Until now, the consensus was that the pod5 did have a better louder sound output; but yes, I suddenly switched to drooling over or lusting after the iPad mini.
Hummmnmnmnm,... Ok, slight exadgeration, but will be there Friday and have to make final decision by then. R! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:20 AM Subject: Re: iPod Touch fifth generation problem Agreed. I might even go for the iPad Mini now it has been announced. Christopher Hallsworth On 23/10/2012 23:29, MamaPeach wrote: > So the 5th gen doesn't sound louder when using VoiceOver than on the 4th > gen? I find that VoiceOver on the 4th gen is very low and definitly hard > to hear. I don't want to purchase the 5th gen hoping for louder > VoiceOver when it isn't any better. > > -----Original Message----- From: Kristeen Hughes > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: iPod Touch fifth generation problem > > I find the fourth generation and the fifth generation to be pretty close > and how they sound. I too like the US voice, and I am not bothered by > the tinniness. > > Kristeen Hughes > [email protected] > Skype: lostonsylvane > > On Oct 23, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Richard Turner > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tinny is is the ear of the beholder. > It is more tinny than the 4s, but less tinny than the 3rd gen touch. > But, I'm happy with the default U.S. voice where a lot of people I know > can't stand it and use the Australian voice instead. > So, it is hard to quantify such a subjective thing as how voices sound. > > HTH, > Richard > > > > (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch) > > On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Richard what does VoiceOver sound like on the new touch since you are >> hearing more treble? Does it sound tinny for example. Thanks! >> >> >> Christopher Hallsworth >> >> On 23/10/2012 14:32, Richard Turner wrote: >>> Mary and all, >>> >>> My 5th gen touch came a day early, very nice surprise. >>> >>> I would say the speaker is certainly better than the 3rd generation >>> touch. >>> It has more treble in it than the iPhone 4S. The 4S has a fuller >>> sound and >>> will handle a bit more volume without starting to distort. >>> I personally would have no trouble listening to books or even music >>> over the >>> speaker, though music will be far more enjoyable over headphones or >>> external >>> speakers. >>> >>> >>> I too am surprised and disappointed that they did not include ear phones >>> with the button on the cord. It seems incredibly cheap on Apple's >>> part to >>> not include that. They took the step of adding Siri, but you are not >>> given >>> the option out of the box to access Siri from the headset. And, as >>> always >>> with the touch, they don't include a wall charger. >>> I will say, the earbuds do sound better than the old ones. I also >>> have my >>> Bose with the in-line mic and controls, but I don't always want to >>> use them. >>> >>> The other thing that will take some getting used to is how much >>> thinner and >>> longer it is than the 3rd gen. It is a good half inch taller and >>> since it >>> has a thinner frame, it seems narrower, but the screen area is the same >>> width. >>> >>> I did a restore from my backup and everything appeared pretty much >>> the same >>> as on my 3rd gen except for the extra new apps like FaceTime and >>> Passbook >>> and camera. >>> >>> The fact that we can now put 16 apps in each folder is very nice. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Mary Otten >>> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:05 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: iPod Touch fifth generation problem >>> >>> >>> Richard, >>> >>> When you get that 5th gen Touch, please let us know what you think of >>> the >>> speaker as compared with the speaker on your present model. I think >>> you and >>> I may have the same, 3rd gen touch. I'm hoping that the speaker is a >>> little >>> improved on this new one but haven't made it to the Mac store to >>> check that >>> out. I'm kind of waiting on the iPad mini announcement to see what it >>> offers >>> versus the new Touch, and one of the things that would really make me >>> look >>> hard at the Touch would be if the speaker were more or less on par >>> with the >>> one in the 4S. I suppose that's a small thing, but for me, that 3rd gen >>> Touch speaker got to be a real drag. Sure there is airplay and there are >>> docks. But sometimes it is just nice to have the device by itself. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> Mary Otten >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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