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I know it has some killer features in comparison to what came before, but I just haven't managed to 'click' with my IPTouch.
Broadly speaking;
Upside:
The screen is superb, of course. It beats the 2.5" vid hands down.
Internet access is useful.
You tube player is a good idea, which I use occasionally.
The portrait and landscape switching is good, when you can control it (qv)
Downside:
The touchscreen is OK for about a week, but then it starts to irritate. Navigating music is fiddly, video is next to useless. The navigation bar and the cue / FF buttons are far too clumsy.
I also have to have the unit in my hand, and be looking directly at it to do any of these things. Makes it harder to use in the car / walking about. I'm assuming there's a remote for it available? Maybe that will solve that problem.
But my real moan, and this is absolutely unforgivable for an Ipod, is that the sound on it is dreadful. I didn't really notice it at first, as I bought a new set of buds at the same time, and assumed it was those.
It was only when I connected my 80gb video yesterday in my car, after I had had the Touch connected, that I noticed the difference. The old Ipods (I checked my ancient 1st gen 5gig model too) have a much cleaner and bassier sound. The touch is thin and tinny, none of the EQ settings improve it at all.
I'd be really interested to know if anybody else has noticed the difference.
I would say that the screen on the touch makes up for all the downsides - it's staying . . . but if the next generation comes out with better sound and usable controls, it'll be very tempting indeed.
Broadly speaking;
Upside:
The screen is superb, of course. It beats the 2.5" vid hands down.
Internet access is useful.
You tube player is a good idea, which I use occasionally.
The portrait and landscape switching is good, when you can control it (qv)
Downside:
The touchscreen is OK for about a week, but then it starts to irritate. Navigating music is fiddly, video is next to useless. The navigation bar and the cue / FF buttons are far too clumsy.
I also have to have the unit in my hand, and be looking directly at it to do any of these things. Makes it harder to use in the car / walking about. I'm assuming there's a remote for it available? Maybe that will solve that problem.
But my real moan, and this is absolutely unforgivable for an Ipod, is that the sound on it is dreadful. I didn't really notice it at first, as I bought a new set of buds at the same time, and assumed it was those.
It was only when I connected my 80gb video yesterday in my car, after I had had the Touch connected, that I noticed the difference. The old Ipods (I checked my ancient 1st gen 5gig model too) have a much cleaner and bassier sound. The touch is thin and tinny, none of the EQ settings improve it at all.
I'd be really interested to know if anybody else has noticed the difference.
I would say that the screen on the touch makes up for all the downsides - it's staying . . . but if the next generation comes out with better sound and usable controls, it'll be very tempting indeed.