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futurerelics

Creeping Towards Death's Door

Jan 28, 2007 16:10

Crippled by old age, my iPod has stopped displaying song titles. In fact, it has stopped displaying anything. It i touch the wheel, the screen lights up and reveals nothing. Useful as a nightlight, but little else ( Read more... )

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thomasirvin January 28 2007, 22:12:34 UTC

When given a trouble, I run into obsession with choice.

futurerelics January 30 2007, 23:04:20 UTC

Methinks we'd make a good team.

thomasirvin January 30 2007, 23:53:05 UTC

We already do!

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futurerelics January 30 2007, 23:01:11 UTC

You probably aren't wrong. But...then i wouldn't have the cathartic experience that is writing. Also, whereas i can pretend that as long as i'm sitting at my computer, work is being accomplished, if i actually venture out to a shopping center, i've admitted (to myself) that i have surrendered an evening (or afternoon, or morning) to failed productivity.

That being said...i think i'm giving up sooner rather than later. Now the iPod has ceased the most basic functioning. Without musical support to motivate, i do too.

kristenny January 29 2007, 00:35:05 UTC

Without hesitation: Sony ( ... )

futurerelics January 30 2007, 23:12:41 UTC

I think the best advertisement for a company is satisfied customers, and seems that in you, Sony has found one.

I'm under warranty for a few more months, and i shall continue to abuse my current investment til it ceases to provide returns (that is, til whenever it is after April that it stops making music completely)...but at that point, i'll be looking into your advice. (I'd prefer the HD variety, but i might learn to be flexible).

kristenny January 30 2007, 23:41:00 UTC

We are certainly SonyWhores...ha! It just so happens we find their electronics the most consistantly worth-the-cost. ;)

The flash players are really, really nice - but if I recall, you have a huge music collection too...which is why I insisted on an HD unit for myself. If you're comfortable going through ebay or another online source, I would definitely go that route - you'll get, to use an annoying cliche, much more "bang for the buck" that route (HD). But if total capacity is NOT a huge concern, there are still two very happy flash-consumers in my family. ;)

futurerelics January 30 2007, 23:19:36 UTC

You mention the compression software...what format does Sony store the music in for the player? Can you put mp3s on directly? Or do you have to convert your music to a different format? How easily can it be extracted? (For a while, i wasn't thinking as i imported my CDs into iTunes, so i have several tracks that are only in AAC format. It'd be a pain to have to re-import these albums. Stupid DRM and incompatible file formats).

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phizzled January 29 2007, 03:34:14 UTC

for hard drive players, i usually recommend Creative and iRivir product. I actually like the iRiver stuff less, but that's probably because most of my friends have flash players for running and what have you.

All of my primary mp3 players have been Creatives, and though I usually replace them every two years, I figure that's reasonable. Comparable to the iPod in most ways, but you don't have to use iTunes (a terrible temptation in my case) and I know a lot of my friends have struggled to retrieve things from iPods when the harddrives on their computers crashed. Thus far Creative hasn't added any kind of DRM that restricts your ability to move your music back and forth at will, which is probably the most important consideration for me.

Maybe i'm just too demanding... futurerelics January 30 2007, 23:16:28 UTC

I'd agree that two years is pretty reasonable. And ultimately (if you include the warranty extension into the original purchase price), i'll only be paying to replace my iPod every two years. But as this will be my fourth return, the product isn't lasting nearly the time i'd expect.

Also...at night i dream about a world without DRM. So Creative wins bonus points for contributing to such a world.

Have faith in Apple! anonymous January 29 2007, 19:24:59 UTC

Seriously? 4 times? What are you doing with your ipods?

I had the very first one with the spinning wheel. I dropped it numerous times, had the wheel fall off, put it back on, got tobacco stuck in the wheel, dropped it again, lost it in the snow, and it still worked.
The only reason I don't have it now is I have no idea where it is.
My ipod mini is still functional even after it was attacked by my con law book.

I think you are the problem, not the awesomeness of Apple. :P

Love, Valerie Solanas

Re: Have faith in Apple! futurerelics January 30 2007, 23:22:20 UTC

Dear Valerie,

Are you really going to attack me over Apple, a company created by men?

Love, Jess