I bought an iPod video, black, 30GB. This means that I'll be hanging out at Starbucks now with my MacBook, drinking sh*tty coffee and writing in my Livejournal about how Bush is a fascist.


I loaded it up with Kelly Clarkson and BangBus videos, converted using FFMpegX for Mac, which is just a shell program that uses unix binaries.

It really is a nifty device, and the screen is almost painfully bright. The Apple ear buds are garbage, but I have my Grados.

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Last night I had a Zune in my right hand and my iPod in my left. Overall, the Zune was clunky and slightly heavier, and harder to control on the go. Nice screen though.

The Zune has better sounding earbuds, for what its worth. With the Grados connected to the Zune, there's more bass and treble, which is nice if you're into hip hop and techno, but for anything else it comes across as unnatural and exaggerated. Hey, thats what equalizers are for.

iPod focuses on integration and control; Zune focuses on flashy presentation. In the end, its really the same thing. Only one works with the Mac. Only one is compatible with my Pioneer head unit.

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I have no idea why I bought it. I don't really go jogging or ride the bus, and my car has a CD-MP3 player and an XM tuner.

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"Just walk... awayyyyy!"

My wife bought me one just like it last year. I love the thing and use it every day. FWIW I can't stand Starbucks coffee. :hmm: :cool2:

I have one identical to that, but don't worry Jesda, I still drink Mountain Dew, drive my imperialistic, bombastically large american luxury car and vote conservative.

I have one identical to that, but don't worry Jesda, I still drink Mountain Dew, drive my imperialistic, bombastically large american luxury car and vote conservative.

Another Tull fan. And a Caddy-driving conservative to boot! I saw them in concert back in high school! :cool:

“Hold your head up to the gun of a million cathode ray tubes aired at your tiny skull.” Jethro Tull

I'm listening to Aqualung again now...right now it's on "My God". Powerful stuff I tell ya..

Jesda...maybe you are turning....do small gadgets take on a whole new meaning now?
Do the letters PMP maked you all fluttery inside? Does size matter and to you, you want it smaller? then you may be just on your way to gadget geekdom!
Welcome!

This is -still- my cell phone:
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Works like a charm. :) Last night I saw it on an OLD episode of Scrubs from 2001!
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This is -still- my cell phone:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/IMG_QCP_Lg.JPG

Works like a charm. :)

I had two of those things die on me. Best damn phones I ever had, too.

I may still have them if you're interested in spare parts.