With enough room for your favorite music and video, this iPod has both sound and vision. Of course, it also boasts stamina (up to 20 hours of battery life), generous capacity (30GB or 80GB of storage), a great personality (intuitive, customizable menus), and a touch of genius (the Click Wheel). In other words, iPod makes an ideal companion. Why not get to know it better? Click on a feature to see it on the new iPod display, then read about it here.
- Now up to 20,000 songs
- Put your entire music library into your pocket. Plus carry movies, TV shows, videos, games, podcasts, audiobooks, photos, and more
- 60% brighter display
- Your album art, videos, photos, calendars, and now games will come alive with vibrant color thanks to the 60% brighter display
- Up to 20 hours of battery life
- Enjoy up to 20 hours of audio playback or up to 6
by erchlt, on 04.29.09 @ 6:09 am
this is awsome but do you really need 80 gigs? I only have 29 gigs filled and i have 22 full legnth movies in dvd quality both full seasons of the office 23 simpsons episodes and 4000 songs so how much more room do you kneed i would stick with the 30 and it is allot thiner
Pro : alot of room, great video quality, same size as 60
Con : scratches easy, short battery, and way to expensive
by david_df1992, on 04.29.09 @ 6:24 am
This is the perfect ipod i love it. I can have more cool games on my ipod plus movies and tv shows,ect. best ipod ever.
and it comes with re-designed apple headphones(alot more comfterble) apple fixed alot of complaints from it's last generation of videos.
added more video battery life and cooler headphones, and games.also has a quick search feauture. its cool. get it now.and they fixed scratching issues with the redisigned thinner ipod nano and shuffle(added alluminum with ipod mini colors)and they get 2gb,4gb,8gb with 24hrs. of music9all of them)
Pro : Better battery life-61/2 hour when watching movies. 60% brighter screen (20hrs.of music) ipod games you can buy now and full legnth dvd quality movies 9.99 from itunes
Con : none
by ae_n_hollisterlover, on 04.29.09 @ 6:34 am
I love the ipods I now have four of them,Very easy to use Very organized I could find stuff real easy movies,music,pictures simple but good tech.
But I have a few complants the earbuds bust or break if played too loud,scratches very easily, and if you are going to put 80 MB in a ipod device you better have a bigger and larger battery life way larger.
Pro : Stores alot,Small,Very Portable
Con : $420 too expensive,If you drop it scratches
by afilbeck_ipod, on 04.29.09 @ 6:56 am
I got this iPod for Christmas and it's amazing. I watch all kinds of videos on it. I live with this by my side all of the time. If you really are compassionate about music, buy it! If not, buy a cheap MP3 Player.
Pro : Very light, durable, tons of space, plays videos
Con : screen scratches, expensive, only compatible with iTunes
by shaboou, on 04.29.09 @ 7:23 am
I just got an iPod Video 80 GB as a gift and I must say that it is far by the best MP3 I've ever used. Being a gadget freak I've been often amazed by Apple's products and this is an amazing Apple breakthrough.
The video quality makes a vivid impression of a plasma digital LCD video. Along with it's enormous amount of space you could never go wrong with having your movie night with an iPod Video.
As usual, Apple's amazing sound quality for listening with the MP3 and image quality is at it's finest ever.
Pro : Amazing video quality, Beautiful apperance and magnificent amount of space
Con : Horryfyingly expensive and chunky.
by liamcyrney, on 04.29.09 @ 7:59 am
evrything seems pretty good…. the music, the videos and the games are pretty spectacular …… it was such a good gadget its just that it scratches easily and can download only through itunes
Pro : good music, video and games
Con : can get stuff only from i tunes.
by charma_caballero, on 04.29.09 @ 8:29 am
I only have 2.44 GB left in my iPod. I currently have 11,100 songs ripped at 192kbps and about 10GB worth of videos (which include episodes of Lost, Grey's Anatomy and several karaoke videos).
I record shows directly from cable into the pc. The shows are converted to mp4s. I wrote a job that will insert the mp4s automatically into the iTunes xml so that I will always have an updated list of files during sync.
I use the iPod primarily for playback but it has come in handy when my USB stick ran out of space.
Since I teach spinning, yoga and cardio kickboxing, I use the On-The-Go playlist quite a bit to create on-demand playlists. Because I teach with the iPod in the gym and it gets dripped on with sweat constantly, I have found it necessary to put a screen protector over the entire wheel and screen. I then encased the entire iPod with the agent18 clear case. Overkill? Probably. But sweat getting into the player via the wheel cannot possibly be good.
I agree with other reviewers' assessment that it scratches easily. I regularly change the screen protector because of all the scratches it gathers over time.
A couple of people in the thread have commented on how unnecessary it is to have 80GB. I say if you have on the upwards of 600 CDs, unless you want them ripped at a lower quality, you will use up a good chunk of 80GB. Maybe the next iPod release will have a substantial increase in hd capacity.
Overall, an excellent product.
Pro : good video, music player, karaoke and backup system
Con : none
by felizdiaz, on 04.29.09 @ 8:39 am
I love my video IPod. I love being about to take my movies on the road. The one con is the price. I wish that it was a bit less but after having it for a few week i'm glad that I spent the extra $100 for the 80 GB.
Pro : Easy to use, nice picture, lots of memory
Con : The cost
by louiseddmsfan, on 04.29.09 @ 9:23 am
You just gotta love iPods. They have a very chic look, lots of space(most of the time), games, and the iTunes store works seamlessly with the iPod. Plus, the electronic wheel makes it easy to change the volume(normally, you have to push buttons repeatedly) and scroll down a menu, which makes it less of a pain to have a lot of music on your mp3. The only problem is that Apple CONTINUESLY leaves out one of the most important features; the fm radio. An mp3 player for me just isn't complete without it, and it's kind of a draw back when generation after generation after generation of iPods KEEPS LEAVING OUT THIS FEATURE!!!!!!! Sure, there is a fm transmitter you can plug into your iPod, but that costs another $30. If you really want an iPod AND want fm radio, you can get the fm transmitter. But be warned, it is only compatable with certain models. If it is not compadable with the iPod you want(I'm not sure if it is compadable with this model) and you still really want the fm radio, you might have to stick with just listening to it in the car, or you CAN get a different device.
So really, I love iPods, but they really need to create one with an fm radio built in.
Pro : Tons and Tons and Tons and Tons of space, holds movies on a pretty big screen for an mp3 player, nice scroll wheel, nice chic look, and lots of other features
Con : STILL no fm radio
by brimster350, on 04.29.09 @ 9:56 am
I was excited to recieve my first Apple ipod i spen the day reading and investigating all the info on my new gadget i was so excited but after i spent all my time putting all my favorite music and some videos and then all my pictures on it i pushe the start button and wham BLACK OUT, SIEZED UP AND WONT SHUT OFF!!! Now i have to go get another and try my luck again…..but in white this time….
Pro : Very sleek and stylish
Con : fingerprints