# New iPod... mmmmm!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935 "2005-10-12T18:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/41 "2005-10-14T07:12:34Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > The Mac rumor mill is whispering that content providers are hiking up to Cupertino toot sweet to make negotiations with Apple to put their stuff online as well. MSNBC is rumored to be next, with episodes of their various reality TV shows. > > Call me when they get _The Daily Show;_ since I don’t have cable, that’s the only thing that’d entice me enough to drop $2 for a vid. The BBC would seem like a likely early sign-up – they’re very keen on exploring alternative means of delivering ther products, just now. For what it’s worth, I was at a seminar today where the Apple rep said he was disappointed with this latest product announcement. See, he knows what _else_ they’re working on 😉 TygerDralion – Cupertino is where Apple’s HQ is. ---
**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/42 "2005-10-14T08:46:50Z")
I read [this](http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000150063278/) article, which implied that the new iPod won’t allow you to fast forward or rewind through video. Can anyone confirm this? If it’s true, what is the rationale behind it? ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/43 "2005-10-14T09:12:10Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > > [@Diceman](#): > > > > I honestly don’t understand why anyone would buy an MP3 player with 40 or 60 gigs of storage space. Does anybody out there have 40 gigs of music that they actually listen to on a regular basis? > > Easily. I have hundreds of gigs of mp3’s that I listen to on a regular basis, as well as thousands of CD’s and vinyl records. The main reason I haven’t bought an Ipod is that even the 60gb one seems positively puny to me. Show me an Ipod that can hold a terabyte and play vinyl, and I’m in. 😉 Just adding my voice to the chorus here. I’m a relatively impoverished college student (albeit one of those music dorks who buys albums like crack cocaine), and yet my 20-gig iPod, purchased about a year ago, has been feeling cramped for months. It’s just great to have your entire music collection at your fingertips… as **cainxinth** noted, you never know when you’ll suddenly be in the mood for that song you haven’t listened to in years. ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/44 "2005-10-14T10:37:20Z")
> [@Baraqiyal](#): > > I read [this](http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000150063278/) article, which implied that the new iPod won’t allow you to fast forward or rewind through video. Can anyone confirm this? If it’s true, what is the rationale behind it? Well if that is true then either it’s not fast/powerful enough, or they want to force you to watch the commercials. By the way, I have a Mac on my PSP now. 😃 [http://www.niwra.nl/tmp/basilisprint.jpg](http://www.niwra.nl/tmp/basilisprint.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/45 "2005-10-14T12:23:56Z")
[QUOTE=Arwin] Well if that is true then either it’s not fast/powerful enough, or they want to force you to watch the commercials. [QUOTE] The TV shows you download do not have commercials. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/46 "2005-10-14T12:45:05Z")
Yet. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/47 "2005-10-14T16:26:46Z")
> [@TygerDralion](#): > > Call me stupid, but what’s “Cupertino”? > > TygerD Cupertino is the town in California where Apple’s headquarters are located. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/48 "2005-10-14T16:33:44Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > Cupertino is the town in California where Apple’s headquarters are located. Yup. Their address is 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/49 "2005-10-14T19:42:25Z")
> [@Baraqiyal](#): > > I read [this](http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000150063278/) article, which implied that the new iPod won’t allow you to fast forward or rewind through video. Can anyone confirm this? If it’s true, what is the rationale behind it? I think you can use the wheel to adjust the position in the video you’re watching; you just won’t get the visual feedback of where you’re moving the playhead. As for the iPod video itself, the more I think about it, the more I think it’s a stealth product. There isn’t that much demand for watching video on a 2.5" screen; the real blockbuster announcement this week was Apple’s deal with ABC/Disney to sell ad-free programming for $2. This is all about breaking out of the traditional models of network programming and syndication packages, and dragging movie studios along… ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/50 "2005-10-14T21:14:27Z")
> [@Baraqiyal](#): > > I read [this](http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000150063278/) article, which implied that the new iPod won’t allow you to fast forward or rewind through video. Can anyone confirm this? If it’s true, what is the rationale behind it? I can confirm that it fast forwards, rewinds, and scrubs through the video. My iPod engineer spouse just brought one over here and proved it to me. So yes, it does all of the above. ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/51 "2005-10-18T01:29:06Z")
Put me down as someone that likes the nano and can’t understand the video ipod. The whole point of the ipod is that it is a background phenomenon: it’s tiny and lets you be connected to information and audio in a way that harkens back to old-time radio programs. Video is a front and center activity: you can’t drive while watching it, you can’t really watch on the go, you can’t do much else but watch it. If I want to sit and watch tv… I have a Tv (with Tivo if need be). Or, better yet, a computer. Makes so much more sense. So the video thing just seems like a waste. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/52 "2005-10-18T20:15:57Z")
> [@Apos](#): > > Makes so much more sense. So the video thing just seems like a waste. It’s an extra, just like the calendar and the stopwatch features are. I think the video iPod is just a feint for Apple to have their iTunes Music Store sell videos, myself. Notice that _that_ announcement was the climax of the special event last week… ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935/53 "2005-10-25T00:03:59Z")
> [@TygerDralion](#): > > Call me stupid, but what’s “Cupertino”? > > TygerD Okay, you’re stupid. 😃 **KIDDING!!**. I do sense a law of diminishing returns here. Too much compression, too small an image. Who WANTS to watch t.v. on such an astonishingly small screen? I, myself, have had to watch stuff for years through a 1 inch diagonal b&w viewfinder and lemmetellya, it sucks wind. Go for a nice DVD player with LCD monitor, I say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipod-mmmmm/325935.md?page=2)