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Jerommeke · Jul 25, 2002, 07:32 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kaner:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Jerommeke:
Ever felt how devastatingly hard it is to have a list of ~4800 songs, and press to delete ~3300 songs of them for letting it fit on your iPod, while I see another guy in though happily carrying his 20 Gigs.<hr /></blockquote>Are you joking? Did you actually delete some of your songs because they wouldnt all fit on your ipod? seriously? i can't believe it. i just cant. i have to ask tho, do you know how to turn off the auto-update function?<hr /></blockquote>no

but when updateing i start with the full list, and I delete 3300 songs of them from that playlist, not from the library

the auto-update function, as in erhm, it automtically updates when pluggin in? I guess in the periperials forum there was something bout that a long while ago.

dav · Jul 25, 2002, 07:43 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Anomalous:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by InterfaceGuy:
[qb]Technically, AAC is not an acronym, because it can't be pronounced.<hr /></blockquote>you mean you don't pronounce it "aack!"
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t_hah · Jul 25, 2002, 10:30 AM

I have the 5Gb iPod as well. I love that little thing. I use it in school

, and at work. I have much more mp3s than 5GB, but I only copy the ones I listen to on my iPod. I could not even listen to all 5GB of music in a day. That is why iTunes 3 kicks ass. You can just set it to your 300-400 most played songs and sync that with your iPod. That way you will still have room for files on the Pod as well. I do not think that the 5GB version is any worse than the new ones. I do not need the port cover, I keep my iPod in a case, so it does not get dirty. I did order a remote for it, and I have the awsome Sony plug-in-the-ear-style headphones, which kick ass!

I hope that this will make you feel better.
My iPod will last a long time. Probably until they come out with a 1TB version. But by then we will have a file formats that compress the music much better than mp3s at higher quality, so that music files will only be 10K. Just kidding. But really, your iPod is great! Get yourself a remote, and ducktape (no, no, no!) the Firewire port.

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tsheley · Jul 25, 2002, 12:21 PM

I just got my 5gb iPod last Friday and I just love this thing. I bought and then started wondering if you would really use it. Well there has not been a day this week that I haven't used it. I listen to it all day long.

olePigeon · Jul 26, 2002, 12:01 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by dav:
looking forward to apple implementing AAC too.<hr /></blockquote>That's a feature I'm really impressed about with the iPod. They built the firmware knowing they'd be upgrading it and adding features. I wouldn't be surprised if they start adding MP4, AAC, and Vorbis.

vmpaul · Jul 26, 2002, 11:46 AM

is anyone else not terribly impressed with that ipod remote? isnt the point of one of those remote things to have a little LED screen(like the sony things have) so you can scroll through your playlists without removing the ipod from your pocket/backpack/whatever ? it doesnt look like you can even jump playlists with the thing?[/QUOTE]

Yeah a screen would've been the ultimate but it's better than nothing. At least you don't have to carry the unit in your hand now. When I run the last think I want to carry is a box in my hand.