looking to buy an ipod?

jay567 · 03-02-2005 8:35am #1

Hi All,

Im looking to go and get an ipod today, bit of a spur of the moment kinda thing

Can anyone recomend a shop in dublin city centre to buy one? Will be looking for the car FM transmitter too if anyone has any thoughts on this?

Thanks, and dont forget, its friday tomorrow !!

J

Bluefoam · 03-02-2005 8:55am

iPods cost the same in most shops so pick a shop that has the best customer care. Compu-b, 3G store, O2 Experience etc. Compustore, if they are open again.

FM transmitters are illegal to use, but I hear that Compu-b have a few left in Limerick. I got my iTrip from www.everythingipod.co.uk it was a bit of a hassle - they wern't the easiest to deal with but at least I got it in the end.

jay567 · 03-02-2005 10:11am

Is the Itrip the FM transmitter? If so how do u find it, i read on a few sites that it can be very fuzzy.
In in dub city centre so going to head up to the shops at lunch and check them out.
Thanks for the help.

BolBill · 03-02-2005 10:20am

Dont buy an Ipod buy a Creative instead.

Bluefoam · 03-02-2005 10:23am

iTrip is the transmitter. The sound quality is quite good, but it can be difficult to get a free station around Dublin - occasional crackles but is well worth it to get rid of all the CDs from the car. Its not available in most shops in this country because it is illegal.

Scottish · 03-02-2005 10:27am

BolBill wrote:

Dont buy an Ipod buy a Creative instead.

There's always one. Don't listen to these people.

If you are getting an FM transmitter, don't go for the iTrip. Buy one from http://www.xtrememac.com/ instead. It doesn't need any software installed.

LegacyUser · 03-02-2005 10:29am

buy it on ebay!

Ciaran500 · 03-02-2005 10:49am

BolBill wrote:

Dont buy an Ipod buy a Creative instead.

Listen to him!

Bluefoam · 03-02-2005 10:53am

Buy what you like best. The great thing about the iPod is the simple software used for storing and loading music. Also it is used by much more people, so you will have no problem getting help using it, getting accessories or swapping files with you friends.

The creative is also very good but I cannot comment because I haven't used it much.

idontknowmyname · 03-02-2005 10:57am

what size u lookin for 20 or 40? argos have dropped the price of the 20gb by €120 down to 320 i think, i know they defo dropped the price by 120

jay567 · 03-02-2005 11:07am

Thanks for all the assistance guys. Didnt know about argos either, and yeap im looking for a 20gig. About the itrip its getting slated on the web for being a big crackly. but for the price might be worth giving it a go. I like the thought of having 20gig of tunes in the car

JoeSchmoe · 03-02-2005 11:43am

don't be too quick to dismiss Argos, yes you won't get anything in the way of service or advice from them but you know what you want so thats ok, and their refund is great,

you: "Hi i got this very sensitive, rather expensive piece of equipment here 364 days ago and its not working (don't mention you brought it scuba diving), here's my receipt"

Bored underpaid stressed assistant: "No problem, here's another one, thank you"

JoeSchmoe · 03-02-2005 11:48am

hold on a sec you weren't dismissing Argos, my apologises

jay567 · 03-02-2005 12:57pm

hahaha, no probs, was worth the read

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anyway went for the easy option, ran up to spectra just off grafton street, got it and a conection for the stereo. Happy days although paid a few quid extra for the convience.

Cheers again all!

rubadub · 03-02-2005 1:06pm

If you have a tape deck stick with one of those tape things. Also look at reviews for the other players. The ipod is one of the worst of a very good bunch (i.e not terrible but others are better and cheaper). 20gb ipod is 330, 40gb iriver is 340. If you dont believe others are better check out www.ipodlounge.com where even the ipod apostles will admit its shortcomings and how other machines are far superior

jay567 · 03-02-2005 1:09pm

Man did u read that i just bought it! i dont wanna know about the "better" ones out there. i was asking for help to get one! i had already read read and re read whats avail out there.

Gothic Warrior · 03-02-2005 2:24pm

lol
F*ck iPODS - get with the times, and get one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002IXC28/ref=ase_interactiveda-2117-21/202-0451201-4991040

Blisterman · 03-02-2005 2:31pm

Why are they illegal? Don't they have a range of only a few metres?

Gothic Warrior · 03-02-2005 2:35pm

Blisterman wrote:

Why are they illegal? Don't they have a range of only a few metres?

iTrip's aren't illegal, they're just crap. My mate got one in the US, and he says the interference and fuzziness of using it in Dublin makes it useless.

Jim · 03-02-2005 2:38pm

The're illegal because if you use one you are in violation of out country's broadcasting laws. Afaik it doesn't matter because our laws don't specify a distance, so technically if you use one you need t get a lisence, but its not enforced.

Argos dropped their price by €120 to €320? I bought a 20gb iPod 2 years ago for €350.

idontknowmyname · 03-02-2005 3:25pm

said i think that was the dropped price not quite sure what the price is now but do know they dropped it 120. 2 years ago they weren't as popular and the government like raising the price of things a lot with inflation and the ipod in argos is the new generation

PurpleFistMixer · 03-02-2005 3:45pm

Yeah, the 20gig in argos was some crazy price a while ago.
Then, only a WEEK after I get one, they drop the price.

Although allegedly in the catalogue they were saying you needed 8 C batteries to power it, so I wouldn't trust, well... anything they say after that.

Gothic Warrior · 03-02-2005 3:50pm

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

The're illegal because if you use one you are in violation of out country's broadcasting laws.

It's only illegal if you're a square - which you must be if you listen to Jimmy eats World...

PurpleFistMixer · 03-02-2005 6:50pm

Gothic Warrior wrote:

It's only illegal if you're a square - which you must be if you listen to Jimmy eats World...

Please, get the name right. Jimmy Eat World. Absence of S. I'm pointing this out because you obviously need help differentiating between "Jimeatsmenu" and "jimmyeatworld".

Uthur · 03-02-2005 9:48pm

I got a 40gb iPod before Christmas. Not worth the money I reckon - I shoulda got a creative zen instead. The iPod drove me nuts for weeks - my 2000+ mp3 collection was sorted by filenames instead of ID3 tags. It took a LOT of DAMN HARD work to get them in order so the iPod could use them. Not much fun.

daveirl · 03-02-2005 9:51pm

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embee · 03-02-2005 10:38pm

I got my iPod in the O2 shop on Nassau St just before Christmas. I personally think they are well worth the money.

I dunno about buying from a catalogue though - they have them in the Kays catalogue and are charging €445 for the 20GB model, which is €105 dearer than I got mine for.

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