You seem to be really unlucky with your Mp3's and all that...

(first? :3)

Reluctantly?

Zen's are the greatest i cant understand why you went to apple anyway. I would strongly recomend the creative X-fi, amazing features,easy to use software and superb CD ripping software for the highest quality mp3 conversion.

I feel your pain. My Ipod's dying on me. I've had it for about two years. But now it will stop mid-song sometimes the only way to get it to play anything again is by resetting it.
My advice? Get a Zune. Or be like Mindchamber and try making your own NG mp3 player that is also an A-Bot. :P If you guys did I would so buy that.

Those people should be arrested for being greedy >:(

The one thing apple doesnt tell you about the ipod is it's short life expectancy. I've gone through 2 ipods in the last 8 months.

The same thing happened with my two iPods. I was very lucky with the first and after some swindling, they agreed to fix it despite it being out of warranty - the refurbished one however packed up not to long after.

Load of bollocks.

I'm going back to cheapo Argos models.

Zune. Definetley go with a Zune. People are quick to judge it against an Ipod, but once you factor everything, including life expectancy, Zune comes out on top.

I've been using Creative for a few years now. Aside from the occasional crash that my 30GB Vision M gets, everything has been fine. I've had this one for a few years now.

I just bought a zen x-fi the other day. The controls are a bit confusing looking, but the sound rapes anything the ipod has.

Now you know my pain. ZUNE FTW!

ive had my ipod for almost 4 years now and never had any problems. for a little while it would freeze up and id have to reset it pretty frequently but that was a while ago and hasnt happened since.

and last week it was completely submersed in a bin of ice and water, still kickin.

I'll take a look at the X-Fi, I just won't find it because The local Wal-Mart carries only Zunes and iPods.

Let me save you some time: Either buy a different brand or buy another apple. I've spent a lot of time temporarily fixing about 3 different iPods (4th gen) only to have them break again. A quick solution if you want to pop the guy open is to stick what I like to call "vibrational attenuation package 3.0" into the case. What is this nifty thing? It's a piece of paper that you can stick between the hard drive and the case that will get it to work until it fucks up again. Maybe two weeks maybe a couple of hours. But, it could work for a plain ride or to maybe have one last beautiful song play before it hits the shit heap. Anyway, that's seriously the best option. Don't dick around with it for three months give or take before you realize you could have been enjoying life! :P

my zen died on me last month :(

Zune time?

sledge hammer

always the solution
wordeked for my lapttop

I have always been a fan of iRiver. Got one years and years ago and it lasted about 4 or 5 years with nor problems. when it finally died it was because the charger died and the battery discharged for the final time.

I have this small zen thing and another little usb thing but after losing my iriver I never even put music back on my computers

How..do I fuck an apple?

Ah, well sorry to hear about that. I've had an i-pod shuffle, an i-pod nano (the original slim one), and my i-pod video, 1st generation (30Gigs), and I've had a few provlems, but I've mostly been able to fix them. As for your pic at the top lefthand corner, where are you skiing anyways? I'm a fan of Vail, Colorado myself.

i really wish creative would come out with a high capacity zen- my 40 gb xtra aint cutting it. i realllllly REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLY hate apple, so the sooner they come out with one, the happier i'll be. i've got over 100 gb of music and a few movies that i'd like to have on the go-as i travel a looooot.
best of luck on fixing your player- i'd say hold off for buying another crapple pod, and keep searching for fixes online for your existing player!

Oh man, I know how you feel.

My first iPod was a red and black iPod U2, back in the good 'ol black and white screen days. Actually I fucking hated the black and white screen. Anyway, it crashed and I lost all my 2, 800 songs. Doesn't seem like much, but I didn't have them on my computer, so I lost them forever.

I probably know what caused your iPod to break down. Because they have such a large hard drive now, the new iPod Classics can screw up if they're suddenly jerked, or if you move them a lot (like through running or dancing).

I got a 160gb iPod classic from my host family, when I went to China! Didn't pay a cent :)
I've been taking extra care of it, as I don't want to lose this one.

Anyway liljim, try not to shake your new mp3 player around too much, apple or not. Also, I fucking hate apple's. Computers that is, not hardware like iPods and speakers.

Fuck you, John-The-Biter, you don't know what you're talking about. Go finish some journalism article or something.
That being said, the Zune is pretty good.

