I eschew this option for TV Shows because I want to watch episodes in sequence, not just the last ones added. The same goes for a large number of episodes of a single podcast. However, I’ve found a use for this option that makes sense.
I’ve got probably 10 movies that I haven’t watched. Most are old rips that I just haven’t been in the mood to watch yet. The more interesting ones happen to be the latest added, so for movies on my Apple TV, I’ve reversed my normal operation and now sync the last 3 added (or 3 “most recently unplayed”) movies. This is much better. Once I’ve run through them, the older ones will come back until I finally relent and watch them too.
I didn’t think I’d ever find a use for this option. It’s nice to see that it is workable in some situations.
7 March 2008 at 10:26 pm |
I think it makes sense for some topical podcasts where you really only want to listen to the most recent ones (eg ESPN’s PTI).
2 April 2008 at 8:42 am |
Getting annoyed that iTunes won’t sync playcounts for songs played from playlists on my Phone. Had you noticed this issue with your iPod touch?
There is a workaround, but it’s a real kludge:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5560021#5560021
Apple needs to get this sorted – my playcounts are meaningless without playlist syncing.
2 April 2008 at 12:28 pm |
I don’t have this problem with the iPod Touch.