Is the Classic for me?
Hi
My son has an ipod touch. I was thinking of getting an mp3 player too but thought I'd try to get something less expensive. I don't want to use iTunes. But because we'll need a dock, it looks like I'll have to get an ipod. Son recommends the Classic as I won't need all the touch features. But - none of my music is from itunes - it's all from CDs and downloads. Will the classic play them and can I just drag and drop my music into it without having to bother with itunes?
Are there any drawbacks/format issues with the classic that I should be aware of?
Thanks for your help.
Yes, ya need to add them to the iTunes at first and then sync it with you iPod Classic actually. There is one more thing I probably need to tell you that you may need to get some sorta video converter to get videos playable on this device, as it doesn't support many video formats. But don't worry, there are plenty of them on the market and majority of them are of expectional quality.
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Here is a excellent post on iPod diskdiagnostic by regular tt2.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2362776?start=0&tstart=0
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The classic has many advantages, but its aimed at a few select markets.
For most people the classic is a familiar face. For people that just want a simple media player, it isnt intimidating. It has a basic display, a clickwheel that has become a standard in the past and massive storage capacity.
Its easier to use on the highway too.
For $250 bucks you get 160gb. Thats still to this day unheard for a media player. And for those people that have a large collection of music/video/files to bus with them it just makes sense.
Some people will tell you the hdd is unreliable compared to ssd. That it cant take a hit. Well. Ever dropped an Ipod Touch? *SMASH*
And like others have said, if its selling, I dont think that Apple will screw with a winning formula. I too had to travel hours to find one because they were all sold out.
Sometimes, simple just works. -
Should I avoid iPod Touch and go for the classic?
I currently am using an old 256mb player, and I need a new ipod, its getting ordered next week or so... (xmas present, so I gotta wait until christmas.)
I have 27gb of media, but only 6.7 gb of songs in iTunes. Most people say, well you got so much, get the classic. What is really stopping me from getting the classic is that the ipod touch has wifi. I have a wifi network in my house, and now that I sold my PSP and my laptop is gone, I cant sit in my living room and browse the internet. I really miss that. I am worried about a few things with the ipod touch:
1. Not enough storage for me - I will have to have a mixed bag of media
2. Reports of touchscreen becoming unresponsive after a few weeks +
3. Battery life and reliability - short battery life and it is expensive to replace when it really dies
4. No games that can be played when wifi isnt around - yet
The things I like about the touch is:
1. WIFI - I love safari and I am a youtube addict
2. Widescreen - so much nicer to watch vids on a widescreen
3. Thin - my ipod will always be in my pocket, so the thinner the better
4. Glass multitouch screen - makes you feel like your part of the device
5. OSX - since it is more of a portable computer, there are endless possibilities with it - remember, apple comes out with a SDK in feb...
6. Amazing cover flow
Disadvantages of classic:
1. Hard drive is less reliable than flash
2. No wifi
3. Smaller screen
4. No option to fit videos and pics to screen while watching them on ipod
5. Cover flow feels like crap after using a touch/iphone
Advantages:
1. Hard drive - more storage
2. Longer lasting and cheaper battery
3. Cheaper
4. In its 6th gen so you dont have to worry as much about its technology failing like you do with the touch
5. GAMES - I am always on the go and would love to be able to play texas hold em, I am a major texas hold em freak.
I went to the apple store 4 times since the new ipods were release, and EVERY SINGLE TIME I walk out saying "Ok, iPod touch it is." Then I get home and open iTunes and sit down and realize that it just isn't enough storage. I have had a 4gb ipod mini 2nd gen and a 2gb ipod nano second gen in the past and with both devices I have had to choose what I wanted on my iPod, I am really sick of that. Let me know what you guys think. BTW my mini eventually died and I sold the nano because I was in need of money.
Lastly, my budget limit is $300, so its 80gb iPod Classic vs 8gb ipod touch.
On a side note my name isn't rebecca and I am not a girl... I am Garrett, and am a male college student. Thanks...i got my 16GB touch about a week ago and I LOVE IT. There is only one problem that I can see with it and that is the SHEAR FEAR of damaging it. I mean the thing is pretty much all screen. I know its hardy and hard to scratch but unfortunately it is possible and you will absolutely HATE YOURSELF if you scratch your baby hehe. But with a case and a screenprotector you can diminish that fear.
