This's a valid reason to buy ahead, if you must. Is this your first undergrad degree or master's? That's enough stress there than to worry about trying to get windows working…

Quote: Originally Posted by kentuckyfried If you can wait, you should wait. Not to say that you will have the same experience, but I've gotten burned on two Rev A machines be…

it should

anyone actually try it?

It won't play when connected to a USB port so I have my doubts about it working with the charger.

How about a nano, can you hook it up with the A/C adapter and play it while connected? I know the full iPod works.

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Well, there are shuffle battery packs that attach to the USB port for extending play time, why won't the power adapter do the same thing?

Time to buy a new one. Apple will not replace it or replace the components for free. And the cost isn't worth it. Your 2nd Gen had a great run. Years of joy. Time to put it to re…

Quote: Originally Posted by skyman Any suggestions? Thanks... Yeah, eBay it.

Quote: Originally Posted by BWhaler Time to buy a new one. Apple will not replace it or replace the components for free. And the cost isn't worth it. Your 2nd Gen had a great …

Quote: Originally Posted by f1000 Yeah, eBay it. And who would buy a dead iPod?

Quote: Originally Posted by skyman And who would buy a dead iPod? You'd be surprised. Hackers, people scavenging for parts, people wanting to blow props up for a movie, etc.…

Quote: Originally Posted by f1000 You'd be surprised. Hackers, people scavenging for parts, people wanting to blow props up for a movie, etc. Maybe someone is looking for an unc…

Quote: Originally Posted by skyman My 20Gig 2nd generation iPod hard drive died. Not to mention the batt life was terrible. Yes, I forgot to fill out the claim form and it i…

Just for future reference- Apple has a battery replacement program for ~$80. what is so great about the program, as opposed to doing it yourself for less money, is that Apple sen…

Quote: Originally Posted by robby818 Just for future reference- Apple has a battery replacement program for ~$80. what is so great about the program, as opposed to doing it yo…

Yeah, the 2G is a great iPod. Great battery life. Unfortunately, I've been spoiled by the smaller lighter flash based ipods so I just want a larger capacity nano, no more hard dr…

Quote: Originally Posted by lamewing That isn't necessarily a good thing. I wouldn't want to send in my iPod only to get another machine with an unknown history, short warranty …

Have you tried just dragging your .mov files to iTunes? I dropped one of .mov files on iTunes and it was added to my iTunes video library and played perfectly fine in iTunes so I'd…

I dragged my .mov files into iTunes and they play fine there, but they still need to be converted to an iPod compatible format to go onto the iPod. I go to Advanced>Convert Sel…

Thanks for the tip!

You can try Video to iPod Converter. It can convert mov to mp4. You can download free from here http://www2.dvd-ripper-copy.com/video-to-iPod.html I wish it is useful to you

That program is for PC. I'm on a PowerBook. Anyone have any tips on how to convert .mov files to an iPod compatible format?

The problem is partially that there is no such thing as a generic ".mov file" -- .mov files are in reality a sort of wrapper. The actual video and audio can be in a variety of form…