just loaded my iPod with all my alt-preset-standard mp3's and I am little disappointed. They sound pretty good but do not get that loud on my V6's (I expected to be drowned in sound with these). On my EX70's they sound decent but distort at high volumes. I also have the iRiver IMP-550, and mp3's...

Finally solved the problem. Firts, as pointed out, having windows format the drive reaaly screwed it up. Second, I updtaed w/ the wrong software 1.3 instead of using 2.01. All I needed to do was updtae with 2.01 software for XP and reformat. So if anyone else ever has the problem of iTunes not...

yeah ever since i reformatted the thing is totally screwed up oly dsiplaying the folder with the exclamation point. Is there any way to restore it to factory settiungs other than rebooting?

Damn--I just updated to 1.3 ipod software for Win XP and still when I connect--itunes doesn't see the ipod and I get the "Disk Mode/do not disconnect message." What is so weird is that windows recognizes the ipod but iTUnes does not?!?!?!? ARGHHHHHHH

how do I find out which gen--I think it is the latest.

I just read a post in the iPOD lounge forum with someone who was having the exact same problem. He then responded, "problem solved: all i needed to do was upgrade my iPod... to 2.1." What does he mean by upgrading the iPOD to 2.1? Maybe that is what I need to do...

i received the iPOD in pristine condition--never been used. I reformatted because a format dirve box popped up in windows so I formatted in FAT32. I just rebooted the iPOD and a folder with anexclamation mark popped up--now it is blank.

that's the weird thing; according to the manual, I should see the iPOD in my iTunes "sources" coulmn, but I don't???

just got a 10GB iPOD from a friend. Installed itunes for Windows (latest version from Apple). Connected iPOD to my computer thru firewire connection--formatted the drive and now for the past 24 hours a circle with a line through it keep sflashing saying "Disk Mode--Do Not Disconnect." I have...

are there any other brands that put out the same power as the imp-550?

I just listened to the iriver imp-550 and was blown away by the sound and output power--man that is the loudest output power I have ever heard from an mp3-cd player--incredible sound-i turned it all the way up with absolutely no distortion. Here's the catch though, I do not like not having...

I use the Sony EX70 for the gym and Sony V6's for portable non-gym use. Im in the U.S.

I have never listened to an iPOD and I was wondering what the ouput power and volume levels are like like. Basically will it be loud enough for me? I find tha a lot of MP3 players and PCDP's do not have adequete volume levels.

I want to buy an iPOD, but I really want an AM/FM tuner in the same unit. Does the iPOD have any accesory that will enable me to have AM/FM capability? Does Apple ever plan to release an integrated radio tuner into an iPOD. Any suggestions or alternatives?

I just noticed that audiocubes has the new Sony EX71's. Has anyone compared them to the EX70. I personally love the EX70's for the gym (great isolation). Are the EX71's worth the upgrade?