Official iPod touch Discussion Thread

[Hurst]

I apologize if this has been addressed, but is there any news on sound quality output on this device? On my last ipod, a 5G 30gb vid, I used the powerport aux output for sound as I found it to be far better than the 3.5mm out.

On the video that was posted, I didn't see an aux port or power dock...how is this achieved?

[primeredSBCnova]

i think im gonna hold off a few weeks to see how it all pans out. if i can get web, email, and im i may just buy one. im on a college campus where i should have wireless all over campus, maybe not exactly seamless as i go from router to router, but maybe. im still plenty happy with my black and white click wheel 20gig...

[toii]

Just wondering that is it possible with the iPod touch to listen music and at the same time for example surf the internet?

-toii

[Surf Monkey]

Originally Posted by toii

Just wondering that is it possible with the iPod touch to listen music and at the same time for example surf the internet?

-toii

You can sort of do that on iPhone so you should be able to on Touch as well. I say sort of because the iPhone software is still buggy. If you browse while listening to music, you run the risk of crashing either Safari or the iPod software. Apple has made it more reliable with the two updates that have come out so far but it's still a problem.

[pik.]

I was wondering what does it mean the little icon on the right at the bottom....

is it the erase option for the pics?is it usable also for video and podcasts
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/gallery/index5.html

[amd700]

Originally Posted by tanik

I think maybe most of you guys are missing the point. They aren't creating these new iPods solely for former owners to trade up. This is simply the latest and greatest way to attract new customers who may not have the huge music library that some audiophiles do. Like me for instance - I have 20G 5th generation and I'm having the worst time filling it...this new iPod is perfect for me. And honestly, is anyone just as flipping annoyed with the clickwheel? It's entirely too cumbersome. Having a touch screen will rock with some of the iTunes games too.

Uhh...if im not mistaken, i don't think that the iPod Touch's will be able to play games Also, i don't think the new iPod Classics will have tv output...this is just what i heard. But, i totally agree w/what you're saying

[amd700]

When it comes down to it, and this is just my personal opinion, the iPod Touch is kind of a luxury. Someone stated before that it's not meant to be an upgrade. While some people need to have every single bit of their collection w/them, others just need the basics. I would feel better knowing that i could listen to anything i want, whenever, but it's really not necessary. At $400 for 16gigs, yeah, this is a luxury. I would use it, like some one mentioned before, for my main music & use my 60gig for a portable harddrive for my photos. honestly, if you're going to wait for a 2nd gen iPod touch w/a bigger flash drive, don't hold your breath. That will happen, then everybody will complain about the price. Bottom line, everybody wants this sexy little ipod, finally w/wi-fi & touchscreen (should've come out before the iPhone), but its just not for everyone. If you can do "playlist maintenance", and you don't mind dropping the $$$, then you're set...but, if you need all you're music/movies/tv shows, then just get the bigger iPod classic...Yeah, I need the sexy iPod!!!

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by amd700

Uhh...if im not mistaken, i don't think that the iPod Touch's will be able to play games Also, i don't think the new iPod Classics will have tv output...this is just what i heard. But, i totally agree w/what you're saying

No, the Classics do have TV output but you have to have an output device with Apple's authentication hardware inside of it.

[Surf Monkey]

Originally Posted by amd700

if you're going to wait for a 2nd gen iPod touch w/a bigger flash drive, don't hold your breath. That will happen, then everybody will complain about the price.

I agree with you that it's the luxury iPod, but I disagree with the statement above. Looking at the history of the iPod line, the price always either stays the same or comes down from generation to generation. The next iPod touch generation will have more NAND flash memory at either the same price as today's unit or a slightly lower price if history is any guide. The bigger problem is that by the time 32 gig iPod Touch devices come along, micro HDDs will be up over 200 gig. I have a hard time seeing a future where NAND flash matches the price for HDD storage on a gig for gig basis. That's why I'm puzzled by Apple's evident move to NAND flash. Seems to me that they'll always be playing catch up.

