Product Description

The possibilities are endless with the sixth generation of the Apple?s legendary iPod range, the iPod classic. Following on from the fifth generation iPod, the iPod classic has all the same functions as its predecessor, but with an improved, easier-to-use interface. In keeping with the iPod tradition, the iPod classic has both audio and video functions, a very large storage capacity and unprecedented battery life, all packed into a stylish, 100% metal case. Its 80 GB memory holds up to 20,000 music tracks and is the ideal solution for saving your favourite digital entertainment applications. Plus, it delivers great sound quality and has a 2.5? LCD screen for your listening and viewing pleasure. The interface now features the Cover Flow function, which displays all the album covers of each music track, making it very easy to flip through your entire library. Of course, the iPod classic can also play Podcasts, audio books and video games (available for download from the iTunes Store).Finally, the slimline and lightweight iPod classic has an unbelievable 30 hours of battery life when fully charged (in music mode)!The iPod classic is sure to sweep you off your feet!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MB147ZO/A
• Released on: 2007-09-13
• Dimensions: 40.94" h x 24.41" w x 4.33" l, .31 pounds

Features

• 2.5" LCD Display
• 30Hrs Audio & 5Hrs Video Playback
• MP3, WAV & AIFF Audio Playback
• MPEG-4 Video Playback
• 140g Weight

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Review
Apple's iconic media player now has an all-metal design, new interface and even more storage. What's not to like?

Manufacturer's Description

Hold Everything

Decisions, decisions. Who needs 'em? Why should you have to choose what to put on your iPod? With up to 160GB of storage, iPod classic lets you carry everything in your collection — up to 40,000 songs or up to 200 hours of video — everywhere you go. In a completely new, even thinner, all-metal design, this iPod is a modern classic.

Overview

With 80GB or 160GB of storage(1), iPod classic gives your music and video room to move. It also has plenty of energy (up to 40 hours of audio playback 2), good looks (a sleek, all-metal design), and a great personality (a brand-new interface with Cover Flow). In other words, iPod classic makes an ideal companion. Why not get to know it better?

Cover Flow

If a picture says a thousand words, think of what all the album art in your collection might say. With Cover Flow on iPod classic, you can flip through your music to find the album you want to hear. Use the Click Wheel to browse music by album cover, then select an album to flip it over and see the track list.

Music

Use the Click Wheel to adjust volume, navigate songs, browse in Cover Flow, or explore the Music menu by playlist, artist, album, song, genre, composer, and more. Want to mix things up? Click Shuffle Songs. iPod classic makes your music look as good as it sounds, thanks to its big, bright, colour display.

Movies

Buy movies from the iTunes Store and you can sync them to your iPod classic to watch anywhere, anytime. The gorgeous 2.5-inch display makes your movies pop. And iPod classic keeps you entertained for up to 7 hours. Long flight or darkened room? Adjust the brightness for even more video playback time.

TV Shows

There's always something good on iPod classic. Browse thousands of episodes of your favorite TV shows on the iTunes Store then sync them to iPod classic. Watch last night's episodes this morning, or buy a whole TV series and play a pocket-size marathon.

Podcasts

The iTunes Store features thousands of free video and audio podcasts, including indie favorites and offerings from such big names as ABC News, Comedy Central, ESPN, PBS, NPR, and many more. Browse and subscribe to podcasts, then sync them to your iPod classic. You can even play video podcasts on TV using an optional Apple component or composite AV cable.

Audiobooks

The digital shelves of the iTunes Store are stocked with thousands of audiobooks — including exclusives like the entire Harry Potter series — so you can catch up on your reading wherever iPod classic takes you. iPod classic recognizes where you left off and bookmarks your place. You can even adjust the reading speed to suit you.

Games

Put hours of fun at your fingertips. iPod classic comes with three games — Vortex, iQuiz, and Klondike — and you can download more from the iTunes. All iPod games are designed specifically for the iPod interface. And all of them look great on the 2.5-inch colour display.

Photos

iPod classic holds up to 25,000 photos you can sync from your Mac or PC via iTunes. Use the Click Wheel to scroll through photo thumbnails the same way you scroll through song titles. To see a photo full screen, click the center button. You can even view photo slideshows — complete with music and transitions — on iPod classic or on a TV using an optional Apple component or composite AV cable.

Search

With up to 40,000 songs1 on your iPod classic, you need an easy way to search your collection. A built-in search function lets you use the Click Wheel to type out the name of the song, artist, album, audiobook, or podcast you're looking for. iPod classic returns results instantly as you select letters.

Extras

Calendars, contacts, and a clock appear in the Extras menu, along with a few more handy items. Take the screen lock, for example. Spin the Click Wheel to choose a four-digit combination and protect your iPod classic from prying eyes. If you forget your combination, just reset when you sync. Or use the built-in stopwatch to log your best times.

