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Nightmare at 160 GB iPod Street
By: kevin kaptain
June 18, 2009 @ 4:46 PM
Buying this iPod has been one of the worst mistakes of my life. I have wasted countless hours adding my CD collection to iTunes and syncing to the iPod just to find out that a majority of the songs get cut short while playing back on the iPod. I’ve reset, restored, re-installed, re-everything over and over….I’m fed up with this piece of junk.
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IPOD Classic 160 gb Review
By: Jason
May 4, 2009 @ 8:25 PM
Had mine for about five months now. It’s my first iPOD. I’ve been reluctant to get one as I have 1,000 or so CD’s and didn’t want to deal with transferring, etc. Well, it took three months of pretty constant (1-2 hours a day) uploading but all music is on and, I hate to say it, I couldn’t live without the thing now…. All my music (11,000 songs…don’t know how many albums) at my disposal. Sound quality is better than expected, even when plugged into my home stereo.
DOWNSIDE: Menu’s are slow/sluggish much of the time. However, I consider this minor given the capacity of the unit (I have four movies on it as well for my kids to watch while traveling long distances!).
I’d get one again if this one dies. I suppose that says it all.
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Meh...
By: Ardens Machina
October 12, 2008 @ 3:50 PM
I’ve owned my iPod for about 4 days. I’ve been able to listen to music for 1. When I sync through iTunes it freezes, eventually giving me an unknown error. I’ve had to restore my iPod to factory settings twice now(I’m actually doing it the second time while I write this.) Since there isn’t a built in restore I have to go to the public library to restore since I don’t have internet at my home. Overall I’m not very happy.
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iPod 160GB
By: Monza
June 17, 2008 @ 1:47 PM
Just bought my iPod 160Gb. Purchased some games and playing mMonopoly, my iPod just froze. Reset with ‘key’ combination just did the job. No loss of info and hooked it to my (apple) notebook and all was sync’d.
This is my 5th ipod (itouch, ipod nano, ipod classic 80Gb and ipod 20Gb). No complaints so far.
The only downside is its back.. lot’s of scratches
in the end a great ‘tool’…..
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iPod Classic 160Gb
By: Andy
May 12, 2008 @ 9:42 AM
Hi,
I got the iPod Classis 160Gb for my birthday and I have had no problems with it at all. I just update it lots and look after it. So if you are looking for a MP3 I think you should go for the iPod Classic 80Gb or 160Gb.
Hope this helps. :D
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Great storage for mp4 video and personal audio recording
By: John R Cannon
February 18, 2008 @ 9:25 AM
I’ve no interest in buying songs from iTunes, but use the iPod Classic 160 GB to store my own compositions: http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/johncannon
I also transfer my own DVD+R videos (using Adobe Premiere Elements 4 to compress files to mp4). The results are excellent. This is my first iPod and I am very satisfied.
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APPLE BILKS CUSTOMERS
By: Mark
February 4, 2008 @ 11:52 AM
After trying some cheap MP3 players and discovering that 70% of the accessories are for Apple, I plopped down $350 for n iPod Classic 160GB. It would hold all the music I could ever want plus hold movies and play them back at will for the kiddies. WRONG. Boy was I wrong. I had been seriously considering an Archos 605 160GB before this disaster and am now sorry I didn’t go that route.
APPLE HAS PURPOSELY CRIPPLED THE VIDEO OUT ON THE 6G CLASSIC IPOD AND ITOUCH UNITS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS WORK IS TO PURCHASE A $50 CABLE FROM APPLE.
They have incorporated a chip in this cable which will enable the video out to function. This pretty much renders ALL THIRD PARTY ACCESSORIES USELESS (save the $600 B&W Zeppelin) that has a video out port…like my new Athens iVoice speakers, and my highly portable and handy retractable AV cable. Apple did this quietly and did not even release suitable accessories until months after the iPods were released. Now I have to spend another $50 on a frigging cable. Forget about any other accessories. Who knows what will work and what won’t.
If you are considering purchasing an Apple product, I would seriously consider any other brand.
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Disappointing
By: Hunter Lutringer
January 4, 2008 @ 1:50 PM
I have bought 2 160 GB iPods so far. The first one last about a day, right before I left on a trip it froze. I then went to the apple store and the replaced it, which was cool. The new iPod was doing fine until yesterday when it froze. I don’t know what is wrong but this is becoming very annoying.
