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Review: I've had my Apple iPod Video for about a week now, and it is a truly lovely thing. A few things you might want to know: - the screen is much better than I'd expected. It's a pleasure to watch short videos on it. I watch a lot of subtitled videos, and I have no problem reading the subtitles. - the screen does scratch. I keep it in the case most of the time, but there are still quite a few scratches on the screen already. They're only noticeable when the backlight is off, however, so they don't impair use of the screen. - the headphones are rubbish. But if you care about the quality of your headphones then you probably have a good set already. - you aren't limited to iTunes videos. You can easily convert VCDs, DVDs, or any AVI or Mpeg format file to the iPod format. I use ISOBuster and the Videora iPod converter, both of which are free. On Videora's default settings, a 3 or 4 minute music video comes out at about 25 Megs. - there are many, many free podcasts available through iTunes or on the web. - you don't need a Windows 2000 or XP computer to use the iPod on Windows: this requirement is only for the iTunes software. You can use an iPod on Windows Me or 98SE via Winamp and the ml_ipod plug-in, although this can't handle videos. - the battery life seems pretty good, so as long as you're able to plug in to a computer every one or two days then you don't need to get the power adapter. It charges quite quickly too - I top it up once a day, and it just takes half an hour. If you do get the adapter, the USB lead that comes with the iPod plugs into the adapter- you don't need to get another lead. | 
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