1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

2. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2007 using preproduction hardware and software. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings.

Box Contents

• iPod classic
• Earphones
• USB 2.0 cable
• Dock adapter
• Quick Start guide

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Customer Reviews

Brilliant piece of kit but itunes does require effort.
Like alot of people who have already reviewed, i used to hate ipods & swore i'd never get one! But my massive music collection(45GB, 7148 songs) made it the only option.

I've previously had a 20GB Creative Zen years ago & a Sony 20GB until i bought this, so i'm used to music software. Itunes is a bit more effort but once your willing to take the time to tag your music, i spend a solid week correcting, filling in blanks & adding album artwork, it's worth it. The Coverflow part is excellent when all the artwork is added, but it has to be done manually for the music already contained on your computer, as the artwork & tags can only be got automatically for cd's ripped with itunes. Couple of issues: 1. when you import an album but it mysteriously doesn't show up, turn off the browser so the music is one big list & scroll to the bottom & hey, there it is because more than likely the tracks weren't tagged in the first place. 2. for some reason albums will spilt the odd time, 1 track on it's own & rest together even though the tags are the same, in that case i just deleted them & re-import.

When it comes to videos itunes is strange to, but again with work it can be done. I use a program called 'any video converter' to convert to mp4 video then it can be imported to itunes. The quality when played on the ipod is absolutely class!

The extras are cool, games, quizes, calendar etc, & the screen is brilliant, crystal clear!

I've no complaints whatsoever with the sound quality or the volume level, i put it up near maximum just to see & honestly if it's not enough you must have hearing damage. I did a sound comparison with my Sony & it's negiable difference, slight tone difference probably due to eq settings. But do yourself a favour & invest in descent earphones!

I had reservations in buying this but i have to say i'm very impressed.

My first Ipod...and i wouldn't turn back!
I have had mp3 players of course and they were fab, but my last was only 2gb and i ran out of space on it so instead of upgrading to one of the same make but larger memory i thought i'd buy an ipod (against what my parents thought (even though i'm 19 they still try and decide what i buy!)). For the price of the sony one i wanted cos i knew they had excellent sound dynamics, i thought i'd put £10 to it and buy an ipod which had 10x the memory capacity of the sony. Now i have my ipod its great, cos i love watching movies on it and listening to all my favourite tunes, which i now have room for. 80gb, and i have loads of tracks and movies on it already and it's Nowhere near 1/4 full! I managed to get a 2 hour movie on it, using only 500MB which is slightly less than half of 1GB! Now i can watch my movies in bed when i cant sleep or listen to my fave music, absolutely wonderful, i won't go back now i have my ipod!

Better than I expected
This is my first Ipod, but third jukebox MP3 player. I've previously steered clear of Ipods on the presumption that they're more a fashion accessory than a serious music player. I've had a Rio Riot and Philips HDD, both of which had some nice features the Ipod doesn't like a radio or recording funcion/optical line in. Both died after two or three years after their hard drives failed (didn't help they got dropped a few times).

But now I've finally come round to Ipod, as my wife loves her 3G nano and now we'll be able to talk to each other in digital music terms.

One downside to this is that all the protected WMAs I bought for previous players won't convert in Itunes. I'll get round that by burning them to cd and then ripping them back to MP3, which is a hassle, but I can live with it.

I'm not a great fan of Itunes - especially the insistence that you only sync the Ipod to one computer as I frequently use two and would really like to be able to be able to use my work mahcine to do things like adjust the volume on tracks I just discovered play too loudly. And this is something you have to do given the stupid volume limit, which means older recordings are barely audible unless at full volume. I considered buying one from the US to avoid that, but then wouldn't have a warranty. My advice, especially if ripping lots of older (pre-2000) cds is to use "get file info" in Itunes to set your volume at least two notches higher on everything and then you can adjust it back down again for tracks that sound distorted. If you don't do this, the volume limit is too low to listen to anything in a noisy environment, like the Tube.

But there are lots of upsides. Once you get the music on there and make all the adjustments you need to make in Itunes (to volume levels, genres etc), this device works like a dream. It's tiny - the smallest jukebox player I've had yet - and has massive storage, which means I'm going to be taking advantage of the video function - my own inflight movies! Battery life is amazing if just listening to music. And I think USB charging is great. I travel a lot on business and have to lug phone charger, laptop charger and mp3 player charger with me (plus adaptors), so now that's one less thing to carry, and I don't need a special charger for the US, just a USB cable to plug into any computer...

The user interface is much better than any other I've used - now I know why people rave about the click wheel. And I thought coverflow was a bit of a gimmick until I realized how much faster it makes browsing my large and increasing music library.

So I'd give this 4 stars. A DAB radio would be a great addition, as would a recording function, but Apple clearly had to choose what they're going to squeeze into such a tiny box, and with 80GB, it's frankly amazing.