James, I sold a variety of Mp3 players when I worked at Radioshack, and needless to say, overall the Zune came out with flying colors. I own an 80gb model, and it works fantastic. I also enjoy how my microsoft points that I buy for my 360 also go over to the Zune store, so if I have an odd amount left, I'll just buy a music video or something. The screen quality is nicer, with more detail, and the overall layout is fantastic. Plus the wireless syncing is freaking nice.

Too bad I can't try the wireless sharing, because nobody else has one around me :<

yeah, i don't have portable mp3 music right now. I've just started listening to a CD in the car if I really want to listen to anything. The problem I have is that when the computer would go to shit, I would lose all of my music and if the MP3 player went to shit, I'd lose all of my music that wasn't on the computer. I gave up on the whole fiasco.

My dad also got me this car tuner so I could listen to music, but I only have 2 or 3 CDs on my player now, so on a long drive where I remember to actually play the music, it gets boring fast after listening to the same album once or twice.

could your account get any gayer. gears of war sucks.

you should just march right into an apple store and make a scene. they'll likely swap it out with a new one on the spot.

I'm currently using 2 ipods right now, but my first *3rd generation* ipod was screwed from the day I bought it plagued with wierd clicking noises..etc. but since then no other problems.

Meh, I just go with cheapie models of MP3 players, I mean, I don't really have that many songs, and why exactly pay the extra cash just to watch videos? As long as it's at least 1GB and has an FM radio, I am happy.

I got an Idea:

Send them a formal report on the problem, if you threaten to give Microsoft a 'code' into the Apple Servers, all hell would break loose and Steve Jobs would be Steve Jobless.

Yes fuck apple indeed. Bully? Bully.

lol I've had my Ipod for 5 years

That is just flat bad.

My advice would be to restart the iPod, but undoubtably, you've tried this countless times.

Once when my iPod Classic broke, it started working again once I used it on a Windows Vista machine. If you're not using it with Vista, try that. I can't believe Vista actually has a use!

its sad. money waset to make a device that sucks so much.

I had a Zen for awhile and now I have a Zune. The Zune has taken a hell of a beating before I had to go and trade my original in. Everything from a keying from my ex to a drop from a second story window. So if you're willing to go Microsoft and take that pussy Mac shit elsewhere. Go get a Zune. The cons on the other hand are:
1. The older software has time issues where instead of telling you how far into the song you are, it remains at zero.
2. Some glitches with not being able to upload certain music has occurred but I recently got an upgrade for the software and my Zune is back to normal.

iPods can be really annoying sometimes. My friend got the new nano-chromatic after his dies on him... It seems if they get plugged into more than 5 computers, they start to go all crazy... Although I can't say I've had many problems with mine...

Ah.. Most companies are money swindling pigs who deserve to be anally raped by a cactus.

My PSP's screen cracked a while ago, I carefully explained to them that it just happened in my pocket, however, the bastards are still demanding £65 in order to repair it..

As for my I-pod..

I lost my 30G I-pod video a while back, so in the mean time i've been using a 10 quid one out of argos, to be honest it's just as good.. Just no charger/colour screen display, which i'm not bothered about at all.

Just grab yourself a cheap one, or if you wanna watch videos and the like simply grab yourself a PSP/Mini DVD player, they're pretty good.

Get a Sansa:
Pros:
Smaller
More durable
Cheaper
Not Creative

Cons:
Slightly lower video quality
Depending on which iPod you want, the screen size might be smaller

BEST IDEA EVER
get a signing frog

I have a Zen Mosaic.

Best thing ever.

i've got plenty of good things to say about creative. i had my last little black pebble looking mp3 player from them about 3 years ago and that lasted me a good 2 years. only died after i left it in the sun too long and the screen died :( but i gots me a walkman after that (only 8 gig mind, not enough for the amount of music i have on my PC but regularly syncing it means i can still listen to my current playlist) which i'm very happy with. i thought long and hard about getting another creative with an SD slot for upgrading the memory but decided insted to buy that as a present for someone. so if you go creative go to them with faith.

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Zens are beasts. Mine went through the washer and dryer and still works. Not to mention how much easier it is to use programs with non-apple products.

great job with the fav system!

Apple is a sovereign master of overpricing it's hardware and support. They have their proprietary line of computers, music players, and other hardware, so they think "I know, let's make our stuff cost lots even though it's not any different than anything else!".

