iPod How different is the sixth gen interface from the fifth gen's?

A few days ago, I almost bought the 5th gen 80gb online for $190. Now it's gone and replaced with the 6th gen 80gb for $210. I love the extra battery life (<30h vs. <14h) and the non-oily coating, but I'm concerned about the interface differences.



Is there a way to make the 6th gen look like the 5th gen's interface? I have no interest in album covers, and vastly prefer the single-line menu of the 5th gen when maneuvering through large catalogs. I don't think I'll buy it if there isn't some way to get a text-based menu instaed of a graphic one; you can see how much less information you see in the image above.

All right, if you can get it to look like the iPod on the right, that's good. I couldn't tell if there was a way to make artist/album/song/etc selection text-only, instead of with the mini album graphic to the side.

Hmm...

okay, new question:

Can anyone currently holding an iPod classic tell me how many artist names can fit onto the screen simultaneously when scrolling?

If you look above, you can see nine lines available for artist or album or song listings in the iPod on the right. I'd like to know if you can fit more than the four lines you see on the left iPod on the iPod classic, or if that's impossible.

bluedoggiant said:

4 for albums, 9 for artists.

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Okay, that's great. Thanks bluedoggiant. So it shows 9 when looking through artists, and 4 when looking through albums; that'll do. Thanks to everyone who commented too.