the iPod nation. - response needed.

[dancingleaf]

ugh okay.

so yeah it's my birthday Saturday.

and.... J has decided that he feels guilty etc.

so for my birthday he's thinking we should order, using our saved up AirMiles points - we have a TON of them- not enough to fly anywhere but more than enough for an iPod for me. 

I've been trying to buy a new portable boombox for dragging with me for teaching purposes. However... pretty much all you can buy are docking stations for iPod's.  (lightweight etc.)

I have an MP3 player and I really like it.  but... yeah - it's an iPod nation and pretty much it's taken over the world.  So I'm agreeable to the change over -

For teaching I use CD's.  I like using CD's ... not sure IF I would actually be able to use an iPod - but lets just assume I could.   It could potentially be a pain in the ass but.... lets assume.

Now - the options we are considering are...

the Apple iPod classic 120GB.  - huge.  but seriously ? really? I could put everything on there and more.

OR 
the Apple iPod 8 GB.  Should hold all of my music and leave me a nice chunk of my 'points' left over if I wanted to get that... travelling boom box.


hmmm.  I think I need to check our points total. (I have enough points for both the 120 GB AND the player.)

Cr@P.  I should pay $ for this.  It is technically  REALLY a business write off!  Sh*t!


WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW!    Do you have an iPod.  What do you like/dislike about it.  Is 8 GB enough is 120 too much.  What factors should I be looking at.  

What I really need is my own (fully functional)  computer - but if J gets back to work.... I can HAVE OURS! 



*how would it be a pain in the @ss?   I edit music.  I break a song down into managable sections and put it on a disc.  Usually each managable section goes on in 3 repetitions.   Combo 1 - plays 3 times, Combo 2 - plays 3 times ... etc.  etc.  If I want the song or specific section on repeat - awesome - I can do that.  For review  - If I just put the disc in - we can just repeat a section before moving on to the next.  It's all beside the point.  I have a system and I LIKE IT.    I'm old and resistant to change.

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[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

Sorry, no, I don't have an iPod. But I am looking for a good portable stereo as well! One that has no trouble playing any damn CD I stick into it. (The reader head is getting worn on mine.) However, if you can use an iPod to hook up to a stereo and play through that.... hmmm, that would be really cool! As long as the speakers are detachable and wireless. The sound is much better when you can separate the speakers and place them against a wall for better sound.

I know what you mean about editing music. I wouldn't want to be stuck with always using songs in their original form. Sometimes the intro is too long or awkward or the ending isn't right and clips off too quickly (or takes too long to fade out), or you need to clip a section or adjust the tempo or the volume. Then you're pretty much stuck burning it onto a CD, which-- probably wouldn't work in an iPod, right? One drawback.