Apple bulks up iPod

[XBoxLPU]

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=13496&category=main

The prices for the new iPods remain at the same levels as previous models, at $399 for the 20GB version and $499 for the 40GB version. A 10GB version was not updated and still sells for $299.

The two largest iPods now feature capacities of 20GB and 40GB, up from 15GB and 30GB

 

[mrgoblin]

until it hits 200 bucks for the 10gb model or allowes for a color screen with mp4 playback, count me out.

 

[magomago]

MP4?

I'm taking a while guess but I guess its MP3 with more than two channel support...why would you need that if you listen with headphones

 

[ViRGE]

MP4 is actually MPEG4, the video standard Divx is based off of. Frankly, watching an MP4 video on a screen the size of an iPods makes no sense to me, but I can see why some people would do it, if not just for the "cool" factor.

 

[cow123]

mpeg4.... dvd video format

 

[XBoxLPU]

um Ipod is a music player... not to watch videos....

 

[Pariah]

I don't know when they were announced, but I saw some new really nice Creative MP3 players on their site, the MuVo2 and MuVo2 X-Trainer. The X-Trainer in particular is just what I had been waiting for, a very light player with good capacity 512MB/1024MB that is specifically designed for running. I had really high hopes when it was described as "light on your wallet," until I found the price on their shopping site which made it clear that they meant your wallet would be really light after buying one. The 512MB is $270, and the 1GB version is $500, ouch. The standard MuVo2 comes in a 1.5GB capacity and is a bit larger/heavier, yet still much lighter/smaller than the Zen/Ipods for $229. I hope the price drops when they hit retail, because I do really like them otherwise.

Muvo2 X-Trainer

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: cow123
mpeg4.... dvd video format

mpeg2 is the DVD video format.

I'd rather have longer battery life than a color screen and/or video playback ability.


Lethal

 

[Eug]

I have the 15 GB (3rd generation, just replaced by the 20). It rules. It is by far the best portable MP3 player out there.