Reasons to NOT get an iPod

Rust wrote: The power of prog must have crashed your i-pod. I'm sure Apple had pop music in mind when making them.

This is entirely possible.  perhaps the thick instrumentation and long tracks taxed its poor little brain to the breaking point....


or maybe it was just a piece of sh*t.

I'm considering going the flash memory route as soon as i have some cash, but I don't want the ipod version, but I'd like a good bit of room on it.  Guess I'll have to shop around.

Zargus wrote: Comon people CD players are so prog, Itunes & Ipods and god knows are for normal mainstream rap lisening people. Real prog rockers have cd players.

I thought that the REAL prog rockers have portable vinyl players!

    I was hesitant to go the iPod route, and thought my mp3/cd player was just fine. I broke down and got the 20 gig model last year, and I love it. I've had no problems. The battery isn't holding the charge as long, but I got a battery pack (that acts like a charger) from battery geek. I don't drive, so I walk, bicycle, bus, etc. In other words, I use it all the time. It's so nice to have so much music, without all the bulk. No changing discs either.
     Why shouldn't we prog people use them? The pop fans like the little ones, because they listen to the same lame songs over and over again. The key there also being songs, not albums. So I say, put pressure on Steve Jobs to make these things reliable, and have big enough drives for our epic musical masterpieces.

stonebeard wrote: chopper wrote: Viajero Astral wrote: Ed_The_Dead wrote: The Miracle wrote: No freezing No software No charging No quality loss no memory problems $35 Oliver would be proud   YEAH A MP3 CD player with a CD-RW were you can burn a lot of mp3 files is a good combination That's true - I had one before I got my MP3 player, but people give you funny looks on the train to work when you get a CD player out. It's now the equivalent of a wind-up gramophone with a horn. And they don't give you the same look when they find out you're listening to prog?

MikeEnRegalia wrote: The Miracle wrote: No freezing No software No charging No quality loss no memory problems $35 add these points: Heavy >> what's 300 Gr Doesn't fit in your pocket -> need to carry a bag  >> not really fits into my inside pocket of my Jeans jacket Error Prone - useless when jogging or mountain-biking >> does not like many bumps but has a 45 seconds memory >> also dangerous to mountain bike, bike or jog wioth those on and anyway who wants to listen to music while mountainn biking Need to  carry around a pair of extra batteries  > Duracell last enough not to worry about this Only one disc at a time ... or you need to carry a pack of discs additionally, making it even more cumbersome >> unless in a train , I never use the small headphones for mlore than the duration of one disc.

More cumbersome I agree, but I feel no need to be around the bloody portable music player anytime, anyplace, anyhow etc....

DrGoon wrote: Steven Wilson has spoken out against iPod culture, listener playlists and shuffle features on numerous occasions. Playing Deadwing on your iPod was asking for trouble. Send Steve a wedge of cash for a nice slab of limited edition vinyl and pray for forgiveness.

my bad.  I wasn't aware of this. 

I'm actually starting to get suspicious of the fact that my particular ipod was one of the ones manufactured by Hewlett Packard to help Apple meet the high demand, so my warranty and tech support was all done through HP, not apple.  My roommate has one of the Apple manufactured ones and hasnt had a bit of trouble with it.

still, I'm wary now of the whole ipod thing, but I do need some small portable solution to my music addiction.

^ it's not a road. it's a straight pathway alongside the river, with no crossing roads and no dangers really, no motor vehicles allowed and both sides of the pathway are quite open, you can easily spot any problem (like playing children or dogs) and slow down. Actually quite many people use this "circuit" just like I do ...

Of course I agree that one should not wear headphones in normal traffic situations.

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - June 13 2006 at 10:16

MikeEnRegalia wrote: and with the right music - some Porcupine Tree, Electronic Music, Ozric Tentacles, Pink Floyd etc.

That is, in fact, the "right" music.

As "proggers" I think it is our duty to progress into the new technology available today, such as mp3 players.

Edited by Rust - June 13 2006 at 16:13

 Thanks. That sounds like a very prestegous title.