New Ipod - With Video Screen! [Archive]

Ryder_JHB

13-10-2005, 09:37 AM

LandyMan

13-10-2005, 09:44 AM

I guess my iPod won't be able to play Videos :(

bwana

13-10-2005, 09:57 AM

http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1816159,00.html

"Apple has launched an iPod portable video player that can screen music videos and hit TV shows for fans on the move. "

Now I would really, really love one of these babies... ;)Not only that but you can now download episodes of various tv series.

Let me stress that - legitimate tv downloads. So all those ignorant winers who shout abuser at people who download tv series on a regular basis can kindly go stick it. You can now download legitimate tv shows, music, software so a minimum 30gb international cab is going to be a necessity.

Course mweb is going to have a cow but stuff em too. :D

Scooby_Doo

13-10-2005, 10:01 AM

You have to be really bored/rich/love tv too much to spend (i donno how much) on that... I sold my ipod that i got as a prez cuz i neva use it...

bwana

13-10-2005, 10:19 AM

You have to be really bored/rich/love tv too much to spend (i donno how much) on that... I sold my ipod that i got as a prez cuz i neva use it...There must be more than 28 million bored iPod owners out there then. :)

JStrike

13-10-2005, 10:21 AM

Er...you never use your iPod? You do of course realise you are in the minority here (Of the people who have iPods of course)

And the new iPod costs pretty much the same as the older iPods. They can just play Music Video's and TV shows now. Not that I think it is the greatest feature, but nevertheless

Scooby_Doo

13-10-2005, 10:26 AM

c00, i just donno where i would use it... i got a pc, tv at home and my car radio plays mp3s, and i'm not going to use it at varsity... So i sold it for R1200 (got it for R1000 hehehe)...

TheSaint

13-10-2005, 10:27 AM

i'll take one

i guess it must have the camera on it still but does it do video recording

man things are becoming more and more multi appliance it so cool cant wait till we have everything in one hand help device

what all would you guys and gals want in device like that

JStrike

13-10-2005, 10:33 AM

TheSaint : What are you talking about? The new iMac? Yes it has iSight built into it now so it can do pictures and video

Pox

13-10-2005, 10:34 AM

Who cares, I can get a similar product (with a 5cm screen instead of the 6cm screen the iPod has), with 20GB storage, USB host, all-in-one card reader, TV output jacks, remote control and no proprietry software......for less than R2000.

iPod's are a brilliant marketing success but I wouldn't waste my money on them.

JStrike

13-10-2005, 10:46 AM

Pox : The problem is that it doesn't look and feel like an iPod. It will also not work with iTunes and iTMS. Only an iPod does. And 20GB is pretty small...

You sounded very similar to the guy who announced the iPod on Slashdot when it was first released

Pox

13-10-2005, 11:00 AM

20Gb of music should be enuff :)
I just feel that if I can get something that does pretty much the same thing without the brand name and at 1/2 the price, then that's the one I would buy.

...not that I would buy either, I use my cell for music (1GB memory )...or if I want to watch movies then I use my laptop which gets I lug around everywhere.

JStrike

13-10-2005, 11:06 AM

Itis not a case of "something that does pretty much the same thing without the brand name and at 1/2 the price", it costs slightly less, but with less space than a iPod

But fair enough about the Cell, each to his own

Pox

13-10-2005, 11:18 AM

erm..how much does the ipod video thingy cost anyways? (probably should have found that at earlier)

bwana

13-10-2005, 11:19 AM

I'm not going to invest in a new iPod - it doesnt support firewire and the older titanium powerbook that I currently use as an entertainment unit only has usb 1.1.

Also before anyone says usb2 is faster than firewire - sure it is on paper but for sustained reading or writing (ie copying across large files like video, or music libraries, or using the iPod as an external hdd) firewire beats it hands down.
erm..how much does the ipod video thingy cost anyways? (probably should have found that at earlier)AFAIK $299 for the 20gb and $399 for the 60gb - same as for the current non video models I think.

Pox

13-10-2005, 11:26 AM

totally off topic but I just figured out what AFAIK stands for :D

...lordy I'm bored...

