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Apple iPod Video 30GB

October 19th, 2005 | by Ian Bell

The new Apple iPod Video excels the evolutionary chain of the iPod to the next step, albeit a small one. The video playback looks very sharp, and although the screen is smaller than those found on true full-sized media players, it works great for short length content like music videos and television shows. If your primary purpose for buying the new iPod is solely for the video aspects, we recommend you look at the Zen Vision or the various players from Archos. The new Apple iPod is really a music player first and video player second.

Regardless of the players shortcomings, content is the name of the game, and Apple is covering their tracks. A closed system between the iPod product line and iTunes Music Store helps keep the whole experience simple to the end-user, and now with the addition of video downloads in the iTunes Music Store library, there is even more reason to switch to the Apple brand. There may be better video players on the market, but if there is not a lot of easy to purchase content, it defeats the purpose for the average user. Consider Apple’s latest product as an iPod that just happens to play video rather than a true “iPod Video”. For basically the same price as the previous model, you are getting a slimmer player with longer battery life and video capabilities; and if you ask us that’s a pretty sweet deal.