A Skatepod?

**Petary791** · 06-04-2008 10:08 AM

Does anyone here own an iPod/MP3 player that is dedicated to skate use only so that if it gets jacked you're not at a loss? I'm going to be purchasing my Mac soon and I can get a free iTouch with it, but I'm thinking about just using it as credit towards a 160 GB and using my 5G 60 GB as a skatepod. Nanos seem like they would be best to me though, seeing as they're flash based and not harddrive based.

**Metalhead8290** · 06-04-2008 10:19 AM

yea, i use a small ipod shuffle. its small and light plus has a good sound.

I cut off one of the head phones so that i can still hear cars and people around me w/ having and extra headphone hanging around my waist.

**southshorelocal** · 06-04-2008 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Petary791

Does anyone here own an iPod/MP3 player that is dedicated to skate use only so that if it gets jacked you're not at a loss? I'm going to be purchasing my Mac soon and I can get a free iTouch with it, but I'm thinking about just using it as credit towards a 160 GB and using my 5G 60 GB as a skatepod. Nanos seem like they would be best to me though, seeing as they're flash based and not harddrive based.

a mini would be smaller and lighter in your pocket so it might have some advantage.

**Cranks** · 06-04-2008 05:49 PM

ipods blow. find something that doesn't require itunes, aka the new realplayer. #### apple and their retarded "user friendly" bullshit. not friendly to this user.

**HerBDerb** · 06-04-2008 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cranks

realplayer.

Oh god... realplayer.
Makes me want to put my fist through my monitor just thinking about it....

**easy** · 06-04-2008 06:12 PM

+1 on the iPod shuffle - the older ones are likely almost free at this point.

**neuros** · 06-04-2008 06:27 PM

DO use something flash-based. I've seen a few HD-based MP3 players (zunes, ipods, archos, others) die within months of use while skating for hours a day.
The old nano's are cheap... I've had my black 4gig for... almost 4 years now? It's in a plastic protective case that's scratched to #### but the actual unit is fine and I've skated with it every day, taken it mtb'ing, kayaking, rock climbing, and it still pumps out the tunes.
Headphones, on the other hand, are another story... I kill a set every 6 months.

**TheKraken** · 06-04-2008 06:30 PM

My friend broke two ipod videos and his phone skating last winter (ice or snow sliding) so his parents refused to buy him new ones. He is rollin with the tiny Ipod shuffle which has survived through 1 or 2 high speed bails.

**WeekendxCarver** · 06-04-2008 06:59 PM

i have a ipod shuffle ( the pack of gum looking one) Works great and if i drop it, It doesnt break. Ohh and if i were to lose it i would care lol

**Anton Milioti** · 06-04-2008 07:07 PM

i use the ipod shuffle. really nice little player and great for skating!

**cuna123456** · 06-04-2008 07:10 PM

I'd go with a nano, I use my 2gb for skating (mind you the only one I have) and it is perfect.
To bad my cheap ass head phones need replacing every month.

**RastamanD** · 06-04-2008 07:17 PM

if your getting that mac deal sell your 5g 60gb get the free touch for pure sexyness and buy a shuffle for skating.

easy as that.

**Cranks** · 06-06-2008 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by HerBDerb

Oh god... realplayer.
Makes me want to put my fist through my monitor just thinking about it....

ever try installing quicktime? just quicktime?

**HerBDerb** · 06-06-2008 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Cranks

ever try installing quicktime? just quicktime?

Yep, and then they try to force iTunes down your throat....

**speshlspeclsteak** · 06-06-2008 07:14 PM

1st gen shuffle with a rubber case

**cuna123456** · 06-06-2008 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Metalhead8290

I cut off one of the head phones so that i can still hear cars and people around me w/ having and extra headphone hanging around my waist.

I completely jacked that idea (although one of the headphones didn't work at all) and I agree wtih you. I like it a lot more then the 2 head phones, you can listen to your tunes and get in your zone but still feel in tune with whats around you.

**ConnorH** · 06-06-2008 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Cranks

ever try installing quicktime? just quicktime?

seconded on not liking the itunes. My home computer will never accept itunes again. I had a mini and a nano, and it all went to ####. It went beserk when i was in the middle of downloading a album, and it said i need to update my quicktime. I did that, but once i updated that itunes permanently froze. Whenever you tried to open it up itunes it would make hte whole computer to freeze. I tried and waited to see if any more updated versions would download, but some screwy error comes up. We even took it to geeksquad as we were still getting charged for itunes, and they couldn't even fix it

I have since then started using a sandisk rhapsody e260, and i still am not pleased. It uses the shitty subscription service where every month I have to go through the process of talking to the ignorant people at realplayer as they lecture me on how to go through it. I skate with that because i could care less if it brakes.

**Buddywolfe** · 06-06-2008 08:33 PM

what are some other ways of managing your music if not itunes?
What are some that will work for a mac, and what makes them better?

**HerBDerb** · 06-06-2008 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Buddywolfe

what are some other ways of managing your music if not itunes?
What are some that will work for a mac, and what makes them better?

I was always a winamp fan, simply because it was a very basic program and didn't really use much resources.

But, not too long ago I found jetaudio which I really like, because it supports any and all media file types in existence, which is always good.
It also has a pretty good equalizer and soundeffects.

There was one bug I've noticed about it though, and I'm not really sure whether it's a bug in the latest version or if it's from a plugin I've installed. Occasionally (maybe like once or twice a week) when it changes to a new song, it'll drop the play speed to 50%, then you have to change it back to 100%. It could be a bug in the latest version, it could be from a plugin, or it could be because I pirated the "pro" version... but it's not a big deal.

Although, if you don't have the less popular file types (.flac, .ape, .mkv, .ogg, .aac etc....), there's probably not much of a benefit for you.

But, I like it. A lot.

**Cranks** · 06-07-2008 10:33 AM

i use winamp to play music, i organize my music with folders.... you know, how people USED to organize their files?

my portable mp3 thinger i just drag and drop mp3s. plug it in, open the removable drive folder (or just let the popup open it for me) and draaag and drooop. no encoding no corrupted memory from incomplete transfers, and i can put whatever i want on it, pictures, music, movies, whatever. want to share my music/files with other people? plug it in, right drag, copy files here. windows has the drivers already. and it was like 40 bucks.

buddywolf, you might have to get a real computer instead of a mac. they're the point-and-shoot camera of the computer world.