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Originally Posted by angrynorth
Eh? More like the trilogy. The iPod 60g and 20g run 15 hours of battery.
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5 hours for slideshows with music to be precise. The current iPods are built for music and slideshows and their battery life reflects that. I'd be over the moon if Apple decided to enable video playback on the current pods, but they won't.
But if Apple do release an all new video iPod then it will be built to cope with video demands meaning a longer battery life.
But if Apple do release an all new video iPod then it will be built to cope with video demands meaning a longer battery life.
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My battery probably doesn't last as long as it should as I always have it set to shuffle between the 1200+ tracks I have on it, and I keep skipping forward too.
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Originally Posted by angrynorth
5 hours for slideshows with music to be precise. The current iPods are built for music and slideshows and their battery life reflects that. I'd be over the moon if Apple decided to enable video playback on the current pods, but they won't.
But if Apple do release an all new video iPod then it will be built to cope with video demands meaning a longer battery life.
they could prob release a more effiecent battery in the not too distant future too
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Originally Posted by angrynorth
Eh? More like the trilogy. The iPod 60g and 20g run 15 hours of battery.
AFAIK it's the screens backlight that has a big effect on battery life - something you'll need all the time during video playback.
aren't Apple also planning on making music video's available through iTunes?
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I have a Q on battery life.
Does anyone know how degrafmentation affects battery life? I'd imagine my iPods HDD is quite fragmented as I have a habit of updating tracks then going back to add the artwork etc...
Does anyone know how degrafmentation affects battery life? I'd imagine my iPods HDD is quite fragmented as I have a habit of updating tracks then going back to add the artwork etc...
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I have a Q on battery life.
Does anyone know how degrafmentation affects battery life? I'd imagine my iPods HDD is quite fragmented as I have a habit of updating tracks then going back to add the artwork etc...
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Originally Posted by wez_sti
wouldnt be suprised if they did, more a software issue than hardware i imagine.
Originally Posted by wez_sti
they could prob release a more effiecent battery in the not too distant future too
Originally Posted by messiah
I was under the impresion that when Apple dropped the 30gb model, they also upgraded the battery for the 60gb & "new" 20gb. Although I think I read that in a PC magazine!
AFAIK it's the screens backlight that has a big effect on battery life - something you'll need all the time during video playback.
aren't Apple also planning on making music video's available through iTunes?
AFAIK it's the screens backlight that has a big effect on battery life - something you'll need all the time during video playback.
aren't Apple also planning on making music video's available through iTunes?
Obviously the backlight affects battery but its not always on (unless specified) so it doesn't have that big an impact.
Apple already makes music videos available for download through iTunes and they have been doing so for quite some time now. It doesn't mean that the current iPods are capable of playback though, just that you can view them in iTunes.
The iPod HD defraggles itself on the fly (like OSX) so I wouldn't be to concerned about it.
To improve your battery life, encode your tracks in AAC which is less processor dependant.
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Originally Posted by angrynorth
To improve your battery life, encode your tracks in AAC which is less processor dependant.
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Originally Posted by wez_sti
just spent hours converting all my track to MP3 from AAC! only apple's software tends to recognise it, makes burning cd's a bit tricky!
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Tracks already in AAC -encoded to 192kbs. I also read on apple's site that the preamp and graphic equaliser settings (sorry, forgot the proper name!) take up a but of processing power. I found the default to be too quiet and too flat, so all my tracks are set to "R&B" and the preamp set to 40% - how much this drops battery life by I have no idea, but would be interesting to find out.
If the iPod defrag's itself on the fly, is there any point in giving it the occasional "wipe clean"?
If the iPod defrag's itself on the fly, is there any point in giving it the occasional "wipe clean"?
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Originally Posted by messiah
Tracks already in AAC -encoded to 192kbs. I also read on apple's site that the preamp and graphic equaliser settings (sorry, forgot the proper name!) take up a but of processing power. I found the default to be too quiet and too flat, so all my tracks are set to "R&B" and the preamp set to 40% - how much this drops battery life by I have no idea, but would be interesting to find out.
If the iPod defrag's itself on the fly, is there any point in giving it the occasional "wipe clean"?
If the iPod defrag's itself on the fly, is there any point in giving it the occasional "wipe clean"?
To be honest I am not 100% sure of how much extra battery the Preamp/EQ would use, I would imagine its not much though as its not spinning the disk to do it - which is where the battery hits come from.
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