| The new iPod video has a wide range of new | | | | Apple wanted to really hit the market, they |
| qualities and among these, the most important | | | | should opt for an iPod with a bigger screen, |
| is, without any doubt, the video feature. Due | | | | so that customers would be eager to watch |
| to the fact that the market already had a | | | | even the long movies on this device. |
| small and portable device which basically | | | | |
| played games, but also played videos, the new | | | | Another aspect which was highly debated was |
| iPod video was released with some suspicions | | | | the fact that the battery life of this new |
| of the critics. The video iPod is hardly the | | | | device lasts less than expected. While the |
| first portable video player on the market, as | | | | play station portable has a battery which |
| the device belonging to Sony claims to be the | | | | lasts up to 8 hours while watching a movie, |
| number 1 portable video player in the world, | | | | the iPod video only provides 2 hours of |
| but it is principally used to play video | | | | battery life, which is a big disturbance, |
| games. Even so, the sales of this new product | | | | when trying to watch a full length movie on |
| turned out to be surprisingly high, a fact | | | | this small digital device. Another thing that |
| which was obvious shortly after the first | | | | the critics attacked was the fact that the |
| semester. | | | | iPod takes too long time to download various |
| | | | movies. If for the play station portable, |
| The main concern regarding the product was | | | | this task is doable in less than 3 hours, |
| the fact that due to the small screen, the | | | | while the QuickTime 7 Pro took almost 12 |
| people willing to watch a serious movie on it | | | | hours to encode the video in an iPod-friendly |
| would be limited. In fact, studies show that | | | | format. |
| most people prefer to feel the actual movie, | | | | |
| while watching it in front of a big screen, | | | | The sales of the new iPod video show the fact |
| like the one in the movie theatres. Even | | | | that the public accepts and wants this new |
| more, the new cell phone with a video feature | | | | product with a lot of interest, due to the |
| which was so famous in Asia was used for | | | | fact that it can play music, store pictures |
| watching movies only for a few minutes, | | | | and play movies at the same time, a fact |
| considering the fact that it had a small | | | | which makes it a multifunctional device. Even |
| screen which couldn't allow catching all the | | | | if the new item received many criticism, the |
| quality details of the movie. The critics | | | | shirt-pocket-size new video iPod, seems to be |
| even mentioned the fact that, while being on | | | | one of the most preferred objects of the |
| a bus, in a cab or waiting in line at some | | | | teens of today, as they use it to store and |
| office, the video iPod with its tiny screen | | | | listen to thousands of music and other audio |
| might be a good solution, after all. This is | | | | files downloaded straight from the Internet |
| due to the fact that this activity is | | | | or from DVD's, cameras and from the computer |
| considered a great snack or a great break. | | | | files. |
| Based on this, the analysts mentioned that if | | | | |