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iPod classic
By: Nathan Cooper
November 20, 2007 @ 4:10 PM
Hey, I just ordered one on Friday so should be here soon. I ordered the 160gb in black. I have the ezvision x4 video glasses which is why I have bought a iPod for portable viewing but I just found out I need an AV cable. If you buy an AV cable make sure not to buy a 3rd party one like Belkin because they don’t work. Thanks for the reviews, they helped a lot.
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Disappointing start
By: Andrew
November 20, 2007 @ 3:26 PM
I browsed around various alternatives and their drawbacks before deciding to just go with an iPod. Standard stuff – works with Linux. If there are any serious problems I can just replace the firmware and run Linux. Right?
Wrong.
Seems that apple has changed the database format, which while not insurmountable makes it awkward to upload music with Linux. The latest version of the iPod access library (libgpod) is needed, and that’s not part of the latest ubuntu release. I build software for a living, and no doubt if I put my mind to it I can work around this, but there doesn’t seem to be any packaged solutions just yet, and right now I just want to load up some music and go on holiday.
I figured I’d just use windows/iTunes for the time being. ITunes needed to be upgraded to work with this iPod, but wouldn’t upgrade in the normal way. After uninstalling and reinstalling it seems to work, albeit very slowly, and with a variety of crashes of both the iPod and the iTunes software. You’d think that apple would have included info on how to reboot the iPod in the instructions, but no. I figured out you can do it by holding down both the top (menu) and centre of the control pad for a few seconds.
Slowly I’m getting there, but I’m really hoping to be able to get rid of apple’s software soon. Unfortunately it seems that apple has also messed with the system for uploading new firmware, such that rock box is saying that they likely will never be able to be compatible with the iPod classic.
160GB of storage is great, but I’m very tempted to return this thing and get an older model.
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I liked it a lot
By: Derek
November 20, 2007 @ 10:48 AM
I have the 160GB iPod classic and I absolutely love it but the only downfall I have found is the major lag it has when you go to change from song to song. With it being a hard drive instead of flash memory there is a substantial amount of lag having album art but otherwise a great player at a great buy.
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Good product works with my alpine car stereo
By: Steve
November 16, 2007 @ 10:41 AM
Hi
I’ll try to be quick with my summary–I paid 260 with year guarantee–I got the black version 160gb–very minimal extras in box hardly any instructions–not even a mains charger or screen protector included which I thought was bad–the iPod now has a matt front which is more durable then gloss versions–the back is still silver and mine was scratched after 1 day–the screen is very good–the battery is awesome 40hr for music 7hr for videos–works with vista well–I tunes seems like quite good software–mine doesn’t feel slow and I have 89gb of music and 4gb of videos on there–total storage space out of box is 148 GB–1st iPod due to massive storage and I like it a lot–feels like it could break with a good drop due to weight but also feels well built in your hand so I may be wrong about the drop its just its quite heavy due to the 160gb hard drive–syncs with my computer easily–took a while to transfer music but I did do nearly 90gb in one go–its great having loads of videos and your whole music collection–IT WORKS WITH MY ALPINE CAR STEREO ALL THE CONTROLS ON THE FASCIA STILL CONTROL IPOD ETC SO PLEASED WITH THAT AS WAS WORRIED AFTER I READ ABOUT THEM LIMITING WHAT 3RD PARTY EXTRAS THEY WILL WEK WITH I HAVENT HAD ANY PROBS– I would recommend this to anyone it seems like a great product at the moment it’s a bit pricey but I got the 3yr guarantee with it so at least I am protected and it really is good having so much multimedia in your pocket :-)
HOPE THAT HELPS
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Apple iPod 160 gb
By: Dominic
November 12, 2007 @ 11:41 AM
I have had this iPod 10 days now and all of sudden it hung and won’t go off or won’t work at all. I would say the 80 GB is better because I had it for months and no problem. I don’t know whether to give it back for a new one or get the 80 GB. I hope I get the right one.
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Some notes...
By: Alejandro Barraza
October 24, 2007 @ 9:23 AM
OK first of all, the compatibility issues, unless you upgrade to 1.0.2 firmware you will have problems, it scared me when with no music files at all it seems that the disc was full, and I have to reset, update and a lot of things, but hey it’s a 160GB (fat32), you can use it also as an external drive but the problem are the files 4GB+up (because the fat32 limitation) but I have like 5 IPods in my family and we all agree that the classic fits the best.
