The Rumors Were Right! New Ipod!

[IndianPowerbook]

Check out the apple website

www.apple.com

new iPod

 

[schweb]

Yes, see one of the myriad of other threads already discussing it such as this one:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7747

 

[monsterfilmer]

How much, and will it work for my PC?( Ihave IEEE-1394)

I've been wanting an ipod because the alternatives are gay.

 

[Padawan]

How much, and will it work for my PC?( Ihave IEEE-1394)

I've been wanting an ipod because the alternatives are gay.

The pricing is on Apple's site (see link below), and yes, it will work with a PC.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...rvPpyI1deTxpvk/0.0.7.1.0.6.21.1.3.1.0.0.0.1.0

 

[hype.it]

So you wanna buy an iPod?

Join the queue...

 

[monsterfilmer]

I have some questions and I'm too lazy to look up the answers for myself(plus i know you guys just love to speak macinese)

Can you record on an ipod from a direct analog line-in?
If so, does it have phantom power?

What types of files can it hold, can it store video?
If so, can it replay from inside the machine? Does the analog 1/8 plug also work and a low freq. vid line? Or can it play directly through a firewire? If so, what formats does it not support?

Is there a file size limit?(an ac3 track can be upwards of 3 gigs)

Do you have to install a certain program(aside from a driver) or can I operate it from within windows media player(remember, i'm a pc user)

Does it support ac3, atrac and ogg vorbis?

What kind of memory system does it use?(flash, disks)

What kind of damage can it take? And does the back of it dent easily?

I await your knowledgable replies.

 

[Avalon]

First, I don't own an iPod (yet...), so I can only answer some of your questions...
There's no direct line in on the iPod, but it might be possible to record via some adapter for the dock connector. But I'm pretty sure that it doesn't provide phantom power. That's 48V and only used for symetric microphones.

As the iPod can be used like an external harddisk (at least on a Mac) it can store any type of files, including video. But it cannot playback video, not through the analog 1/8 plug (which is audio only) and not through Firewire/USB. It can only playback audio.

I don't think that the file size has any limit, except the storage capacity. But I'm not sure if it will playback a single 3GB audio file.

I don't know if it works with Windows Media Player, but you can use iTunes for Windows. It's free, and I think it's even included with the iPod (but I'm not sure about that).

It supports following audio formats: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV. Firmware is upgradable, so this might change in the future...

It uses a harddisk for storage, 4GB on the iPod mini and 20GB/40GB on the iPod. Some older generations have 5GB, 10GB or 15GB harddisks.

As I said, I don't own one, so I can't tell how much damage it can take. But I heard they're quite robust.