10-11-2004, 12:06 AM
I use a 20G second-gen iPod. :)
It's got a very intuitive interface. I've never had any trouble navigating. The scroll wheel makes one-hand operation a snap. The battery life may not be as long as some others, but it's plenty long enough for me; I never use it except in the car or the office.
There's no line-in, so if you need that, you're out of luck. No FM tuner either, but I'm not big on what they play on the radio these days anyway. I prefer the Internet species of broadcasting.
I use iTunes to rip, 192Kbps VBR. The quality of sound is fine, even directed out my stereo (via Airport Express). It supports MP3, AAC, ALE, WAV, AIFF. I think it can transcode - I've never felt the need. Some day I'll re-rip in a lossless format, probably ALE.
I never use on-line services for music unless they sell MP3 format. I prefer to buy CDs and have the freedom to use that music as I will.
It's got a very intuitive interface. I've never had any trouble navigating. The scroll wheel makes one-hand operation a snap. The battery life may not be as long as some others, but it's plenty long enough for me; I never use it except in the car or the office.
There's no line-in, so if you need that, you're out of luck. No FM tuner either, but I'm not big on what they play on the radio these days anyway. I prefer the Internet species of broadcasting.
I use iTunes to rip, 192Kbps VBR. The quality of sound is fine, even directed out my stereo (via Airport Express). It supports MP3, AAC, ALE, WAV, AIFF. I think it can transcode - I've never felt the need. Some day I'll re-rip in a lossless format, probably ALE.
I never use on-line services for music unless they sell MP3 format. I prefer to buy CDs and have the freedom to use that music as I will.