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by Surf Monkey

I agree with you that it's the luxury iPod, but I disagree with the statement above. Looking at the history of the iPod line, the price always either stays the same or comes down from generation to generation. The next iPod touch generation will have more NAND flash memory at either the same price as today's unit or a slightly lower price if history is any guide. The bigger problem is that by the time 32 gig iPod Touch devices come along, micro HDDs will be up over 200 gig. I have a hard time seeing a future where NAND flash matches the price for HDD storage on a gig for gig basis. That's why I'm puzzled by Apple's evident move to NAND flash. Seems to me that they'll always be playing catch up.

Well, you have to give Apple the benefit of the doubt. A company like Apple does tons of market research, focus groups, etc.

They also look at buying trends of their customers.

They might have seen the sales of their Nano product far outpacing hard drive based iPods due to the advantages those units offer (shock proof, smaller, lighter, etc) and determined it was time to split the market for their higher end DAPs.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter if it takes NAND flash two years or five years to get down to hard drive prices per gigabyte. It's going to happen, it's just a matter of time. As one of the worlds largest flash memory consumers Apple knows more about this than any of us.

[amd700]

Originally Posted by jmpage2

No, the Classics do have TV output but you have to have an output device with Apple's authentication hardware inside of it.

ooops...i just meant that it wont be as simple as choosing "TV Out" through the menu. I would miss that especially since i play my iPod videos on my car audio monitor. Thanks...

[amd700]

Originally Posted by Surf Monkey

I agree with you that it's the luxury iPod, but I disagree with the statement above. Looking at the history of the iPod line, the price always either stays the same or comes down from generation to generation. The next iPod touch generation will have more NAND flash memory at either the same price as today's unit or a slightly lower price if history is any guide. The bigger problem is that by the time 32 gig iPod Touch devices come along, micro HDDs will be up over 200 gig. I have a hard time seeing a future where NAND flash matches the price for HDD storage on a gig for gig basis. That's why I'm puzzled by Apple's evident move to NAND flash. Seems to me that they'll always be playing catch up.

Again, i stand corrected w/my half a$$ info I just meant that don't hold your breathe because it could be a while till a 2nd gen iPod Touch w/satisfactory memory would come out. Personally, i couldn't wait any longer for an iPod w/touch screen & wi-fi.

[GDMeyer]

Couldn't I access my four 500 GB hard drives of music, HD movies, TV shows and photos on my home computer using something as simple as FTP from an iPod touch using "Safari" through Wi-Fi?

Don't the "Safari" and "YouTube" icons appear to contain a virtually unlimited amount of remote file sharing on an iPod touch?

Would I really need a lot of disk space on an iPod touch?

[superleeds]

I'm used to carrying around my whole collection as I've always had the "upper end" of the iPod HD sizes.

I have around 24GB of music and 40 GB of movies/tv shows, there's no need to carry everything around with me as I always charge the iPod up from the computer so it would be easy to mess with a few playlists to get them to update when I charge.

Here's the thing that I'm unsure about though we won't get 16GB, it will no doubt format down like any drive, anyone got any ideas of how much we will lose?

Also the hardware is the same as the iPhone so the Apps should port across, how big are these currently/estimated to be? Becasue I don't want to get 6-10 months down the line and realise that I only have 10GB of space due to new apps and updates filling the hard drive, squeezing out space for my content.

Just to 100% clarify any online games website such as mousebreaker will NOT work with the iPod touch, due to them being flash?

[VipFREAK]

I'm sooooooo in for the iPod PDA... erm...sorry touch! I remember when the iPhone came out and I was like wow... At&t only? That's a shame. I knew an "ipod" version was coming and now we get the PDA erm... sorry, I mean touch. Having an iphone without the ####ty dead iphone and ####ty at&t service? Wow, awesome.

My only concern is if I can add events to the calendar and what ipod accessories won't work with it. I also heard the dock connector is recessed in so it might be a problem with existing ipod accessories. That would be ####ing lame if they didn't work and didn't fit. I also have to decide which ipod I'm gonna get rid of, my 30gb video or my 2gb nano. We'll see I guess.