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iPod classic 160 review
By: Ricky
October 10, 2007 @ 7:37 PM
I’ve upgraded from a 1G nano 4GB. 160 is an ocean! a very welcome change :)i’ve had my iPod for 2 weeks now. Wonderful product. Very good built quality. Cover flow is a nice change to the usual way to view albums->songs, but not required. Similarly the split screen is unnecessary. Settings->about option screen is brilliant. Overall the graphics of the lists(songs/albums etc. ) and the info each list displays is very useful. Change in the ‘Shuffle’ facility is well thought of. Sure, its sluggish, but only at times and it doesn’t kill ya. If you can live thru the video format conversion issues(nothing to do with the iPod), video viewing quality is excellent. Personally, i feel the iPod is meant for music not vdos – that’s a secondary benefit and not as relaxing. Viewing vdos does tax your eyes. Lets face it, there are better options for vdo viewing, but for music – this is the best.
It sure is much bulkier than my nano. If you don’t have a clip-cover for your iPod classic 160, it is gonna occupy a pocket in your jeans and it will keep letting you know that it’s there. If ultimate space is not a requirement, the 80GB model has amazing dimensions for its storage space. The best feature is what its built for – living space for your music, photos anything you can think of… storage w/o the thought of running outta space…trust me, all you can ever need in your pocket will fit in a 160GB – rather more.
Enjoy !
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Major gripe
By: Scott
October 4, 2007 @ 4:46 PM
If you use the iPod with a vehicle adapter it will not work. I have a Pioneer av nav system with iPod controller and it plays for a few seconds and then stops. I returned it when I was told Apple does not support 3rd party adapters with the new gen players.
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Unhappy
By: Junaldre
October 3, 2007 @ 2:29 PM
This was the worst purchase I have ever made. I felt as if I should have burnt the money instead. I had the iPod 2 days and now it is dead. This is my second 160GB iPod. This sucks; I would not recommend any body use it.
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iPod classic 160 gb
By: Gary
October 3, 2007 @ 2:27 PM
Great great great product, my ZUNE went to the teenager. I love this new iPod, I was able to use it right out of the box and the iTunes was an easy setup.
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An ok upgrade
By: Walker
September 23, 2007 @ 9:44 PM
I bought this iPod without the knowledge that the video out option had been disabled. You cannot turn the video out option on and say watch this iPod with one of the many docking stations that let you watch the videos on a bigger screen (iPod/DVD players) This is the biggest disappointment and I would love to know why they did this. Hopefully in a firmware update this will be activated again, an iPod isn’t complete unless you can use the video out option, I know that I use mine alot!!
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Well built machine, pretty menus. A bit slow but hey it's 160Gb!!
By: Granville
September 14, 2007 @ 1:20 PM
The iPod 160 GB. It was clearly a compromise: All the clever stuff has gone into the Touch and in an ideal world Apple might have put a 160 GB drive into one of these. But it would have been an expensive product and that would have closed off a large portion of their market: The people who will pay stupid money for something beautiful would have gotten one of these and Apple wouldn’t have sold enough of the flash models to fund further development along that route. On the other hand, those of us who look for the greatest number of gigabytes per dollar would have been left out in the cold and possibly spurned a super-expensive Touch HD in favor of a competitor’s product.
Having said that, first impressions are rather satisfying. I have had mine for less than a day but so far I’m still pretty excited about having taken the plunge to replace my slightly faulty 5G 60 GB. The Cover Flow function is wonderfully smooth and other aspects of the interface are very attractive. Out of the box it reports 143 GB of usable space and synching from a laptop with my music actually coming from an external USB hard drive was completed overnight without any problems. Menu navigation can be sluggish at times; for this reason I would like to see an option to disable the split screen functionality. Wakeup from screensaver mode (the time and a Play symbol) is also slow. A personal niggle: they still haven’t addressed the problem of long album titles disappearing off the edge of the “now playing” display. How difficult can it be to either word wrap the text or scroll it side to side? They have removed the 5G feature of being able to press the center button several times and see a large version of the album cover, which is a shame. On the other hand, they have replaced it with a nifty new shuffle control: you can switch between off/albums/songs which is great when you are listening to music on “shuffle songs” and you want to hear the rest of the current album.
In summary, I think Apple have pulled it off. It’s a pretty, well built, solid looking machine with a fantastic amount of storage. Get a firmware update to us at some point soon and I will be completely happy.
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