Apple Ipod

[tkiely]

is it true that when the battery dies you have to bin them?

not being sarcky, just looked at one the other day and it looked a bit, well,, sealed!

Originally Posted by tkiely

is it true that when the battery dies you have to bin them?

not being sarcky, just looked at one the other day and it looked a bit, well,, sealed!

No, but you do have to send them back to Apple to get a new battery installed.

Originally Posted by bulkylad

yep, can't wait to get one of these myself, i'm after the 20gb model also , my mum and dad are off to America for a month so in exchange for pet sitting my dad says he'll bring me one back ,
how resistant are they to water/dust are they???, work in an extremely dusty workplace (joinery workshop) just wondered if it will do it any harm or whether they are quite hard wearing??

Buttons are touch sensitive these days, so the unit is prolly quite dust resistant, unlike mine which is an original (hopefully a collector's item one day ). I wouldn't risk it anywhere near water though, and there is still the risk of getting dust in the sockets, I would have thought.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by towny

No, but you do have to send them back to Apple to get a new battery installed.

Phew at least i know what to do when the battery does die, but that won't be for a long time yet.

[Neil]

Some useful links Wayne.....

http://www.info.apple.com/support/ap...d_service.html

http://www.ipodbattery.com/

www.ipodhacks.com/

http://www.ipodbatteryfaq.com/

http://home.no/deep/ipod/disassembly/

http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

http://www.ipodlounge.com/index.php

http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/articl...acks/index.stm

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore

http://www.everythingipod.co.uk/

HTH.

[Edit]-Forgot this one

http://www.ipodbatteryfaq.com/#resources

[skyblueheroes]

Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble

Can't tonight. Watching superleague on SS1. When do you reckon you will be on again?

If you have Gamespy Arcade installed too then search on that IP in CoD page and you can see if anyone is on the server.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Neil

Some useful links Wayne.....

http://www.info.apple.com/support/ap...d_service.html

http://www.ipodbattery.com/

www.ipodhacks.com/

http://www.ipodbatteryfaq.com/

http://home.no/deep/ipod/disassembly/

http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

http://www.ipodlounge.com/index.php

http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/articl...acks/index.stm

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore

http://www.everythingipod.co.uk/

HTH.

[Edit]-Forgot this one

http://www.ipodbatteryfaq.com/#resources

Thanks Neil, i will have a look at them. Im having trouble registering the current version of itunes. Can someone please help me on this?

[andygrif]

Originally Posted by towny

Welcome to the brotherhood If many more members get one of these little beauties we'll have to start campaigning for an iPod sub-forum in here.

You should find 20gb is plenty of space. I have an original 5gb model and still haven't quite managed to fill it.

Agreed, an iPod forum would be good....I'm a member of iPodlounge which is a huge expanse of discussion...a bit too big, but very helpful.... http://www.ipodlounge.com

I went for the 40gb....but then I do have a lot of CDs....currently up to over 1,000 tracks....long way to go yet!

Originally Posted by bulkylad

how resistant are they to water/dust are they???, work in an extremely dusty workplace (joinery workshop) just wondered if it will do it any harm or whether they are quite hard wearing??

I would get yourself one of those condom-like iSkins to be sure...and added protection from dust. With regards to water...well I wouldn't take it in the shower

Also you do need to be careful with the unit....dropping them, especially when the disk is spinning is a good way to finish it off apparently.

Originally Posted by tkiely

is it true that when the battery dies you have to bin them?

not being sarcky, just looked at one the other day and it looked a bit, well,, sealed!

No you don't have to bin them. Apple offer a battery replacement plan, for about 70 quid I think, or you can take out the Apple Extended Warranty for another two years for about the same price, which covers to battery too.

There are a few other people that offer battery replacement programmes for less money, and some that offer kits to do it yourself. Although it should be noted that the battery 'problem' is reported on the 1st & 2nd generation models - those of us with 3rd gen ones have a different make of battery inside it (Hitachi rather than Sony I think) so I guess we need to wait and see how it does!

Originally Posted by WNA

Im having trouble registering the current version of itunes. Can someone please help me on this?

What's the problem? By the way, registering iTunes is not a requirement.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by andygrif

Agreed, an iPod forum would be good....I'm a member of iPodlounge which is a huge expanse of discussion...a bit too big, but very helpful.... http://www.ipodlounge.com

I went for the 40gb....but then I do have a lot of CDs....currently up to over 1,000 tracks....long way to go yet!



