MissU28 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My Ipod (a 4 year-old 2 gig nano) kirked out on me while at the gym today. Well, I think it was originally the gym yesterday, but I was able to use it for half my workout today before it froze. Basically, my scroll wheel won't respond. I have restarted it multiple times (pressing down on Menu/select key) and I have plugged it into my computer and did a complete system reset. It recognizes when something's plugged into it (recognizes the computer, syncs songs from the computer, recognizes when I plug in ear phones), but the wheel won't work!!! Any fix-it tips or do I need to buy a new one:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeysc23 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Did you take it to the apple store? Sounds like probably some moisture might have gotten in there and shorted out the click wheel if none of the functions are working. Hopefully its an easy fix but if not check the apple refurb store they had a special going on like a week ago for $99 8 gig of the new nano. It is a refurb but they do a great job and you cannot tell outside of the box it comes in that its a refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 hockeysc has a point. how do you carry your iPod? In hand? Neoprene carrier? A friend of mine, same thing happened they opened it up and the inside had salt deposits. But 4 years is a pretty good run for an iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 LOL @ "kirked out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Sounds like it's toast. It sucks if you have to buy a new one, but the new ones look pretty cool. 8GB for $150, but they play video and come in a bunch of colors. I want to buy one of the old 1GB shuffles for the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 May I suggest something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 May I suggest something like this... I read on Yahoo! that some kid traded his iPod for an old Walkman. Lemme see if I can find it. Here it is: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/29/kid-swaps-ipod-for-sony-walkman-gets-confused/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 true definition of technology... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My suggestion is get yourself a "beater" for the gym Something like this 35.00 http://www.ecost.com/Detail/MP3/Sandisk/SDMX8N4096KEA70/43275979.aspx?navid=155438252 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My Creative Labs Nomad I bought in 2002 and it's still running like a champ. Original batteries too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My Creative Labs Nomad I bought in 2002 and it's still running like a champ. Original batteries too. get about 15 minutes to a charge now, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I read on Yahoo! that some kid traded his iPod for an old Walkman. Lemme see if I can find it.Here it is: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/29/kid-swaps-ipod-for-sony-walkman-gets-confused/ It was interesting. He traded it only for a week for an experiment though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 It was interesting. He traded it only for a week for an experiment though. It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. I thought that was the best part lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My suggestion is get yourself a "beater" for the gymSomething like this 35.00 http://www.ecost.com/Detail/MP3/Sandisk/SDMX8N4096KEA70/43275979.aspx?navid=155438252 love me a sansa, but why the connect? e200 or even the clip would be great options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I thought that was the best part lol LOL, I thought the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Here's how you fix it: DON'T BUY IPODS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 love me a sansa, but why the connect? e200 or even the clip would be great options. Like this? 32.00 There's a ton of them for under 50 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Like this?32.00 There's a ton of them for under 50 bucks yeah, the clip is supposed to have great sound quality, and it's tiny. Not quite as small as an Ipod shuffle, but it does have a screen so there is some sort of interface to deal with. The clip makes for a nice small mp3 player that shouldn't get in your way. May not be the best primary device, but beats out the ipod shuffle as a nice cheap small device in both quality and value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My Ipod (a 4 year-old 2 gig nano) kirked out on me while at the gym today. Well, I think it was originally the gym yesterday, but I was able to use it for half my workout today before it froze. Basically, my scroll wheel won't respond. I have restarted it multiple times (pressing down on Menu/select key) and I have plugged it into my computer and did a complete system reset. It recognizes when something's plugged into it (recognizes the computer, syncs songs from the computer, recognizes when I plug in ear phones), but the wheel won't work!!! Any fix-it tips or do I need to buy a new one:mad: Now you're free. Go buy a Zune an get the Zune pass. Way better imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Did you take it to the apple store? Sounds like probably some moisture might have gotten in there and shorted out the click wheel if none of the functions are working.Hopefully its an easy fix but if not check the apple refurb store they had a special going on like a week ago for $99 8 gig of the new nano. It is a refurb but they do a great job and you cannot tell outside of the box it comes in that its a refurb. Sigh. I hate Apple stores. I hate everything Apple. I don't go in there unless I have to. Maybe I can open it up myself. hockeysc has a point. how do you carry your iPod? In hand? Neoprene carrier? A friend of mine, same thing happened they opened it up and the inside had salt deposits. But 4 years is a pretty good run for an iPod. I had it in an armband....but I definitely haven't always kept it in one LOL @ "kirked out" that's my slang, son Here's how you fix it: DON'T BUY IPODS!! Yeah, I broke down and got one years ago.... I didn't know much about the alternatives Now you're free. Go buy a Zune an get the Zune pass. Way better imo. I don't know anything about the Zune, and what's the Zune pass? How much do Zunes cost? Won't people make fun of me? I thought Zunes were lame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 zunes are lame and people will make fun of you. Ipods are equally lame and I'll make fun of you. Get a Sandisk Sansa (e200s are ever-popular) or a Creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have a Zune and I wouldn't recommend buying it if you really like working out and listening to music. Zune's are bulky and really uncomfortable to use when you work out. But if that's not a problem for you, Zune's are much better than Ipods in terms of simply listening to music or watching videos. I have about 5000 songs, about 25 movies, all seasons of South Park, Family Guy and The Office and I still have about 60 gigs to spare. The screen is basically why I got it because I love watching shows, music videos and movies on it during work and other boring activities lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I recently bought a 2G Sansa Clip for $21. Not ideal storage space, but for $21, who gives a crap? Ha! It does have excellent sound quality, and the FM tuner works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have a Zune and I wouldn't recommend buying it if you really like working out and listening to music. Zune's are bulky and really uncomfortable to use when you work out.But if that's not a problem for you, Zune's are much better than Ipods in terms of simply listening to music or watching videos. I have about 5000 songs, about 25 movies, all seasons of South Park, Family Guy and The Office and I still have about 60 gigs to spare. The screen is basically why I got it because I love watching shows, music videos and movies on it during work and other boring activities lol. I only use my ipod when working out- seriously, I never use it otherwise. I have about 5 gigs of songs on my computer, but I don't really need something with a ton of space. I really don't want to fork out $150+ again I don't need video, I don't need crazy ****. All I want is to be able to see what song I'm listening to, so I don't want a "shuffle" type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 http://www.target.com/Philips-4GB-Sports-Audio-Player/dp/B00254EK46/sr=1-13/qid=1246552186/ref=sr_1_13/180-8655941-1299339?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k:mp3%20player&page=1 how about this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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