iPod Question

[skahound]

Only the latest iTunes update. Is there a firmware update for the iPod itself?

**Edit: Just visited the Apple site and there was a firmware update on Jan. 11. Downloading and installing now. Thanks for the suggestion Mike.

[supaz]

Re: iPod Question

NP...
We'll see if this works...

[c_zavala]

your ipod is useless... throw it away, and buy a new one

[viceroy]

I got the 4th gen 40 gigger and I went through 17 gigs of music straightening out the ID3 tags in iTunes and I didnt have any probs

-e-

that reminds me, what are id3 tags?...and why does itunes sometimes stall when writing the id3 tags?

thanks,
steve

[Global Eyes]

Re: iPod Question

my gf had an issue with playing tracks. they would seem to load, then abort. after a few days it righted itself, not sure why this happened either.

[skahound]

that reminds me, what are id3 tags?...and why does itunes sometimes stall when writing the id3 tags?

thanks,
steve

An ID3 tag is a small chunk of data at the end of the mp3 file that contains data such as Artist, Genre, Year, Album, Title, etc. The lag associated with updating/writing ID3 tags is definitely a pain in the ass. I'm not sure why it takes so long to rewrite the tag, but I've noticed the larger the file size, the longer it takes to update.

[viceroy]

thanks ska, Yea, I'm sure that the long size of dj sets creates that lag.

peace,
steve

[wingchong]

Re: iPod Question

buy another one!!!

[skahound]

Thanks for digging up this 3 week old topic to post your opinion. I never thought of that until now, but thank god you posted or I may never have considered it.

[TomTom]

I have the Ipod 4th gen with a 20 GB HD...can somebody confirm that this damn battery lasts for max. 5 hours (and not 12 like claimed) when you only listen to sets (1 hour +) and not to tracks?

[gr8pumpkin]

No way man. I have the 40 GB iPod photo now and before that the regular 40 GB iPod and both lasted much longer than 5 hours but not as much as 12 when listening to nothing but 1+ hour DJ set files. How long have you had yours? It could be defective. You can always replace your battery on your own if your Pod is past warranty. I've heard it's a fairly painless process.

[tien]

dude, i have the same problem, it sucks. but a small price to pay right?

[Troklo]

Re: iPod Question

If you play a continuous mix, does it stop and load at the end of each track or does it just play it like a cd player?

Thx btw this is my post 100!!! yayyyyyyy for me!

[skahound]

If it's a continuous mix then it's all one track anyway, right? How would the iPod know where to insert track-start and track-stop points unless it somehow was capable of reading a cuesheet?

[Troklo]

Re: iPod Question

^^^^

What I mean is, for example..... I rip my GU18 track by track and then I upload it in to the ipod, will it load at the end of each track or will it just jump to the next one with out stoping????