I got one today, one for my brother and one for me (hes giving me the money on friday for his, and mine is still in the box sealed)...To me it seems like i fully charge the battery...and after 10-20 minutes of playing with it, and watching some videos, the battery is already near 75% !!!!!!!! i havent calibrated the battery just yet (i got it 4 hours ago)...also I read in ilounge.com that you can get about 2 1/2 hours of continous video playback before the battery dies, but this seems kinda bad... did any1 else get kinda fooled thinking we can watch video for 10+ hours atleast??? any suggestions...??? Cuz if this keeps up, im returning mine FOR SURE...and my brother, well i guess hell have to pay the restocking fee....
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Is it me,or does the Battery SUK in iPod Video...
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Uh... Who said i'd play for 10+ hours? 
You should have done some research at apple.com before you forked over 300+ dollars don't you think? It specifically says the amount of video playback on the site.
And when have you seen anything that plays video for 10+ ("at least"?!) hours and runs on battery? Lower your expectations for the real world, or you'll be in for quite a bit of surprises.
Also, it would be a good idea to calibrate the battery before complaining.
Seems you'll be returning it
You should have done some research at apple.com before you forked over 300+ dollars don't you think? It specifically says the amount of video playback on the site.And when have you seen anything that plays video for 10+ ("at least"?!) hours and runs on battery? Lower your expectations for the real world, or you'll be in for quite a bit of surprises.
Also, it would be a good idea to calibrate the battery before complaining.
Seems you'll be returning it
AJ Muni said:
1. ALWAYS calibrate your battery first before you do anything.
2. This is not intended to be rude, but please in future I strongly advise you to do a modicum of research first before spending your hard-earned money.
Bottom line (and this can't be written anyway other than being blunt), if you choose to accept rumours over research as your basis for purchasing the iPod and ignore the demands for calibrating your battery first you are setting yourself up to be disappointed, which is a real shame as the new iPod is a stunning product.
Vanilla
Apple states in the technical specs of the iPod that the 30GB model has the following battery life:
14 Hours music playback
OR
3 Hours slideshows
OR
2.5 Hours Video playback
For the 60GB model:
20 Hours music playback
OR
4 Hours slideshows
OR
3 Hours video playback
Unless you are getting a good deal less than this AFTER calibrating your battery then you have nothing to complain about. These figures are readily available on Apple's website and I would suggest that you research a little the next time you spend US$300 and upwards.
For something the size of the iPod and with it's abilities the battery life is pretty good. I was hoping they would bump it up a bit more though with the new release but it seems they went for the slimming down option. Meh, I'm not often away from a powerpoint for more than about 8 hours at any one time so it doesn't bother me too much.
14 Hours music playback
OR
3 Hours slideshows
OR
2.5 Hours Video playback
For the 60GB model:
20 Hours music playback
OR
4 Hours slideshows
OR
3 Hours video playback
Unless you are getting a good deal less than this AFTER calibrating your battery then you have nothing to complain about. These figures are readily available on Apple's website and I would suggest that you research a little the next time you spend US$300 and upwards.
For something the size of the iPod and with it's abilities the battery life is pretty good. I was hoping they would bump it up a bit more though with the new release but it seems they went for the slimming down option. Meh, I'm not often away from a powerpoint for more than about 8 hours at any one time so it doesn't bother me too much.
blaskillet4 said:Uh... Who said i'd play for 10+ hours?
And when have you seen anything that plays video for 10+ ("at least"?!) hours and runs on battery? Lower your expectations for the real world, or you'll be in for quite a bit of surprises.
Also, it would be a good idea to calibrate the battery before complaining.
Seems you'll be returning it
Well money isnt an issue for me what so ever, but after reading Chundles reply, i didnt notice the OR, but it still a cool ipod, i just thought that I was getting jipped, thanx for the advice guys....
p.s. blaskillet4, dude im not ur wife,dog etc. w/e, dont talk down to me...i was just asking for advice on the ipod, not on the real world
AJ Muni said:
Must be nice.. Punctuation falls into that category too, right? Well, I guess there's some there.
AJ Muni said:it is hard typing from a psp...im sorry..i wish the psp had a spell check....
Typing from a PSP. Ah.. Digital Kids. Very nice.
AJ Muni said:it is hard typing from a psp...im sorry..i wish the psp had a spell check....
That's actually pretty cool. A PSP, a new iPod, so what do you do that allows you to indulge in some serious gadgetry.
I hope my reply didn't come across as patronising or harsh. Just wanted to make sure you had the facts.