I was going to verify that I could leave it alone when turned off as I would rather have an iPod if I have to carry it with me.
I'm aware that heat cycling the unit has the potential to shorten it's life, but once it has reached a steady state operating or ambient temperature it seems that any additional time would be unjustified. I currently have my system (that includes home theather and stereo components) setup to leave everything turned on once it is turned on and then shuts everythign off a single time rather than cycling everything when switching sources.
I shouldn't have any issue abiding by the leave it off for 3 hours before turning it back on again "rule", but with two small kids I'll have a difficult time finding 3 hour windows for listening where I will be available continuously so I guess I'll just have to risk it.
I'm aware that heat cycling the unit has the potential to shorten it's life, but once it has reached a steady state operating or ambient temperature it seems that any additional time would be unjustified. I currently have my system (that includes home theather and stereo components) setup to leave everything turned on once it is turned on and then shuts everythign off a single time rather than cycling everything when switching sources.
I shouldn't have any issue abiding by the leave it off for 3 hours before turning it back on again "rule", but with two small kids I'll have a difficult time finding 3 hour windows for listening where I will be available continuously so I guess I'll just have to risk it.