Dr Gadget - Gadget Shop - New Apple iPod classic 160GB silver

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Binding: Electronics Brand: Apple EAN: 5050053495396 Feature: Type - Multimedia player with internal hard drive Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Apple Computer Manufacturer: Apple Computer Model: MB145ZO/A Publisher: Apple Computer Release Date: 2007-09-11 Studio: Apple Computer
Features Type - Multimedia player with internal hard drive LCD Screen - 2.5" backlit colour LCD screen Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels at 163 dpi Simultaneous display of multiple languages and characters Supported file formats - Audio: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), AAC protected by iTunes store, MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF Video: H.264 and MPEG-4 Compatible Platforms - Windows Vista Windows XP Home or Pro Editon with Service Pack 2 or later Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later USB 2.0 port iTunes 7.4 or later Multimedia Functions - Cover Flow function: displays album cover of all tracks in music library Plays Podcasts (video and audio) and audio books Compatible with games for iPod nano
Accessories Sony MDR-EX71SLB Fontopia Headphones - Black Sennheiser PX100 Headphones Creative Labs EP-630/A Earphones IDS-01B Compact 2.0 Speaker For iPod, MP3 And Other Audio Devices Black Sennheiser PMX70 - Sportline Stereo Neckband Headphones
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Almost 5 stars... Comment: It is my first iPod, and I like it a lot, but as other buyers I'm also frustrated by the volume cap imposed by EU regulations. Even worse, this is the first generation of iPod's for which there is no proper fix to this inconvenience. I've been trying to solve this with noise-cancelling headphones, but it just isn't the same as cranking up the volume. Unfortunately this isn't a condition that affects Apple alone, so if you think it will bother you, try to buy your music player out of the euro zone. Customer Rating: Summary: Caveat Emptor Comment: First off - I am an iPod fan: my 3G was a constant companion, and is still in use. I bought my wife an iPod Video, which we've enjoyed especially when travelling. When my 3G battery was now down to 90 minutes, I purchased the Classic 160. What's good? I like the style, and I like "coverflow" (although as the Ipod is usually in a case it's not often seen!) And the music sounds great - at least as good as on the 3G, other reviews notwithstanding. At 160 GB, I can get all my 120GB of music on and let iTunes sort it out. And battery life is stunning in comparison with the 3G, even when new. However, the volume cap is the bad news. The EU (as you will know) have imposed a maximum decibel level on all personal stereos. This is not new - I bought the iPod in the knowledge that maximum volume was limited. However, the limitation (that is in the firmware) has been encrypted. For the other two iPods I had used GoPod to remove the cap - GoPod does not recognise the new iPod, and as the creator of GoPod no longer has an iPod, it is unlikely that an upgrade will be forthcoming. What does this mean? For me, the iPod works great with my ER6 earbud headphones - although I have the volume on full, as opposed to on half to three quarters for the 3Gs (I ran a comparison test.) However, when I use my Bose Noise Cancelling earphones, there is not enough volume to drive them. This is, you might imagine, rather annoying. I shall have to buy an amplifier if I want to use these. Again, on three quarter volume, the 3Gs have no problem. Think car stereo too. If, like me, you connect to your car stereo through the headphone socket, the volume level is too quiet to be heard above ambient noise. A problem. The good news here is that the PC connector at the bottom is unaffected - so if you use external speakers that slot here, you'll be fine. And a work around for headphone users is to buy a remote that plugs into this socket, and then connect the headphones here. Overall, then, if your headphones work fine with the iPod this is a five star review. If not, it might not manage one star. I'd suggest trying out your phones on a store/friend's iPod, and making your mind up. Or buy a US model - no restrictions here. Buy across the pond and take it back with you - and save money too! - or purchase through a reputable US supplier. Even with duty, you'll be likely to save money = and avoid a crippled machine... Customer Rating: Summary: Very faulty product Comment: i have had my ipod classic for 7 months now but because i bought an i touch soon afterwards i have barely used it. The ipod screen all of a sudden developped a massive white line, probably a row of dead pixels that cannot be fixed by resetting or upgrading its software. I have looked at forums and loads of other people have had this problem too. I am sending mine back. Unfortunately they send you a refurbished one, not a new one or your original one repaired. Their support sucks, I went to the apple store today and they made me wait an hour