[Taphil]

I think the firmware updates that'll come out tomorrow will add cross-fading (for gapless playback, more or less) and a custom EQ for 4th gen and iPod Photo, along with much needed bug fixes for the iPod Photo.

I'm excited.

 

[MartinJ]

Nice, guess my ipod photo will be updated. Do you know which bugs are fixed?

 

[Spacko]

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Originally Posted by Taphil I think the firmware updates that'll come out tomorrow will add cross-fading (for gapless playback, more or less) and a custom EQ for 4th gen and iPod Photo, along with much needed bug fixes for the iPod Photo. I'm excited.

That sounds great BUT lets hope its for 3rd gen ipods too, as that's whats i have.

 

[sno1man]

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Originally Posted by Spacko That sounds great BUT lets hope its for 3rd gen ipods too, as that's whats i have.

I would not bet money on it. The memory configuration and OS and some support chips are newer between the generations. For example the Ipod photo has a smaller buffer because the photo related stuff uses the memory space.

That's one major downside in Apple's stab at becoming a consumer electronics company. Rapid obsolescence. Every new year of sony tv brings a new remote control that does not quite work with older TVs and the old remotes don't quite work with the new TVS

 

[intlplby]

with the firewire vs usb interface it is definitely not an apple design issue

as i have had a few devices that functioned worse if not at all on USB


my NEC-3500A was one... 16x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW burner....

i tried hooking it up through USB first since it didnt require me rearranging things and it coastered 5 discs in a row...... hooked up the drive to firewire..... not one coaster yet

 

[akio]

even a 1 or 2 line screen would be great, so that you knew what tune was playing. i'd love a tiny wheel that scrolled through songs one at a time, i think it'd look pretty cool. i doubt i'll ever buy a player that doesn't have a screen.

 

[Taphil]

Random or "Shuffle" is cool because Apple says so. Otherwise, I have never in my life ever used or wanted to use random when playing any of my music.

 

[yyoo]

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Originally Posted by Taphil Random or "Shuffle" is cool because Apple says so. Otherwise, I have never in my life ever used or wanted to use random when playing any of my music.

I use shuffle 98% of the time. It's like listening to a radio station that plays all of my favorite songs; and even though I'm familiar with all 11,000+ songs on my iPod, the randomness generates one pleasant surprise after another.

 

[Jmmmmm]

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Originally Posted by yyoo I use shuffle 98% of the time. It's like listening to a radio station that plays all of my favorite songs; and even though I'm familiar with all 11,000+ songs on my iPod, the randomness generates one pleasant surprise after another.

i agree. It is very rare taht mine is not on shuffle. With a gig of memory, no screen, and no order, finding a particular song will not be fun, though.

The only way I could see this being alright is if it's like the iaudio m3 with the screen on a remote. that could salvage a screenless player.

 

[Enricht]

I say the new iPod... (if it really is nicknamed the shuffle, and has a no screen)...

...Will fail. Only because we live in a fickle society that likes to support underdogs, and likes to see great things fall.

Perhaps underdog is not the right concept I'm trying to convey. Something along the lines of... anti-maintream sentiments for sure though.

Time will tell.

(I hope I'm right! I heard Apple has a huge, 80% share of the mp3 market. I believe it makes for slower progression of technology, when you dont have this sense of fear from competitors. ATi and nVidia are having a great time!)

 

[easypeasy]

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Originally Posted by Jmmmmm i agree. It is very rare taht mine is not on shuffle. With a gig of memory, no screen, and no order, finding a particular song will not be fun, though. The only way I could see this being alright is if it's like the iaudio m3 with the screen on a remote. that could salvage a screenless player.

No screen? Well what would really make my day would be an iPod with a cool
blue OLED display

 

[Taphil]

I was right, USB2 only.

 

[stevesurf]

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Originally Posted by easypeasy No screen? Well what would really make my day would be an iPod with a cool blue OLED display

Would you consider this player with an OLED if it had good SQ?

 

[Taphil]

NO. DUH!

It doesn't have Apple's name and logo on it.