Who is concidering a 5g for its video playback mode?

I don't really care about video - the psp screen is way better for that. Plus it's not exactly a new revolution - I have been watching TV shows on my phone for a while now. In fact I currently have a dozen episodes of lost on my phone (Sony Ericsson P910). It also has a 2.5inch screen but you can flip it sideways and it is in widescreen format (unlike the new ipod).

But so long as they are throwing the feature in at no extra charge, then i'm not complaining. But it's not going to make me buy it. What I do like is thinner/lighter more battery life and more storage (than mine anyhow).

I only have a 2yr old 30gig 3rd generation ipod right now, so with or without video the new ipod is a good step up for me. If I can get a headphone remote for this thing, then I'm buying one.

It's certainly 5g iPod, so I will buy it by Cristmas. I knew about this iPod in May, but nobody belived me until now.

getting it for new design and video playback

all ive got is 25 gigs of harddrive space left so maybe ill get the 30 gig although the cool factor of 60 gigs is there.. but black 30 gig is my best bet

Not me. I want a new ipod. The Nano looks cool, but I want the storage space for mp3s and photos. Video is just a plus that I doubt I'll use too often. Most likely I'll only use it to show off it's capabilities... and in the even I ever miss an episode of Lost and I'm too lazy to Bittorrent it.

i dono, 1 movie and a couple of songs is good enough considering the size factor. However the sad thing is this iPod still fails in comparison to the archos PVP :( . but i guess iPod makes up with its price.

im getting the 60GB black:cool:

Originally posted by HalloweenOnXmas
i am getting it. I will be getting the 6g so i can finish a starwars movie or something or a shorter movies and some tv or a movie and music, you get the point...

6g huh?

You're way ahead of us. Tell me where to get one! :D

I only have a 2yr old 30gig 3rd generation ipod right now, so with or without video the new ipod is a good step up for me.

Same here. I purchased a 20 GB 3rd generation iPod about two years ago. I now have 35 GB of music stored on an external hard drive--so only half of my music is available to me on my iPod at any given time.

The main reason that I just ordered the 5th generation iPod was the increased capacity (60 GB). But, I also like the idea of the color screen (mainly for my album art), the longer battery life and the ability to store photos. The video feature is a nice benefit, but I don't expect to use it all that often.

I did, then i realized that i have a music player that can haul around my entire library, has a color display, and is sexy, so i just pretended how not cool it would be to carry around videos

I was really hoping for at least an 80gb, but am getting the 60gb to hold all my music, then i'll upgrade in another 18 months or so.

I dont understand why none of you like the video feature. I think its the second best thing that happened to ipod, after all it is an mp3 player : ) , way better then photo viewing feature. I think all of you are forgetting that you can connect your ipod to your tv. Obviously no one in his right mind will watch a 2 hour film on a 2.5 in screen, you will need glasses after few weeks, so who cares if it can only play movies for 2 hours. Thats why there is a tv out feature. You can also get a remote control for it, a dock, and ac adapter and watch which ever videos/movies you can get your hands on. So who needs a dvd player when you can fit one on the palm of your hand? Sure psp has a bigger screen but it has no tv out capability. And you have to buy special $10 mini dvds for it and watch them on that pathetic little screen, how ### is that? Obviously apple did not include video converting features in itunes because they want you to spend as much money as possible by buying movie content on itunes. Im sure they will have movies available for download soon enough, but why bother if you can rip dvds and watch them on your tv through your ipod. You can have bunch of your favorite movies and music in your pocket. All of you nuts who connect ipods to your cars, did you ever think that you can install lcd screen in your ride and connect your ipod VIDEO to it. No need for expensive in-car dvd players, and you can still have your entire music collection. All of you people who need more than 60 gb for music are plain ignorant. Who needs so many songs, you will never ever ever listen through all of them. It just like people who have whole libraries of books and never read all of them, so whats the point of having so many if you are only going to read a few? I personally think that the more features an ipod has the better. For example it would be awesome if apple would make ipods with wireless internet capabilities so you can go online on your ipod and have more pda functions to it.

So my point is that I think the more features an ipod has the better, and this movie playing capability is amazing. All of you who think otherwise then just stick to your 2nd or 3rd generation ipods and replace batteries every 2-3 years or use those generic mp3 player imitations like iriver or dell jukebox.

Originally posted by dcmacnut
3. To fit enough music and movies on an iPod, you have to compress it significantly losing quality. A lot of people encode at high bit rates or in lossless format, so 60GB is not enough space for some, but not all, people.

This is the main point for me. When we get a device that can do for video what DAPs did for music, then we'll be onto another revolution. In the same way that cheap, big fat hard drives and an iPod relegated my CD collection to a stack of boxes in the garage, an analogous device would do the same for my drawers of DVDs. This iPod is NOT that device even remotely.

