iPod Nano 8 GB vs. Apple 30 GB iPod with Video Playback Black (5th Generation)
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Nano and Shuffle use solid-state memory. These are more forgiving than a hard-drive mechanical drive on 30Gig and higher devices. You will need to be more careful with hard-drive memory devices, and they are bigger and heavier....plus more memory than you will ever use for music.
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According to Apple it can hold 7,000 songs or up to 40 hours of continuous video
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You will need to adjust resolution yourself.. first appears washed out.. batter life OK.. main issue is the 80.. yup 80... gbs of hard drive. May as well get an ipod.
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According to the product description on Amazon, the battery is compatible with the 60 or 80 Gb video iPod but not the 30 Gb. I had the 60Gb and it worked fine. I looked at a video of the 80 Gb and it appeared to be just like my 60Gb. Looks like others have answered in the affirmative also. Good luck but adhere to my admonition to watch how the cable is placed. When the iPod is opened up like a clam with the back to your left, lay the battery in the back with the cable to the left. Then, as you close the clam the cable end will match nicely with the female clip on the bottom right corner of the front half. Find a video on YouTube. According to the product description on Amazon, the battery is compatible with the 60 or 80 Gb video iPod but not the 30 Gb. I had the 60Gb and it worked fine. I looked at a video of the 80 Gb and it appeared to be just like my 60Gb. Looks like others have answered in the affirmative also. Good luck but adhere to my admonition to watch how the cable is placed. When the iPod is opened up like a clam with the back to your left, lay the battery in the back with the cable to the left. Then, as you close the clam the cable end will match nicely with the female clip on the bottom right corner of... » Read More According to the product description on Amazon, the battery is compatible with the 60 or 80 Gb video iPod but not the 30 Gb. I had the 60Gb and it worked fine. I looked at a video of the 80 Gb and it appeared to be just like my 60Gb. Looks like others have answered in the affirmative also. Good luck but adhere to my admonition to watch how the cable is placed. When the iPod is opened up like a clam with the back to your left, lay the battery in the back with the cable to the left. Then, as you close the clam the cable end will match nicely with the female clip on the bottom right corner of the front half. Find a video on YouTube. « Show Less
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I have 8GB on my curent (Gen 4) iPod. I have been wanting to upgrade to a video iPod for a while, but decided to wait hoping a new one would come out (similar to the iPhone). I am a little concerned about only having 16GB, but even more concerned about its shape. Is this iPod expected to fit into current iPod accessories? I have an iDock for my AV receiver, and I'd be bummed if this didn't fit. It came with several adaptors, but I don't think it has any that are for an iPod that thin.
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Because you are using it for movies, you must get the 8gb model, the 4gb will fill up too fast. The 4 gb model is ok for a moderate sized music collection, most of those 30 or more gb players are usually mostly empty for most people, but not for movies. Since a 3g shuffle was just introduced, I would strongly recommend waiting for an update for the nano, im betting a 16 gb model is coming, frankly I'm surprised the current nanos don't come in a 16gb model, I think they are just trying to sell more ipod touches, which i cannot recommend unless you have a huge pile of cash to get rid of.
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Thanks, that helped a lot. I just looked up the ipod nano vidio and realized that it does everything the classic does, it's just smaller. It even costs less. I also wasn't able to find any complaints on it, which is much more than can be said for the classic. Thanks again, I'm going to get that instead now and probably save myself a lot of disappointment.
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This does NOT fit the 5th Generation iPod (iPod Video). The 5th Gen iPod is glossy black or white, and comes in 30 and 80 GB sizes. The iPod Classic (which this fits) is metallic silver or black, and comes in 80, 120, or 160 GB sizes.The armband utilizes the belt clip in order to attach to the case, so you must have the belt clip attached in order to use it.
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I am very happy with my 2GB Sansa. Just updated the firmware (very smooth application downloaded from Sandisk site).Sleek design, not as cool as Nano, but very close. Ubercool video which Nano doesn't have, which works surprisingly well.Bigger screen than Nano too. Micro SD slot a great plus. And it also works like a storage device, so you can take files with it, something Nano doesn't do.Go for the $129 (at time of writing) 4GB model.
