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Comment on Apple iPod nano 16 GB Orange NEWEST MODEL by S. Lewis

S. Lewis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:26 +0000

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to shrink things so much… The Nano is almost too small. It doesn’t sound great out of the box, meaing you have to apply some EQ. I am not a fan of iTunes. Windows Media Player does a better job of sync’ing files with portable mp3 players. You can’t just delete songs or video from your iPod to free up space, you have to use iTunes which is a pain. The program wants to categorize all your music for you (and decide which songs should be sync’ed when space gets limited). Windows Media also does a better job of finding album artwork. Of course if you bought all your music from the iTunes store than it would get it right. I wonder if Apple does that on purpose?? Apple put the video camera at the wrong end of the device (it is counter intuitive). You have to hold it upside down when in portrait mode or flip it on the side and make sure you don’t block the lens with your hand when you hit the middle of the jog wheel to start/stop recording. To export your video clips you have to access the device via MY COMPUTER. Check out the Creative Zen players… they got it right.
Rating: 3 / 5

Comment on Apple iPod nano 16 GB Orange NEWEST MODEL by E.S.T

E.S.T — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:30 +0000

My biggest complaint is battery life. What kind of battery life you can expect from your ipod seems to be luck-of-the-draw. Some are good and some are not so good. I have my device set up to conserve battery life as much as possible and I only get about five hours of play. If the battery is fully charged and then left unused, it is almost completely dead within a week or two. If you are not familiar with this style of ipod, be warned that they are quite fragile; drop it once on a hard surface and you can bet that it is going to break. I also do not like the fact that Apple seems to be trying to force people into using itunes (which really bites). It does have some positive features, which you can read about from other reviewers, but I just find the battery life unexceptable. I am going to see if Apple will replace the battery via warranty. If so, I will probably switch to a 4-star review.
Rating: 2 / 5

Comment on Apple iPod nano 16 GB Orange NEWEST MODEL by T. Paukune

T. Paukune — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:34:14 +0000

This generation of the ipod has even less battery life than the 4th generation. I was listening to it for an hour and a half on the lowest brightness setting, the 2 second backlight (because you can't see what your doing without the backlight), and the battery was indicating that I had 4/5ths of the power left. That means I could listen to music for about 6-7 hours.

My 2nd Generation ipod last 24 hours with full brightness and a 10 second backlight! I've had it for almost 4 years, too!

The "aluminum" casing looks like cheap plastic, and feels like it too. When I got the 4th gen ipod in purple, it was beautiful. This one was so ugly and flat colored and textureless that I couldn't even buy the blue or purple, I had to go with pink. The pink, red, green, and "gold" (more yellow) ones are the only decent looking ones. The other ones look very cheap.

But, the radio feature, while not having the best sound, is GREAT! The tagging of your favorite songs is even better.

In the end, I had to return it (just like the 4th gen). I listen to my ipod too much in a day to have it drain in a few hours. And what is the point of a beautiful display if you can't see it because the backlight is off and the brightness is so low?

It might have visual appeal, but it's not worth it if you have an original or 2nd gen or even a 3rd or 4th gen, because they all look and perform better.

I, unfortunately, will never be buying an Apple ipod again =( Rating: 2 / 5

Comment on Apple iPod nano 16 GB Orange NEWEST MODEL by Anton Tobias

Anton Tobias — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:25 +0000

In something of an unusual nano upgrade, Apple has supplied it's latest tiny iPods with a few new features...none more unnecessary than the integrated video camera. With owners of the more advanced model, the iPod Touch, longing for such a feature for some time it seems Apple has purposely neglected the demands of the consumer yet again.

