video iPod is just around the corner
 

I saw it on the news. But as your walking along the streets watching programs or videos, won't you walk into somebody or a lamp post maybe??

Yes, just what I was thinking...

I used to dream of a little thing that could play videos, but in reality it's all about the size of the screen... And the screen on the iPod is just too small...

plus i dont think it has the capacity to play TG or 5th Gear

Well, you could probably, but you'd certainly have to encode it I guess...

As when you want to watch movies on the psp, or on my k750...


But I still desire it though.. :drool:

You can plug the current 5G iPod to a display. I think it is a boon for those wanting a massive portable video player with the elegance and simplicity of the iPod.

http://images.apple.com/ipod/images/...op20051011.jpg

http://images.apple.com/movies/us/ap...51012_h640.mov

It comes in 30GB & 60GB capacities so could probably pack 100-200 TG or FG episodes

The question I have though honestly.. Is there a market for it.
small portable dvd players cost practically nothing nowadays.. So it cant be to watch movies.

The majority of people seem to have quit caring about music videos years ago judging by mtvs playlist.

And I just cant see a large volume of people paying to watch their favorite tv show on a 3 inch screen.

I dunno, it just doesnt seem all that feasible to me.

Well, in the end, the video feature is something that's just there... Noone uses it, but you can use it if you want to...

Actually, the best news for me is the better battery capacity, the size, and that it's cheaper... It should have had fm-radio though... :?

No one's offering TV shows for sale for download. Neither is anyone selling music videos for download. All the downloadable full length shows are all pirated. Apple is trying to do what it did to digital music downloads, making it legit and easy to aquire.

iPods are smaller than your typical DVD media and even if some iPod users will not use it to watch vids at least they get a capacity upgrade, better & bigger screen and an all black iPod.

This is just me but if a FM receiver will add to the price of the iPod (I'm sure it will) then forget it. With up to 60GB worth of music & podcasts radio doesnt seem that interesting anymore. Unless you need it to hear the news.

Also the cost per download is $1.99 vs a DVD which hovers between $5-30.

The downer is the resolution... I was expecting low resolution on the built in display and at least 480i on external displays. :?

More pointless gadget crap.

Suckers will line up and transfer their wealth to APple... yet again ;)

Why not just save yourself the trouble and send Aple a$500.00 cheque every year... it would be easier and simpler :P

and then you wouldn't go blind trying to watch movies on a ridiculous 2" screen :lol:

on a side note, futures for apple look bleak; and the new announcements today didnt seem to aid in its share price

oh shit! can't wait till I sell my big PC display/TV and get myself a 2" one!!!!!

Apple is crazy about doing that.
Within minutes of the Ipod being released it was on apples site and I was able to purchase it. Crazy how they can run up 100,000's of units of an item and have them ready to ship out before it ever even leaks out that such a product exists.

The cost to download a tv show.. A dvd is usually a bit longer then a single show if its a tv dvd.

Yes but unlike music, does anyone actually want that enough to pay for it. When you download a song you listen to it over and over again. How many times do you watch a tv show?