iPod lawsuit

[Shookster]

European versions are toned down

[Lt Major Burns]

there's a little app called GoPod which will release the euro ipods of their volume limiting. it's still not ear splitting though, which is a shame.

[fjdouse]

I'm still annoyed that I cannot turn mine off, works sometimes but when I NEED it to go off (like after a charge or sync and I need to go out in a hurry) it just stays on, until the battery is drained down.. and all the reinitialising and reseting in the world doesn't help. I'd like to sue Apple.

[pds]

fjdouse-

Have you tried a visit to the repair shop? Numerous people suggested that their experience indicates you have a lemon. Talk to Apple before you sue them.

[fjdouse]

There are plenty of others(google?) with the same(google!!) problem(google!!!), including a friend of mine with a 4G. It's just an unwanted 'feature'. Odd thing is, my friend's iPod only started doing this since the last update, I'm of the opinion that it is a software issue, reinstalling doesn't help, so perhaps it will be 'fixed' when the next update comes out.

Tonight we experimented. It only occurs after a sync/or USB port charge. Leaving the device for 5 mins then trying to power off seems to fix it.

[sirstaunch]

I wish I had an iPod when I was youth while mowing my parents lawn, the Sony walkman was not loud enough over the mower sound, hey maybe sue Victa for the mowers being too loud

[fjdouse]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

there's a little app called GoPod which will release the euro ipods of their volume limiting. it's still not ear splitting though, which is a shame.

I've been trying that on my 5G, it did raise the level high enough to drive my Behringers at decent volume(no, it WAS ear splitting, my ears bled and I was rolling on the floor) but wrecked my Sony earphones, could be coincidental but music which sounded ok (Dark Side of the Moon - straight off CD as AAC 192) was sounding awful and distorted. Now it's been recapped it sounds ok, the Sony earphones are still knackered though..

Does anyone know why euro versions are capped? There is obviously a good reason!?!?! I didn't measure it but I'm sure that the battery life went down faster..

I think I'm gonna sue the author of GoPod

[Lt Major Burns]

the european noise levels directives in small devices etc. it's the MAN telling us what we can do!

also, fjdouse, as silly and patronising (sorry) as it sounds, have you tried holding down play for a couple of seconds?