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New iPods - Video Support, TV Episodes, Music Videos

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Video iPod is weak.

Watch, I'll go get one anyway.

Here's what bites about it. It's not the smallish screen (that they could've made bigger if played on it's side). It's the A/V out options. I have a HD-ready Aquos. S-Video and composite looks like CRAP on it. I was hoping it'd have HDMI or DVI-out. The video doesn't have to be HD, but if it's at least at 480i quality (like a DVD), it'd look nice on my set... but not if it's going through the old S-Vid/composite ports.

Another thing I personally think is dumb is the pricing on TV shows. First of all, I can get them for free via EyeTV. Second, $1.99 is WAY too much per episode. That's $52 for a full season... might as well wait for the DVDs to come out. And besides... doesn't everyone have a DVR now anyway?? If not, just get EyeTV-200 (in the US) and export it to a format that's iPod-friendly. It'll pay for itself quickly if the other alternative is $2/show downloads.

Hopefully the MoviePlayer for iPod from Nyko will be able to do component, DVI, or HDMI out. If it does, I think I'll just get an old 40GB iPod and the MoviePlayer.
 
The new iMac is the best bang for the buck Apple has ever offered. It leaves the PowerMac and especially the PowerBook in the dust with its next gen components such as DDR2 and Radeon X600 (PCI Express) graphics! Apple! UPDATE YOUR OTHER PRODUCTS!
 
I am very disappointed. THe iSight in the iMac is pretty cool. but the Pro machines need updates in a big way. I definitely do not need or want another iPod. Once my Mini dies, I might think about a video iPod.

Color me negative.

Hickman
 
Seems like the perfect evolution, to me. Black, bigger screen, and THINNER. I like it a lot.

Still focussed on music--as it should be--with video thrown in. A step in that direction. I'd have fun playing my own home video clips out to TV :)
 
yg17 said:
Anyone know if FrontRow will be available for other Macs?
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Doesn't look like it, at least not yet. Though it would be criminal not to sell the remote/receiver/software as a separate package for any Mac. Sounds like the beginnings of a move towards home theater PC.

And why iTunes 6? Why not just 5.1?
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No kidding. iTunes 5 lived for, what, 1 month? Sheesh. :rolleyes:


I'm assuming, of course, that neither iTunes 6, nor the new iPod fixes my one pet peeve (see sig) since I can't see it mentioned anywhere. Bah!
 
these new smaller ipods kind of nock the nano on its a**. Why would anyone buy a nano now that the new 30gig is so much more slender? unless you dont have many songs, I wuldnt see the point. Anyone here able to find a reason to own both?
 
itunes 6 up and running, all seems good

is a bit lame that tv shows in the us = $1.99
in the uk £1.89 that is soooooooo unfair, almost twice as much
 
I'm extremely frustrated. I'm in a serious need for a new powerbook YESTERDAY.. AND I WANT a PPC and not Intel... so Stevie blew it for me today.

I was ready to spend the cash for a 17 LOADED New Powerbook and we get an ipud that can view Desperate Housewives? I don't even watch ABC or much TV. Zowie!

Are we pro users being ignored now? :mad:
 
So am I seeing this right -- the "iPod-like" iMac remote has no scroll wheel? How can this be?

Front Row only needs a button to switch to live TV input (via TV tuner card) and I could completely replace my TV/DVD player/CD player setup with a 20 inch iMac.
 
Something seems wrong. I updated to iTunes 6, but the music store is the exact same. It didn't get updated with new music, or videos, or anything. Its exactly how its been the last week.

I checked both the Canadian and American stores, but everythings the same. What gives?
 
Just a couple quick thoughts:

Apple somehow managed to add in video decoding, video playing, slimmed down the unit, and increased battery life, all while maintaining their price-points. I think that's more important than any arguing over any particular hoped-for design or features. If this debuted at $499 or higher, it wouldn't be the insane smash hit it's going to be this holiday season.

I'm pretty disappointed that Apple has basically eliminated FireWire from all iPods by now. I have a white iBook G3 and USB 1.0 won't cut it. Why can't the bus on these iPods do Firewire too? It's almost worth a class action in my mind, because I bet they can do firewire somehow.

Not covered much yet, but the remote control also works directly with the iPod in its new dock, no computer needed. How cool is that? Cuts off yet another 3rd party manufacturer, but if you also have the new iMac, it's another nice feature.

The iMac is now the best Mac in the lineup, across the board. I can't wait to see what they do to the rest of the lineup in the coming 6 months.
 
I can't get to any music videos in the music store! Whenever I click on the picture of Bono that advertises "2000 Music Videos" iTMS sends me to the browse feature - despite all my browsing there's nary a video to be found. IN fact, the only video I can access is that for 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Lost', both of which only have three episodes. Perhaps they haven't completely updated the store? The screenshot on the download page looks much different than the store comiong up for me. Bah. Is anyone else having this problem?

