[X4U] iPod question

[Matt Gregory]

If you hit the center button once while the track is playing, you can
scroll through the track using the wheel.  Of course you can't hear it
while it's scrolling so I don't know if it will help you in the end. 
Also, mine seems to have the behavior of progressively getting faster
as I hold the FF button down.

Actually, that just got me thinking ... so I did a little test.  It
seems that for a "normal" length song (5 min) it will progressively
seek faster and faster as I hold down the FF button, but for a 30 min
podcast it seeks at a consistent speed of about 20 sec.  I suspect
it's because the 5 min song fits entirely into cache while the 30 min
podcast does not.

HTH,
matt.

On 9/13/05, revDAVE <coolcat at hostalive.com> wrote:
> On 9/13/05 2:34 PM, "revDAVE" <coolcat at hostalive.com> wrote:
> 
> >  Some of the things that I listen to on the iPod are speech that are
> > sometimes 30 to 60 minutes long.
> >
> > I notice that the fast forward / rewind buttons move about one minute of
> > time in about 3-4 seconds ( second second rough guess).... However, often I
> > would like to be able to move much faster - either forward or reverse...
> >
> >
> >
> > Example:  my older RIO  mp3 player would move faster and faster the longer
> > you held it down.... 2x - then 4x etc.......
> 
> ( sorry ... I actually sent the e-mail before I got to ask the question...)
> 
> Q: Does the iPod have any technology for being able to move either forward
> or reverse in a faster way - ala 2x or 4x speed?
> 
> --
> Thanks - RevDave
> CoolCat at hostalive.com
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