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Chaos · 06-05-2005, 03:13 AM

Personally I haven't even bought a single bit of DRM'd music. Ever. I have a $30 Canadian gift certificate for the iTMS sitting tacked to my wall, unused. I might use it some time, but I find that anything I like (anime soundtracks make up a fair bit of the music I have) cannot be found at online music stores, or even in normal music stores on CDs.

So all the music I have is non-DRM'd, making the DRM point hold no value to me. I don't think I'm the only one like this.

There are only two reasons I can see, relating to music format, that one could have for not being able to, or not wanting to, use an iPod. One - already owning other DRM'd music, not playable on an iPod. Two - not using MP3s, or M4As, and instead using OGGs, or FLAC.

I find the battery life on my iPod is quite acceptable. It holds out from when I leave, until, usually, an hour after getting back home, with fairly heavy usage throughout the day (5-6 hours, on average). So, for an over-year-old iPod, that's around 7-8 hours. I simply throw it into the dock overnight, and be done with it. Supposedly the 4G iPods are better on the battery life.

Mind you, I turn off the clicker sound and the backlight, which are on by default on the 3Gs.

06-05-2005, 03:13 AM	#7
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	Personally I haven't even bought a single bit of DRM'd music. Ever. I have a $30 Canadian gift certificate for the iTMS sitting tacked to my wall, unused. I might use it some time, but I find that anything I like (anime soundtracks make up a fair bit of the music I have) cannot be found at online music stores, or even in normal music stores on CDs. So all the music I have is non-DRM'd, making the DRM point hold no value to me. I don't think I'm the only one like this. There are only two reasons I can see, relating to music format, that one could have for not being able to, or not wanting to, use an iPod. One - already owning other DRM'd music, not playable on an iPod. Two - not using MP3s, or M4As, and instead using OGGs, or FLAC. I find the battery life on my iPod is quite acceptable. It holds out from when I leave, until, usually, an hour after getting back home, with fairly heavy usage throughout the day (5-6 hours, on average). So, for an over-year-old iPod, that's around 7-8 hours. I simply throw it into the dock overnight, and be done with it. Supposedly the 4G iPods are better on the battery life. Mind you, I turn off the clicker sound and the backlight, which are on by default on the 3Gs.