The latest features of the fifth generation iPod nano are as follows:

- Reduced Price
- Integrated Video Camera
- Upgraded Flash Memory (8GB 16GB)
- Larger Screen (Now 2.2 Inches)
- Microphone
- FM Radio (Only Available On HD Radio Stations In The United States)
- Slightly Longer Battery Life When Watching Videos (Audio: 24 Hours Video: 5 Hours)

By adding a camera to the Nano instead of the Touch it seems the latest upgrades have been designed with the kiddies in mind. Looks like consumers wanting a camera equipped iTouch will have to wait another year at least. Sigh................ Rating: 2 / 5

Comment on Apple iPod nano 16 GB Orange NEWEST MODEL by William B. Whitman

William B. Whitman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:33 +0000

It looks beautiful, but my son dropped his when getting out of the car on the way home from the store. The screen broke, and Apple wants $80 to fix it. I can’t imagine such a poorly designed piece of equipment lasting any amount of time. What a piece of junk.
Rating: 1 / 5

Comment on Samsung LN46B630 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color by Ritesh Patel

Ritesh Patel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:16:13 +0000

I liked ln46b630 better than ln46b610. they were same price. you get better picture with 630.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Samsung LN46B630 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color by K. Sims

K. Sims — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:32:24 +0000

I ordered this TV from Amazon, delivery was very prompt and the crew was friendly and set it up for me. Guess what, it did not work! Unit had no power at all, would not even turn on. I refused delivery and sent it back. I called Amazon right away and within 2 days has another set at my door! Fantastic customer service! Well guess what, it did not work either. No power and would not turn on. I checked, it wasnt the same set delivered twice, it was two different items. I was bummed out because I have been wanting this TV for months. Samsung makes a great product and I would buy one again, but I am afraid of this model. If they can prove that this was just a new model glitch, then I might order another one. Service was great, product was not. I would like to know if anyone else had this problem.

******ADDED 6/4/2009*****

I decided to give it one more shot, ordered a third TV and the third time was the charm.

The picture is spectacular, I am very happy with the new one. Once again very quick and friendly service from Amazon and Pilot trucking. Buy one, you will love it.
Rating: 1 / 5

Comment on Samsung LN46B630 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color by Timothy J. Beall

Timothy J. Beall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:56:47 +0000

Before purchasing google the tech/repar sites for the hundreds/thousands of dis-satisfied customers that have had hdmi port and power board failure.

Conveniently for Samsung this usually only occurs after the warranty had run out.

I have a 2008 Samsung LCD HDTV that has had two hdmi ports and the power board fail.

The most ridiculous part of all of this - is that Samsung continues to use old/cheap capacity resistors on their boards (ones the manufacturer said were obsolete back in 1999 - ten years ago!). Rating: 1 / 5

Comment on Samsung LN46B630 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color by Robert S. Truesdell

Robert S. Truesdell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:24:05 +0000

The picture is beautiful -- 5 stars.

The physical unit is attractive; it looks good in the living room -- 5 stars.

The remote is average -- quite complicated as is normal these days and the layout of the buttons is merely usable enough -- 3 stars.

The instructions and set-up are overly complicated. The single most frustrating aspect of home theater is the large number of possible equipment combinations and how they should be connected and configured to get the best possible picture for a given programming selection. There should be pictures and diagrams for every possible combination of equipment and this should be the largest section of the manual. The on-screen set-up menus need to be logically accessible and offer positive feedback to user inputs. The quality of the documentation was average for the industry, which is to say it was pretty miserable. The wording, logic, accessibility and feedback of the on-screen set-up controls was also average for the industry and likewise miserable. This is more of a criticism of the industry as a whole, but it gets -- 3 stars.

The response to buttons on the remote control is extremely slow. This is a usability nightmare. It leaves the user wondering if they pressed hard enough? Do they need to press again? Is the remote aimed correctly? Did they press the correct button? and so on. This is an on-going issue that persists for the life of the television. Because this has such a large and ongoing impact on the user experience I give this -- 1 star.

Great picture and appearance.
Average remote, set-up and instruction.
Bad usability because of slow electronics. Rating: 3 / 5

Comment on Samsung LN46B630 46-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color by Simon Williamson

Simon Williamson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:56:14 +0000

This review is for the CEVA delivery company. I ordered my TV 2 weeks ago and still do not have it. It was misplaced and lost in Atlanta for 8 days. Once found it was sent to Savannah,GA which is a 30 min drive from my house. Now I have to wait 3 days for final delivery. I wish I would have paid more at best buy and just brought it home from the store. The TV better not be damaged or I will be irate. The bad delivery service has taken the fun out of buying this expensive TV.
Rating: 1 / 5