Best iPod for the gym - recommendations?
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Just got a Nano for Christmas. Great bit of kit but I was forced to use Itunes to load the music as my usual software doesn't work.
Good functionality with shuffle and shake to move to next track. Looks cool too but not the loudest thing on the planet. Just loud enough with decent in ear phones. My over the ear gym ones were crap as I could still here the gym music and noise over it. Ipod ones kept falling out.
Good functionality with shuffle and shake to move to next track. Looks cool too but not the loudest thing on the planet. Just loud enough with decent in ear phones. My over the ear gym ones were crap as I could still here the gym music and noise over it. Ipod ones kept falling out.
Z4monster said:
Just got a Nano for Christmas. Great bit of kit but I was forced to use Itunes to load the music as my usual software doesn't work.
Good functionality with shuffle and shake to move to next track. Looks cool too but not the loudest thing on the planet. Just loud enough with decent in ear phones. My over the ear gym ones were crap as I could still here the gym music and noise over it. Ipod ones kept falling out.
This is what pisses me off. Everyone who want to listen to music or whatever uses an MP3 player/ipod device so why the terrible piped music banging out? Good functionality with shuffle and shake to move to next track. Looks cool too but not the loudest thing on the planet. Just loud enough with decent in ear phones. My over the ear gym ones were crap as I could still here the gym music and noise over it. Ipod ones kept falling out.
I use a Sansa clip. It may not be a iGadget but it's 8gb for about £40 and has a screen. No proprietry software needed just drag on what you want. Twice the product of the shuffle and half the price of the nano. Easy choice in my book. When mine broke recently I replaced like for like and I never bother doing that it was simply the still the best bang for the buck 3 years later.
I use the touchscreen nano with an arm band.
I find the arm band is fine for doing weights as well as running, for which I thought it may have got in the way.
At first hated the nano as couldn't skip on songs easily. Once I worked out you can double click the power button to skip on the song, it has been brilliant. Also has radio which is useful when you get bored of your music.
I find the arm band is fine for doing weights as well as running, for which I thought it may have got in the way.
At first hated the nano as couldn't skip on songs easily. Once I worked out you can double click the power button to skip on the song, it has been brilliant. Also has radio which is useful when you get bored of your music.
Pickled Piper said:
...Lots of options from other maufacturers...
As the OP has already got an iPhone and, I presume, using iTunes a Nano is prob just easier.I've got an iPhone and use iTunes, but have a samsung mp3 player for the gym and it's a pain! The player is great, its just a faff having to use 3 different programmes to manage music and play lists. I also like to listen to podcasts while I'm working out. iTunes doesn't like this as it keeps thinking that I never listen to the podcasts and automatically stops downloading them
I know I could us different software to download these podcasts, and it's morally wrong to buy more Apple products because of a flaw with their software (iTunes). But a nano would make my lift easier. And it's very shiny
Oh god, I'm becoming a fanboy...
fadeaway said:
As the OP has already got an iPhone and, I presume, using iTunes a Nano is prob just easier.
I've got an iPhone and use iTunes, but have a samsung mp3 player for the gym and it's a pain! The player is great, its just a faff having to use 3 different programmes to manage music and play lists. I also like to listen to podcasts while I'm working out. iTunes doesn't like this as it keeps thinking that I never listen to the podcasts and automatically stops downloading them
I know I could us different software to download these podcasts, and it's morally wrong to buy more Apple products because of a flaw with their software (iTunes). But a nano would make my lift easier. And it's very shiny
Oh god, I'm becoming a fanboy...
there is software out there so you can use just a normal folder view to transfer music onto ipods/iphones etc.I've got an iPhone and use iTunes, but have a samsung mp3 player for the gym and it's a pain! The player is great, its just a faff having to use 3 different programmes to manage music and play lists. I also like to listen to podcasts while I'm working out. iTunes doesn't like this as it keeps thinking that I never listen to the podcasts and automatically stops downloading them
I know I could us different software to download these podcasts, and it's morally wrong to buy more Apple products because of a flaw with their software (iTunes). But a nano would make my lift easier. And it's very shiny
Oh god, I'm becoming a fanboy...
makes it soo much easier, you don't have to worry about all this synchronising rubbish which enevitably means you are going to have to wipe stuff at some point because its so counterintuitive and badly planned.
I use my either my i phone or my i pod in the gym with different clips and bands. I know what you mean about bulk - the straps weigh as much as the gadget.
A nano would be perfect - they're tiny, got a screen and big enough to put a gym collection on. Unfortunately, just not big enough to get my entire music collection on, which is why I've got my i pod classic.
A nano would be perfect - they're tiny, got a screen and big enough to put a gym collection on. Unfortunately, just not big enough to get my entire music collection on, which is why I've got my i pod classic.
Nano + These headphones = Win
Oh and buy shorts with zipped pockets so you don't need to bother with the strap on the arm.
Oh and buy shorts with zipped pockets so you don't need to bother with the strap on the arm.
Edited by paulmon on Wednesday 29th February 12:20
Z4monster said:
Just got a Nano for Christmas. Great bit of kit but I was forced to use Itunes to load the music as my usual software doesn't work.
Good functionality with shuffle and shake to move to next track. Looks cool too but not the loudest thing on the planet. Just loud enough with decent in ear phones. My over the ear gym ones were crap as I could still here the gym music and noise over it. Ipod ones kept falling out.
Shake and shuffle is a right pain in the arse if you're on the running machine moving like a distressed bison like I usually am. Good functionality with shuffle and shake to move to next track. Looks cool too but not the loudest thing on the planet. Just loud enough with decent in ear phones. My over the ear gym ones were crap as I could still here the gym music and noise over it. Ipod ones kept falling out.
My opinion is still Ipod Nano though, but not with the standard ipod headphones, theyre not great IMO.
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