The original iPod is still a capable music player, but it really does not like modern technology.
  • sudo_shinespark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1206·
    5 months ago

    Why did I just read an article about using an iPod that was clearly written by someone born in the early-mid 2000s? I know the original ipod was fun. I was there, gandalf

    • Dkarma@lemmy.worldEnglish
      74·
      5 months ago

      So we can laugh at the fact that they can’t find a simple 1394 to USB cable and instead rely on daisy chaining a hundred dollars worth of apple products to make it work…

      Holy shit.

        • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          5 months ago

          Hahaha - no, that’s just the little clippy bit at the end of the cable. The cable’s extra.

      • corbin@infosec.pubOPEnglish
        22·
        5 months ago

        I didn’t buy those adapters, I just used a computer that had a FireWire 400 port. I haven’t found any evidence of those direct USB cables working with old iPods.

  • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
    9·
    5 months ago

    I really want an mp3 player right now - my last one broke and I don’t want to carry a phone instead. But it seems like they’re either ultra-cheap, overpriced or don’t have features I need (like Bluetooth). It is so sad that the midrange audio players pretty much disappeared now. So instead looking as DIY projects, cannot believe.

    The original ipod looks very cool btw, even if I would never use one myself - way too large.

    • tacocat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      I am using a Hifi Walker H2. It is a reasonable price, has bluetooth and no capacitive touch inputs. The UI is not great but the device is physically solid and works for me.

      I pre-ordered a Tangara on their crowd funding. I am hopeful about the opensource hardware and software. Only reservation is capacitive touch scroll wheel.

    • hedgehog@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      They don’t call them “mp3 players” anymore - that may be why you can’t find what you need. Look for a “DAP” instead - digital audio player - and you’ll probably have more luck.

      For example, the Fiio M7 is $200 and is pretty full-featured. I have the M6 and I think I paid around $100, but I don’t think it’s being sold anymore.

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        What I looked for were product categories. Ye, seen these models. $200 is very, very expensive for me, it would be weird to spend on a player more than you would on a phone.

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
        21·
        5 months ago

        Why necessarily “used”? Also I have this exact thing already. I just wanted a device that has no cell connectivity option and thus no tracking, and also (maybe even more importantly) - is smaller and lighter. Going for sports with a phone is inconvenient af.

  • BigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    5 months ago

    I’d love to get my hands on even a decent condition 1st gen iPod, but people want insane amounts for them now. Even my 5.5 gen was more than i wanted to pay but nearly mint.

  • MrsDoyle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    4 months ago

    I still use my iPod Classic. I can plug it into my car for when I’m out of FM range, and I have a Bluetooth adapter for it that plugs into the headphone socket & lets me listen via my hearing aids. It’s better than a phone for me, because the mobile signal is weak where I live, and most of my garden is out of WiFi range. It fits all my music and still has room for podcasts.

    iTunes sucks though, ugh.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Check out Rockbox

      You don’t need the Rockbox OS on your iPod to use their sync tool, if I remember right. But it’s a better experience in my opinion.

      Also, you can uograde your iPod with more storage, more battery, and Bluetooth.