It is what it is: a dedicated DAP with limited video functionality that happens to be capable of T.V. viewing. I daresay that if Jobs had allowed output of high quality videos even if the iPod itself couldn't display them we would not have had any sort of agreement with Disney/ABC for legal content.

I'll tip my hat to Jobs on this point: he's given just enough to the consumer to make it usable but nothing that going to rock the boat while he simultaneously tests consumer AND industry acceptance.

Originally posted by teh-cut
Theres much better video HD players. Iriver, creative, RCA all have had 20gb + players that are widescreen and play awesome videos. The new ipod is fine for "free upgrades" but I don't know why you wouldn't buy a competitor MP3 player if video's a big thing for you, unless you bleed apple or something.

I agree, there are much better players out there *for video*, however, I would presume that most people here are here because of digital audio player preferences, and there is nothing out there I would choose over an iPod at this time and I follow the other products reasonably well. I'm much too addicted to the ease of managing my music with iTunes and its integration with the iPod (along with the integration of podcasting and bookmarking features for all files) to stomach any of the competition in spite of some obvious advantages in some areas.

Even without video, I'd have almost certainly upgraded to the 5G with all the other features except video. However, as a cherry on top, you must admit it's a decent enough cherry ;)

^^ yup...musik is my thing and some music vids will be a +...and some martial arts shorts my friends make

I own a 3g 40 gig, so I want one because it's time to upgrade.. That is all..

Originally posted by ayasinsk
I dont understand why none of you like the video feature. I think its the second best thing that happened to ipod, after all it is an mp3 player : ) , way better then photo viewing feature. I think all of you are forgetting that you can connect your ipod to your tv. Obviously no one in his right mind will watch a 2 hour film on a 2.5 in screen, you will need glasses after few weeks, so who cares if it can only play movies for 2 hours. Thats why there is a tv out feature. You can also get a remote control for it, a dock, and ac adapter and watch which ever videos/movies you can get your hands on. So who needs a dvd player when you can fit one on the palm of your hand? Sure psp has a bigger screen but it has no tv out capability. And you have to buy special $10 mini dvds for it and watch them on that pathetic little screen, how ### is that? Obviously apple did not include video converting features in itunes because they want you to spend as much money as possible by buying movie content on itunes. Im sure they will have movies available for download soon enough, but why bother if you can rip dvds and watch them on your tv through your ipod. You can have bunch of your favorite movies and music in your pocket. All of you nuts who connect ipods to your cars, did you ever think that you can install lcd screen in your ride and connect your ipod VIDEO to it. No need for expensive in-car dvd players, and you can still have your entire music collection. All of you people who need more than 60 gb for music are plain ignorant. Who needs so many songs, you will never ever ever listen through all of them. It just like people who have whole libraries of books and never read all of them, so whats the point of having so many if you are only going to read a few? I personally think that the more features an ipod has the better. For example it would be awesome if apple would make ipods with wireless internet capabilities so you can go online on your ipod and have more pda functions to it.

So my point is that I think the more features an ipod has the better, and this movie playing capability is amazing. All of you who think otherwise then just stick to your 2nd or 3rd generation ipods and replace batteries every 2-3 years or use those generic mp3 player imitations like iriver or dell jukebox.

Originally posted by Musketeer
I don't really care about video - the psp screen is way better for that. Plus it's not exactly a new revolution - I have been watching TV shows on my phone for a while now. In fact I currently have a dozen episodes of lost on my phone (Sony Ericsson P910). It also has a 2.5inch screen but you can flip it sideways and it is in widescreen format (unlike the new ipod).

But so long as they are throwing the feature in at no extra charge, then i'm not complaining. But it's not going to make me buy it. What I do like is thinner/lighter more battery life and more storage (than mine anyhow).

I only have a 2yr old 30gig 3rd generation ipod right now, so with or without video the new ipod is a good step up for me. If I can get a headphone remote for this thing, then I'm buying one.

A follow up to my original reply above. I ended up buying the white 60gig, (even without the headphone remote!).

As my post suggests I wasnt that interested in the new ipod for video. BUT something strange has happened, after a few days of commuting with it, I find myself suddenly quite taken by the new ipods video playback feature :eek: :eek: :eek: .

As well as music, I threw a couple of video podcasts and a tv show on it . and gues what, I have found it really good to have the option when I'm sitting on a ferry of either just listening to music, or having something to watch.

I dont imagine anyone ever wanting to watch a whole lot of full length movies on a screen this size. But for the kind of stuff i'm watching - i.e stuff that is really short (30 mins) and anything but cinematic - the idea of a video ipod may just have some merit.

It's surprised me - I never expected that I would be singing the praises of video on a screen this size!