Decisions, decisions. Who needs ’em? Why should you have to choose what to put on your iPod? With up to 160GB of storage, iPod classic lets you carry everything in your collection — up to 40,000 songs or up to 200 hours of video — everywhere you go. In a completely new, even thinner, all-metal design.
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Written By
Mark(Unregistered User)
Date Created
02/04/2008
Summary
READ BEFORE BUYING
After trying some cheap MP3 players and discovering that 70% of the accessories are for Apple, I plopped down $350 for n iPod Classic 160GB. It would hold ll the music I could ever want plus hold movies and play them back at will for the kiddies. WRONG. Boy was I wrong. I had been seriously considering an Archos 605 160GB before this disaster and am now sorry I didn't go that route.
APPLE HAS PURPOSELY CRIPPLED THE VIDEO OUT ON THE 6G CLASSIC IPOD AND ITOUCH UNITS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS WORK IS TO PURCHASE A $50 CABLE FROM APPLE.
They have incorporated a chip in this cable which will enable the video out to function. This pretty much renders ALL THIRD PARTY ACCESSORIES USELESS (save the $600 B&W Zeppelin) that have a video out port...like my new Athens iVoice speakers, and my highly portable and handy retractable AV cable. Apple did this quietly and did not even release suitable accessories until months after the iPods were released. Now I have to spend another $50 on a friggin cable. Forget about any other accessories. Who knows what will work and what won't.
If you are considering purchasing an Apple product, I would seriously consider any other brand.
Strength
Stoage, Battery life
Weakness
Expensive, proprietary, you WILL be spending more money, iTunes software limitations (Parental controls are a joke)
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