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[Zen vs iPod] THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-03-18 06:06 [#01862639]
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?


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 06:22 [#01862647]
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and that makes it

Zen 7!
iPod 7!
?'s 6

we've given ourselves the benefit of doubt over Netlon
Sentinel vote for iAudio so it goes to iPod, it's a TIE so
far! Every vote matters right now, it could go either way!
This is one of the closest competitions ever, Eurovision eat
your heart out.


 

offline pigster from melbs on 2006-03-18 06:41 [#01862654]
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ipod.
zen? never heard of it. sounds ghey.


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 06:55 [#01862665]
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iPod 8
Zen 7

iPod takes the lead, and now Zen's homosexuality is working
against it! It's all changed!


 

offline anon from ^_^ (United Kingdom) on 2006-03-18 07:40 [#01862680]
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Another thing about I-pod,Mine has my name and d.o.b
engraved on the back , Except instead of saying
'' 25th December 1987''
Its says
''25th Decenber 1987''

whats with that?!..

-A-


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-03-18 07:54 [#01862684]
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?


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 07:58 [#01862687]
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good god, what an own goal by iPod!

Zen 8
iPod 8
?'s 7
(Pigster used one too!)


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-03-18 07:59 [#01862689]
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?


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 08:01 [#01862691]
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IT'S A MASS TIE!

8-8-8!!

and with that I draw this voting to a close, although you
can still vote until 20:00hrs this evening British Time
(that means you have 5 hours!)


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2006-03-18 08:02 [#01862692]
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I like my iPod a lot. I like iTunes also.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2006-03-18 09:04 [#01862719]
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I'm on the fence about this one... I used to prefer the Zen
but while in NYC last week I was borrowing my friend's ipod
the entire week and I liked the touch-wheel interface a lot.
so I guess put me down for a "?"


 

offline Maximo Bean on 2006-03-18 10:03 [#01862731]
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Two of my friends have the zen and I don't like the way you
search through your music, it's annoying.

Although my ipod is broken because I've over charged it and
disconnected it when I weren't supposed to, I still pick
ipod.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-03-18 10:09 [#01862733]
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whilst the capacity on both might be smaller i've switched
back to cd and tape. as far as i'm concerned (though i can
only really speak for ipods, but have heard horror stories
about other makes) mp3 players can stick it up their arse.
unrealiable pieces of shit.


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 10:16 [#01862738]
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ipod 9
?s 9
Zen 8
CDs 1
Tapes 1


it's becoming a far broader race now..


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2006-03-18 10:30 [#01862744]
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I think this is the right place to ask: Is it true that you
don't have a traditional access to iPod's filesystem and
can't use it as a normal portable hard drive?


 

offline _gvarek_ from next to you (Poland) on 2006-03-18 10:31 [#01862745]
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Well, if so, count me in for CD's, hehe.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-03-18 10:43 [#01862750]
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I have neither of these things, but to say the iPod is cool
is madness.

anything that is as actively being sold on its supposed
hipness as the iPod is, can't be any further away from
actually being hip.

calling the iPod hip is calling the Black Eyed Peas hip.


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 10:47 [#01862751]
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is that a vote against ipod and for all the rest!? I'll give
myself the benefit of the doubt.

ipod 9
?'s 10
Zen 9
CDs 3
Tapes 2
Black Eyed Peas -1


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2006-03-18 10:52 [#01862752]
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If it's true it counts as 3 votes against iPod or actually
as 2 for Zen and 1 for CDs


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2006-03-18 10:54 [#01862753]
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I also vote a -1 for the black eyed peas.


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2006-03-18 10:54 [#01862755]
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And -9 on the ipod


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 11:00 [#01862759]
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um this all makes it

?'s 10
Zen 11
CDs 3
Tapes 3
ipod 0
Black Eyed Peas -2


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2006-03-18 11:01 [#01862760]
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have they had their showdown yet

is this it

is this where the madness ends, BANG and get it over with?

but fuck that shit, that's bullshit?

i've a little boy to look after? and if i die, then my
child'll be a bastard?


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2006-03-18 11:02 [#01862762]
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you are aware you are using the word 'hip'?


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 11:04 [#01862763]
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okay, the final showdown is between:

Redrum Vs. the Thread


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2006-03-18 11:04 [#01862764]
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I didn't start!


