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[Mark Vincent <mav.vincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Nicki, were you particularly advised to get a 5.5th generation?
I ask as I can now see a 6th generation, but am not sure what the difference 
is, between 5.5th and 6.
and also weather rock box works on the 6th generation, or not.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Nicki Keck 
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:58 PM
Subject: [blindipod] Re: anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th edition


Hi Mark,

 

I am using the 5.5 generation I-Pod with the latest version of rock box as of 
this past Saturday, and it's working fine.  It did lock up on me once or twice, 
but I got it back okay, and I do like it.  The wheel is a bit hard to get used 
to, but it can be gotten used to, I think, and my husband said it's not much 
different for sighted people to get used to.  I have gotten the voice box 
script working fine on it, too.  This I-Pod was just purchased Saturday at 
Circuit city, and it is a 30-GB I-Pod video 5.5.  I am also reading audible 
books from the Apple firmware with no problems at all.  Hope this helps.  It's 
a lot easier than I thought it would be from what I had heard, honestly.

 

Obviously, it doesn't give me as much verbal feedback as the bookPort, but I 
have no problems operating it, which I was afraid I might.

 

Have a blessed day,

Nicki,

Loving Jesus and loving my husband

 

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From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Mark Vincent
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:52 AM
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindipod] Re: anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition

 

hi Vinny, thanks for getting back to me.

 was it the 5.5 generation video Ipod? and which build of rock box were you 
running at the time?

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Vinny Pedulla 

To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:35 AM

Subject: [blindipod] Re: anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition

 

Mark,

I had a 30 Gig Video Ipod and returned it for some of the same reasons. I found 
it to be pretty good, but the click wheel is a little hard to get use to. I 
also found that the Rockbox firmware would lock up on me.

I did like to formfactor and miss it, however, I am going to try an iAudio X5 
to see if it works better for me. From what I have heard from some podcasts it 
seems easier to operate with the joystick.

Hope this helps,

Vinny

 

  ----- Original Message ----- 

  From: Mark Vincent 

  To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

  Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:26 PM

  Subject: [blindipod] anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition

   

  hi list, my Iriver has died and I am looking at the Ipods for my replacement.

  Have I understood the rock box site correctly, in as much as the Ipod 30 and 
60GB 5th generation are  working with rock box?

  if so, anyone out using it at the moment?

  Speaking to a friend who was using the Ipod video about a year ago, he said 
it was  a little difficult to operate with the wheal and not really  worth the 
effort.

  experienced problems getting the  voice box script to work on the Ipod video.

  Have we seen an improvement on the Ipod video in terms of rock box support, 
and functionality?

   

  any info much appreciated.

   

  RGDS,

   

  mark