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Advantages and disadvantages of the iPod video |
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Written by Roys
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Friday, 25 August 2006 |
The first question I asked myself is could there possibly be any disadvantages of the new iPod video? I mean, they’re such cute little devices! Of course, once you really get to know something like the new iPod video you get some other ideas (not all bad of course!) The new iPod video became famous because of its huge memory and the capacity of playing video, its slim design and longer life battery. Still, there are voices that point out some disadvantages and highlight different negative aspects. The new iPod video was one of the most surprising products of 2006, due to the fact that previous iPods didn’t include the video feature, since the launching of the 5th generation of iPods in 2005.
Still, the natural comparison the customers (and and others) made was the one between the play station portable, also known as the PSP and the new model of the iPod series, the 30GB or 60GB video iPod. For the audio quality, it must be said the fact that the iPod video turned out to provide a slightly clearer sound. This is due to the act that the audio in the iPod video file is encoded into AAC audio. The fact that the screen is bigger is great, but the surface is easy to scratch, aspect that is more in the cons category. Although the image is excellent and the clarity screen may be easily compared with the TV set’s screen quality, there are still some problems with freezing video images. Although the life battery is longer, the complaints concern the short battery life for video. And this complaint may be balanced by the fact that the video is played with no flaw.
What it really comes down to is what you want in a portable video device? Do you spend more time playing games or listening to music? If you consider the video feature a bonus of each product rather than the meaning for its existance, the choice becomes clearer. Personally, I don’t have much time to play games, but I do have time to listen to music on my iPod, so for me the iPod was the most logical choice. For you, it may be different.
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