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.
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amych - Sep 25, 2007 4:37:27 am PDT #2860 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
le nubian - Sep 25, 2007 5:19:30 am PDT #2861 of 25501
"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 25501
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 25501
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 25501
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 25501
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....
Glamcookie - Sep 25, 2007 8:51:30 am PDT #2866 of 25501
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
Oh, good. I didn't want anything to dampen my excitement for my shiny new toy.
amych - Sep 25, 2007 8:52:58 am PDT #2867 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I've got an iPod Classic and the sound quality issues aren't there for 99.9% of the population.
This -- in fact, I've seen reviews (umm. somewhere. that probably has a link I didn't save.) saying "we could definitely tell a difference, but only when we used the $400 headphones...." I suspect that the quality loss that comes from ripping/dl'ing at anything other than the very highest-quality far outweighs the diffference between iPods for those of us who aren't ND.
Fred Pete - Sep 25, 2007 9:25:08 am PDT #2868 of 25501
Ann, that's a ferret.
My iPod is in the shop. It stopped working. The in-store repair folks said that the computer recognizes it, but nothing shows up on the screen.
I also had to get a new portable XM receiver because my old one died.
It hasn't been a good month for my electronic music delivery devices.
Sean K - Sep 25, 2007 10:15:28 am PDT #2869 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
1080p is better than 1080i. But is it worth the extra cost? If I have no articulated plans to upgrade my DVD system, is it a waste of money to buy now?
I think it is very unlikely you'll ever be able to tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p.