Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
12-22-2003, 08:49 PM
#14
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How ignorant was the helpdesk guy!
Customer: I have an Ipod that I bought about 18 months ago and the battery is dead on it...
Helpdesk guy: What? The battery's dead on the IPod?....How old is it?
Customer: I have an Ipod that I bought about 18 months ago and the battery is dead on it...
Helpdesk guy: What? The battery's dead on the IPod?....How old is it?
12-22-2003, 09:38 PM
#16
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18 months is a good life span for rechargable batteries.
I would think if this was a widespread problem you would be
hearing ALOT more about it.
I have a MP3 cd changer in my car, you cant tell the difference between
a normal cd and the mp3 disks, if you can you should sell your ears to
science or something.
I would think if this was a widespread problem you would be
hearing ALOT more about it.
I have a MP3 cd changer in my car, you cant tell the difference between
a normal cd and the mp3 disks, if you can you should sell your ears to
science or something.
12-22-2003, 10:12 PM
#18
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B' date='Dec 22 2003, 10:52 PM
I've been into MP3s for several years. You can train your brain to pick up on the MPEG artifacts present in MP3 audio.
as well.
I can see a track that was encoded crappy, or one that was downloaded, but
a MP3 in 196kbs is pretty damm clean.
12-22-2003, 10:21 PM
#19
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Location: South Florida
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i cant believe the battery isnt replacable. it is probably just soldered on. if it were truely irreplacable, it would have to be built into the pcb or somthing.
i bet you can unsolder the battery and solder in a new one for a couple bucks.
i bet you can unsolder the battery and solder in a new one for a couple bucks.
12-23-2003, 02:22 AM
#20
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Apple has a battery replacement program for the iPod when the rechargable battery does die.
the iPod is also the only player that supports Dolby's AAC codec, which is pretty damn awesome. twice the sound quality at half the file size.
I'm a fan :-)
the iPod is also the only player that supports Dolby's AAC codec, which is pretty damn awesome. twice the sound quality at half the file size.
I'm a fan :-)