A walkman? what in the hell is that.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by LukeA

You said-


How was it wrong to assume that as long as they don't make iPods "large enough" for your whole collection, you wouldn't want a portable storage device/player? Help me out here.

One of the great features of the iPod & iTunes (and all MP3 players, for that matter) is the ability to create playlists. While you may not be able to forecast what you'll want to hear two weeks from now, you'd still have the ability to make as many playlists/mixes as you want, categorized however you want. They may not be the exact songs you'd want to hear on any given day- but, given the benefits of having a portable player, is that not a fair tradeoff?

I apologize for my earlier comments...

I have several reasons for not wanting an Ipod.

Recently, my older bro bought his daughter (My 16 year old niece Kendra) one of the new Ipod's (Don't remember which one, but one of the higher end/large GB models). He has had nothing but issues with it (ie- unable to upload music due to "Technical errors").

It was such a joke that he had to return it and purchase her a smaller sized Ipod. The dealer he purchased it from stated "That some of the newer Ipod's have had major QUALITY issues that the former and older Ipod's did not have".

So #1 is from a QUALITY stance (Q.C. was my major in college - and I am forever a stickler for Quality, not disatisfaction from bad Quality...Off topic, but I still laugh that the Japanese make such top-notch quality electronics using QC processes that the US taught them back in the 1920's, but American companies couldnt make a toaster to save their asses). It is really sad that I had to help my older brother figure out HOW to work an Ipod when I don't see myself owning one anytime soon.


As a person from an older generation (I'll be the big 4-0 next year), I have never been into listening to a couple of songs on a playlist from one artist then skip around (Or is that "Shuffle" around) to another and so on and so on.

I am a strictly ALBUM person, I listen from start to finish any album I play...Never just one track. I can see an Ipod being beneficial to those who do adhere to the "Shuffle" around of artists and songs, but for me I really don't see a need for one if I am driving (I have a 6 disc Bose factory disc changer in my ve-HICK-le), If I am shopping, nor do I see the need to have one when I am at home.

I am also a person who prefers the physical ALBUM in their hands, instead of a file. I enjoy looking at album artwork in my hands instead straining my eyes to look at artwork of the lil' iPod screen.

I have been collecting music for over 25 years now, and I still have the most joy when I find a physical disc/tape/vinyl release than I would have I found the same release on iTunes (Believe me, I have seen albums I have hunted for on mp3 format, but the quality is ALWAYS 192kbs, which sucks ass...At least FLAC provides the BEST quality since it is "Lossless", Btw, "Apple Lossless" format is truly not "lossless".)

Nothing against ANYONE who owns an iPod, it just doesnt seem logical to a music junkie like me is all.

Afterthought:

Something my older brother and I talked about recently is why do people save music files onto their PC hard-drives, then when they have a PC related problem and lose their files, why did they not burn the files onto a disc (DVD/CDR) just in case of such a 'disaster'?

Same goes for electronic devices (iPod/mp3 players) because they have a life expectancy of only 5 years, what then if you lose all your files and you did not backup the files? You have to repurchase the files? Another reason why I stick with the physical disc over the file.