Which ipod?

[mr. shr]

My recently purchased S211 has an iPod kit installed and the manual says it will work with:
iPod Generation 3
iPod Generation 4
iPod photo
iPod mini
iPod U2

But I don't know what any of these are.
From what I can tell the current models are Classic, Touch and Nano?
Will it work with a Nano as they are not too expensive?

Thanks for any info.
shr

 

[The G.F.P]

ipods are awful, well itunes is awful

be prepared to loose all of your music atleast twice a year, pay a fortune for stuff and have it possibly conflicting with other stuff

i just use a 8gb mini sd card in my nokia 6220

or get a sony walkman mp3 jobbie off ebay 8gb ones are about £60

 

[mr. shr]

So can I use any mp3 player in place of an iPod in my car?
i.e. is the connector plug on an iPod the same as on other mp3 players?

 

[The G.F.P]

most new steroe's will have one or a combination of the following

usb port (will take any mp3 player)
3.5mm jack port (will take any mp3 player as you use a doube ended 3.5mm jack)
ipod only connection (only for ipods)

have i spelt steroe right ?

 

[mr. shr]

Think I'm gonna have to stick with buying an iPod as I want to be able to control it via my 'steroe' (comand and mf sw).

Just not sure which are actually compatible with my installed kit.

 

[ckember]

ipods are awful, well itunes is awful

be prepared to loose all of your music atleast twice a year, pay a fortune for stuff and have it possibly conflicting with other stuff

I've never had that problem. I have had 2 ipods and 2 iphones with no problems.

 

[chitaxmoto]

all of the ipods above will work, different generations older/newer models, just buy the latest which will be the ones being sold in the shops at the mo

 

[KillerHERTZ]

I have had no problems with my iPod/iTunes - they work fine, apart from MP3s lack Bass* due to the poor bit rate, get them with a higher compression ratio or from a CD and its all good.


*Not an iPod problem as ACC is fine.

 

[The G.F.P]

good to hear a few have had no ipod issues

i regularly hear people say that their entire collection has gone or their ipod died or so other disaster

 

[mr. shr]

all of the ipods above will work, different generations older/newer models, just buy the latest which will be the ones being sold in the shops at the mo

OK thanks, will shop around.

 

[Robbo]

i regularly hear people say that their entire collection has gone or their ipod died or so other disaster

That's why everyone should keep a back up of stuff they want to keep, just in case. It's easy enough to import a library back into iTunes.

 

[Midland45]

Hmmmm not off am ipod it isnt, obviously there are ways to do it, but best method is to keep a back up on a pc or removable storage. Takes a while to figure out I tunes, but it is possible and works quite well to be fair.

 

[crockers]

Well as Ipod's are the most popular form of MP3 player out there, there are bound to be more reports of problems.

I have had (touches wood) no problems with my Ipod Touch 2nd Gen or my wife's Ipod Nano 4th Gen.

Itunes is an ok programme - but, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't it just a shell programme for organising one's music? If Itunes crashes - the tracks are still in your music folder, so all one needs do is reload Itunes and it will find the music.

I too would strongly recommend backing up onto a external HD or DVD (or both)..

 

[kbekl]

i had a 4th gen and didnt like it much i now have a shuffel but is a bit basic

 

[HughJarse]

I have a touch and an Iphone and never had bother... yet!

 

[Aoraki]

80gb ipod classic with 2900 tracks (11gb and about 8.2 days worth), no problems with itunes etc and works fine with my ipod kit in W204. All backed up to 2 external HDD. Now where's some wood to touch

 

[sgtbob]

I had a nano 3rd gen, and took it on holiday to spain last week,..... and drowned it in a beach bag when my gf's water bottle exploded everywhere. Guess im going to have to go with the SD card route untill my mobile contract runs out and i can get a nice shiney 16GB Iphone.

 

[Barbanasos]

Get an ipod video 5th generation. You can shop on ebay and expect to pay £85 to £100 for a 60gb. You will never need cds again. I run it on command with an aftermarked Ipod connect and is controlled fine from both the command and steering wheel controls.

 

[Barney9304]

Never had trouble with my iphone yet!