Ars Technica Vivisects A Video iPod

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Ars Technica Vivisects A Video iPod

Posted by Zonk on Thursday October 20, 2005 @04:46AM from the all-in-the-name-of-science dept.

phaedo00 writes "The guys over at Ars Technica have put together another one of their infamous reviews. This time they tackle the video iPod and give it a proper review, complete with vivisection and a discussion of the guts." From the article: "It wouldn't be an Ars iPod review without a dissection (or in this case, a vivisection since the patient survived) and discussion. Talking about what changes were made on the exterior of the device is fine and well, but the real interesting stuff--to me anyways--is found within. As the old adage says, 'it's what's on the inside that counts.' With that, I'm dismantling this iPod in the name of science. All went well: I was able to put to back together and it's working fine." An interesting counter-point to previous coverage.

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In other news by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-20 04:49 · Score: 0, Funny

/. disects a server........with a hatchet
1. Re:In other news by quibbs0 · 2005-10-20 05:28 · Score: 3, Funny
  
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vivisection? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-20 04:51 · Score: 1, Funny

my ipod isn't a living animal. i think dissection would be a more appropriate word.
1. Re:vivisection? by Otter · 2005-10-20 05:07 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  my ipod isn't a living animal.
  What?!? You have insufficient love for your Apple product! Buy it a present right now and hope Steve will forgive you!
  
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2. Re:vivisection? by harvardian · 2005-10-20 05:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "Just because the AC didn't know they were ramen doesn't make them any less dead."
  
  :-P
3. Re:vivisection? by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · 2005-10-20 05:41 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  you could have shortened your response by just refering him to your sig :-)
4. Re:vivisection? by lividdr · 2005-10-20 05:52 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  "iPods are people! They're people! Peeeeeeeeeeeee-ople!"
  
  Apologies to Charlton Hest...hey, waitaminute, my bad - no apologies required.
  
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5. Re:vivisection? by Captain+Splendid · 2005-10-20 06:34 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I dunno...hey, come check out my basement!
  
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6. Re:vivisection? by er_head66 · 2005-10-20 07:14 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Nono. AC's are varelse: when we are unable to deal with them, the only solution is complete and total annilation. Moderation war is unavoidable.
  
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Well.... by stunt_penguin · 2005-10-20 04:54 · Score: 4, Funny

... it may be working now, but I think they may have invalidated the warranty (^^)

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Good job, submitter. by generic-man · 2005-10-20 05:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Instead of fostering discussion about the Video iPod, in which I get to hear bitching that it doesn't play Xvid/Divx/Grand Ogg Tarkin, I get to hear semantics arguments about why the word "vivisection" is not appropriate. Boo.

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Wait! You'll offend Dvorak! by Overly+Critical+Guy · 2005-10-20 05:04 · Score: 5, Funny

You're making Dvorak cry!

Can't you write about, I don't know, tabs in IE7 or something? Who wants to hear about the multi-billion selling iPod? Isn't there another Windows vulnerability you can write about? Maybe another non-functioning "PlayForSure" device or removed Vista feature that already exists in OS X?

I knew it! You're clearly biased!

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kiss my by se7en11 · 2005-10-20 05:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Anyone who doesn't think the iPod video is cool can kiss my ars.
Something more useful... by ChrisF79 · 2005-10-20 05:58 · Score: 3, Funny

They should take apart a PC. I've always wondered what's inside.

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1. Re:Something more useful... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-20 06:03 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  "I've always wondered what's inside."
  
  That's easy...Intel
Re:Reference videos by rizawbone · 2005-10-20 06:02 · Score: 3, Funny

Trying again to find an answer to this one.
If anyone has an iPod with video please give this a try and let me know if it works.
In QT Pro copy and paste a selection from a movie into a new movie. Save it as the smaller option at the bottom (Reference movie in QT7, it had a different name before). Then on the iPod test that both movies play fine. The reference is sort of like a bookmark into the other movie. I have a few thousand of these and the new iPod would be very useful if it supports this.
Thanks.
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Vivisection Vivisection by umbrellasd · 2005-10-20 06:34 · Score: 2, Funny
1. Frankenstein is imaginary.
2. Frankenstein was sewn together. Not cut apart.
An alternative meaning...
2 : minute or pitiless examination or criticism
Re:word choice by Idarubicin · 2005-10-20 07:48 · Score: 4, Funny

The word you're looking for is iSect.

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Re:Poor old Dr. Frankenstein by ozmanjusri · 2005-10-20 12:36 · Score: 2, Funny

Umm, Frankenstein's Monster was made of random body parts, not the Doctor himself!

Nooooo! Frankenstein's Monster was intelligently designed. Nothing that complex could be made from random body parts.

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