Go Play AV: Portable Audio, Video, Media and Game Players

Macsimum are a bit late to the party but finally managed to get their hands on a new 5G video enabled iPod and, like everyone else, where quite impressed.

I’m still not convinced that I’ll be watching a lot of video on it, but there’s no denying that the 5G (video) iPod is a wonderful update to a fine product. I’ve enjoyed watching short videos on it, such as a music video (Coldplay’s “Clocks”) and Pixar shorts. I also watched an episode of Lost (which is the best show on TV right now, by the way), but found that viewing a TV show on an iPod is not an idea situation (though “one hour” shows like Lost are much shorter without the commercials).

In case you’ve been off the planet for the past few weeks and haven’t heard, the new 5G (video) iPod sports a 2.5-inch color screen that can display album artwork and photos, and play video including music videos, video podcasts, home movies and TV shows (you’ll need iTunes 6 for some of these features). The new iPod holds up to 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos or over 150 hours of video and is available in a 30GB model for US$299 and a 60GB model for $399, with both models available in white or black designs. I test drove a white 60GB-er.

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