I also agree with A A P L that the touch is currently the only iPod on the market that can progressively get better. I mean with the classic sure software updates will improve functionality but your pretty much stuck with what you get the day you bring it home. But with the touch, with all the apps that were gonna get on it, we will always have new features commin out.
Sure there are a few software bugs but what do you expect with a brand new piece of technology. There are really no hardware problems that afflict all ipod touchs except what you mentioned about battery life. But there are even ways to get around that. All in all I am very happy with my purchase and I feel with the touch you will be too. -
i bought my husband an ipod nano. we already have the classic. should i put both on the same apple id or get a new id for hubby?
You can use the same account on both - I use the same account on my devices. Generally it's best to have just the one account, as all purchases from the store are tied to the account that buys it - so any iTunes music that you have/will buy will be tied to that account.
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All views other than the classic view are unnecessarily complicated, confusing and - to me - irritating. The view of each individual mail can of course be changed which is tiresome. Is there a way to have Thunderbird - who is otherwise a very good mailing software - in classic view for all my e-mails. By way of one general button that allows classic view throughout.
Thank you very much.
Jacquot Verborgheer... did you install the conversations add-on by any chance? Thunderbird has not changed the way it views mails ever I don't think, so I am looking for another cause in your case.
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Why has the transition changed for the Classic theme
Some years ago I asked how to have no transitions on a slideshow and I was told to use the Classic theme. This had Transition: None. I used this to convert many 4:3 photos to 16:9 HD for display on TV, one by one.
Now, when doing the same, the last second had the Dissolve feature even though it had Transition: None! Some how it has now changed to Transition: Dissolve and I can't find a way to change it back.
I'm using iPhoto 11 v 9.2.3, created 25/8/10 6.06am, modified 3/4/12 1.18am, on OS X 10.6.8.
My earliest backup (Time Machine) was 14/9/12 & has exactly the same iPhoto details. The modified date (3/4/12) was when I downloaded the 9.2.3 version. One photo previously modified is dated 27/11/12. Some how the transition changed since I used it even though iPhoto wasn't changed since a date 7 months earlier? I've reverted back to the 14/9/12 backup and it shows Transition: Dissolve even though that version was used for the photo and had None at the time!!!
I've tried modifying/deleting various iPhoto Plist files; iPhoto just modifies/re-creats them. I've even re-installed iPhoto from the original iLife disc onto the 14/9/12 system, but when I tried to use it it told me I have to get an upgrade. Upgraded to v 9.1 and upon opening it said it couldn't use the current photo storage space because it's a newer version (something like that) and asked if I wanted to Cancel or Create a new one and only gave Cancel as an option! Updating again creates v 9.2.3 (date: Today) and it has Transition: Dissolve.
I now believe there must be a file somewhere that contains this setting but, where and why wasn't it reset after restoring from backup?
Any help would be much appreciated.I cannot check with your version any longer. But where have you checked the "Transition" setting?
Check in both places for the slideshow settings - the "All Slides" tab, and the "this Slide"tab for individual slides.
(This screenshot is from version 9.6 -sorry)
The properties of your slideshows will be stored in the iPhoto library. Have you run the First aid Tools to repair the permissions and the library?
Do the following:
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Okay, well we've eliminated a couple of things.
One thing I have noticed about the iPod Classic: I suspect that "shuffle" is actually a Playlist, not a real shuffle. The Classic is not as powerful as iTunes or a desktop/computer, so it cannot truely "shuffle songs". I suspect what happens is that every Sync of the Classic with its iTunes Library causes a revised "shuffle playlist" to be put on the iPod and then, when you choose Shuffle play, it actually uses that special hidden "shuffle playlist".
So one trick is to Sync your iPod with iTunes frequently. This would change the "shuffle playlist". Another trick would be to create your own Playlists, either by adding what you want to a Regular Playlist or by creating a Smart Playlist which adds and removes songs by itself.
Smart Playlists: for example, you can create a Smart Playlist (in iTunes) which contains a random selection of all songs, or a random selection of a particular group of songs, provided the song has not been played for a period of time, say six months, or 300 days. Every Sync of the iPod with iTunes would remove any song from that Smart Playlist if it has been played. That same song cannot go back into the Playlist for a period of six months, or whatever you choose.