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Nano is a waste of money, the 8 Gig is the same price as the 30 Gig. I workout 4 days a week w/ the 30 Gig not 1 problem. Your boyfriend will love it, and not look like a dork carrying a Nano!!
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J.B.An hour-long TV show typically takes up 200 MB. I download shows (such as CSI and Monk) regularly from Apple's iTunes Music Store. I have the 30 GB player, but kind of regret not getting the 60 GB. I currently have about 22 hours of video content and about 580 songs on my iPod. Between the videos and music, I've used up about 10 GB (1/3) of space and I have yet to upload the bulk of my music collection.With all that being said, if you are budget conscious, you can still make do with a 30 GB model -- as long as you rotate your video content out of the player, which is easy enough with iTunes. Whichever model you decide, I hope you'll enjoy the iPod. I certainly wished I'd had purchased mine sooner! J.B.An hour-long TV show typically takes up 200 MB. I download shows (such as CSI and Monk) regularly from Apple's iTunes Music Store. I have the 30 GB player, but kind of regret not getting the 60 GB. I currently have about 22 hours of video content and about 580 songs on my iPod. Between the videos and music, I've used up about 10 GB (1/3) of space and I have yet to upload the bulk of my music collection.With all that being said, if you are budget conscious, you can still make do with a 30 GB model -- as long as you rotate your video content out of the... » Read More J.B.An hour-long TV show typically takes up 200 MB. I download shows (such as CSI and Monk) regularly from Apple's iTunes Music Store. I have the 30 GB player, but kind of regret not getting the 60 GB. I currently have about 22 hours of video content and about 580 songs on my iPod. Between the videos and music, I've used up about 10 GB (1/3) of space and I have yet to upload the bulk of my music collection.With all that being said, if you are budget conscious, you can still make do with a 30 GB model -- as long as you rotate your video content out of the player, which is easy enough with iTunes. Whichever model you decide, I hope you'll enjoy the iPod. I certainly wished I'd had purchased mine sooner! « Show Less
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I have the 32GB. I agree with Brian. The 32GB will hold 40 Hrs.of music and 8 hrs. of videos. I really like mine. It has front and back Camera. Does that help?
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I just bought 30 gb video ipod. I get about 6 hours playing music and maybe 2 hours with video.I was told thats normal. I use it work and all the usb port are disabled here. After reading these posts, looks like instead of buying a AC charger I should just replace it with another one. Still with in return policey time.
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found the following....site link at bottom 5.0 Generation MA146LL/A (30GB black) MA002LL/A (30GB white) 5.5 Generation MA444LL/A (30GB white) MA446LL/A (30GB black) found at this site: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/faqs/answers/what-are-the-differences-between-all-the-ipod-models/
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I'm waiting for a 128gb flash player that SOUNDS good, and can be loaded with a standard usb cable, and not requiring some proprietary software (read itunes). I test drove a 64gb ipod touch when it first came out, because my 16gb cowon iaudio7 is too small, but it sounded terrible, admittedly it was a stock set of tunes ripped at a low bit rate, but when I wanted to load up my own max bit rate tunes to it, the geniuses at the apple store couldn't fathom why someone would want to listen to tunes they'd ripped themselves, or how to make it happen. Hopefully someone raises the bar on storage space and sound quality, neither of which should be hard at this point. I wish someone would swing for the fences and do a flash 256gb player. I have to admit, I'm anachronistic, in that I don't want internet access, apps, videos, etc. just a gigantic music player that's not disk based (use it on a motorcycle, drop it constantly on the commute), that sounds fantastic and has great battery life. The more things a device does, the performance of each of those things suffers.
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No it will not the 30 gb are a smaller unit than the new generation ipods. It will fit but there will be so much play and will not line up properly that it will become annoying very quickly. Jon M. Little Elm, Texas.
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If you visit Panasonic's product page for this item, you'll find the answer to this question via the Owner's Manuals link. (Yes, - as of Jan 2011, the compatibility list includes iPod 5th generation (video) (60GB, 80GB), iPod 5th generation (video) (30GB), and iPod nano 5th generation (video camera) (8GB, 16GB))