Music Video iPod

I'm not sure if this has gone around yet or people have seen it on mac rumors but...http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8614723/

All I'm wondering is will they have to make a new ipod for the video capabilities??? I would assume they would have to

FishinFool said:

I'm not sure if this has gone around yet or people have seen it on mac rumors but...http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8614723/

All I'm wondering is will they have to make a new ipod for the video capabilities??? I would assume they would have to

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Frankly, just like photo capabilities, the video capabilities are pointless for the average joe. Who really uses the photo capabilities right now just to view photos on that tiny (need a magnifying glass) screen? I do use mine to display stuff on a larger output and I would do the same to show video but it's just a waste of technology for the average person like I said. I definately wouldn't be buying music videos, that's for sure. I don't even purchase songs through itunes. Who will watch mv's on the iPod screen anyways?

From a business perspective, I think it's a win-win for Apple and the record labels. I, personally, could care less about the video part but the new color screens make this possible.

I thought you could already gets videos from iTunes?

mynameis said:

I thought you could already gets videos from iTunes?

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you can watch movie trailors on itunes.

sursuciofla said:

Frankly, just like photo capabilities, the video capabilities are pointless for the average joe. Who really uses the photo capabilities right now just to view photos on that tiny (need a magnifying glass) screen? I do use mine to display stuff on a larger output and I would do the same to show video but it's just a waste of technology for the average person like I said. I definately wouldn't be buying music videos, that's for sure. I don't even purchase songs through itunes. Who will watch mv's on the iPod screen anyways?

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If apple was smart they would make it so you could put any quicktime videos from your hd to your ipod. Oh and by the way the point of the photo is not to view your pictures on your ipod (though some people might use it for this)....you use it to back up your library and/or hook it up to a tv to show slideshows with.

FishinFool said:

If apple was smart they would make it so you could put any quicktime videos from your hd to your ipod. Oh and by the way the point of the photo is not to view your pictures on your ipod (though some people might use it for this)....you use it to back up your library and/or hook it up to a tv to show slideshows with.

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Hehe, just wanted to point out that I did say that's what I use it for in the earlier post just so you know. "Larger output" part of my post. You may have missed that but it's there.

Maybe they're trying to keep away from charges of aiding piracy? I'm sure I read something where some chap at Apple (he he... a chapple) said that, because there was no legitimate source of movies to rival something like iTunes on the internet, there would be no point in making a video iPod. I just wish I could remember where I'd read it. I think it was in MacFormat or MacUser. I'll look it up and get back to you.

Anyway, my point is, if Apple allowed users to play any QT compatible video file on their iPod, would it not be construed in some quarters as silently giving the nod to film piracy? Admittedly, there are a whole host of reasons why this functionality would be useful, without even thinking of piracy, but you know what some people are like.

On a side note, Sony are apparently planning an iTunes-style network and app for movies...

Well that's why Apple would use the iTMS to sell movies online, in effect filling the gap you mentioned.

They'll rebrand the whole thing as the iTunes Media Store and will turn the industry upside-down again

though of course this is still a "may never happen" event, on MacPredict.com people are predicting a Video iPod on the 5th October