Comments on: Why the Video iPod Sucks http://www.thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/ Making Things in Portland, OR Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:56:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Drive-In-Freak http://www.thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-15115 Drive-In-Freak Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:36:46 +0000 http://thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-15115 As soon as the battery goes dead or bad on an iPod everything else about it is irrelevant, because it's not easily replaced. All it is at that point is an expense or a really expensive paperweight. In what world it is supposed to be ok to charge a fee for something anyone should be capable of doing in their own? A trained monkey could replace a battery if it could get to it without a huge hassle. When the battery goes dead on my Sansa all I have to do is slide off the back and…Wow..look at that..put in another one. Just like any other portable electronic device built for the past 50+ years.iPod users are either sol or have to plug into something else to charge up the one and only battery that you can’t get to without having to literally PRY the case apart when the battery is drained. Why would anyone buy something portable with a battery that can’t be changed on the go..let alone easily replaced when it goes bad? As soon as the battery goes dead or bad on an iPod everything else about it is irrelevant, because it’s not easily replaced. All it is at that point is an expense or a really expensive paperweight.

In what world it is supposed to be ok to charge a fee for something anyone should be capable of doing in their own? A trained monkey could replace a battery if it could get to it without a huge hassle.

When the battery goes dead on my Sansa all I have to do is slide off the back and…Wow..look at that..put in another one. Just like any other portable electronic device built for the past 50+ years.iPod users are either sol or have to plug into something else to charge up the one and only battery that you can’t get to without having to literally PRY the case apart when the battery is drained.

Why would anyone buy something portable with a battery that can’t be changed on the go..let alone easily replaced when it goes bad?

]]> By: Ignacio http://www.thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-9975 Ignacio Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:42:17 +0000 http://thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-9975 Let me told you about my experience with iPod Viedo. Six month ago I bought an iPod (an iPod Video of 30GB 5th generation). First it was an incredible experience, having my hold audio-library in such as small device. But then the iPod start failing, getting worst every time, freezing always when I wanted to use it. And where I live here in Chile is an expensive item, so I was expecting a quality product, but the iPod remains far bellow my expectations. At the beginning I thought that it was just my particular device, but all my friends, that have the same iPod version, told me that it was something usual. And if you considered all the money wasted in this device (including cases, docks, headphones, cables and speakers) is a huge investment for something in which you can’t trust. So if you are considering buying an iPod, please don’t, because it doesn’t worth it. Or you will end up like me with US $300 less and listening to music in a PEN-DRIVE MP3 of US $15, which I guarantee that want failed as much as the iPod Video Let me told you about my experience with iPod Viedo. Six month ago I bought an iPod (an iPod Video of 30GB 5th generation). First it was an incredible experience, having my hold audio-library in such as small device. But then the iPod start failing, getting worst every time, freezing always when I wanted to use it. And where I live here in Chile is an expensive item, so I was expecting a quality product, but the iPod remains far bellow my expectations. At the beginning I thought that it was just my particular device, but all my friends, that have the same iPod version, told me that it was something usual. And if you considered all the money wasted in this device (including cases, docks, headphones, cables and speakers) is a huge investment for something in which you can’t trust. So if you are considering buying an iPod, please don’t, because it doesn’t worth it. Or you will end up like me with US $300 less and listening to music in a PEN-DRIVE MP3 of US $15, which I guarantee that want failed as much as the iPod Video

]]> By: weston http://www.thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-9661 weston Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:03:51 +0000 http://thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-9661 why do you guys hate something because it has more features? if you dont like the video then guess what???? YOU DONT HAVE TO USE IT but some peeps would like ytto use it and that option is lways available to them as is putting pics on the 4g was why do you guys hate something because it has more features?

if you dont like the video then guess what????

YOU DONT HAVE TO USE IT

but some peeps would like ytto use it and that option is lways available to them as is putting pics on the 4g was

]]> By: Tim http://www.thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-6625 Tim Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:31:49 +0000 http://thinkcorps.com/2005/10/13/why-the-video-ipod-sucks/#comment-6625 I love the Ipod, but have issues with the video locking up if you try to fast forward and after trying to resume after turning off, when this occurs simply "rebooting" the ipod won't fix the problem. The movie in question will not play again until you remove it from the Ipod and sync it on again. Anyone else notice this? I love the Ipod, but have issues with the video locking up if you try to fast forward and after trying to resume after turning off, when this occurs simply “rebooting” the ipod won’t fix the problem. The movie in question will not play again until you remove it from the Ipod and sync it on again. Anyone else notice this?

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