Apple iPod nano 8GB silver
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(5 out of 5)My opinion
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 8GB nano (WITH VIDEO PLAYBACK!!) is the same price as the previous nano was for 4GB!
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!)
(5 out of 5)Video - A genuine reason to buy!
Picked one of these up on the High St. today (Apple Store) & I am very impressed.
Had been holding off buying an addition/upgrade for my old 3gen Ipod which still works OK until Apple were able to offer me a reason to get another.
I wanted video playback but couldn't justify a new full size Ipod - so was delighted when video available on the new Nano.
Very small & compact - less than the size of a credit card but approx 3 times as thick.
Spilt screen / Cover Flow & Battery Life all very slick & impressive.
Only slight doubt is it worth an extra £30 for the 8gb - Maybe not I've encoded 3 full length films (using Clone DVD mobile) & have 300 songs & still have 4gb free - How much media do you actually need for a holiday / train journey / flight etc?
Highly Recommended!!!
(5 out of 5)New Ipod Nano - Wow
Just got my new ipod nano yesterday and what a leap forward from the previous nano. I wasn't sure about the dimensions from the pictures I liked my old slim nano but when you get it the new nano really is small and pocketable. It is a very tactile devices you just long to touch it.
I have loaded music on it and the upgrade in interface is great. It make such a difference to the whole experiencing showing the album art as well when choosing music and the coverflow option is a nice touch for scrolling through your songs.
The screen is truly amazing and I have uploaded some movies on already and you could happily watch a whole movie on a plane on it or catch up on missed TV programmes if you have a PVR. To convert files to watch on your ipod there is a nice piece of free software called GP3 Converter which will do the job. You will have to rip DVDs into a compact format first but there are lots of good programmes to do that (DVDFab)
So all in music, movies, family photos and increased functionality and improved interface for not much money the new ipod nano ticks all my boxes.
(5 out of 5)Brilliant
I ordered the new Nano the day it came out, and using the next day delivery service, got it the next day (obviously). When I saw the Amazon box that it came in, I realised just how small the little thing was going to be.
It didn't disapoint when I acctually saw it. It is so cute and well worth £130 (although it has now already dropped in price). The 8 GB 3rd gen Nano is the same price as the 4GB 2nd gen was when it was first released.
Besides the Nano being diddy, it is very impressive. The new, 2 inch screen is FULL of perfect colours and easily readable words (unlike the older Nano's). Cover flow (although rather useless) is a brilliant feature, it looks so good, although it takes a while to load the pictures.
I have even stored some of my own photos on it, and they look almost perfect, no elongated faces. The games have been reworked and are brilliant fun, I especially like Vortex.
If you are going to buy a new MP3 or MP4 player, go for this little beauty (unless you have THOUSANDS of songs to store on it, then go for something bigger, but personally, I think 8GB is more than enough for me.)
Hope this helps.
(3 out of 5)Neat hardware spoiled by poor software support for PC users
My previous player was a 2 gig Zen V which I bought because it allowed me to convert all my old jazz tapes and vinyl discs etc to digital files on the PC hard drive along with my CD's. It's the only player that lets you do this, and I liked it a lot. Having run out of memory I decided to go for an 8 gig player and chose the new nano because of its slim case and larger screen.
First impressions were very favourable as it is very slim and seems well made. Although the quick start guide is very skimpy and basic, I soon had itunes downloaded and the musical contents of my hard drive into the player. Watch out though, as Apple try to get you spending money in their shop straight away and start to hustle you for a credit card number, saying you cannot be properly registered without it.
Getting photos - I have more than 100 selected ones - onto the player was slightly more difficult but installing my movie clips from Digicam files became a major problem. Unhelpful error messages said this nano could not play them. After printing out the 72 page handbook and spending hours in 'Help', I fixed the problem by using the 'advanced' itunes settings.
Music sounds very good indeed on the little earplugs, having clarity and depth. My zen sounded similar by engaging the 'classical music' equaliser.
The screen is bright and clear but don't get carried away. It has only gone from being tiny to being small and although just about OK for viewing 30 sec movie clips, it is not practical to use for full length videos etc, without prodigous eye strain.
Photos were a big disaapointment as Apple have not included a zoom function. This is really crazy as it badly needs it. Pocket digicams always have it for viewing photos as does the Zen, making a great feature of it.
The cover flow function is a nice idea but I could only get 7 covers to download from itunes, out of 200 albums, making the function quite useless. It simply would not allow the transfer of the album covers from Windows media player into the itunes library. It became quite clear that the detailed instructions I followed for many hours of trying , applied to Mac computers only. By contrast, the Zen showed all the album covers with no problem. Apple say that you will get 100% Album cover support if you buy them from the itunes store!!!.
Ratings. Because of the above software difficulties , lack of a photo zoom function and no album cover support for PC users, I can only give it 3 stars which is a shame. I would like a player of the same physical size sponsored by Microsoft instead of Apple, then I could be sure of better support using my PC.