Click wheel scroll acts oddly.

The scroll wheel on my iPod acts funny. Like, if you're scrolling through a long list and you're making lot's of spins, it just doesn't always register. It doesn't really have a very smooth scroll. I don't know how to describe it, but if you've experienced it, you know what I mean.
So has this happened to anyone? Or is this just something with my iPod?

mityman50halo3 wrote:
The scroll wheel on my iPod acts funny. Like, if you're scrolling through a long list and you're making lot's of spins, it just doesn't always register. It doesn't really have a very smooth scroll. I don't know how to describe it, but if you've experienced it, you know what I mean.
*So has this happened to anyone?* Or is this just something with my iPod?
Happened once when I first purchased it. Newbie glitch? Resetting the iPod fixed it. No problems since.
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