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I bought a used iPod Video
I recently bought an iPod Classic 5th generation from 2005. It was the first iPod to play h264 or mp4 video, so it’s also called iPod Video. This one of mine was “found” at Xianyu for 190 yuan. It is a 30G mechanical hard drive version, which is a mechanical hard drive. You can hear the “cici” sound of the hard drive when you cut songs and turn it on. It’s a little annoying. The good thing is that you can buy a 60G or even 80G version (it will be thicker) if you want. Massive storage.
This iPod Video has gone through 17 years, and it should have accompanied n owners. It has left a lot of traces on the appearance that they have owned. When I received it, there were several songs that were no longer popular. . The battery is of course not very durable, but normal listening to music is completely fine.
If you are an Apple TV user, you will find that the remote controls of iPod and TV are very similar in design, with the same color scheme and the same button logic, which makes people sigh that Apple’s design language has not changed for more than ten years. The hope is that in 2022 it will continue to be with me for a little longer.
Modified 1TB transparent version
The idea of the modification was to see ellie ‘s sharing on the timeline. The transparent case and the motherboard of the iPod Video are really nice. After I had an idea, I searched for various suitable accessories and tutorials and found that all the modules of iPod Video are basically available, and the disassembly and installation only require rockers and screwdrivers. The whole process is relatively simple.
Materials needed
- iPod Video 30G version (the outer shell of Video is plastic, the replacement is simple and there are many options, the 30G version is cheaper, and the 30G rear shell has many choices, because the front cover and the back cover are replaced, don’t care too much about the color, on the screen There is a layer of shell to ensure the normal display of the screen is OK)
- The front and back cover in your favorite color (can be matched according to your style, if you need the dial and the middle button are also available)
- Dual TF card expansion board + large battery (because there was a mechanical hard drive in the past, after changing to the TF card, there is enough space for the battery, this shop has tools such as rockers, and the small screwdriver has to be prepared by yourself)
- TF card (personal recommendation to buy a 128G one is completely enough)
The above can be purchased by yourself. I bought all the ones that are pleasing to the eye, and I don’t pay too much attention and have no interest.
It is recommended to take a look at iFixit ‘s tutorial for dismantling. Each module has a description of professional pictures and texts, as well as the methods provided by the store . Except that it was a little bit laborious to remove the shell for the first time, everything else was very simple. If you buy a transparent case, it is recommended that you prepare WD-40 or a glue remover to remove the sticker residue on the screen for good looks. Before putting it back, plug in the data cable and connect it to the computer to see if the iPod and the hard disk size can be recognized normally, so as to avoid the trouble of disassembling and installing it again.
After assembly, connect the data cable to the computer, open iTunes (or Finder if you are using a Mac) and choose to restore the iPod. This process may be slow and you can wait patiently.
Install Rockbox + FreshOS
The iPod Video system has long since been updated, and iTunes no longer exists on the Mac, but I have to say that iTunes is really hard to use. Rockbox is an open-source free music player system that adapts to many iPods and other brands of music players. I chose to use Rockbox because of the continuously updated system, better support for music formats, many personalized themes, richer functions, no need for iTunes to import music, just drag it in, and the original system Not affected either.
The installation of Rockbox is extremely simple and convenient, download the official installer , connect the iPod, and select Install to complete the installation directly.
FreshOS is a third-party theme based on Rockbox, available in Light and Dark versions. The installation is also very simple. After downloading FreshOS, drag all the files in the .rockbox folder into the .rockbox folder of the iPod and directly overwrite the installation to complete the installation.
Modified iPod
Transparent + Black Turntable 
In addition to being beautiful, the biggest feeling is that it is much lighter, because the previous mechanical hard drives accounted for a large proportion of volume and weight. I modified it into a 512G + 512G version, which is 1TB. In fact, I really don’t need that much space. The main interface import speed is limited, and too much space is not practical. The battery life is really much better. In addition to replacing the battery with a new one, the battery capacity has also been directly increased several times, and the TF card is also more power-saving. There is another feature that I like very much: as mentioned above, the remote control of Apple TV is very similar to that of iPod. Under the Rockbox system, when the iPod is connected to the computer, it can be directly used as the remote control of the computer to switch songs and control the volume at one go.
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