In any case, I like the separate category within iTunes for Videos - Nicely organized, etc.
 
iTMS is as clunky to navigate as ever. So where are these music videos? I click the music videos section (after finding it amid the front page mess) and all I see is the crappy old music video interface, with nothing added since September. Also, unless I'm blind I don't see a "TV Shows" section. I can click on "Lost" from the front page, and at the top of the Lost page is a Home/TV Shows/Lost nav, but if I click "TV Shows" it just takes me nowhere.

I'm sure a lot of this is just not finished (although it should be). But regardless, I've always thought the iTMS was the most un-Apple-like (in terms of aesthetics and some aspects of usability) things that Apple has produced in quite a while.
 
So the question is: can I use FrontRow with my current iMac? I would love to have a remote control for my itunes, etc
 
killuminati said:
Something seems wrong. I updated to iTunes 6, but the music store is the exact same. It didn't get updated with new music, or videos, or anything. Its exactly how its been the last week.
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Same thing here... When I first ran it it said I needed QuickTime 7.0.3
I have 7.0.2
 
No FireWire- that totally BITES

I understand in the case of the nano, but not the fullsize.
Stupid effing move Steve-o
No vid pod for me, even if they do come in black now.

my 2 cents

Z
 
If I can get an entire TV show for $1.99, it makes paying more than 99¢ for a 3 minute song seem less reasonable.
 
Wedding Bells?

With Pixar short films available on iTunes 6 and the release of the Video capable iPod, does this mean we will see Apple buying Pixar? Think about it, Disney and Pixar's relationship hasn't been the greatest of late and is on shaky ground. I think that Apple would be an ideal company to distribute Pixar's movies and content online. Pixar is already developing their content with PowerMacs. The union would make sense.

Oh by the way, Steve Jobs is the CEO of both Apple and Pixar. I hear the wedding bells already!
 
ccrandall77 said:
I have a HD-ready Aquos. S-Video and composite looks like CRAP on it. I was hoping it'd have HDMI or DVI-out.
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Another case of people asking for too much at once. The electronics needed to add a DV output to a unit of this size would ruin the package. Furthermore, you would need to buy an expensive HDMI or DVI cable ($50 at least) or an DAC adaptor if you didn't have a digital TV or didn't have extra inputs on your display. Furthermore, storing HD quality is going to eat up that disk very quickly.

ccrandall77 said:
Another thing I personally think is dumb is the pricing on TV shows. First of all, I can get them for free via EyeTV. Second, $1.99 is WAY too much per episode.
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The point is that do DON'T have to wait or work for it AND you can take it with you on your portable device. You can download it from iTunes instantly and play it on your iPod rather than waiting for your DVR to record it, transfer it to your computer, compress and encode it, and then get it to your iPod. Saves time, and therefore money.

ccrandall77 said:
Hopefully the MoviePlayer for iPod from Nyko will be able to do component, DVI, or HDMI out. If it does, I think I'll just get an old 40GB iPod and the MoviePlayer.
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I can tell you are a video snob, as I am also, but I think you're missing the point with this release. If you have a HD display and HD-DVR, why would you play your video through an iPod?
 
Battery Life

Has anyone noticed that the battery life on the 60GB is 20hours and the 30GB only 14?? I thought it would be the other way around??
 
itsa said:
Same thing here... When I first ran it it said I needed QuickTime 7.0.3
I have 7.0.2
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Same here, but I couldn't find anywhere to download .0.3???

I went to software update, the quicktime update, the quicktime website.
 
danny_w said:
I notice the new iPod is USB-only. So the transition is now complete - none of the current iPods support Firewire.
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Maybe that was part of the Intel deal: kill off FireWire... at least on the iPods. :confused:
 
FrontRow looks good, but it needs to be able to stream wirelessly to my plasma, or to run from a box like the Mac Mini. My iMac is in my study, so I doubt I'll be using it to watch many videos!

I'm sure the software is just the beginning.
 
lifeboy001 said:
So the question is: can I use FrontRow with my current iMac? I would love to have a remote control for my itunes, etc
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You can buy the new Universal Dock ($39) and the new Apple Remote ($29) as separate accessories to control your iPod connected to a TV/stereo. But looks like (for now) no other Macs besides the new imac are supported.

Why not go the final step...make a "deluxe" universal dock ($99??) that has the FrontRow software built in, connects to your home network and TV/stereo? Product complete...you could access media content from any Mac in the house or a docked iPod with a beautiful and intuitive interface on your TV. Limiting this to the new iMac limits it to dorm-room dudes. Apple is billing this as bringing the content to your living room, but seriously who is going to put even the 20" iMac in their living room as their main home theater?

I thought sure that the set-top box would be the "one more thing" once FrontRow and the remote were introduced. It's the last piece of the puzzle...
 
Curious about the iPod capacity. If they are using the new toshiba drives they would have 40GB platters making a 30 and a 60 would be insane.

I think the iPod will get a silent upgrade to 40/80 as soon as the run out of stock for the 30/60's just like Apple did with the mini's
 
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