#ipod video

[itsreallynothatserious]

ok a little update on the ipod

what i was originally going to do is take my 120 gig hdd from my current ipod and put it into my 5.5 gen i had laying around. but when i did it couldn't read itunes so it couldn't restore. so that drive is toast. luckily the 5.5 gen came with a 30 gig hhd so that is what i am using now with the backplate + battery from my old ipod. it's a heavy downgrade but my music collection is only 41 gigs so i have to pick and choose which i want to have on the go.

good news is this is the same ipod i got to run ever after high with (since the other couldn't connect to itunes) so now i can blast thronecoming in my car speakers and people have to listen.

What it was: What it is now:

the second photo the frontplace is a lot cleaner then what it actually is. it's scratched and a little dirty as well.

for the previous color scheme i was trying to go for a mh c.a. cupid look but the pink was way too deep and it ended up looking like draculaura's color scheme so for the 5.5 i will make sure to get a light light pink for the faceplate next time.

[triangle5000]

stuff i got for my birthday

1.ipod video 30 gigabytes

2.ipod nano 3rd gen 4 gigabytes

3.modded gameboy pocket lite w/pokémon green

[sami--spoon]

[kingshook1]

[coliepng]

When you switched from spotify to an ipod, what was that process like for you? How do you find new music nowadays and how do you add it to your ipod (if I recall correctly, itunes isn't supported anymore)?

so i actually have a collection of music from back when classic ipods were still in production, so that helps. however, that's clearly older music!

for new stuff -- i enjoy hunting down cds in thrift stores. there's also sites like depop where folks sell off cds they don't want anymore, tho i haven't purchased any from there myself. but the thrift method was how i used to get my music -- occasionally i'd hit a great sale at a department store or best buy, but usually i'd see what would turn up on the shelves at goodwill. or rip cds from my parents and friends.

i still do utilize spotify to keep track of new releases, but i also just try to follow my fav artists directly on their preferred platforms to keep an eye out for announcements. and tbh tiktok is weirdly great for discovering indie artists who don't have a label promoting them. (or even those that do!)

also, i have an absolutely amazing local radio station that plays everything -- and of course focuses on local music as well. most of my life this has been the best way for me to discover music i like that i never knew existed.

as for itunes -- apple still has the download on their website! i think i just searched it on bing/google and it was among the first couple of results. i have version 12.11.3.17. if for some reason you can't find the link on apple's website directly, im sure mirrors of the installer exist.

however, if you get a modded ipod, odds are you'll need to use something like rockbox to load music -- i dont believe itunes works with SSD. mine is not modded. i think it's only 30 gig too, tho i have my friend's old one SOMEWHERE and it's 80 gig so i hope i find it before my collection exceeds 30 gigs lol

if you're up for it, i did most of my research on reviving my ipod usage on reddit. they've got great resources and most of the questions i had were already answered. if you don't have one already, or need parts to revive it, or want to purchase a modded one made for you, i recommend Elite Obsolete Electronics. quality work with the best prices around imo (at least in the continental US). you can also check out ebay, esp if you want one of the cute lil nano 3s that are also seeing a popularity resurgence.

and if you're wild, theres always 🏴‍☠ lmao but i can't give any advice on that, sorry. im too anxious to break laws

[kingshook1]

[always-right-now]

Went to this and talked a lot. Got excited by the idea of sharing space with other lefty computer geeks. What new worlds can we build? What use cases can we find for our weird alternative tools? What actual cases, more importantly, can we find for my iPod Video from 2007 with an episode of the L word and the lesbian season of Skins on it

I thought I had two but I have three

[momnivore]

found my old video ipod and these speakers, both are still working and in decent condition