iPod owners, give me your reviews/advice!
 

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If I had to do it all over again, I would have gotten a replacement Zune. My iPod doesn't play the radio and it is a pain to scroll through the music when I know which song I want to hear.

paging KSUViolet!

I have an iPod mini right now, but I've used pretty much all of the different types.

I prefer using my iPod for music only, so I don't need all the bells and whistles. If I were to get a new one, I'd get a classic with a lot of storage. The only problem with this one is lack of accessories.

Touch is pretty good -- basically, an iPhone that doesn't make calls.

I can't remember if any of them have FM tuners.

No iPods have FM tuners that I know of. However, for about $50 you can buy an add-on FM tuner. I bought one and wound up never using it, so I returned it and can't speak for how well they work. But as Senusret said, the Zune does have FM radio built in. It's one of the (few) things the Zune has over the iPod, IMHO.

When I was looking at iPods & Zunes, I went with the iPod primarily on color :D I had an older iPod but didn't use it much because it was such a beast, so I was kind of starting fresh. At the time, the Zune had just been released & came in ghastly colors that just didn't do it for me. So I went with a red iPod Nano and am quite happy with it. I've had an iPhone for more than 6 months and have yet to transfer a single song on it, but I'm sure I will eventually. I should note I like the Nano for pure size & portability, mine doesn't have video or anything else.

Another option is to check out refurbished iPods, sold through Apple. They fix up the insides as needed and put a new faceplate on it so you'll never know the difference. We bought 2 refurbished classic iPods for my brother-in-law & sister-in-law in Brazil as wedding presents (they're like $1000 in Brazil!) and a refurbished shuffle for each groomsmen in our wedding. It's a great way to get more with less.

ETA: If you do go the iPod route, be sure to get any case you want now instead of later. Every time they change versions, they alter the look & feel ever so slightly, which means they make new cases, which means you can't find the cases that fit yours anymore.

iPod Touch is great for music. I had one since they first hit the scene and when I got my iPhone I gave it to my s/o. Now theyhave the 32Gb versions out so you should be ok. Right now it's still ranked as one of the best PMPs out. Not to mention, if you want radio and have a great wifi connect, there are tons of apps from Pandora to Last.fm you can use.

I have the Touch (1st generation-a little jealous of the improvements they've made since then) and LOVE IT. I was going to make the point that there are a zillion radio aps you can DL, but Daemon beat me to it.

I have an 8GB iPod touch and a 160GB Classic. I love them both, but I like the Classic better. They don't have a radio, and if they do, I haven't found it yet...:p but I like my touch too, because it allows internet access, plus I like using it for Pandora. They both allow videos too. I love my iPods. You really should get one. I would suggest the 160GB Classic.

Just use your MP3 player for the radio and your iPod for the other things you enjoy doing with them.

If she only has 30GB of music I think the 160GB Ipod might be too much. I've had three iPods and the Touch was by far the coolest.

Pandora IS radio. :confused:

Yeah, that makes sense. Yeah, the Touch it's much easier to use than my Classic. I just like the Classic better because of how much it holds. Not that I would use that much space, it's just cool to have.:)

Well, Pandora is internet radio. I was thinking she was talking about regular radio.

I think she means local FM radio stations, you know the ones that play the same 16 songs ALL DAY LONG.

^^^There are aps for that too. I like I heart radio.

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I actually like FM radio, too. Do you know what the names of the apps are? I'd like to download them.

Did you know that you could use your iPod as an external hard drive? You don't have to let all that space go to waste. ipodlounge.com has some tutorials on how to do it, it's pretty easy actually.

She was.

Seriously?! I need an external hard drive so bad. My laptop always wants me to do these back-ups and now I have a ton of back-up CDs that are just taking up space. But, I also wouldn't want to use up all of it's space just on back-ups alone. Ya know what I mean?

I've had an iPod classic and an iPod Touch. When I was buying my iPod Touch was debating whether to get an Touch or a Nano. I only have 8GB of music, so the Nano was good space wise. Also, it's a lot cheaper than the Touch, and it would be more convenient for running. But I went with the Touch because I like being able to use all the Apps and be online when I can. There's also an App called I Heart Radio. It lets you listen to live radio in your area (not all stations are available) and radio stations in different cities. However, you need to be on a wireless network in order to do that.

I've only used I heart radio (the same one lovespink just mentioned).

I have the 80GB Ipod Classic and have liked it because it holds all of my music plus movies. I've enjoyed watching movies on it when traveling by plane. I have to say though, now that I have my Droid phone, I don't use the Ipod nearly as much because it also holds all of my music. I still prefer the Ipod for when I work out, do yard work, etc. and it will be more convenient if I'm flying somewhere. I don't anticipate flying all that much for a while though.

Ok so I am not big on Pandora. I like Wunder radio because it allows me to get my local stations it picks up

Don't use iTunes to store your songs if you can help it, the thing runs like a pig (at least on my computer). I use WinAmp and it works MUCH better.

I tried it with WinAmp when I first got my iPod, and it almost corrupted everything (I had to DL a plugin to do it -- was endorsed by NullSoft, too).

Once you get used to it, iTunes isn't that bad.

I have an iPod Touch and a 2nd Gen Nano - can't live without them. The Touch really is like a little computer - I read GC on it a lot (but rarely post because I never got the hang of QWERTY texting).