally.

[SDM]

I like the look and style of the ipod personally.
Have you looked at SONY's version? You can't go wrong with sony.

[Hamma]

negative, link?

[Corrosion]

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=pb_KeEihyNLKBgmUoKPAcwevkOX1XvuCff0=?Cat egoryName=pa_DigitalMusicPlayers_Network&Dept=pa


Network Walkman�


Take your downloaded digital music with you.
:lol: :lol:

[Hamma]

Not bad :brow:

[Corrosion]

It looks too generic.

[Squeeky]

Go with the iPod Hamma. You wont be dissapointed.

[JetRaiden]

It looks too generic.

yea but have you seen how small it is? its like the size of an iPod mini, maybe smaller.

[Corrosion]

yea but have you seen how small it is? its like the size of an iPod mini, maybe smaller.
That's not a good thing.

I don't like a green screen with a piece of crap for a control unit.

[SDM]

That's not a good thing.

I don't like a green screen with a piece of crap for a control unit.
Ok, we get the idea fanboi, turn it down a notch. :lol:

Hamma wants options, I give him options. I personally would get the sony if i were looking to buy one.

[EineBeBoP]

Jebus corr. iPods not the only good player out there.

why isnt small size a good thing? and I actually like how it looks (tho again, looks dont mean shot for me)

like SDM said, options are what were providing. we get that you like the ipod. Just like i like the iriver. but that dosent mean that its the only "good" option.

[Spider]

Isnt what SDM posted a minidisk player?

Anyways go with the I-Pod, might cost alot but it's worth it.

[JetRaiden]

Isnt what SDM posted a minidisk player?

Anyways go with the I-Pod, might cost alot but it's worth it.

No, sony's minidisc players and "network walkman" look alot alike though.

I'd go with the iPod or Network Walkman by Sony. but are equally good options.

[Hydralisk]

I've owned both an Ipod and an Iriver. I got the Iriver first but it was fucked the first day. I tried everything and read the entire manual. That was probably 1 in 1,000,000 that was absolutely screwd but I returned it and got my Ipod. I don't buy from companies that I get a bugged product from, even if it is the 1 in 1,000,000 that didn't work. I love my Ipod and I love the interface 10x better than the Iriver's.

[Jennyboo]

No iPod :p lets Save our money :p

[Indecisive]

The woman is smart.

Listen!

[EineBeBoP]

No iPod :p lets Save our money :p


Not a bad idea for newleyweds

[Hamma]

If you dont let me buy electronics, I will surely hang myself after one month of marriage.

Either way, I wasn't planning on buying one right now. Just checked one out for the first time the other day and thought it was cool :p

[Jennyboo]

If you dont let me buy electronics, I will surely hang myself after one month of marriage.

Either way, I wasn't planning on buying one right now. Just checked one out for the first time the other day and thought it was cool :p

Right :rolleyes:

[THrONeBeaST]

Hamma wants one before the Rally

[Hamma]

Actually, I just ordered one.

Jen keep an eye out for Fedex

thx

[THrONeBeaST]

:lol:

Married Sept 5th

Fedex hits Sept 7th with Ipod and Jen divorces Hamma

[Infernus]

:lol:

Married Sept 5th

Fedex hits Sept 7th with Ipod and Jen divorces Hamma

I've seen worse... ... ...Britney Spears... and... yeah thats about it...

[SkunkPunk]

ipods suck, after 2 years the battery dies and u cant replace it its a big scam

[Indecisive]

Actually, I just ordered one.

Jen keep an eye out for Fedex

thx


Pizzown him jen!


(What did you end up going with?)

[SDM]

ipods suck, after 2 years the battery dies and u cant replace it its a big scam
Idiot :lol:

[Mango]

Apprantly I was supposed to drop it off at a DHL (something like UPS/Fedex) dropbox [LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE]
heh i work for DHL :D

[Heavygain]

:lol:

Married Sept 5th

Fedex hits Sept 7th with Ipod and Jen divorces Hamma
Wrong. Ipod would make her grab him by the collar and drag him into the bedroom.

[Indecisive]

Negative. Ipod/VW beetle/Apple are all hippy and homosexual. Hence, Wrong.

[Corrosion]

heh i work for DHL :D
Wanna kill your commanding officers for me?

[Squeeky]

Actually, I just ordered one.

Jen keep an eye out for Fedex

thx

lmfao :lol: :lol:

[Hydralisk]

Lol. I get free battery replacement and I got mine from Best Buy. Actually when the battery runs out, they give me a brand new Ipod(If a new generation has come out they give me the new version). Only $30 for the replacement deal. I think its worth it(The same if it breaks or anything, brand new Ipod).

[Sgt Rock]

ipods suck, after 2 years the battery dies and u cant replace it its a big scam


What a load of BS, I'd check your facts out first :-

http://www.ipodbattery.com/

[SkunkPunk]

u will ge tmirked by ie5.04

[NoSurrender]

i want one for christmas but, i don't think my parents could afford $300. So i might use all my relatives money and if i dont have enough pay for my part of my present again.

[Corrosion]

Gratz Hamma, did you get it laser engraved at apple.com?