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 Quick Reviews! December 21, 2007
carlosnightman (A Seat)
88 out of 91 found this review helpful
There are a few negative reviews here, whether or not they are by people who have used this new Ipod or not does not matter. Those of you who have used one in the past will know the pros and cons, and this is probably Apple's best yet. I'm not a huge fan of thin styled phones, ipod's etc, and this is easily one of the smallest, but it looks good, and as most people think 'smaller is better', then they should be very pleased. The price is also nice and competetive, especially considering the video playback, and memory capacity. It is also simple to use, and easy to set up.
The new video playback feature works well even with a small screen, as the pixel level is high. So, everything you see will be clear as you could want it to be. You may need to convert file types in order to play your videos, but this can be done easily enough online. The battery is strong- up to 5 hours of film or 24 hours of music. The new Cover Flow feature which lets you flick through your album covers so you can choose what you listen to is nice enough, though hardly essential or exciting. There are also other extras such as games, calendar, stop watch, world times, to distract you for a while, as well as a setting to check how much space is left.
The most important thing is sound quality, and it is just as good as ever, improved if anything. You can easily tune out from the outside world of coughs and chat on the bus using this. The click wheel is slightly too sensitive, meaning you scroll past the song you want, and that is about the only fault I can find here. So for a simple, sleek, high quality iPod with plenty of space, this is the one you want
My opinion September 8, 2007
Matt Ledger (Ipswich, UK)
103 out of 109 found this review helpful
I just read Mr Pickles review so thought I ought to give my alternative opinion and also point out that my suspicion is that he has not actually used the new nano's! I admit that in pictures the new nano's proportions look a little odd but when you get your hands on it it starts to make sense, the key is size of the body, at only 6.5mm thin it feels really stunning and looks great.
It is also good to note that the price of the new 4GB nano (WITH VIDEO PLAYBACK!!) is the same price as the previous nano was for 2GB!
The new video playback feature of the nano did worry me a little as the screen is only 2 inches diagonally but it turns out that the screen has exactly the same number of pixels as the iPod video's screen had so still looks really good. The battery is also able to play up to 5 hours of video which is really nice or up to 24 houers of music (which is more than I will ever need!) The final thing to mention is the new Cover Flow feature which lets you flick through your album covers to find music (not really a reason to buy the iPod but looks really cool!)
Very good Apple Ipod September 13, 2007
Mark (Newcastle, England)
50 out of 56 found this review helpful
Read Mr Pickles review at the bottom, and nope, totally disagree with him! The Apple Ipod Nano is deffo not a let down. It feels good, its small, bigger screen, thin, and its a very good price for a 4Gb device. Video playback is good, the hours for a 4Gb you get is quite good, you can store photos, there are games on it that are very good and obviously you can store music and the sound is beautiful and smooth, not a problem with it. Itunes is good and is easy to use and you can store TV episodes from it and you can download stuff for free, which is cool!
Apart from that there are clocks for different coutnries, cities and calendars and slide shows.
Well worth them oney and again, Mr.Pickles, who has reviewed all the new apple ipods and given them a bad review, sorry but you're wrong, this is very good and worth every penny!!
Video is an excellent addition September 11, 2007
N. J. Morrison
34 out of 38 found this review helpful
I got rid of my previous nano and replaced it with a 5th gen as I wanted to utilise the video capabilities (and I use these a LOT now - even for putting HD movies on to watch in hotels / in the bedroom etc through scart - which you can do with a few additions costing very little) - however, now the video is in the nano, I'll switch back again, as the smaller size is a huge benefit.
PS - Anyone wanting to know how reliable Mr Pickles review is - just click on "see all my reviews" beside his name. He's just left a load of negative reviews for every ipod, and 5* reviews for every Creative. He obviously works for creative and isn't very bright. I've owned both - and the ipod beats the creative in every possible way, every time.
Great device December 20, 2007
Mr. Shon W. Lewis
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
Looking at some of the reviews below its hard not to assume that some people have either never held an iPod in their hands before, or they just don't know how to use them properly.
In the right hands the iPod is one of (if not) the most versatile mp3 player out there, none of the others come close, either in innovation or style. Current iPod users will know what I mean when I say that from the second you open the box it smacks of pure quality, and feels much more solid than its plastic counterparts.
I've had 3 iPod generations, and am currently using a 4th gen 60Gb Video and the above Nano. My video is almost 2 years old, and its gone with me in the car, gym, trail riding...and been dropped twice (albeit with a good cover on it!) without any lasting effects and this new Nano so far seems to be just as sturdy. How someone could damage this thing short of driving over it is beyond me.
It's a great little bit of kit, 4Gb isn't huge, but for the quality and sheer amount of options you have for under a ton its acceptable, if you ensure that all songs are 128kb before transferring them to the Nano it will hold 1500 tracks, alternatively 4 high quality movies or 7000 photos. If you're looking for a player that will store a few hunred songs and a couple of movies whilst you're working out this is perfect, but if you want something to store all your movies, songs, photos etc, you'd be better off purchasing the iPod Videos.
All in all a compact, very user friendly device that can be used by anyone, but those with a basic knowledge of music file formats and transferring will get the best out of it.
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