New iPods - Video Support, TV Episodes, Music Videos

[skinsfan00atg]

!!!Itunes adding new content as we speak, dont doubt apple

They just added the entire first season of lost for only 34.99, NOT 2 bucks a pop for a total of 50 something. I think more and more shows and episodes will continue to come out

 

[MrSugar]

Ok, everybody on the planet knew they were going to release a video iPod so nothing new there, no big news. A video iPod is the stupidest thing I can think of, but hey there are a lot of stupid people out there that will probably spend $300 on one. Apple use to make computers didn't they? Oh yeah, they became a slave to Intel so they gave up on being the forefront innovators of the pc market. Where is the commercial for the Apple switch to Intel? Like I've been saying since the announcement of the SWITCH, Apple has just become another DELL. What am I going to use for live recording now? x86 processors just can't handle the bandwidth. Apple is dead. AppDell lives.

Hey there. You know I agree, apple really messed this one up by offering a better iPod with video capacity at the same price as the previous version. After all, it really doesn't make sense to make products better.

In fact, why didn't they update one of their computers today, you know the iMac is pretty slow, it could use a speed bump, since they are a computer company after all.

Oh and intel, you know, Apple really is their slave, good call, thanks for helping me realize that.


Edit: Sorry for the sarcasm here, but I really have to say that it seems some people just complain no matter what. The whole idea of going to intel was to increase the update periods and benefit the customer. Just because their chip is different doesn't mean they are a slave to intel.. or any less innovative than before.

 

[Fiveos22]

Will my new ipod nano play the tv shows?? does anyone know??

You might need a magnifying glass to see anything. I don't think I will be watching TV on my nano anytime soon.

 

[quackattack]

They just added the entire first season of lost for only 34.99, NOT 2 bucks a pop for a total of 50 something. I think more and more shows and episodes will continue to come out

Nice, that is more like it.

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

Is it just me, or can you hook in an old iPod cable to make it firewire?

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Smart person award of the day??

Some of you people are seriously babies. You complain to complain, and I haven't a clue why you post on this forum if you have nothing good to say... It's really a waste of your time and hand movement. I forget who said it once (I don't believe it was used in the same context though...) here, but "a little KY Jelly and long, easy strokes will probably bring you more pleasure" than bashing/whining to Apple/cynical postings on MR!

Anyway, I won't be getting a 5th gen iPod for a while at least. I just bought a Nano, and I sill like my 3rd gen's touch buttons much better then the click wheel. Although my battery is only holding a charge for about 4 hours max (maybe 2 with the backlight on for even short periods of time), I think I can get at least another year out of it before I'll need a new, regular iPod.

But, today proved to be good for most consumers, as the new iMacs are phenomenal machines. I guess I'll be asking for one this Christmas, to replace my aging G4 (which still runs great, but I've been itching for a new Mac for a while now) as my primary workstation. Can't decide if I want to spend the extra hundred on the 20", or save and get extra RAM on the 17". For the price, it's unbelievable what you get. It's quite the stunning computer, without a shocking price.

Either way, I'd rather get a good PPC Mac to last me until the line has fully switched over to Intel chips, at which time I'll get a high-end laptop (PowerBook... Whatever they end up calling them) for college (thinking early 2008 right now).

 

[dan-o-mac]

What a great product anouncement today!

But unfortunately not from Apple :-(
Check out this new breath-taking Nokia E61: (http://europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,81719,00.html#).

It even has the same screen resolution QVGA and orientation as the new iPod. Apple should better ready their Smartphone project soon.

That's a phone?

 

[fordlemon]

You can buy the 24 episode DVD set of LOST in Dolby Digital 5.1 for under $40. Who would be stupid enough to buy ANY of these episodes through Apple? You HAVE to have them all or the show makes no sense. It's not a one show one story deal. Of course I am wrong. I'm intelligent.

Edit: Sorry for the sarcasm here, but I really have to say that it seems some people just complain no matter what. The whole idea of going to intel was to increase the update periods and benefit the customer. Just because their chip is different doesn't mean they are a slave to intel.. or any less innovative than before.

You're not sorry, but at the same time you are. "Slave to intel" are Woz's words not mine. Just read the Slashdot interview. If you knew anything about the history of Apple and what they USE to stand for you would understand.

They just added the entire first season of lost for only 34.99, NOT 2 bucks a pop for a total of 50 something. I think more and more shows and episodes will continue to come out

So for $4 more you can have the 24 episodes on 5.1 Dolby digital DVD. Hmmmm, gee I wonder what would be a better deal. Watch Lost on my HT or on my iPod. DUH!

