EU plans to ban loud mp3s, mobile phones & ipods

[alexxxxx]

tbh i thought this was already in place. i thought the ipod sound limiter was to coincide with this rule.

plus they would never ban ipods, they would just produce an EU version.. or just release the world one. They aren't going to throw away 30% of the global market for this.

[GommeInc]

tbh i thought this was already in place. i thought the ipod sound limiter was to coincide with this rule.

plus they would never ban ipods, they would just produce an EU version.. or just release the world one. They aren't going to throw away 30% of the global market for this.

Goodness no. iPods got retuned so they aren't as loud and clangy, but the new ones are still quite loud

And you've still got to consider that either side has to pay out. If the EU paid Creative, Apple, Sony, (Microsoft) and so forth, then the EU would look stupid for wasting public money. If Creative etc had to pay, they wouldn't, no company in their right mind would pointless change a product for a specific market as big as the europe, when in the US, Japan, Korea etc the product is all fine. It just seems like mindless nit-picking.

[Sammeth.]

When I read about this like weeks ago I thought they said it was going to be an optional choice by companies due to it being damaging to hearing. Rather, they're doing it to make sure we don't hurt our poor poor ears.

[-:Undertaker:-]

When I read about this like weeks ago I thought they said it was going to be an optional choice by companies due to it being damaging to hearing. Rather, they're doing it to make sure we don't hurt our poor poor ears.

We as humans and a country must of lost our common sense somewhere along the line so that now we cannot tell what is loud and not loud, thank christ for the EU, I really don't know where we would be without it, we'd probably all be deaf or something because we're all so stupid.

[Sammeth.]

We as humans and a country must of lost our common sense somewhere along the line so that now we cannot tell what is loud and not loud, thank christ for the EU, I really don't know where we would be without it, we'd probably all be deaf or something because we're all so stupid.

Yeah exactly, hit the nail on the head. This is why we need the EU. Obviously they are the only ones brave enough to tackle an important issue!

[GommeInc]

Oh dear, the EU is turning into* Apple. They're question*ing human intelligence o.0

EDIT: My word, I cannot type!

[Jamesy]

Nanny superstate at it's best..

fixed :eusa_whis.

As others have stated, bloody ridiculous. At what point was it decided that a person no longer had the right to choose the volume they see fit for their music? This pettiness is actually frustrating sometimes..

[Niall!]

Well, I'm don't usually say this, but it's time to FIGHT THE POWAH

[Black_Apalachi]

This isn't Switzerland, soz.

[xxMATTGxx]

I have read something similar to this month’s back. But I do believe iPods have a volume limit already to save our ears? The only thing I think the EU should make sure that MP3 players etc etc come with warnings regarding loud volume. Then it’s up to the user using them on how loud they want their music to be. NOT THE EU!