Older iPod w/ large hard drive

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
edited July 2014 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
Anybody have an older iPod w/ a largish hard drive?

Need something to throw music on for my car that I can control w/ the car that can hold decently high bitrate music from my collection lol.

Its got to be one of the following:

Third Gen iPod Firmware 2.3 or later
Fourth Gen iPod Firmware 3.1.1
Fifth Gen iPod Firmware 1.1.2
5.5 Gen iPod Firmware version 1.2.3
First gen iPod Classic Firmware 1.0.3

Hoping to find something on the cheap so let me know if you've got something lying around.

Doesnt have to be super pretty, but has to be in working condition.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited July 2014
    Why restricted to those models? If you're looking for one with the Wolfson chip, a) they're overrated and b) you won't hear a difference in the car anyway...
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2014
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    Why restricted to those models? If you're looking for one with the Wolfson chip, a) they're overrated and b) you won't hear a difference in the car anyway...

    Restricted cause thats what the owners manual says it will work with lol
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited July 2014
    What kind of car do you have?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2014
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    What kind of car do you have?

    2010 Nissan Murano. Per the owners manual that all it supports. It "might" work with newer stuff, but I am looking for a decent sized HDD to store some of my 1 TB library on.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited July 2014
    Dan why not go with something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Ultra-Portable-External-Backup/dp/B00E83X9P8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405348073&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+usb3

    If your new one is like the one you sold me, then you should be able to scroll though the folders on the usb just like an ipod...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited July 2014
    Yep, the current iPod Classic they're selling will work fine in your car, and it's the largest capacity they've ever sold at 160 GB. I"m using one in our car (2011 Infinity FX) and it works fine, Apple hasn't changed this model in several years so it'll work fine for you. So I just leave the iPod connected in the middle console (that's where the connections are in our car), it sure is nice to have instant access to so much of my music using the interface in our car without having cables everywhere.

    Having used this setup for a few months now, I'll mention a couple things:

    1 - Don't bother with lossless audio files in the car, unless you have a very high end aftermarket system installed AND tend to listen to music a lot in your car while just sitting still. Anyone who knows me knows I've got sensitive ears, and I've done lots of comparisons in the car between lossless and good compressed tracks - to hear any difference I have to turn the engine off and really listen for it and the cabin of our car is a bit quieter than yours. Bottom line, don't bother with lossless track in the car.

    2 - If you don't use lossless tracks then you'll need a way to get compressed music on the iPod. iTunes has functionality that will compress your music for you on the fly as it syncs to your iPod, it's the best feature of iTunes IMO. This way you don't have to manage a library of compressed music. I just have the one library of regular lossless and hi-rez tracks, and have my iPod sync set to convert those to 256 files on the fly and it works great.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited July 2014
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Dan why not go with something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Ultra-Portable-External-Backup/dp/B00E83X9P8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405348073&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+usb3

    If your new one is like the one you sold me, then you should be able to scroll though the folders on the usb just like an ipod...
    That drive is a good option, but there will be functionality that is missing. You won't be able to sort by all the various tags and will lose some playlist functionality, and then smaller things like artwork may not work depending on how you have your files tagged.

    It's still an option though, and cheaper than an iPod...
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2014
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Dan why not go with something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Ultra-Portable-External-Backup/dp/B00E83X9P8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405348073&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+usb3

    If your new one is like the one you sold me, then you should be able to scroll though the folders on the usb just like an ipod...

    Can't no USB input, its a factory DIN to 15 pin ipod connector. Otherwise I would try that.

    As a stop gap I can burn MP3's onto a CD and load em into the 6 disc player, but its a bit more of a pain to keep reburning them.
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    Yep, the current iPod Classic they're selling will work fine in your car, and it's the largest capacity they've ever sold at 160 GB. I"m using one in our car (2011 Infinity FX) and it works fine, Apple hasn't changed this model in several years so it'll work fine for you. So I just leave the iPod connected in the middle console (that's where the connections are in our car), it sure is nice to have instant access to so much of my music using the interface in our car without having cables everywhere.

    Having used this setup for a few months now, I'll mention a couple things:

    1 - Don't bother with lossless audio files in the car, unless you have a very high end aftermarket system installed AND tend to listen to music a lot in your car while just sitting still. Anyone who knows me knows I've got sensitive ears, and I've done lots of comparisons in the car between lossless and good compressed tracks - to hear any difference I have to turn the engine off and really listen for it and the cabin of our car is a bit quieter than yours. Bottom line, don't bother with lossless track in the car.

    2 - If you don't use lossless tracks then you'll need a way to get compressed music on the iPod. iTunes has functionality that will compress your music for you on the fly as it syncs to your iPod, it's the best feature of iTunes IMO. This way you don't have to manage a library of compressed music. I just have the one library of regular lossless and hi-rez tracks, and have my iPod sync set to convert those to 256 files on the fly and it works great.

    Gotcha. Thats good to know. I may look for one of those. I dont necessarily need lossless, but dont want to downgrade everything to 96kbps either. I was thinking 160 as a stop gap

    IIRC MediaMonkey can do the same thing and I would likely use it to do that.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2014
    This is what my front dash looks like, except I dont have the SD flash port on mine.

    murano4_left.jpg


    I've got a composite input in the rear of the center console, and then inside the center console that factor DIN to 15 pin iPod connection.

    Nothing else I am aware of.
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