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Apple iPod Video 30GB White MP3 Player
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Product Description
Witness the evolution of the revolution. First it played songs. Then photos. Then podcasts. Now iPod plays video, changing the way you experience your music and more. Again. In lighter, thinner 30GB and 60GB models starting at $299, the new iPod is music to your eyes.Better Yet
Time for the world's best music player to take the stage for another encore. In 30GB and 60GB(1) models that hold up to 15,000(2) songs, full-color album art and up to 25,000 photos(3), the new iPod makes the most of your music and more. Yeah, you¿ve heard that tune before. Only now, you can watch it, too. With support for up to 150 hours(4) of video and a 2.5-inch color display, the new iPod lets you take music videos and TV shows on the road. More and Less
The new iPod boasts up to 20 hours of battery life(5), five hours more than before. Plus, you get a bigger display and one more iPod color - sleek black. But here's the kicker: At under half an inch thin, the new 30GB iPod takes up about 45 percent less room than the original iPod. Even the new 60GB model is 10 percent thinner than the fourth-generation 20GB iPod. More features in less space? Sounds like iPod. Hold Everything
Now you can put all your music in your pocket and still have room for, well, practically everything else. Catch up on your reading with audiobooks. Browse your memories with photo slideshows, complete with music. Watch video podcasts, music videos and your favorite TV shows. Consult your calendar or look up an email address. Even check the time in another city or time your fastest lap. The new iPod keeps it all close at hand. Spin Some Tunes
The Apple Click Wheel gives you access to your entire music, photo and video library - from one thumb. Control volume and browse using the touch-sensitive surface. Play. Pause. Rewind and fast-forward. Rate your favorites. Create playlists on the go. Launch photo slideshows. The Click Wheel puts everything at your fingertips, so you can keep your eyes and ears on the music. Sync, Look and Listen
Playing your iPod is only half the fun. Try filling it with downloads from the iTunes Music Store. Choose from over 2 million songs, 20,000 podcasts, 2,000 music videos or your favorite ABC and Disney television shows, download them to your Mac or PC and sync them to your iPod. Add an optional audio cable to play music from the iPod to your home stereo or use an optional S-video cable with iPod to play VJ on your TV. You can perform the same big-screen feat with iPod photo slideshows. Oh, and you can do it all from across the room using the optional Universal Dock and handy new Apple remote.
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Average User Rating:
4.5
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5
Number of Ratings:
527
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User Reviews for
Apple iPod Video 30GB White MP3 Player
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Overall I really like my ipod
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Reviewed
December 29 2005 3:45:28 AM
43
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47
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
Awesome for just sitting around. The new video is great. I love that the new ipod is so small and can hold 7,500 songs! |
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It scratches very easy. The battery gets eaten up, and you have to replace the battery every year. The new ipod's are cool but they need to improve somethings. Like the battery gets burnt up fast when you watch movies and photos. I love that you can watch movies on it and the slideshow option is cool when listening to music. I use my ipod a lot at school and does the job.
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The Best thing i have ever had.
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Reviewed
December 15 2005 7:39:01 PM
27
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34
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
A great value of just $300, i love every thing about it. |
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BAD battery life and it scraches very easily I bought it a week ago and i fell in love,i had a few proplems but overall it's great and Apple has been at most helpful.
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Best mp3 player possible
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Reviewed
February 4 2006 12:19:20 AM
15
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16
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
out of 5
Pros:
Video, huge storage, iTunes, click wheel, color screen, album art, photos, games |
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Scratches easily, battery goes fast when watching vidoe I got an iPod for Christmas and I am very satisfied. I have read a lot of reveiws that say that you can't put you own movies on it. NOT SO!! All you have to do is download a piece of free-ware called pspvideo9. Then, you back up the DVD, and transcode it, boom, you have a movie all ready for your iPod. The click wheel is amazing, it makes music navigating soo easy. Another, A lot of people have been saying that iTunes is hard to use. I highly disagree. It is the easiest way to organize music, it is by far easier then Windows Media Player. The only thing that I do not like about this player is that it scratches very easily. So, what my Dad did was measure a piece of laminating paper (we have a laminating machine) to the size of the screen, and tape it to the screen. But since I am clumsy, and I will probably drop this thing, I bought a JLO Jamjacket. It is a very nice case. I have dropped the iPod while it was in the case and it still works perfectly. I hope the reveiw helps you.
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more than worth it
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Reviewed
February 7 2006 7:52:55 PM
9
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10
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
compact, beautiful screen, great features |
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accessories can be pricey When I first got my iPod, I thought it was pretty expensive at ~$300 [NOTE: if you're a student or work at a University, get the academic discount!]. Now that I've had the player for a couple months, it'd be worth it at twice the price. The video compenent, while not quite perfect, definitely adds a whole lot to the experience.
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Expected More Quality
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Reviewed
August 16 2006 5:11:45 PM
7
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9
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
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Pros:
Potable, stay clean (no scatches) with a case, Good Value, Easy to use |
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Cons:
Short Short Battery Life, Many problems along the way Well everyone dosent care about the good points so lets start with the bad.
