30gig video ipod - worth buying?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Just looking for some owners views on it? I'm looking at buying one at the moment. Is it worth the money?

cheers

Doctor J

Got a 60gb one yesterday, I like it a lot. I had a 20gb ipod before, so I'm used to the itunes/ipod setup and might be a little biased and only upgraded because I needed a bigger capacity. I'm not bothered by the video/photo aspect, just the music and it does what it says on the tin well, in my opinion

JP Mulvano

I haven't had any other MP3 players before but in my opinion the battery life is appaling. I get maybe 8 - 10 hours out of a brand new iPod.

Alternatively it could be the battery indicator is sh*t. It's only ever turned off once on me due to the battery going down.

Video is a bit of a pain in the ass to convert over to play but it's very smooth and watchable when it does.

iTunes is a pain in the ass in the beginning, you get used to it later. I blocked the f*&ker from accessing the web on my firewall just in case Apple decide to start collecting data again. Apart from that it's ok I guess, I'd prefer it if there was an option to turn off music from appearing in the albums, artists section and just have it in a playlist of choice as it starts looking fairly cluttered after a while. And there's no way to roll back the iPod which would be handy, some kind of system restore.

Apparently the Creavtie Vision M is meant to be the business but I don't care what anyone says I think it's much bigger than the iPod and the controls aren't fantastic.

Overall I'd give it 6.5 out of 10.

Ham Ahoy!

definetly worth buying, I got one for christmas. battery life is only two hours for video, but when compared to other brands, it's the best there is. you won't get features like lyrics and album art on any other player, so iPod is the best there is.

if you need all your songs with you at all times, get a 30 or 60gb, but if you're active and use your computer a lot, use the nano or mini, because it has a (much smaller) FLASH memory and is less prone to skipping than the 5g.

for my mere 800+ track library, i guess i should've gotten a 4gb nano, but the 30gb is pure value for money, when compared to smaller iPods, and taking all it's many many abilities into consideration.


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omb0wyn5ehpij9

After playing with a friends ipod i went out and bought one in the sleek black colour

skye

I got one a xmas and find it to be great - the video on it is great quality and the itunes I find very easy to use..

MrJoeSoap

Ham Ahoy! wrote:

definetly worth buying, I got one for christmas. battery life is only two hours for video, but when compared to other brands, it's the best there is. you won't get features like lyrics and album art on any other player, so iPod is the best there is.

I'm curious as to what you are comparing with, as I got an Archos AV420 last summer and it has a superior battery life and has album art.

As well as a direct TV connection for playing or recording from the telly (i'm not sure if the IPod has this but I assume it doesn't), a nice big screen and capabilites for numerous video formats.

JP Mulvano

Ham Ahoy! wrote:

definetly worth buying, I got one for christmas. battery life is only two hours for video, but when compared to other brands, it's the best there is. you won't get features like lyrics and album art on any other player, so iPod is the best there is.

Now to be honest who wouldn't give up the album art and lyrcis feature if the battery lasted alot longer. Actually there's a tip I found if I switch off the album art and turn the screen backlight to 2 seconds you can squeeze that little bit more out of it.

Has anyone else found that when the battery goes dead it simply won't come back on? I think there's some kind of switch it triggers that says do not atmept to switch back on until it's been docked or charged. You know how sometimes with any battery device you get sometimes even just a flicker on the screen.

bidireland

got one, got some movies for it,

Ipod rocks, better than my Palm Treo

fade2che

BrynW wrote:

Just looking for some owners views on it? I'm looking at buying one at the moment. Is it worth the money?

cheers

If it was me, i would wait and see what apple release at the end of march....
Rumour has it that they gonna come out with an iPod with larger screen and a touchscreen to boot !
However its all just hearsay at the moment.

Sauron

Got one back at the start of December, and I'm very satisfied with it..

The video quality is excellent is the only real thing I can add to this... with a decent processor (which I don't have ) converting is no problem...

my one main problem is that it scratches unbelieveably easily... The casing is half the thickness of the previous iPods... I'm sorry I took the protective plastic off it so soon.. I had to get a silicone case as soon as I could..

Battery isn't amazing either..

other than that it's a v.good player imo.

Ham Ahoy!

Sauron, to your comment on its scratchability, YES. where did you get the 'cone case and how much did it cost?

MrJoeSoap wrote:

I'm curious as to what you are comparing with, as I got an Archos AV420 last summer and it has a superior battery life and has album art.

As well as a direct TV connection for playing or recording from the telly (i'm not sure if the IPod has this but I assume it doesn't), a nice big screen and capabilites for numerous video formats.

ooh you got me there. i think the Archos is a better choice as a VIDEO player, but i use my iPod for music. i wish i had gotten the archos, now.

projectmayhem

apparently that's not the "true" video ipod though. wait until the new one's out and compare. if the new one's way better get it, otherwise the current one will drop in price

Sauron

Ham Ahoy! wrote:

Sauron, to your comment on its scratchability, YES. where did you get the 'cone case and how much did it cost?

You can get them in Tower records or any O2 experience shop..

they cost in and around €25....

WhiteWashMan

Ham Ahoy! wrote:

battery life is only two hours for video, but when compared to other brands, it's the best there is.

WRONG!
my vision:m goes for over 4 hours in video mode

Ham Ahoy! wrote:

you won't get features like lyrics and album art on any other player, so iPod is the best there is.

WRONG!

album art is also available on the vision:M



my brother has the ipod 3gb video, and i have the creative.

i prefer the ipod controls and layout. the size of the zen isnt much bigger though, no matter what anyone says. the zen has more options, and is a lot easier to use software wise.

overall, i prefer the zen over the ipod, but i use both, so im not that bothered.

cabla

I got the 30. only problem is battery life.