Should I Buy the iPod Touch?

[EricSilver]

Time to get a new mp3 player.

I am really liking the iPod touch, but is there anything else similar or superior?

[sublakedesron]

i dont know any thing about the itouch but i can tell you Dont get a Zune(any of them) i have had nothing but problems(battery wont hold charge/resets itself while playing songs) oh and the aftermarket support is horrible my alpine radio has ipod plug and no possibility for a zune converter/extra plug/etc.

(ill trade you my zune for and ipod touch)

[MTI]

The wife has one . . . she moved up from a 1st Gen Shuffle.

It's very cool having widescreen video, wi-fi net access, picture manager, etc. but getting DVD's ripped and transferred onto it can be a PIA as there isn't just one pieces of software that can deal with copy protection and transfer to Apple's video format.

On a recent trip, I loaded it up with TV shows and it saved me from watching "The Great Debate" on the plane. The battery, while watching videos, lasted over three hours while over the Pacific.

[Cliff_W140]

I feel kind stupid following this guy (sublakedesron) ....... but buy a Zune. Once you get the hang of it, it's painfully superior to the Ipod.

The remark about no possible converter for the Zune is completely off base. My Alpine, and every decent aftermarket radio, can/is outfitted with an adapter that fits at the headphone input jack. I enjoy the headphone input adapter because of the wide range of applications as opposed to the purely I pod adapter.

[MTI]

Originally Posted by Cliff_W140

but buy a Zune. Once you get the hang of it, it's painfully superior to the Ipod.

Betamax was so much better, too.

[iwrock]

Originally Posted by MTI

Betamax was so much better, too.

So were 8 tracks....




Who provides your cellphone? For $299, you can get the new iPhone, with 16GBs of space, and internet everywhere.

[Cliff_W140]

Originally Posted by MTI

Betamax was so much better, too.

Someone loves bright shiny colors......

I'll admit that I endured an Ipod for 4 years (I should actually say 5 Ipods because thats the count after the ****** warranty replacements) but now that the 2nd gen Zune has appeared all troubles have been erased.

[MTI]

I'm still using my 1st Gen 5GB scroll wheel iPod. Replaced the battery over a year ago with a larger li-on aftermarket one and it get's nearly 20 hours at 50% volume.

The Zune suffers the same fate as Apple's operating system . . . less than 10% market penetration.

[Cliff_W140]

Originally Posted by MTI

I'm still using my 1st Gen 5GB scroll wheel iPod. Replaced the battery over a year ago with a larger li-on aftermarket one and it get's nearly 20 hours at 50% volume.

I salute you, but you my friend are in the VAST minority.

[iwrock]

I have had good luck with pretty much all my ipods.....





Even the one I stepped on.

[EricSilver]

Originally Posted by iwrock

Who provides your cellphone? For $299, you can get the new iPhone, with 16GBs of space, and internet everywhere.

Sprint.

The 8GB iPod Touch is $284, which seems odd -- unless the phone plan for the iPhone is ridiculously expensive.

[EricSilver]

Originally Posted by sublakedesron

i dont know any thing about the itouch but i can tell you Dont get a Zune(any of them)

Hmmm, I was looking at Zune and also Arcos... Thanks for the scoop.

[MTI]

Originally Posted by Cliff_W140

the VAST minority.

Funny, isn't that what Zune owners are?

[EricSilver]

Originally Posted by Cliff_W140

I feel kind stupid following this guy (sublakedesron) ....... but buy a Zune. Once you get the hang of it, it's painfully superior to the Ipod.

Oh man; now I am confused.

[MTI]

If you're confused now, then don't look at the Creative Zen or the Nokia N series.