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Bianca
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I have an ipod since a few days and it really drains the battery a lot. So imagine what a colour screen would do. No ipod for me anymore  |
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mixin
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I presume there would be a power saving mode much like on colour screen phones 
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Jools
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If you read the specifications the new iPod photo has a 15 hour battery life for listening to music.
Also, if you've only had your iPod a few days, the charging cycle will still not have reached its optimum. If its a 4th generation iPod you should get 12 hours battery life at normal use.
Obviously if you leave the back-light on all the time and frequently skip tracks (causing the hard disk to spin-up) your battery life will be less than ideal.
Read the following for more tips about maximising battery life:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/
http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipods.html
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Bianca
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Yes i know all that. I have 3th generation. The backlight is off, but i do skip tracks. The amount of hours apple says the ipodbattery should last never makes it. Especially not when i make full use of my ipod |
Jools
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Like any other manufacturer, Apple quotes the best possible time you can expect from the battery. Rarely does any battery last its best possible time.
However, if you were to test it the same was as Apple does, i.e. turnoff backlight, press play and leave it to play continuously through the tracks without skipping, you probably will get the advertised battery life.
Did you buy secondhand? If you've only had it a few days I would've expected you to have a 4th generation iPod (with the grey clickwheel)...
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Bianca
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Yes i know. I bought it second hand indeed but when i bought it it was new in the box so batterylife improved a bit after turning all the options off and charging multiple times but still i am going back to minidisc. But everyone has his or her own opinions right  I was just wondering how they were going to solve the lousy battery in the new version but like i read here they improved battery life to 12 hours which is good. |
axxxr
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Boy, they weren't kidding when they said the iPod Photo had a thick back end. 
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Superluminova
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surly that think one is the 60gb and the thin is the 20gb?
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Jools
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Comparison review by the Wall Street Journal of iPod Photo and iRiver H320 is available here:
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/solution-20041103.html
Some quotes:
"Our verdict: The iPod Photo was just as easy, and satisfying, to use with photos as it is with music. It's a winner, if a little pricey. But the iRiver player is complicated and clumsy, designed by techies for techies."
"The iRiver H320 player is often praised on techie Web sites. But, in terms of simplicity and ease of use, it doesn't begin to compare to the iPod Photo."
"The H320's nine buttons frustrated us right away because they don't include a scrolling device like Apple's wheel that would have helped us move through long lists of songs or pictures within the player's vast hard disk."
"Katie and I both struggled with the H320's buttons and interface before resorting to the user's manual. A rare user-friendly menu within the player's software displays large icons that represent different sections: Music, Radio, Record, Text and Picture. But selecting the Music or Photos icons directs you to what techies call a "file tree," a computer-like list of expandable folders that starts with the word "Root" -- a technical term for the base level of a hard disk's file structure."
"Unlike the new iPod, the iRiver H320 doesn't show album covers during music playback. Instead, it shows 17 different facts, including techie details like "Bit Rate" "EQ/SRS" and "Sampling Rate" -- useless and meaningless information overload for most people."
"We can't recommend the iRiver for average, nontechnical users. But the new iPod Photo is a great choice for storing and sharing digital photos. We just hope it comes down in price."
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Jools
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iPod and iPod mini win Which? praise
By Jonny Evans
Despite Consumer Association accusations that Apple overcharges for iTunes tracks in the UK, its monthly magazine, Which?, continues to celebrate Apple's iPod.
November's cover story, 'Music Goes Miniature' tests a selection of market-leading MP3 players - and Apple's iPod leads the pack, with a 86 per cent rating. Nipping at its heels is the Apple iPod mini, with it's own creditable 74 per cent score. The iAudio M3 is the closest competitor, with 69 per cent, but does not work with a Mac.
"It's nearly three years since we first proclaimed the iPod as a Best buy and a revelation," Which? states. "The general public soon caught up and now the iPod is everywhere - but it's still the best."
The report adds that, "Apple has hit on a combination of sound quality, ease of use and sheer charm that's unmatched." The iPod mini is described as, "every bit as delightful to use". Apple's iTunes software also wins praise, with the company's approach to this described as, "well thought-out".
Scores were rated on the following criteria: Sound quality 60 points; Ease-of-use, 20 points; Features, 20 points. Apple's products scored the highest of all products tested in both the hard drive and solid state categories for ease-of-use.
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mixin
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I read that Wall street journal review when it was posted on another site. Even though the iPod is easier to pick up and play than the H320, i'm pretty sure the person who wrote the review just hasn't a clue about technology at all.
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Jools
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Unfortunately, those who know almost nothing about technology include a large number of potential customers!
If Apple can design an easy-to-use product for techno-dunces, surely others can too if they tried?
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mixin
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You are gonna have to know at least a little bit about technology to own a DAP 
They make it sound like you need a PHD in "techie"ness just to be able to use the iRiver. I knew what every button on mine did 10mins after picking it up without reading the manual
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fatreg
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must make you a "techie" mixin!!
lol
fatreg
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