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 EU iPod volume limit makes this useless December 24, 2008
B. Kossmehl (London, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Recently I replaced my 20GB 3rd generation Pod with this model. Unfortunately it's useless to me. A once great MP3 player has been ruined by the EU volume limit which isn't compulsory in most countries, but which Apple has chosen to adopt. As someone who listens to classical music and to podcasts I can now only listen to my iPod in a completely quiet environment. On trains, planes, the underground or walking down a noisy street, anything that isn't techno or trash metal is now close to inaudible, even at top volume. The sound is so quiet that not even noise cancelling headphones help.
Considering MP3 players were made to listen to on the move, this somewhat defeats the purpose. I used to be a big fan of the iPod, but this one was the last one I bought. Other manufacturers of MP3 players have chosen not to apply this particular EU idiocy.
 Amazing Stuff! December 11, 2008
Ms. V. Miljevic
I brought this iPod after my previous one (the older version of the nano 8gb) was filled with music alone. Now I have around 16gb worth of music, 19gb of movies, and 20gb of tv shows... with so much memory left! (around 90gb!). This has to be one of the best products I've brought. However - yes, there is a however - downloading your own movies that used to play well on other ipod versions is tricky and time consuming on the new ipod model. Sometimes the player freezes, like the other models, but this can be quickly solved by the solutions presented in the manual - or just waiting a few seconds (if you press buttons too fast it'll freeze for a couple of seconds). I'm thinking about getting a smaller ipod simply for convenience wise for size - those who want their ipod to fit in their pockets, think again! This ipod is large, but think about what's in it and you'll understand why.
All in all, a very, very good product, thouroughly recommended. Well done apple :)
In A Nutshell October 1, 2008
Merlin Beard (London)
So far, so good. I've owned my I-pod 160GB for about a week, so it's still early days. My needs are simple. I want my whole music collection (which is some 20,000 songs I guess)on one portable device. So far, I've crammed about 2,000 tunes on to it and the capacity bar shows that there's still a long way to go before I fill the thing up. I'm immensely impressed with the amount of space that this i-pod has.
A few points - the volume is more than adequate! It's far louder than my Nano. I agree that the sound can be a little bright, although this can be counteracted with the EQ settings.
The Cover Flow is a neat touch, although only about 30% of my album covers have been recognised. Ho-hum - I didn't buy this because it looked pretty. As with my Nano, it's remarkably easy to use and coupled with I-Tunes v.8, it really is a revelation.
It's also true what they say about how prone this i-pod is to scratches. Mine has several already, so I've ordered a silicone case to offer some protection - for 5 notes, this seems a small price to pay. All in all though, 170 for 160Gb...? It's a surefire winner, although probably one for the serious music aficionados out there.
Be quick before Steve Jobs and Co in their infinite wisdom, discontinue this model for the 'sleeker' 120GB Classic.
I love it September 19, 2008
I. J. Elliott
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I already own an ipod nano for music. I wanted to purchase this to put movies on it so I don't have to take my massive DVD collection with me when I go travelling. I also thought it would be great for on the plane. I was a bit shocked at the cost of movies on itunes but I purchased cucusoft software for putting my existing DVD collection onto it. What a wicked bit of software! I agree that the volume limit is a slight downside but I think it is loud enough for me. A day after I bought this I saw that Apple have discontinued it and are now producing 120gb ipod classic in replacement of this one and the 80gb classic - apparently the 120gb is thinner/lighter than the 160gb - I'm still pleased I bought the 160gb (if you want loads of memory buy one before they sell out!)
ABSOLUTELY USELESS FOR AUDIO PLAYS AND PRE APPLE MP3s!!! September 12, 2008
Stan Laurel (London, UK)
7 out of 14 found this review helpful
This 160 GB Ipod Classic was my first and very last MP3/MP4 Apple product I bought!!! I spent hours and hours trying to download tons of Audio Plays and Audio Books on this useless pile of rubbish machine but it will only show individual tracks (bits and pieces of traacks mixed with all tracks from any other audio book). The truth is that Apple exploited its near monopoly on MP3 Players to force every decent Windows user onto the Apple file structure - it DOESN'T ACCEPT THE Windows FILE STRUCTURE!!!
I sold this product via Amazon as I could return it anymore (Amazon only accepts (technically) non defective items if these are in an unsued orginial conditon!!! At the time of writing, the Archos 504 with 160 GB is priced at only 199.99 and does fully support the Windows file system so that it is only a matter of secs to drag'n'drop all MP3 files including any file structure onto the Achos player (and after it will have transferred your files which can take a while - but was far faster than with the Apple Classic player - will play anything just as you yourself arranged it in Windows. ARCHOS is absolutely a great player (have a look also at their 604 and 704 160 GB video players which are now offered at Amazon for far less (around 250ish).
I have to add that this is absolutely my first product review at Amazon and that I am not linked in any way with the Archos company...
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