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Jessica - Sep 25, 2007 4:16:32 am PDT #2856 of 25497

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

iTunes will turn anything except Windows Media into an iPod-compatible movie file for you (right-click and select "Convert selection for iPod").

The vids that will give you trouble are the ones created in WMM and only available as WMV. If you have the pro version of Flip4Mac (or Sorensen Squeeze), you can convert them to M4V, but I don't know of a way to do it for free.

DXMachina - Sep 25, 2007 4:24:02 am PDT #2857 of 25497

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

This is really cool:

Water-cooled Steampunk PC [link]

Jessica - Sep 25, 2007 4:26:07 am PDT #2858 of 25497

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Water-cooled Steampunk PC

O. M. G. WANT.

Sophia Brooks - Sep 25, 2007 4:34:45 am PDT #2859 of 25497

Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thanks Jessica!

Also, is there any/much difference between the new iPod "classic" 80G and the video iPod 80G. Our school has the older one on clearance for $200

amych - Sep 25, 2007 4:37:27 am PDT #2860 of 25497

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

The Classic has the new software which has shinier visual effects, but as far as I've seen, it doesn't actually do anything different from the 80GB 5G.

le nubian - Sep 25, 2007 5:19:30 am PDT #2861 of 25497

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

sophia,

I recieved some $$ for my birthday and am thinking of getting an iPod that plays videos. Does anyone know if there is some sort of hack/way for it to play non-itunes videos, and where I would look for that-- say if I wanted to play fanvids that are .avi?

FWIW, I like ipodifier (PC) to convert ipod videos. It is much more consistent than videoera, IME.

I have a 80G Video and I really like it. I really like the ability to play video podcasts.

Rob - Sep 25, 2007 8:39:44 am PDT #2862 of 25497

I've read in various places that the iPod "classic" has slightly worse sound quality. I'd go with the previous model.

Glamcookie - Sep 25, 2007 8:46:45 am PDT #2863 of 25497

I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Eek! I just ordered an iPod Classic!

NoiseDesign - Sep 25, 2007 8:49:41 am PDT #2864 of 25497

Our wings are not tired

I've got an iPod Classic and the sound quality issues aren't there for 99.9% of the population. Most of those reports on sound quality are coming from the same sorts of folks who will spend hundreds of dollars of a couple of feet of speaker cable. Not your average Joe Consumer.

tommyrot - Sep 25, 2007 8:50:00 am PDT #2865 of 25497

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Huh. Weird. Sounds like a bug introduced with a codec change.

Heijligers suggests that Apple may be able to fix the problem through a firmware update.

Let's hope so.

The first article says many people might not even notice the difference.

x-posty.

My ears are pretty sensitive to minor changes, so I'm wondering if I'd notice....

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