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Originally Posted by AwfulThingy
This from an iRiver owner?  The only reason why it's so unusual is that a) iPods have rarely needed a firmware upgrade because in general they did what they were supposed to, unlike some other players which had really quite glaring bugs. Besides, they aren't charging for FW upgrades - they are charging for a block of new apps. |
True, that was the case before, but the Classic has had three or four significant FW upgrades to fix bugs. Unfortunately, each "upgrade" created new bugs, the last of which was a hissing bug that was capable of damaging higher-end earphones. It took about three weeks for Apple to address that one. The upgrades are such jokes I've suggested Apple stop trying and just allow Rockbox to have an official crack at it.
As to the new apps: I mis-typed (I've only been following that controversy casually). My understanding is those new apps come with new Touches and early adopters still hafta pay if they want 'em.
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The apps thing set a slightly dodgy precedent for me though.The 'new' apps aren't worth $20 IMO, especially when third party support comes into the picture. $10 would have been a better gesture. I was pretty fortunate, my latest Touch developed a fault within the return period so I returned it, will be buying the 32Gb.
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Agreed, but what I find particularly bothersome is Apple are trying to pass off the $20 as a necessary price for accounting purposes. I think it's Apple squeezing as much profit out of it as possible.
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The Touch SQ is adequate IMO. On a par with most iRiver gear if you discount the crap FX that most of you I'm sure insist on introducing into the mix, and I never do. The broken EQ does bother me at times though.
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The EQ presets are an absolute joke. I use the custom presets on my U3 and e280, because they actually do enhance the sound, but the flat setting on the Classic sounds really very good. I think the problem is some people use iTunes default settings to rip CDs and/or just DL iTunes tracks. 128kbps sounds craptacular to me, regardless of EQ setting.