new ipod battery life

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  1. uratowel

    uratowel Member

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    i jsu got a new 60 gig ipod video,
    when t says 3 hours of video does that include backlight?
    because i was watching a movie (i jsu got it liek an hour ago) and like a 3rd of my battery life was gone i wonder if they say 3 hours without the backlight (which is useless)
    thxn in advanc
     
    uratowel, Oct 27, 2005
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    I recommend charging any battery operated device for 24 hours upon purchase.

    Lethal
     
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  3. uratowel

    uratowel Member

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    will do, didnt pay 550 to havea shti battery life
     
    uratowel, Oct 27, 2005
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    The battery life is the downside to ipods. I am not convinced that the life left indicator is that reliable. I have found that if you switch from video (or the games) back to songs the life indicator jumps back up!

    Does anyone else know if there is anything you can do to extend the life of a charge?
     
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    I cant think of any way of extending the battery life, but charging at sparse intervals will do you no harm in the long run.
     
    Lethal_B, Jan 24, 2006
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    Nicklt Regular member

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    On some devices that have lithium batteries youll find that turning the thing on taked up as much battery life as about 10 mins of on time. So dont turn on and off repeatedly
     
    Nicklt, Jan 25, 2006
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    Huh?
     
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    @Lethal, With a device that has a HDD or needs alot of power to turn it on and start it up it takes up alot of battery power to turn and start the thing up, especially with a HDD
     
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    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    I agree, it uses up battery, but if it takes off say, 5 mins listening time per charge, it's hardly worth the bother..
     
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    Still, try not to turn it on and off, you wanna SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEZE everything outa that crummy battery
     
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