OT: ipod stuff
Dec 12, 2007 | 11:17 am
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OT: ipod stuff
Was thinking it would be good to use an ipod on long flights. Although my mate said they only last for 4 hours. Can you plug an iphone charger somewhere in WT?
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Dec 12, 2007 | 11:36 am
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Very poor battery life when charged - you've hit on a key reason I've never bought an I-Pod.
Maybe get a Sony MP3 player if you still haven't bought one (up to 40 hours battery life, enough to see you through any flight)? Probably plenty of the others out there have good battery life but I know more about Sony as that's the one I've got.
I'd make sure you have the better noise-reducing headphones too as the plane-noise can be quite significant.
Maybe get a Sony MP3 player if you still haven't bought one (up to 40 hours battery life, enough to see you through any flight)? Probably plenty of the others out there have good battery life but I know more about Sony as that's the one I've got.
I'd make sure you have the better noise-reducing headphones too as the plane-noise can be quite significant.
Dec 12, 2007 | 11:37 am
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Unfortunately, the WT seats do not offer power ports for laptops.
Gleaned from Apple, here is a summary of max playback durations for the current line up of models:
iPod Touch (8/16GB models):
Music: approx 22 hours playtime
Video: approx 5 hours playtime
iPod Classic (80/160GB models):
Music: approx 30 hours playtime
Video: approx 5 hours playtime
iPod Nano (4/8GB models):
Music: approx 24 hours playtime
Video: approx 5 hours playtime
iPod Shuffle (1GB):
Music: approx 12 hours playtime
You can be assured of more precise feedback and advice over on the Travel Technology forum. To save you reposting, I shall move this thread over there.
Gleaned from Apple, here is a summary of max playback durations for the current line up of models:
iPod Touch (8/16GB models):
Music: approx 22 hours playtime
Video: approx 5 hours playtime
iPod Classic (80/160GB models):
Music: approx 30 hours playtime
Video: approx 5 hours playtime
iPod Nano (4/8GB models):
Music: approx 24 hours playtime
Video: approx 5 hours playtime
iPod Shuffle (1GB):
Music: approx 12 hours playtime
You can be assured of more precise feedback and advice over on the Travel Technology forum. To save you reposting, I shall move this thread over there.
Dec 12, 2007 | 11:39 am
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If you're just listening to music, you should be fine for most flights. Another thing to be aware of is you can charge off a USB cord, so can run off your laptop if you've got a spare battery.
Dec 12, 2007 | 2:05 pm
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For the really long flights, I use this with my 5G.
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=282059
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Dec 12, 2007 | 5:55 pm
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iPods do not run out of battery charge after 4 hours of use! I've used mine for the entire length of an LAX-CDG nonstop (except the "no electronics" bits on either end, obviously) and still had enough juice left for a taxi ride into town. If you're watching video, 4 hours seems more plausible, but not for music.
Dec 13, 2007 | 12:36 pm
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Dec 13, 2007 | 2:15 pm
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Heck if I know.
Here's the spec though, right under Environmental conditions:
http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html
Dec 13, 2007 | 2:27 pm
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Dec 17, 2007 | 11:11 pm
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