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The Video iPod is on its Way

Posted by Hemos on from the predictions-for-the-future dept.

An iPod Speculator writes "Is Apple developing a Video iPod? Recent contracts and software releases suggest that a video enabled iPod is forthcoming. If so, what kind of features will it have? I offer some insight into why video is the next step for the iPod and how it might come about in this article."

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  1. umm... by geoffspear · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Just unfounded speculation from some guy who's dumb enough to post a link to his own website on slashdot when he knows (and says, right on the webpage he's linking to) that he's not going to be able to afford the bandwidth to keep the page online. I think I'd prefer some unfounded speculation by someone smarter.

    We could already find this exact same speculation in comments on earlier slashdot stories, too. News? Hardly.

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  2. No Way by north.coaster · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I tend to agree with some of the previous /. posts on this topic. Video makes no sense on a portable iPod device. The iPod is a natual extension to what people already do. Video is not a natural extension.

    1. Re:No Way by OmniVector · · Score: 5, Insightful

      playing video back on a 2" screen is even more than silly, it's downright stupid. it's hard to watch, and impractical based on the usage conditions of an iPod. people simply don't want to watch video on such a small screen nor do they even have the opportunity (kinda hard to watch a show while jogging or driving to work), plus people don't want to watch the same show over. they DO want to hear the same song over and over.

      based on these implications, it's never going to play video on that little screen. however, look at what we now have:
      video out port on the ipod
      video support in itunes
      music video purchasing

      the writing's on the wall. apple will enable a video PLAYBACK on a tv with the new video out port for music videos. this should naturally support any video compatible with whatever it is that itunes 4.8 supports (it doesn't seem to support every codec, only a subset.. gee, maybe because it only supports what the new ipod will support? i think so).

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