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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/10/12/apple.video.ipod.ap/index.html

The new Ipod Video unit only has a 2.5 inch screen. Seems kinda small, doesn't it?

P.S. Expecting something else from this thread, ya pervs? HEHEHE. :D

P.S. Expecting something else from this thread, ya pervs? HEHEHE. :D2.5" long is something you should never be proud of.:D :D :D Yes I'm asian but I'm not gay!!!

And as for the new iPod, it looks kinda like iPod Nano except fatter and have video playback, the screen is way too small for watching movies. I rather have a iPod nano, the "iPod" is way to much for me.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/10/12/apple.video.ipod.ap/index.html

The new Ipod Video unit only has a 2.5 inch screen. Seems kinda small, doesn't it?

P.S. Expecting something else from this thread, ya pervs? HEHEHE. :D It's not the size that counts.....;)

Just remember, if you can't cut the mustard, at least lick the jar. :D

2.5"? How much is that in a proper system of measurements?

If i can see porn on it, then i am fine.

2.5"? How much is that in a proper system of measurements?

0.0003156 Furlongs.

0.0003156 Furlongs.

Furlongs are not SI.

Furlongs are not SI.

Well they should be.

Well they should be.

On what grounds, seeing as the furlong is already defined in SI, as are most Imperial Units. SI owns you all, already.

On what grounds, seeing as the furlong is already defined in SI, as are most Imperial Units. SI owns you all, already.

How is it defined in SI? As far as I knew the furlong was abolished as a unit in 1985 by act of parliament.

How is it defined in SI? As far as I knew the furlong was abolished as a unit in 1985 by act of parliament.

The furlong is defined as 660 feet. Feet are defined in inches, which in turn are defined in SI (1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly), and were so in 1958 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch#International_inch), which, of course, was before 1985. Hence the furlong also, through a few hoops, resting on an SI metric base.

All I know is 660 feet is some looooong fur!

2.5"? How much is that in a proper system of measurements?
3.4287257 × 10^-5 nautical miles.

And the nautical mile is part of SI, originally defined as one minute of latitude, equivalent to 1852 metres.

SI sucks.

My car gets 40 rods to the hogs head and that's the way I likes it!

3.4287257 × 10^-5 nautical miles.

And the nautical mile is part of SI, originally defined as one minute of latitude, equivalent to 1852 metres.

Nice try, but no. The nautical mile is a "non-SI unit whose use is not encouraged."

.0000635 kilometers. :)

The furlong is defined as 660 feet. Feet are defined in inches, which in turn are defined in SI (1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly), and were so in 1958 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch#International_inch), which, of course, was before 1985. Hence the furlong also, through a few hoops, resting on an SI metric base.

That's the old millimetre. Anyway, given that apple is a US company I would imagine that 39.37 inches = 1 metre, rather than the 1 inch = 25.40 metre international definition.

And what all this has to do with oxen, I don't know;)

.0000635 kilometers. :)

Thanks to the magic of SI, I immediately know how much that is in meters, and thus also in centimeters. :D

Thanks to the magic of SI, I immediately know how much that is in meters, and thus also in centimeters. :D

Here's a fun one:

6.71209866 × 10-18 lightyears. :)

Thanks to the magic of SI, I immediately know how much that is in meters, and thus also in centimeters. :D
Why stop there? You've also got your decimetres, hectometres, micrometres, decametres...

Or you can try out some other interesting, completely SI units. How about 2.05789307 × 10^-18 Parsecs, or 4.24470915 × 10^-13 Astronomical Units?

I dont think there are many people who would actually be interested in watching video on such a small screen, so the size really doesnt matter. The real power of the new ipod is in the S-video capability it has built in. With the new ipod, you can bring your movies and media files over to someone's house (or a hotel room or wherever you want) and watch them regardless of whether the person owns a pc or dvd player or not. Its like being able to carry a dvd player and your dvds in your pocket.

My only concern is whether it can actually play 640x480 or larger videos. On its screen it can play 320x240 according to its official specs. However, if you will be playing to an external device, will it play 640x480? Im not sure that 320x240 is acceptable on a large display. If the quality is not acceptable for watching movies on a tv, then I fear the video features are utterly useless. Who wants to see a tiny 2.5 inch video?

Time should be metricaled. We could have ten hours in a day or something. That would be cool.

Then we should do something to adjust the orbital period of the earth, so we can have a nice easy number of days in a year instead of the 365.25 and a bit, we have now.

SI sucks.

My car gets 40 rods to the hogs head and that's the way I likes it!

You saw that episode of the Simpsons the other day too, eh? :)

Here's a fun one:

6.71209866 × 10-18 lightyears. :)

1 lightyear = 9,460,730,472,580,800 m ~ 9.46 petameters (I hope I counted the decimals correctly). Well, then, it's basically just about multiplying and getting rid of a group of zeros.

All hail SI!

Or you can try out some other interesting, completely SI units. How about 2.05789307 × 10^-18 Parsecs, or 4.24470915 × 10^-13 Astronomical Units?

Again, neither the AU nor the Parsec is SI. The AU is, however, a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. Parsec being the parallax of one arcsecond, it would fall under that definition as well.

Fass disreguard all of this sillyness.
The screen is 1.6 of a hand..........