2 things I don't like about the iPod

[Kryptonite]

I've had my iPod Mini for some time now, and I love it. It's the greatest thing ever. It's small, loud enough (at times) to get the job done and it works wonders.

However, if Apple could add these features to future iPods, then they'd REALLY take off (if they're on mine, I don't know about them.)

1) Delete songs "on the fly." Yes, if I have a song that I just can't listen to, I copied it from a scratchy CD, or it's one of those MP3's that has the background noise added to thwart pirates, I should be able to delete the song without having to attach it to a computer.

2) Send songs. My buddy has a song. I want that song. Why can't I somehow send it over to my iPod. Suppose it's a protected file. Just count the copy as one of the copies.

No huge deal on either feature, but those are two features that I think are missed. A bigger screen might be useful for playing Solitaire, but i'll live.

Thoughts?? Comments??

[Foots]

The only thing I hate about the iPod Mini is that the battery runs out pretty fast.

[Toon³]

1) I have a 20gig iPod so iffy tracks don't bother me cos I just skip past them.

2) The 7th?? generation ipod will probably have bluetooth or alike to share tracks on the move.

The thing I hate the most about my iPod is the headphones. They are uncomftable and crap.

[Kryptonite]

1) I have a 20gig iPod so iffy tracks don't bother me cos I just skip past them.

2) The 7th?? generation ipod will probably have bluetooth or alike to share tracks on the move.

The thing I hate the most about my iPod is the headphones. They are uncomftable and crap.

Wireless would be NICE. I use my iPod to DJ off (as i'm sure others do). It'd be sweet to have the ability to move around and not be stationed to the DJ table.

[Kryptonite]

The only thing I hate about the iPod Mini is that the battery runs out pretty fast.

If you love your backlight and use the mixer features. I use my iPod maybe 2 hours a day, sometimes more, and it's fine for most of the week. Importing songs helps too, since it'll automatically charge off the computer.

[MikeLastort2]

One thing I hate is the fact that you can't plug your headphones into the iPod and listen to it at the same time the iPod is attached to your computer.

I want to be able to add music to it using iTunes and listen to it at the same time.

[bostonsoccermdl]

One thing I hate is the fact that you can't plug your headphones into the iPod and listen to it at the same time the iPod is attached to your computer.

I want to be able to add music to it using iTunes and listen to it at the same time.
Not to nitpick or be a wiseass, but couldnt you just listen directly off the computer (ie. realplayer) the same music as you adding music?

[Chicago1871]

I don't like the fact that the sound quality is about on par with my old walkman from the early 1990s.

[MikeLastort2]

Not to nitpick or be a wiseass, but couldnt you just listen directly off the computer (ie. realplayer) the same music as you adding music?

The only way I can listen when the iPod is plugged in and I'm transferring songs is to plug my headphones into the PCs sound card speaker/headphone jack. That's all well and good except for the fact that there's a noticable background hiss from the sound card when nothing is playing. There is no background noise when I have headphones plugged in to the iPod.

[MikeLastort2]

I don't like the fact that the sound quality is about on par with my old walkman from the early 1990s.

I think you need better headphones. Seriously.

[Teso Dos Bichos]

I don't like the fact that the sound quality is about on par with my old walkman from the early 1990s.

Indeed.

Sound quality and battery life are my two biggest complaints. Obviously having some form of file sharing would be great, but since nothing else has it yet, I don't think we can complain about it.

[MikeLastort2]

I have the Alpine KCA 420i (http://www.alpine-usa.com/products/leading_technology/leading_tech_kca-420i.htm) iPod adapter which plugs directly into my Alpine CDA-9820XM (http://iweb.alpine-usa.com/pls/admn/item_info?p_item_name=CDA-9820XM&p_category=10&p_subcategory=20&p_main=10) head unit.

I plug my iPod into the iPod adapter, and when I play music through my iPod I don't notice any difference in sound quality between that and CDs I play directly in the head unit, or music I play on XM radio.

I also listen to my iPod through my home stereo all the time. I plug an RCA adapter cable into my system's CD input jacks, press play on the iPod, and viola, music that sounds great comes out of my system.

The headphones that ship with the iPod suck. They are horrible. If you're getting bad sound quality from your iPod, I'd be willing to bet the problem isn't the iPod itself. Rather, it's your headphones.

One caveat - I had a fourth generation iPod (20GB), and I just bought the 5th generation "video" iPod (60GB) yesterday. I don't know what the sound quality is like on 1st through 3rd generation iPods, nor on iPod Minis, Nanos or Shuffles. I also rip all my CDs with iTunes set to "High Quality" (128 kpbs).

[bostonsoccermdl]

my 2 biggest complaints are:

1) Cant delete while you are on the road.
2) Price. When all is said and done it is a cool product, but their are several Mp3's that get the same job done for 1/3 the price....
I have no need for anything more than 30 songs. (I have the tendency to listen to 5-10 at a time and get sick fo them)

Unfortuantely, my first Ipod was stolen out of my pocket at a crowded pub off a coathangar on the wall.

My dad then gave me his (he lost interest) and his fell out of a pocket in a cab. I realized next morning... :rolleyes:

I am convinced I have the Ipod curse (I NEVER lose things) and am promising myself I will stick with a cheap item for now on.

[scaryice]

1) Delete songs "on the fly." Yes, if I have a song that I just can't listen to, I copied it from a scratchy CD, or it's one of those MP3's that has the background noise added to thwart pirates, I should be able to delete the song without having to attach it to a computer.

No reason you should getting any of those mp3's...

[Chicago1871]

I think you need better headphones. Seriously.
It's not the headphones. The iPod series is notorious for poor sound quality.

[MikeLastort2]

It's not the headphones. The iPod series is notorious for poor sound quality.

See my post above. I honestly can't tell the difference between music I play directly from a CD versus music I play off my iPod when the iPod is plugged into my home or car system.

[dark knight]

It's not the headphones. The iPod series is notorious for poor sound quality.

Really? I thought it has performed well against many of its competitors. It may not be audiophile quality, but notorious for poor sound? Same quality as your old walkman? That sounds like Hamatachi stuff.

[dark knight]

Same quality as your old walkman?

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[MikeLastort2]

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[dark knight]

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