Honestly, you're better off with a Creative one again or even Microsoft's flashy new Zune. iPods aren't any different from any other MP3 player on the market, they just overprice it because they designed and made it themselves, and because of it's compatibility with their Macintosh computers, which are also insanely overpriced. Yet their "cool" design and somewhat innovative scroll-wheel and graphics does not outweigh the fact that it's not good at all when it comes to overall product lifetime, in many cases. People don't care if it has cool-looking design or graphics, they just want to listen to their damn music.

As for me, I'll stick to my good ol' PSP for my music needs.

Fixing that problem is easy.....don´t ever...under any circumstances use apple stuff,cause its all junk and it sucks and it was made by the devil´s bitches!!!

FUCK APPLE? FUCK YOU!

ipod just copy creative anyway.

In Soviet Russia, Apple Fucks You!

That makes no sense

The larger Ipods should not be used for things that it would bounce alot. It has a little needle that if bumped the wrong way at the right time will kill it. I found this out after skiing with mine. If you want it fixed check out iresq.com they will fix it cheaper than apple. They fix mine twice! :) Now i have a nano for skiing and skateboarding and i am more careful with my video! Hope this helps.

no one gives a shit >:(

you could go for some mad ass syndergy, like getting a nokia n96, its got about 16GB i think, but it's less of pain in the arse to change tracks as theres no DRm bullshit on devices like that, I've had an n91 8GB for 2 years now, its battered to hell but it still plays music for about 20 hours and its the best mp3 player i've ever owned

No other suggestions, apple is rotting.

lol i knew someone would say "FUCK YOU"

AAAAA....maaaazzziiiinnngggg

Have you tried different headphones?
lol not very good advice but who knows.

are you gona delete this page lol

http://www.newgrounds.com/downloads/i pod/

THAT MUST REALY FUCKIN SUCK

I have an insignia Media player (I don't know if they exist over there) and I got it from best buy for roughly 100$. It's a 4 gigabyte model which can hold music, photos, audio books(don't ask...), and even videos. The price has undoubtedly gone down (I've had mine for 3 years) and the newer models have blue tooth sync buttons for wireless headphones. It's also small, has a sleek design, and a micro SD card slot (Which can expand even mine to around 10 gigs) and the newer models have more storage, up to around 8 gigs.

This isn't much, but they will be coming out with more micro SD cards, and it syncs to the PC easily and plays MANY different formats of music.

I know its a little late but. Check this website out. They are great, helpful, and ship fast and you can save some sweet, sweet green. http://www.rapidrepair.com/ Hope it helps.

-AvatarKami
(Kami the Avatar)

Get a Zune. Worked well for Stamper.

Man, that sucks. Good luck getting a new mp3 ^^_ hope it doesn't die this time

I fuckin hate apple. That company does nothing besides trick people into buying the same overpriced crap with a different name over and over again. I ave a whole huge hate speech against apple on my blog at www.tokaylife.blogspot.com. Come check it out and help me destroy those I-bitches.

My iPod is hanging in there so far, but I can't turn it off. It has to be left alone with nothing playing so that it auto shuts down after a few minutes. >_<

i use a Creative Muvo, the cheap 1 gig (2 gig now for the same price as i bought my 1...*sigh*) anyway it works fine, except its memory fails me, but im just going to get a psp then probably buy a memory stick dedicated to music. or at home or somewhere with wireless go online and listen on the web.

WAH. Take it back and exchange.

whoah... i bet your really pissed....^^

well i have a PSP (slim nd light) and it works perfectly as an mp3 player and video player.
also you can buy umd's with movies!
its the perfect portable multimedia machine!

Lol true. AND THERE EARPHONES ARE SHIT

im telling you the ipod shuffle is great. bullet proof, and cheap.
check it out.

Stay with Creative, please they're like the best. I have I zen now and I love it

Simply buy the ipod shuffle....... unless you wanna see movies....... your screwed

Yeah, just go back. I never bought an I-pod, and never will. My PSP does my MP3 work just fine, and video, and games, ect...
Apple just... sucks...

if you have a pc it would be wise to back to creative, ipod and apple are like some super big snotty specialized company, and if your ipod breaks, u lose it or get a new one, there's no fixing it. if i were you id go back to zen.