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2006-03-18 11:05 [#01862766]
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i'll have you know i always come out of these things alive,
guns blazing

lots of injured innocent bystanders are also to be expected


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2006-03-18 11:07 [#01862768]
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What's wrong with the Black Eyed Peas?

Ok, so the iPod's not cool, or hip. Yes, it's pop. But it's
pop in a hip kind of way. Like Gabriel Rios is. iPod is what
Rios is to pop. So there. Forget about the Black Eyed Peas
(I still like their first album though).


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2006-03-18 11:08 [#01862770]
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well, i wasn't the first! Cool yes, hip no.


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2006-03-18 11:09 [#01862772]
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the ipod still looks good though, and that's why it's
popular. it looks good and is nice to hold and use.

to own, it's a bit of a bollocks, they're very unreliable.


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2006-03-18 11:11 [#01862773]
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+1 for the black eyed peas


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 11:12 [#01862774]
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uh oh!

go go gadjet thread!


 

online big from lsg on 2006-03-18 11:13 [#01862776]
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people that don't like black eyed peas are just jealous


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-03-18 11:14 [#01862777]
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i am awaiting a spinoff thread on the topic of hip/cool


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2006-03-18 11:15 [#01862778]
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i'm waiting for qrter to START one


 

offline SValx from United Kingdom on 2006-03-18 11:16 [#01862779]
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NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOO

Philips GoGear. Best thing ever. Lighter, cheaper and more
memory than an Ipod and much more original and reliable.
looks great too.

Do it


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-03-18 11:17 [#01862780]
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he is too hip


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2006-03-18 11:19 [#01862782]
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no
too cool


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2006-03-18 11:24 [#01862786]
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um, I can't speak for your country, but in the U.S. the
Black Eyed Peas are considered hip... and so is the iPod.
Most of the people I know who own an iPod bought it because
it is more trendy to own one of those than any other brand.
Everyone I know who bought a Zen bought one because it was
comparable to the iPod for less money.


 

offline DeleriousWeasel from Guam on 2006-03-18 11:33 [#01862794]
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agreed!!


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2006-03-18 11:59 [#01862817]
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Yes, but they are also tripe.

Tripe I tell you

Tripe


 

offline denniscpearce from Canada on 2006-03-18 12:08 [#01862825]
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fuck ipods
i hate them and all the losers walking around, ipod strapped
to belt, white earbuds in ears, struttin' down the street,
probably imagining that they are in a two tone ipod
commercial while listening to their shitty top ten radio
hits at 128kbps cbr.

i have had a iriver solid state for a while, which is not
really comparable to the two HD players in the running here,
but it rocks oggs and the battery life is longer and it is
nice and small- the navigation system is usable with my hand
in my pocket- without seeing the screen, ive never liked the
ipod wheel.

ive only had limited use of the zen, but considering i would
not be caught dead with an ipod, and my impressions of the
zen are pretty good:

+1 ZEN


 

offline denniscpearce from Canada on 2006-03-18 12:11 [#01862828]
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by the way, the one i have is the ifp-799 1GB
ive had it for ~2 years, and before that i had a minidisc
player.
i recomend the iriver, but get the moded UMS firmware.


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2006-03-18 15:03 [#01862918]
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I have a second gen ipod. It still works to this very day.
Back then the ipod was the only good mp3 player. My brother
has a Zen. The navigation sucks. Sentence fragments.

+1 ipod

-1 Black Eyed Peas


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-03-18 15:35 [#01862939]
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!


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2006-03-18 15:48 [#01862947]
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what're you playing at

acting worse than marco


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2006-03-18 16:04 [#01862963]
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<3


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2006-03-18 16:15 [#01862967]
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BOMB, DOORS, RADIOHEAD, REVOLVING, SECRET, DOORS BOMB......

LAST ??


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2006-03-18 17:23 [#01863000]
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Its a bit stupid if you dont like ipods for the SOLE reason
that people you dislike use them...

Mine is in a lame case and its dirty and weathered. So fuck
it looking cool. I reckon the menus and controls are the
best and most efficient. 3rd generation is the best, fuck
the photo/colour/video shit!!!!


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2006-03-18 17:38 [#01863003]
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i have a 3g. it's pretty good if you get some decent
earphones (the apple ones are shit) and my battery died
after a year, but i got a replacement one off ebay for about
a fiver and it's better than the original. 20gb is ideal, i
like the navigation, don't care about ogg support, that's
good enough for me.


 


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