I would get yourself one of those condom-like iSkins to be sure...and added protection from dust. With regards to water...well I wouldn't take it in the shower

Also you do need to be careful with the unit....dropping them, especially when the disk is spinning is a good way to finish it off apparently.



No you don't have to bin them. Apple offer a battery replacement plan, for about 70 quid I think, or you can take out the Apple Extended Warranty for another two years for about the same price, which covers to battery too.

There are a few other people that offer battery replacement programmes for less money, and some that offer kits to do it yourself. Although it should be noted that the battery 'problem' is reported on the 1st & 2nd generation models - those of us with 3rd gen ones have a different make of battery inside it (Hitachi rather than Sony I think) so I guess we need to wait and see how it does!



What's the problem? By the way, registering iTunes is not a requirement.

My next problem is as follows:

When i copy a new album onto the ipod all is well, but when i copy another album it overwrites the songs that were on the ipod in the first place. What can i do?

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by WNA

My next problem is as follows:

When i copy a new album onto the ipod all is well, but when i copy another album it overwrites the songs that were on the ipod in the first place. What can i do?

It sounds like you are running two differerent Itunes databases. An iPod will only sync with one installation of iTunes. If you plug it into another PC with iTunes on it, it will ask whether you want to sync and overwrite.

Originally Posted by tkiely

is it true that when the battery dies you have to bin them?

not being sarcky, just looked at one the other day and it looked a bit, well,, sealed!

I've a 40Gb one with 8000 tunes onboard (how long did that take?). Guidelines I've read are that the battery will take 300 charges without a problem. Using it daily for 2+ hrs a day I charge mine twice a week. That means I would expect this battery to last at least 2 years.

If you think that it is similar to a cell phone battery and they die after about 2 years, this is reasonable. If you also look at the price of replacing a cell phone battery then the £70 doesn't look too bad either.

Originally Posted by bulkylad

yep, can't wait to get one of these myself, i'm after the 20gb model also , my mum and dad are off to America for a month so in exchange for pet sitting my dad says he'll bring me one back ,
how resistant are they to water/dust are they???, work in an extremely dusty workplace (joinery workshop) just wondered if it will do it any harm or whether they are quite hard wearing??

The 20 and 40 Gb both come with all the accessories. One of those is a cover for the dock port. Use that in the workshop, that will keep the sawdust out of the dock. Keep the headphones plugged in and you should keep most dust out.

Think about spending the extra $100 / £60 on the 40Gb model - remember it can be used as a removable HDD from you machine - usefull for backing up important data, or transferring large amounts of data to other machines.

[MadGamer]

I have ran into a spot of trouble with my earphones. They were working fine this morning but now i can't skip between tracks or turn the volume up or down. What am i doing wrong?

[MadGamer]

has anyone got any suggestions for the above problem?

Originally Posted by WNA

I have ran into a spot of trouble with my earphones. They were working fine this morning but now i can't skip between tracks or turn the volume up or down. What am i doing wrong?

'fraid the 1st generation iPods don't come with in-line controls. Can't really help you!

General advice I would give is to try wiggling the wire gently and seeing if that makes a difference, to establish if there's a loose connection. Overall, I don't see how there could be any complex electronics involved. It may be simpler to just go back to the shop with it and get a replacement.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by towny

'fraid the 1st generation iPods don't come with in-line controls. Can't really help you!

General advice I would give is to try wiggling the wire gently and seeing if that makes a difference, to establish if there's a loose connection. Overall, I don't see how there could be any complex electronics involved. It may be simpler to just go back to the shop with it and get a replacement.

Right stupid me, on the control for the earphones, there is a little switch at the side that allows you to hold so you only use the ipods controls and vice versa. Well i accidently activated this and that stopped the crontrol from working. I then deactivated it and hey presto we're back to normal.

Originally Posted by WNA

Right stupid me, on the control for the earphones, there is a little switch at the side that allows you to hold so you only use the ipods controls and vice versa. Well i accidently activated this and that stopped the crontrol from working. I then deactivated it and hey presto we're back to normal.

d'oh!

complex electronics after all.

Glad it's working again.

I'm just about to crank iTunes up to high volume to help while away the time while I paint our bedroom - don't want to risk getting paint on the iPod!

Not for the first time am I glad that I bought a set of these for my Mac:



Harmon Kardon Soundsticks. Just what iTunes needs.

EDIT
hmmm, not loud enough ... ah, that's better. Right, back to work