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IS iPod Upgradable
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Senior User
Join Date: Sep 2000
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In the future could Apple release firmware upgrades that could expand the iPod's capability with regard to what formats it can play? Like in the future is *.mycoolformat became the standard could apple make the iPod play it using a firmware update.
I suppose what i'm asking is - is iPod future proof?
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-ALPHA ROBERTSON,whose daughter was one of four girls killed in the bombing of a Birmingham, Ala., church in 1963.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2001
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yep, guess so, it can get firmware updates, that's true and i think those updates can for example serve for the aim you are giving
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iMac G5 2.0 Ghz 20", 2 GB RAM, 400 GB, OS X 10.4.5, iPod with color screen 60 GB
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I've read that the BIOS is upgradable. But frankly, I'm not sure what the implications are.
PeteWK
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<Alan>
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In a device like iPod, wouldn't the MPEG decoding be done in hardware? If that's the case, it doesn't matter if the thing is flashable, because it wont be fast enough to do software decoding of a new whiz bang format?
Al
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2000
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Check out Apple's web site...they have posted a FAQ that clearly states, "Upgradeable firmware enables support for future audio formats..."
Josh
[ 10-27-2001: Message edited by: JFischel ]
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20 Inch Intel iMac * MacBook 2 GHz * 60GB iPod * 4GB iPhone
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Senior User
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Originally posted by <Alan>:
<STRONG>In a device like iPod, wouldn't the MPEG decoding be done in hardware? If that's the case, it doesn't matter if the thing is flashable, because it wont be fast enough to do software decoding of a new whiz bang format?
Al</STRONG>
The decoding is done with a DSP, which can use different routines to decode different formats. Now if they supported Monkey Audio, that would be excellent 
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