This way, you can reduce the likelyhood of hearing the same songs too often. This brings me to another point. If you have the same song, on different albums, then it's possible that you are hearing that same song but from both albums.
Try this: in your iTunes Library,
look for and click on the big + button and choose New Smart Playlist..., if you do not have the Sidebar displayed, switch to the Playlists view where you will find it in the bottom left corner,
Set it up to look like this:
It creates a list of songs that have not been played for fifteen weeks. It excludes videos and in my iTunes Library, it has 527 songs in it. If you would like a smaller list than that, click on the Limit to and fill in the number of songs you want.
Having set it up, play some songs from it (in shuffle mode if you wish) and watch how it changes . The song must play through to the end of the track before it is classed as "played". If you like it, let it go onto your iPod. You could set up a few Playlists, each with their own rules. Even if a song appears in two different Smart Playlists, if you have the "last played is not in the last" rule in both lists, then playing the song will eliminate it from both lists. None of this removes songs from the iPod (unless you use Sync selected Playlists...). -
On iPhoto, I can no longer access the 'Classic' option which would lay out my photos on the page. It will send them as attachments only. I need the page layout for my work. Any thoughts as to why this has changed? It used to fully lay out the photos so I could add notes and detailed information before I sent them. I am thinking it is something simple that I have just missed...
The "Photos" view has been replaced by the Media Browser.
Most applications will show you the Photos icon in the Sidebar, when you need to select photos in a file chooser dialoge. Mail, Safari, the iWork apps. See Terence Devlin's User Tip: How to Access Files in iPhoto
For example, in the File > Open dialogue in Preview I am seeing this in the sidebar. -
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Apple removed the clickwheel games from the iTunes Store back in September.
Have you tried a hard reset of the iPod to see if that helps resolve the issue of not being able to play the games? To do this, first make sure the Hold Switch is in the OFF position, then press and hold both the Select (Center) and Menu buttons together long enough for the Apple logo to appear.
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How do i install classic on my macbook if i lost the disk for it?
how do i install classic on my macbook if i lost the disk for it?
define "classic".
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If an iPod is set to update automatically it will be associated with a particular library. If you connect that iPod to a different computer or a different library on the same computer you get the the message you are referring to. "The iPod "iPod Name"is linked to another another iTunes music library. Do you want to change the link to this iTunes music library and replace all existing songs and playlists on this iPod with those from this library". To use an iPod on multiple computers you change the update method to "manually manage songs and playlists". You can also use multiple iPods on a single computer so you will be able to connect both of your iPods to your existing iTunes. Connect the new iPod and follow the on screen instructions, iTunes will open and update your iPod.
For info:
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit=>Preferences=>'iPod' tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
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Drop down box for the selection screen field of the classical report
Hi all.
i want to have the drop down list to choose from, for the region(table:zbwcntry-field:zregion1) on the selection screen.
what is to be added to the code for this requirement.Also,please note that this is the classical report.
thanks for this answered.hi,
data : gv_name TYPE vrm_id, " used for vrm id
gv_repid TYPE sy-repid, " used to hold program name
work area to provide drop down list
DATA : gs_value TYPE vrm_value,
Internal table to provide drop down list
DATA : gt_values TYPE vrm_values,
PARAMETER : p_run(12) TYPE c AS LISTBOX VISIBLE LENGTH 12
DEFAULT 'DEFAULT' OBLIGATORY,
CONSTANTS : gc_run(5) TYPE c VALUE 'P_RUN', "constant for run mode
gv_name = gc_run.
gs_value-key = gc_v1.
gs_value-text = text-010.
APPEND gs_value TO gt_values.
gs_value-key = gc_v2.
gs_value-text = text-011.
APPEND gs_value TO gt_values.
CALL FUNCTION 'VRM_SET_VALUES'
EXPORTING
id = gv_name
values = gt_values
EXCEPTIONS
id_illegal_name = 1
OTHERS = 2.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
ENDIF.
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Rgds.,
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Some of my sounds do not work. I have the classic bell sound for my text messages but when someone sends me a text message it doesn't make a noise anymore. Does anyone have any ideas on what's wrong? It seems that it stopped working ever since I upgraded to the latest iOS system
Hey Grose1946,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues with sound on your iPhone 5c. The following resource may provide a solution:
If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203794
Thanks,
Matt M. -
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