 

[Porchland]

TV show specs

Lost (Pilot, Part 1) [Premiere] (42:29)

Kind: Protected MPEG-4 video file
Size: 210 MB
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.100 kHz

It took about 30 minutes to download, but I think a lot of that was probably attributable to start-up jitters and a huge crush of people trying to download what's available.

Season One of Lost: $34.99. List price on the Season One DVD box is $59.99, and Amazon has it for $38.99. Season Two available by episode.

Desperate Housewives Season One: also $34.99. Season Two available by episode.

That's So Raven: Season Three episodes available by episode.

Night Stalker and The Suite Life (whatever that is) also available by episode.

I assume we will see more things next Tuesday and every Tuesday. Will Roxy be talking about new TV on New Music Tuesday, or will there be a New Video Tuesday?

Exciting stuff!

 

[Snide]

What about 20Mbps DSL2? You can get it here in Europe for extraordinarily low prices. About €25 including free VoIP internet telephony and with some ISPs even with digital television. Can your cable connection hold a candle to that?

What about 50 Mbps fiber-optic cable into the home in many cities in Japan
for $30.00 US equivalent? Can your DSL2 connection hold a candle to that?

 

[anastasis]

For the record, if this had video in I would buy it in instant.

 

[Knievel]

Okay, okay. Let's all take a deep breath. It seems a lot of people are getting ancy and frustrated about this iPod update, and clearly some of you just aren't thinking right.

First, don't look at this as an iPod video, look at is a new iPod that now has an added bonus of playing video, only (and I emphasize this) if you want! They aren't charging more money so is there really anything to complain about?!?

Let's look at the bright side ---

for the same price as a 30 or 60 gig photo cost yesterday, you now get:

- Larger crisper higher color screens
- Thin and sleek looks that come in at just around a half an inch thick
- Black and White color offerings
- Video out, and video playback
- Ability to buy videos and TV shows from iTMS
- Longer battery life
- New iPod remote

Apple did it perfectly. They released a video iPod with content that is really solid. The idea of having TV shows at your finger tips any time, and keeping them as long as you want is pretty slick. Plus, keep in mind this is just the beginning. There is a high chance we will see more TV shows added, and maybe even eventually movies. Plus, in the end, the iPod is still an iPod!!! It's simple, sleek, sexy, and used to listen to music.

People need to realize what Apple just did, it's not like they are bludgeoning young children or something. Really, they just upgraded the iPod in a hell of a lot of ways for the exact same price. I don't give a damn about what people say, these new iPods are a great deal for the money. Regardless if you plan to watch video or not you are going to be happy with a half inch thick iPod with a nice crisp screen.

Can anyone logically argue that I am wrong?

Perfectly said, new iPods-- now with 80% more bitching from the "Power Users"!

 

[Scarpad]

I've been encoding alot of videos for my PSP using PSPvideo 9 in AVC format, it takes about 45 min on my Laptop for a 45 min show. My Mac mini 1.42 is dreadfully slow with QT AVC encoding. I'm taking a 45 min episode of Enterprise I encoded to xvid and reencoding it with QT7 pro and from the look of how long it's crawling I think it'll take about 6 hours. Does this sound practical to you? Will QT Even convert from a VOB file?

 

[Superdrive]

One thing I noticed that came with version 5 and makes more sense in version 6, is that from the source menu there is Library, Podcasts, Videos, and Radio. Why is it in the Library, I see all, and it defaults back to all with the search bar? If we keep the library viewing all, should we not have a "Music" section in the source? I sure think so. My library seems so diluted without it.

 

[snowmoon]

For the record, if this had video in I would buy it in instant.

Consitering how complicated that cicuitry is... it won't ever happen. Even if it could fit, just take a look as to get voice recording in 44.1 stero.

 

[bankshot]

Some of you people are seriously babies. You complain to complain, and I haven't a clue why you post on this forum if you have nothing good to say... It's really a waste of your time and hand movement.

Quite frankly, I think that coming here to do nothing but heap praise on Apple is a much bigger waste of time. What's accomplished there? 95% of us or more are big fans of Apple stuff. We all know that. Some of us care enough to point out flaws, in the hopes that others will join us in letting Apple know via feedback. Then maybe next time the products will be even better.

There are idiot posts on both extremes - idiots who bash without any basis, and idiots who praise incessantly. I come here for lively discussion that includes both the positives and negatives. I've been vocal in pointing out what I think are important flaws, hoping others might see my view and encourage Apple to improve. I also enjoy listening to other viewpoints, and in some cases have changed my mind after reading a well-presented argument. If this is the wrong forum for that, please let me know, and I'll let everyone get back to the worship service...

