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| Sound Quality | 6.3/10  |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 8/10 |
| Features | 4.7/10  |
| Value for Money | 4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 4.3/10 |
| Overall Rating | 5.3/10 |
By mthieme on 2nd Feb 2008
| Time MP3 Player Owned | 1 - 6 Months |
|---|---|
| Sound Quality | 5/10 |
| Battery Life | 8/10 |
| Features | 0/10 |
| Memory | 250GB |
| Value for money | 0/10 |
| Overall value | 0/10 |
 mthieme's recommendation | |
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Very Bad Value as it turns out.
After trying some cheap MP3 players and discovering that 70% of the accessories are for Apple, I plopped down $350 for an iPod Classic 160GB. It would hold ll the music I could ever want plus hold movies and play them back at will for the kiddies. WRONG. Boy was I wrong. I had been seriously considering an Archos 605 160GB before this disaster and am now sorry I didn't go that route.
APPLE HAS PURPOSELY CRIPPLED THE VIDEO OUT ON THE 6G CLASSIC IPOD AND ITOUCH UNITS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS WORK IS TO PURCHASE A $50 CABLE FROM APPLE.
They have incorporated a chip in this cable which will enable the video out to function. This pretty much renders ALL THIRD PARTY ACCESSORIES USELESS (save the $600 B&W Zeppelin) that have a video out port...like my new Athens iVoice speakers, and my highly portable and handy retractable AV cable. Apple did this quietly and did not even release suitable accessories until months after the iPods were released. Now I have to spend another $50 on a friggin cable. Forget about any other accessories. Who knows what will work and what won't.
If you are considering purchasing an Apple product, I would seriously consider any other brand.
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