TheSaint

13-10-2005, 11:37 AM

totally off topic but I just figured out what AFAIK stands for :D

...lordy I'm bored...
at least you figured it out i was told to go to a site and look it up myself

at least i dont have to ask again i can just go there every time

like the story about give a man a fish feed him for a day teach a man to fish a feed him for life

any way here is the site there are many more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_internet_slang

Pox

13-10-2005, 12:01 PM

thx for the link...think I'll be making use of FGI and AFGE in the future ;)

ajax

13-10-2005, 01:03 PM

Not only that but you can now download episodes of various tv series. Let me stress that - legitimate tv downloads.

This would be great, but what about the situation in SA? If a new episode of Lost becomes available the next day after airing in the US, what then about downloading it in SA where it has not aired yet?

I hope they sort this out. A service where I can download say Lost the next day if my wife messed up the recording would be very useful. This would not be a p2p download I assume so it would use the minimum amount of traffic.

bwana

13-10-2005, 01:11 PM

This would be great, but what about the situation in SA? If a new episode of Lost becomes available the next day after airing in the US, what then about downloading it in SA where it has not aired yet?

I hope they sort this out. A service where I can download say Lost the next day if my wife messed up the recording would be very useful. This would not be a p2p download I assume so it would use the minimum amount of traffic.Let Mnet moan all they want to. The studio is still getting their money so they'll be happy.

As long as the download goes over an unshapped port it should be faster than something like bit torrent and as you said it would be mono-directional. On a 1024 line you'd have your episode in an hour (much like torrent-box).

So sodd you Mnet - there are viable alternatives around the corner. :p

TheSaint

13-10-2005, 01:21 PM

Let Mnet moan all they want to. The studio is still getting their money so they'll be happy.

As long as the download goes over an unshapped port it should be faster than something like bit torrent and as you said it would be mono-directional. On a 1024 line you'd have your episode in an hour (much like torrent-box).

So sodd you Mnet - there are viable alternatives around the corner. :p
yeah so no rain or snow this side or that side of the world will interupted our viewing

only thing it cant do yet is complete movies whats up with that wait i know they want their 28 million useser to update first then they will bring out the update
so corporate like

bwana

13-10-2005, 01:25 PM

yeah so no rain or snow this side or that side of the world will interupted our viewing

only thing it cant do yet is complete movies whats up with that wait i know they want their 28 million useser to update first then they will bring out the update
so corporate likeI think its a case of getting the studo's on board first. I'll be downloading my episodes of Lost and watching them on the TV - no need for a new iPod.

TheSaint

13-10-2005, 01:30 PM

I think its a case of getting the studo's on board first. I'll be downloading my episodes of Lost and watching them on the TV - no need for a new iPod.
to be honest dont watch that much T.V
seen one or two episodes of lost they were good but not my idea of fun (watching t.v)
on ipod imac cell phone laptop no difference

if i want to watch a show get the dvd or from time to time i will check what is on the box to while i lay in bed and fall asleep

surreytj

13-10-2005, 02:11 PM

You won't be able to download Lost from the sites in the US bec it detects which country you're from and won't allow you to connect.

bwana

13-10-2005, 02:14 PM

You won't be able to download Lost from the sites in the US bec it detects which country you're from and won't allow you to connect.I thought it would be similar to the normal music store. Surely if you have a US account then you can purchase regardless of your physical location?

ipodmusicman

13-10-2005, 02:20 PM

bwana

13-10-2005, 02:35 PM

I'm in two minds about the whole show downloading thing. If I download a show that only airs on TV here in say, 6 months time, great! But what about when that time comes and it appears on TV here - I would not have any shows to watch since I am home watching TV during prime time and would be seeing shows that I saw a few months back. Does not add much value to my DSTV subscription.But you could consider it as added value. Suppose (on the off chance knowing dstv) that there were 2 shows on at the same time that you wanted to watch. Having already seen the one you could watch the other.

surreytj

13-10-2005, 03:39 PM

I thought it would be similar to the normal music store. Surely if you have a US account then you can purchase regardless of your physical location?

I don't know how that will work. Sure it will work if you do it that way???

surreytj

13-10-2005, 03:54 PM

I bought me the U2 iPod about 2 months ago and don't think I'll be upgrading to the new one. Would have rather had the new video one but my bad luck. I will rather buy me a PSP which I think is a much better buy