Excellent advice, as always. Thank you all very much.

A good point, Jahn. I have been pretty lucky in life when it comes to buying lemons. I have always read that if you buy a good product, odds are that it will work right. Extended warranties are a great money maker for the companies and, generally, are seldom worth the expense. But with the iPod...

Hello Cire, and thanks for the reply. It costs $60 and lasts 3 years. Is this worth it, or a waste?

Perhaps I should rephrase. Is it worth getting the extended warranty for the battery issue alone?

I second KenW's thoughts on the invisible shield. I walked into the local Apple dealer ready to buy a case for my 60G, and I was politely talked into the invisible shield. I love it. It's like having a naked iPod that happens to be unscratchable and washable. The Invisible Shield web site has a...

Greetings Learned Forum: I have always been one to shy away from the extended warranty full court press one experiences at the Big Box Stores. But when I bought my 5g iPod Video, the pitch was almost....tempting. Tales of battery woe were spun, with the bottom line being that the 3 yr...

As of right now, how much worse is battery life with Rockbox? And other than battery life, has anyone heard of any other downsides? Thank you.

Greetings Learned Forum: I finally broke down and replaced my ancient Archos Jukebox 10 GB with a new 5g ipod 60 GB. I am strongly considering installing Rockbox, since that is what I ran on my old Archos and loved it. But that topic is being discussed in another thread. I raise it here to...

From what I have been reading, I thought the opposite was true?

I, too, just picked up a 5g ipod. My previous player was an Archos that I ran with Rockbox. I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a downside before I forge ahead.

somebody?

Greetings Learned Forum: Now that some Christmas cash has trickled into my hands, I find myself seeking to upgrade my hard drive player. And it's a dinosaur. I own an Archos Jukebox 10 GB. I still love it, having downloaded the Rockbox operating system and enjoy it thoroughly. The problem is...

The Pelican case rules. We had a house fire a few months ago. Myself, my wife and our children sought refuge in the Pelican case. All survived. And we were nice and dry! Nick B

The new Westone cases are here! The new Westone cases are here! [said with the same exuberance as Steve Martin's new phonebook announcement in "The Jerk"] Well, it's official. I just got my email from Westone telling me that the new portable cases for the UM series have just arrive. They...

Why dumber than cranking your car stereo (completely legal)? Or talking on the cell phone (varies from State to State, but in the majority, completely legal)? I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't get a whole lot of auditory clues while on the road. In answer to your question...

SO I GUESS IT'S SETTLED!

"I'm just curious- was this guy selling them about a month or two ago? At a really great price?" YUP! "seller's name ?" Brady Paulson

Greetings Learned Fourm: I am dutifully burning in my new PA2 before heading out on motorcycle trip to Nova Scotia. (kudos to Gary: Awsome amp, Awsome guy ) Can you say Road Tunes? It appears as though the sound improvement benefits of burning in an amp are beyond dispute. Yes? But as I bun...

I got boned on ebay . I paid for UM2s, but they never shipped. The seller offered one excuse after another. Finally, after weeks of stalling, I filed my first dispute with PayPal and with my credit card. I beleive there were 7 of us in the same boat. Nick B

Thanks for the replies. As luck would have it, my flash player is the iAudio G3. I guess I know which player I will be upgrading to once my 10 gig dies. Nick B

Greetings Learned Forum: I have two players: a 10 gig hard drive and a 1 gig flash. I am headed out for a week long trip, and will not be having access to a PC. It would be very convenient if I could delete folders from the flash player and add new ones from the hard drive player without the...

Quote: Originally Posted by jjcha Micro definitely isn't pocketable (unless you've got gnarely pockets), but I didn't find the SuperMacro was pocketable either. I mean the SM alone is pocketable, but it's the wires - the mini-to-mini, and it's not as if you can keep the iPod and...

Greetings Learned Forum: My last thread kind of mutated into this issue, so I took the liberty of breaking it out into its own thread. My primary use for my portable set-up (iAudio G3, Westone UM2) is while riding my motorcycle. Lately I have been exploring options for a quality amp to add to...

"never wanted to listen to music again " Not true, Claus, not true. You are listening to music....the sweet music of well tuned exhaust! The clicking of valves. the smooth rumble of throttle response....ahhh. BUT...there are times, when you are carving up that mountain pass, when a clear...

First, thank you all for your replies. Especially Firam. I had never heard of the amplirider, but it is kind of ingenious: http://www.electric-avenues.com/amplirider.html. I would hate to base my choice of quality amplification solely upon the convenience of an easily accessible volume knob, but...