and a half before they sent me home saying they couldnt deal with my repair today. It is their faulty product, THEY SHOULD be apologising to their customers and do the best they can to accomodate them rather than have you chase them around and waste your money and time to go into central london to repair a bad product they have sold you. Really unhelpful and rude customer service and not even an apology for the break down of my product even tho it's almost as fresh as just out of the box They asked me to book an appointment for another day but i'll be damned if i spend my time or money to travel back into central london AGAIN for a process that will literally take them 2 seconds. Cause basically all they do is take a look at it and give you another one, problem solved in 5 secs. A member of the staff when i dared complain told me "are you aware sir that we are the busiest store in the world ?" Make your own minds up about apple's care for its customers UPDATE I got me refurbished ipod back from the repair centre today. I plugged it in and a red cross appears on the screen. The ipod is frozen, can't reset it or charge it or plug it in or anything. Apple are surely taking the piss UPDATE So it seems i was sent a faulty product as a repair to my original faulty product. It has a faulty hard drive and needs to be taken back again!!!! I am leaving in 1 week for a 2 month holiday, does Apple think its customers have nothing better to do than play this sending back and forth game simply because they aren't resposible enough to provide a reliable service/product? UPDATE apple just sent me back my ipod saying it passed all its tests and found no faults with it i took my ipod to a friends computer and tried uploading mp3s from his collection. Again the same problem!!! As soon as it hits 33Gb it freezes and doesnt upload anymore. It cant be that both computers and both music collections are faulty, clearly this must be a hard drive problem. What am i supposed to do now that apple refuses to repair it? I have paid a heap amount of money for a 160GB ipod which as soon as it hits 33Gb it freezes. What am i supposed to do?????????????? If you go on apple's support page you will finf 557 pages (!!!!!) of probelms with the ipod classic Customer Rating: Summary: The iPod comes of age Comment: As an analogue-loving audiophile I've never bothered with compressed music except for ATRAC versions of my vinyl albums and CDs to play on the move. When the 160 Gb pod arrived I realised there was no need to compress the audio at all so it might actually sound alright ! What it comes down to in the end is the quality of the Digital to Analogue converters in the device and not using any form of compression. Apple seem to have deployed quality converters on this model so you can get very nice sounds out of this iPod and of course the interface is Apple loveliness as usual. This model is the closest Apple have got to a 'hi-fi' ipod so far and so gets my vote. Customer Rating: Summary: a bit rubbish really Comment: I have had this new ipod since Christmas and am pretty dissappointed with it. It seems to have a habit of freezing mid song and then continuing a few seconds later. It also seems to have the inability to find the correct letter on the album search, the click wheel search always seems to bring up albums starting with the letter next to the one actually displayed on the screen. I queried these faults with apple and actually sent the ipod away only to get it returned and told there was nothing wrong with it (they actually said the ipod passed all their tests). It seems that apple will only fix ipods that have a fault that fits into their 5 specific categories of faults (none of which my fault fitted into). I now appear to be stuck with a glitchy ipod which apple aftercare will not do anything about...great. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: The possibilities are endless with the iPod classic, the sixth generation of Apple's legendary MP3 player range. The iPod classic picks up where the 5th generation left off, including all the same functions as its predecessor but with an improved, easier-to-use interface. In keeping with the iPod tradition, the iPod classic has both audio and video functions, in addition to a very large storage capacity and an unprecedented battery life, all packed into a stylish, 100% metal case. Its 160 GB memory holds up to 40,000 music tracks and is the ideal solution for saving your favourite digital entertainment applications. It also produces great sound quality and has a 2.5 LCD screen for your listening and viewing pleasure. The interface now includes the Cover Flow function, which displays all the album covers of each music track, making it very easy to flip through your entire library. Of course, the iPod classic can also play Podcasts, audio books and video games (available for download from the iTunes Store).Finally, the slimline and lightweight iPod classic has an unbelievable 40 hours of battery life in music mode when fully charged!The iPod classic is sure to sweep you off your feet!