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Great review, thanks for taking the time to share it on video. I don't particularly mind having the art "catch up" to what I'm looking at but I can see how it could be annoying to some. The video you provided actually sold me on buying it- I thought it would be much worse.

Glad you found the review helpful! I hope I didn't make the coverflow problem seem worse than it actually is.

Yeah, I hate to say it, but you did make the cover flow issue sound much worse than it actually is. Im getting the $100 credit back from my iPhone and have been thinking about buying a new classic 80 so I can store all my music and your video and most of the reviews on here have convinced me to get one. Thanks for the in depth review!

I will connect my iPod to my car's stereo system and access it directly from stereo system, so the slow coverflow and click wheel issues shouldn't be a big problem to me. But still, thank you for sharing! Now I know what I should expect for the money i am paying. :)

I heard that the new generation of iPods do NOT have the video-out capibility that was available through the headphone jack, as it was with the previous two iPods. Is this true? I surely hope not as I used to use hook up my iPod to the TV and watch videos all the time.
btw, the backlight remaining on while chraging was added during the 5.5 Generation, not sure why though.

Video out through headphone-> I've heard this is true but I have not tried myself.
But I think the S-Video out on the iPod dock should work.

Ummm, those aren't the question marks. Those are Notes. And I think iPod is too weak to render pictures while quickly shuffling art. So I think it is on purpose. As far as everything else, the only downer I find important is low response of touch sensitive wheel.

Yes they are notes, I think my point is still clear though. And they should not implement a software feature (cover-flow) if the hardware cannot handle it!

Thanks for the review! I can't ever recall a review being this thorough here on Amazon.com. I plan on purchasing this as a birthday present for my husband. With him being a newbie to the iPod, I don't think he'll mind the slight problem with the click wheel and the albulm cover art catch up. Right now, the only music he has in his office is this pitiful file on his computer that he listens to over and over and over again. Also, he's not really into games or videos and any show that he watches he's fine with catching it on tv. He'll basically use it for music and the other stuff are perks. Again, thanks for the review, because it was very helpful! :0)

You should work for engadget (a tech blog, if you're unfamiliar). Excellent review. What I saw at the Apple store did not impress me. I'm also with you re: the iTouch. That's a product I'd love to have, but with more storage.