Well, it was Joseph Losey's film of Don Giovanni - with the wonderful Ruggero Raimondi as the Don -that got me hooked on opera and thus changed my life!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...s=dvd&v=glance

Donna Elvira was one of Don Giovanni's many girlfriends, cruelly jilted of course, but she is the one who tries to save him from damnation at the end. Of course he doesn't listen and is consumed by the flames of Hell! (Well, that's the straightforward version, anyway - it's a lot more complicated and 'deep'...)

These days I'm just plain 'Elvira'. I had to drop my title here because people kept calling me 'Donna'

So now you know!

I've never used an iPod, but they are pushing it way too much for my liking. Its so cool, its uncool - if you know what I mean.

I just happen to have a cell phone that can play MP3s - so thats what I use. Means I don't have to carry around 2 devices. And my cell phone can have up to 1GB of storage, so thats enough for me. Also plays video! And does GPS! Does email. And I can browse the web. Nuff said.

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Apart from Bose what is the best speaker system for an iPod?

I've been to a couple of places and tested them but in a big store I can't really tell the difference.

I'd buy a headphone jack-to-RCA cable for 10 bucks and plug it directly into your existing stereo or mini system. You can also get a remote for the iPod and control it like you would any other component. (Here's a good one for 50 bucks).

If you absolutely have to have a cool looking speaker set, the JBL Creature 2 blows away the Bose system and costs less than 80 bucks online.

If you're rich, maybe a $1100, 600 watt system that looks cool but probably doesn't sound that great is the way to go.

If I was looking for video playback, I'd probably go with the iAudio X5 - a very cool piece of technology. I've just seen on their website a new mini one with video playback - the U3. Seriously tempting.

http://eng.iaudio.com/

Why why why?? Why carry a bleeding video player with you? Someone please tell me what is the point? Is the world really so bland and boring we need to carry pulp entertainment with us all the time?

I can see then now...all these people glued to the mindless video screen completely unaware of who and whats going on around them.....even more cut off from each other....sad, very sad in my opinion.

Will this work on my 8 track player ...

Probably....but its the backpack full of car batteries you have to lug around thats the problem.

I have a 20GB iPod - have had it for over two years now - and have never had a problem with the battery.

I have a set of Altec Lansing speakers, (similar to those but not that model) and also the Griffin iTrip so I can use it in my car and listen through the radio.

I admit it, I am a Mac/iPod junkie! I love browsing through the Apple store in our mall even if I don't need anything and, actually, am headed over there this morning.

The only time I'd use something like that would be on flights (travel a lot for business). I don't see how that's sad, it's an option that's easier that getting out a laptop or portable DVD player.

Maybe using it on a long flight isnt sad but then again theres always books or - heaven forbid - actually talking to somone! Rather its the way you see people locked into their own little worlds with earphones and now eyes glued to video screens at all times...everyone getting coccooned into their own little worlds. That to me is sad.

Books, what's that???

I'm old enough to remember when airline passengers actually had conversations with the person in the next seat... :scared:

But I know what you mean, and I agree.

People still do, although I must say it's only happened 2 or 3 times in about 40 flights this year. Business travellers aren't usually very talkative people - I put it down to not wanting to be there. It's usually the tourists that I get chatting to.

Theres an old charter or tradition or something that means I always get seated next to the psycho/schizo/weirdo that insists on spending the entire flight relating to me all their fantasies and terror stories.

depends on what they want to use it for, just somin' small to get around school and stuff, then a Creative Muvo is pretty good, get a min of 256mb, $50...but van get 512mb for less than $80 and there great value for money...software is a a tad shite, but don't really need software...

if they want there whole collection on the player, and have loads, then get a 5gb min...flash is probably more study if you chuck them around a bit compared to a hard drive one....ipod nano ain't bad, but a tad pricey....creative zen is better value for money, and a nice hard drive backup...another great make, best sound is the iRiver players...benefits over ipod, is you can buy tunes from various sources which you can't with iPods...and also can sync tunes up to multiple computers without being a mare like pods...