Low Battery Life:
I bought my iPod with my home made 14-year-old money. 2 or 3 months later I took a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. This Flight Started in MN, had a detour in IL, then finally made it to new orleans. We we're only to use ipod ON the plane (Misson trips rules) By the time I made it to Louisiana, my battery icon had just a pinch of color left in it. So of course I had probably 10 minuetes of ipod for the ride home. The ipod probably lasted me a little over 4 hours. Watching videos makes bettery power fly.
Hard drive Overheats:
At the weirdest times, pretty much everytime after I finished charging, or upgrading my ipods hard drive would over heat. One time it switched to a bright white screen, yet the light kept running. It dosen't let me press any buttons. What the crap am I suppose to do? Put it in the freeze? No, so I just wait for the battery to run out. So the bettery is out and I can plug it in again (as I couldn't before) and it works fine. This happend 3 times to me and I havent even botherd to call customer evil- I mean customer care.
On the flip side the ipod video is a fun and easy way ofmaking time fly. You may have heard that ipods scratch alot? I bought a 30 gig black ipod (blacks scrath ALOT more I guess) and bought a case right away that covers, body, and screen. after what? 5 months NOT A SCRATCH ON IT! The ipod may have some kinks to be fixed, it is a great mp3. With a little luck and you being careful enough you should be just fine. The people who have problems with suctomer care damaged the ipod themselves. I fyou be careful you wont even have to go through that.
-Luke Grothe
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Needs some work
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Reviewed
August 15 2006 1:28:55 PM
4
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users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
2
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Pros:
Video and audio quality are great |
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Very fragile and customer service is horrible I had the 60G IPOD for 12 days when the LCD cracked. Most of the screen is now black. I, like many people, had the IPOD in my pocket when this occurred. After waiting an hour for customer service they told me that it was an accident and is not covered. Therefore, I would have to pay the replacement fee. At this time the customer service representative suggested that I just purchase a new one (as if he was doing me a favor) due to the high replacement costs. I was shocked and disappointed. I would not suggest spending $400 on this product.
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agree with howard
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Reviewed
August 11 2006 12:25:02 PM
4
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6
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
1
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Pros:
great fun to have |
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warranty useless My son purchased 1/2 the ipod and we purchased the other as a gift for him. He is not a kid who is hard on his belongings but still is a kid where things get put in backpacks, etc. He began having difficulty with his ipod after about 6 months and sent it in for repair. The service dept said there was a dent on the back of the player and therefore the warranty was void. We, like Howard, were told we could purchase a replacement, but the price was the same as a new one. Also had to pay about $50 to send it in only to be told it wasn't able to be repaired.
When we received the damaged ipod the dent was only able to be seen if you held it in good lighting at the right angle. He kept it in a sleeve for a time and then a fairly stiff cloth covered case, but apparently not a hard enough case to protect it from denting.
If a produce isn't ready for normal wear and tear, it shouldn't go to market. If you purchase, put a hard case on it and use very gently. Like the service dept told us, " this item is like a tiny computer and has to be treated as such." Wish they had put a warning label on it telling us to not carry on, don't enjoy it, just sit at a table and listen nicely to your ipod video lest you lose your warranty and the bucks that you worked pretty darn hard to earn.
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Should Keep You Satisfied
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Reviewed
February 13 2006 8:17:19 PM
4
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6
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
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Pros:
GREAT LCD, thinner |
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Battery life, scratching The Video is overall a 9/10, but it's not real easy to load videos. Also, the battery life runs low QUICK compared to a guaranteed time span of 12 hrs (?), and somehow, the back just achieves these scratches from practically nowhere!
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The new member of my family...
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Reviewed
September 5 2006 1:03:23 AM
3
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4
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
quality, portability, user friendly, support |
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Cons:
price, new software My old iPod died on me, even though the guys at the Apple store did what they could. I ended up buying a new 30GB video iPod (a nice upgrade from my old one). It has a bigger, color screen, plays videos, and holds even MORE songs. It's also lighter and slimmer then my old one. And I know from experience that if anything were to go wrong with it, Apple is there to help.
The only con I could find had to do with the software and transitioning to a new Pod. But I think that had more to do with my PC. I was afraid that I would lose all my songs (more than 2,000). But I didn't, they were all still there and everything worked perfectly.
Apple, keep up the good work!!
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Pretty Darn amazing
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Reviewed
September 23 2006 10:01:56 PM
1
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2
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Holds tons of songs |
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Cons:
Kinda Bulky.. battery power.. not so good For months, I'd been begging for an Ipod.. perferably the Nano. I was scrolling through my music library, when I realized a Nano wouldn't hold my music. After serious pleading, I got my desire.
The only serious problem is the battery power. One would have to charge it overnight for full power if the battery became 1/2 full. That def. slows me down sometimes, especially if I'm in the mood for Christina and my iPod's charging.
iPod's are def. better than CD players, especially when it comes to portability. I recommend it to anyone!
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