 

[ddrueckhammer]

Ten minutes ago, I purchased Candy Shop by 50 Cent for $1.99 expecting to be able to watch the video in full screen on my Powerbook. Sadly, apple doesn't post the resolution for these videos and they are only 320x320 as far as I can tell. I can't even halfway full screen without the video showing pixilation. The file is only 18mb in size at 128 kbps. I am going to encourage all of my friends not to download videos off of the ITMS until they offer a better quality product. If people purchase these low quality videos for $2 a pop it will only encourage the MPAA and RIAA that they can charge more for higher quality downloads. The RIAA already thinks that songs are under priced because people are crazy enough to pay $3 for a ringtone. I understand that these video downloads are going to be geared toward watching your content on the iPod screen only and 320x320 is more than enough of that but c'mon Apple the resolution definitely makes the s-video dock seem like a waste of money unless you are going to rip your DVDs. What honest law-abiding citizen would ever consider committing such a felonious deed? (Stepping off of soapbox…)

 

[Scarpad]

i exported a dvd resolution h264 movie (1hr 15 min) to ipod in quicktim 7.03 in well under 5 minutes (1.5 mac mini). i was really shocked and surprised, expecting it to take hours. Also, the h264 was from a nero digital encode, so that confirms they aren't blocking that content out... they need to merge quicktime and itunes though. seems weird to have to use two programs to do this one thing.

How it's taking hours to convert from my xvid Avi...

 

[dan-o-mac]

Quick question, what kind of quality would one expect when you connect video out to a t.v.?

 

[Superdrive]

HBO boxing baby!

I'm going to have to go with the Curb Your Enthusiasm on the iPod. Here's to hoping HBO, Comedy Central, TLC, and other cable networks jump on the bandwagon. I'll buy shows to take them on the go because my DVR can't come everywhere.

 

[sfwalter]

Url to stream of today's special event http://stream.apple.akadns.net/

 

[fordlemon]

Lost (Pilot, Part 1) [Premiere] (42:29)

Kind: Protected MPEG-4 video file
Size: 210 MB
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.100 kHz

It took about 30 minutes to download, but I think a lot of that was probably attributable to start-up jitters and a huge crush of people trying to download what's available.

Season One of Lost: $34.99. List price on the Season One DVD box is $59.99, and Amazon has it for $38.99. Season Two available by episode.

Desperate Housewives Season One: also $34.99. Season Two available by episode.

That's So Raven: Season Three episodes available by episode.

Night Stalker and The Suite Life (whatever that is) also available by episode.

I assume we will see more things next Tuesday and every Tuesday. Will Roxy be talking about new TV on New Music Tuesday, or will there be a New Video Tuesday?

Exciting stuff!

So you just spent $35 on a good TV show that will sound and look like crap on a TV that you could record for FREE in HD and 5.1 or buy for $4 more. Why would you want to watch 24 episodes of any TV show on an iPod?

 

[Nermal]

I wonder how much longer before Apple Inc. renames itself iPod Inc.

iTunes S.à.r.l., 8 rue Heinrich Heine, L-1720 Luxembourg

 

[Superdrive]

Ten minutes ago, I purchased Candy Shop by 50 Cent for $1.99 expecting to be able to watch the video in full screen on my Powerbook. Sadly, apple doesn't post the resolution for these videos and they are only 320x320 as far as I can tell. I can't even halfway full screen without the video showing pixilation. The file is only 18mb in size at 128 kbps. I am going to encourage all of my friends not to download videos off of the ITMS until they offer a better quality product. If people purchase these low quality videos for $2 a pop it will only encourage the MPAA and RIAA that they can charge more for higher quality downloads. The RIAA already thinks that songs are under priced because people are crazy enough to pay $3 for a ringtone. I understand that these video downloads are going to be geared toward watching your content on the iPod screen only and 320x320 is more than enough of that but c'mon Apple the resolution definitely makes the s-video dock seem like a waste of money unless you are going to rip your DVDs. What honest law-abiding citizen would ever consider committing such a felonious deed? (Stepping off of soapbox…)

The resolution of your TV is much lower than that of your computer's screen. Trying to watch that content is obviously going to look worse on a higher definition screen than a regular tv or iPod.

 

[tny]

Just dropped an MP4 file of Battlestar Galactica that I exported from EyeTV into the library in iTunes - and it shows up in the Video source area. Hmm, I like that idea. It's VGA/NTSC, not QVGA (yet), so I imagine it wouldn't play on the iPod as is, but ...

 

[ddrueckhammer]

The resolution of your TV is much lower than that of your computer's screen. Trying to watch that content is obviously going to look worse on a higher definition screen than a regular tv or iPod.

So I guess watching these videos on my HD plasma is out? The point is, this is far from the video-on-demand option that we all know that Apple can deliver and (I'm sure) that Tivo and Netflix would like to deliver as well. If people purchase this low quality content for such a high price, the MPAA will keep pricing content for too much....