Although this should not have come as a great surprise to me, the 30 GB video iPod is great for storing tons of music and the quality of the videos it plays is fantastic - but only for the very few formats it will play

I didn't like the quality of sound provided by the FM radio transmitters on the market (and I tried a bunch of models and brands).

Give me an excuse that "the sound quality is just not good enough" or "ill never use it" and Ill accept that

But otherwise it is a magnificent player and it's quality is excellent

looks like new except for minor scratches on the back, great quality of everything that came with it

Should have came with protective cover or a better quality screen.

The video aspect is great but unfortunately if you want to watch videos in good quality, you must watch it in "widscreen" which further reduces the viewing area

The general consensus is, the high quality 128K bps AAC setting is adequate for most purposes, though definitely not CD quality

The sound quality is excellent.

However, if you are a first-time-buyer of an MP3 player, and are looking for something GREAT that will play your music in a flawless quality, and even has a video ability at that (even though it isn't the best on earth), the iPod Video is perfect for you.

The quality is reasonably good and the battery life sufficient to watch a movie.

Other than that, the iPod has an incredible sound quality

Sound quality is incredible and the video looks great on the new screen size.

It's absolutely great and it has nice quality, but it eats up your battery power like nothing you've seen before and the iPod has very specific restrictions on what type of videos it can play, which is annoying if you don't know how to get the software

Good quality piece of electronics.

the sound quality is amazing, on the songs and videos

Headphones are not good, but with quality headphones, the sound quality is great.

The music storage capacity is great and the sound quality is amazing.

Though the included headphones are nice because they are small and easy to store, the audio quality isn't great.

Pros:-elegant design-decent sound quality when paired with some good headphones (like my Koss PortaPro Headphones with Case)-decent size for the price (which, for me, was $50 with my Mac)-With a Mac, can sync things like contacts and calendar appointments, which is surprisingly useful-Video quality is nice though I never use it-solid build quality (though I've never dropped it onto a hard surface, thank god)Cons:-not enough space for my collection (I need about 60gig, but the new Classics are 120gig, so get one of those)-scrolling on clickwheel is touchy; often just as I take my thumb off of it, the slight movement of doing so moves the selector to the next item rather than the thing I was selecting, which is frustrating.-battery life is acceptable but could be better (and is on the newer models)-powering on/off is kind of stupid with having to hold a button down for three seconds.-pulling the headphone cord usually pauses the

This chip has the best sound quality apple has placed in a ipod

The sound quality is excellent.

However, the quality and the restrictions are a joke

It doesn't bother me to watch videos on my iPod for a long time because the quality is fantastic and the screen is like watching a mini tv.

However, if you want to enjoy the perks of itunes, its music store, incredibly video and great sound quality, then by all means, get yourself this ipod!P.S.

But has amazing picture quality, and can hold a ton of music!

I'm looking for non-proprietary file formats and good sound quality

The sound quality is far superior and the software and ergonomics are seemless.

My opinion is, the iPod's audio quality is very good

If you don't care for said options and prefer to listen to your music naturally and would like to watch superb-quality video, then by all means, read on

The animation is fluid, the sound quality in videos is superb, and no, watching videos and this particular relatively small screen does not hurt my eyes.

Granite the set included with the player are good, they offer no noise cancelling capabilities, the frequency range is decent but to really experiance the sound quality provided I would recommend better ones

Now I will try to beg my mother for a new QUALITY iPod to watch videos and have more Quality cases to protect it...........

Sound quality is by far the best

The quality of pictures is surprisingly clear for such a small device

First the positives--I have the 30GB version and have found the transfer time from windows to be insignficant, sound quality is terrific and the slim design a nice plus

As a musician, teacher and traveller the ipod has met my needs for a high-quality portable music player.

This product has great quality and it is also small and good looking

I'm looking for non-proprietary file formats and good sound quality

So if you're looking for an mp3 player with lots of storage, and cost isn't as important as quality, an ipod would probably be a good choice.

The sound quality is good on my home stereo and sounds good on my bose docking station

It has amazing features and the sound quality is very nice

A Note on iTunes Encoding Sound Quality:When ripping songs from your CDs, you need to think about what sound quality you will be happy with

I wasn't expecting the quality to be that good with a 2 and a half inch screen, but it came out like a plasma screen.

The sound quality is amazing, and the beautiful screen shows album covers, lyrics, etc.

