iPOD

It´s great!

Perfect....a Nano for Nuno....

iPOD NANO is the replacement for iPOD mini 4 GB and 6GB

Nuno, just to add to your confusion you might want to check out the players from JOS, Jens of Sweden.

Having used both, i'd go IPOD!!!!

and while we're on the subject, can anyone explain how itunes knows what's in my vinyl collection?
I record straight from the vinyl onto a CDRW, stick it into itunes, and it knows the artist, album AND track listing without me giving it any information. I find it brilliant but spooky. Someone tell me how it does it

Rockingdog that should not work, shurely shum mistake?

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Originally posted by Rockingdoc:
and while we're on the subject, can anyone explain how itunes knows what's in my vinyl collection?
I record straight from the vinyl onto a CDRW, stick it into itunes, and it knows the artist, album AND track listing without me giving it any information. I find it brilliant but spooky. Someone tell me how it does it

Are you using a Mac? If so, what software and other bits of equipment are you using to do it with?

I have 40GB third generation iPod. 6 months ago the battery gave up the ghost so I replaced it with a higher specification one from Newer Technology.

I use EAC/Lame to rip and compress and iTunes with autosync on (so that I have a backup) for transfer. I use Grado SR60 headphones which last about 6 months before falling to pieces. If anyone can suggest a more rugged alternative that sounds as good ..

I love my iPod but it ain't perfect. Sometimes when I am running the output will just STOP halfway through a track. When you look at the display the seconds are still ticking over but nothing is happening. This isn't accompanied by skipping and can happen at the start of a run so I suspect that this is a software rather than a HDD to RAM issue.

Another thing is that on a full charge the battery will go all day, but it never lasts for more than two 1 hour runs in a row which indicates to me that even while it is "off" (I have all of the likely culprits set to "off" and turn it off and lock it at the end of each run) the battery is being drained by something major. Surely this is either another bug that should have been fixed by now or a design fault ?

When they can do the same thing in solid-state I'll be first in line.

Hello Mr Minky!

Long time no read, as it were! How are you?

Fredrik [failed to get the fiske into the new registration!].

Hey Fredrik ! I'm very well. How about you ? How are the upgrades going ? Did you ever get those SL2's or that 300 ?

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Originally posted by garyi:
Rockingdog that should not work, shurely shum mistake?

No this isn't a joke, it really works. I'm using the latest version of i-tunes on a PC.
When I load a CDRW, burned straight from vinyl in a domestic Phillips CD recorder, i-tunes seaches in "Gracenote" (or whatever it's called) and in about 50% of cases comes up with the data. I think Gracenote must actually take a small sample of the first track's music signal and compare that with their database?

I couldn't believe my eyes the first time it did it. It copes with quite old stuff too e.g. Free's "Tons of Sobs" and "Free" albums from about 1970 listed straight away, but Stephen Stills "Manassas" and Juicy Lucy didn't.

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Originally posted by Rockingdoc:
No this isn't a joke, it really works. I'm using the latest version of i-tunes on a PC.
When I load a CDRW, burned straight from vinyl in a domestic Phillips CD recorder, i-tunes seaches in "Gracenote" (or whatever it's called) and in about 50% of cases comes up with the data. I think Gracenote must actually take a small sample of the first track's music signal and compare that with their database?

I was amazed the first time I tried this as well.

The databases are based on an amalgam of the lengths of all the tracks on the disc.

I guess if the vinyl & CD have the same tracks in the same order, and the LP player has good speed accuracy, then it starts to explain how it does it.

cheers, Martin

Today I´ve got the chance to hear the iPOD.It is pretty good, I really liked it!It has refinement and Now it is time to buy one!

The length of music and the amount of tunes is certainly some of the criteria for gracenote.

But surely when recording from record you have to pause etc for each tune. even if you don't the noise from between tracks would surely confuse gracenote.

Cool that it works, but I just thought that with the hear amount of music and CDs there has to be a very high accuracy for gracenote to work only off length and tracks.

There is some software for mac which will check the actual music and then find the track if gracenote has failed.

Go for the nano Nuno, its just so you!

I'm betting this time next week, Nuno (maybe Nano - sorry ), will still be deciding over which iPod to get. After all, there are 3, 4 if you count the discontinued iPod mini, for him to choose from.

I´m just going to buy the iPOD next month!All are good alternatives,but I think the 20 Gb might be the best choice!But the 4 gb Nano is a altrenative,too.I don´t understand why Nano has a low HD,just 2 GB and 4 GB!Is it the market demand that prefer a low HD and a better design and not so so heavy package?

Nuno

The iPod Nano does not have a hard disk - hence its limited capacity. It stores the music (or data) on a USB flash drive.

Remember that iPod's use lithium-ion batteries. If you don’t use an IPod for a while then you should complete a charge cycle at least once a month. Please see the Apple Note on Lithium-ion batteries for more details.

Rotf

Ah OK. The USB flash drive is more resistant than the HD It is good news! Nano 4 GB is a good alternative

What you think?Should I choose the iPOD with better resistance (USB flash drive)or with a larger capacity?

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Buy the bloody thing and have done with it Nuno.

Maybe they should invent an iPod 'Nuno'. Its memory would fluctuate between 512Mb and 80Gb on a daily basis, it would come with 5 different types of earphone and the colour of the casing would change like a chamaeleon. There'd certainly be a market of 1 out there (in Coimbra).

Jonathan

martyn; thanks, I'll make sure I keep the track lengths accurate when recording from vinyl

garyi; thanks (despite calling me a dog) for recomending the docking station for line-out. Bought one today and it sounds a lot better.

Tried the Nano through my Etymotic 4Ps in the Apple Store and it sounded great. Better than my 60GB colour actually.

I'd suggest a Nano for Nuno too.

Yes,today I was speaking with a friend of mine!He says that 20 GB is too much for a MP3 and I understand.This is only if you want to carry all your cd´s with you. I will buy Nano 4 GB,it is the last technology,not so heavy as the other´s iPOD´s.

Nuno

20GB is not too big. Your friend is talking nonsense.

Fix your budget and choose that way. Pick a colour you like. Do it soon and stop doubting. You'll then start enjoying listening to it.

HTH