The extra space this iPod provided over my old iPod was very welcome and the quality on the video playback is nice for a portable device

The sound quality is awesome

The sound and video quality are excellent,the adaptability and ease of handling make it a very cool device to work or play with

excellent video quality, button response, and battery life

Amazing picture quality and music quality is of course incredible and you can see the album cover of the record/

The sound quality, though, is excellent

I don't really know what I was expecting out of this thing, but as soon as a loaded a video on it, I was thrilled by the awesome video quality.

But other than that the sound quality is great, clarity on the video is great

The Sound Quality Is Wonderful

The quality of video is good enough, though, and I use the feature enough to justify the $299.The battery life is adequate

The Ipod has many good qualities

Finally, to explain why this is my 3rd ipod purchase: crappy sound quality, and I dont mean from compression artifacts

And worse, they have driven the industry standard sound quality on a cheap pair of headphones down

I experimented with MP3 encoding and it seems to be produce poorer quality audio in iTunes

The sound quality is perfect, right now I'm listening to Blur's

The sound quality is so clear and good that it's a pleasant treat to the ears

The Ipod's audio quality is good, but not with the included ear buds which may or may not stay in your ears

An ac/dc charger plug-in unit should be part of the original purchase!However, the audio and video quality are extraordinary!

Sound quality is excellent

Low quality and severe restrictions, together with a lack of much content to begin with is a disappointment

Not impossible, and not bad quality, it's just hard to make out that kind of contrast on a small screen under those conditions

I only hope that by the time I need a new mp3 player the competition would have bring proces down and hopefully improved the quality of the product.

We still have plenty of storage left and while I think the photos on the iPod are superfluous and of poor quality, he says he likes them

They get awful sound quality

The sound quality is perfect as well the amplitude

Also, the sound quality is superb on the iPod

You pay $1.99 for video content (such as music videos, or TV shows) but you get poor quality 320x240 resolution videos that you can NOT burn to DVD

Sound quality remains strong

i put it back inside the case it came with, and i don't take it anywhere, at least not for the moment until i find a protector, but the sound quality is great and love the fact that now i can see the cover art for each of my 2,2302 classic rock albums!!!

Better quality at less size than either MP3 or Apple's format.

: It's got plenty of room, its small (but not too small), the sound quality is superb and is free from distortion in the high frequencies (which is why I abandoned my old ipod photo 60GB

SO overall I'ld rate this product as 4 stars for its amazing quality and 1 star for compatibility.

The audio quality is equally great

Basically, the sound quality and picture quality is very good - what is not so good is the "shell

Sound quality is excellent, giving you a convincingly immersive viewing experience

Had a 20Gb 3rd Gen iPOD and upgraded to the 30Gb Video .... great picture quality and sleek black iPOD - much thinner than the earlier models and longer battery life.

Why wouldn't you want it personalized?-Good sound quality

Great quality, came with the USB cord

I hook it up to my home theater system and it produces amazing sound quality and bass

Nice sound quality.

This was an excellent buy, very satisfied with the prompt delivery and quality of this seller

so if ud like a program that will convert ur video for free and results in pretty good quality go to download.com and search for jodix video converter

You pay $1.99 for video content (such as music videos, or TV shows) but you get poor quality 320x240 resolution videos that you can NOT burn to DVD

The quality of the video and images is simply incredible

The quality of the graphics is very impressive- super bright and clear

The quality of the graphics is very impressive- super bright and clear

The software is excellent and the sound quality is great

Poor quality

The picture quality when you are watching a movie is amazing, its so incredible to have that good of picture on such a small screen.

This ipod plays video, as well as having an excessive storage for songs and pictures

Maybe if I were watching a movie on the bus home it might die as I've read that watching video is very hard on the battery, but who the heck wants to sit and stare at this screen for more than 20 mins?

However, the iPod video...well, it didn't sound nearly as good as the photo, even after jacking with the EQ's and upgrading my firmware to the latest version (the latest when I received it, anyway).

Keep in mind that this is my opinion and you know as well as I if you were thinking about getting one of these (or not

First the positives--I have the 30GB version and have found the transfer time from windows to be insignficant, sound quality is terrific and the slim design a nice plus

you know as well as I thats a stupid reason not to get one of these

I first received an i-pod that didn't work properly, but the vendor quickly replaced it for

Trust me on this one i hav a black i pod and its awesome

My old, soft cotton t-shirt streaked the front right after I opened it and took it out of the box

My 12-y-o son has never been happier