Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend It's the small iPod with one very big idea: Video. Now the world's most popular music player lets you enjoy TV shows, movies, video podcasts, and more. The larger, brighter display means amazing picture quality. In five eye-catching colors, iPod nano is stunning all around. Product details and pricing info |
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945 Customer Reviews Posted
- All looks, no brains........
- I have never written a review on here before, but I felt I had to do it after I purchased the 2nd gen ipod nano 8gb. When I first got it I opened the box and thought, "Wow! this thing is great looking!" After I loaded my music and started listening to it though is when I realized it was a piece of crap. The sound quality is HORRIBLE! It sounded to me like my songs were playing in slo mo and there was a constant hiss at high volume in the background. It's pretty pathetic actually, when I pay over 200 dollars for a MP3 player, I expect it to have decent sound quality! The only reason I gave this player 2 stars is because it is a very nice looking, very portable player. Other than that, it is a piece of crap and I will be returning it!
- 2007-10-24, 5 of 14 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- I like it, but it has two major drawbacks for my needs
- If 'TV out' isn't important to you, or you don't care about playing podcasts back to back without fiddling with the ipod, then I'm sure you'll still love the new 3g nano. I like the video feature, the size (great for commuting), style, and colors of the new nano 3g, and iPods have the easiest/best way of selecting and sorting through music of any MP3 player out there. (I've tried a couple other brands.) But....
...in my case, one of the key reasons I bought the 3g was so that I could display photos or video on a TV. Unfortunately, that feature requires the purchase of a new cable which costs 50 bucks(the old AV cables don't work. The new cables connect through the docking port, not through the headphone input.) Of course this is something most people won't find out till they buy the product and the old AV cable. Not only do you need a new cable, but I went to many stores to get the new cable and none of them had it in stock. I finally had to order it directly from the iTunes store. I suppose someday soon, 3rd party cables will be made for one third the cost of the new AV cable made by Apple, but if you want the video out feature now, be prepared to fork over another 50 bucks. Yuck!
Also disappointing to me was a change to the software that significantly impacts what I use the ipod for. I mostly listen to podcasts and like to download all my favorites and then listen to them all without messing with the ipod (very nice feature when you're working out for an hour or more and don't want to have to mess with the ipod on the go). On the old ipod, I could find my podcasts on the music menu under "genres" and could click on "podcasts" and "all" and it would play all of them without my ever having to touch it again. Cool!!! The new ipod doesn't allow this. Not cool!! Podcasts have been moved to the root menu so they no longer show up on the music menu and there is no way to play them all non-stop. (If anyone finds a way to do this, please make a comment.) So, now when I'm on a long ride on my bike, or I'm in traffic, I have to stop and fumble with the 3g after the end of each podcast. That is really annoying and what used to be a great feature of the 2g nano, suddenly becomes impossible on the 3g. Bummer! Now, I'm back to using my 2g nano on my biking commute.
Update (Jan 12)... The 'shuffle on' setting is what has caused my podcasts to stop playing back to back. If shuffle is set to 'off' they play without touching the iPod. Thanks for the comments that led to this discovery. Still, there hasn't been a software fix for this and it is annoying to have to fiddle with the shuffle setting depending on whether I want to listen to music or podcasts. Hello Apple!
Finally, the 3g nano has some compatibility problems with other products. For example, I bought the iHome alarm clock and it has glitches when I use my 3g but works well with my older 2g. Same thing with a sports watch I tested in the store. The TIMEX ironman watch that has wireless controls for the ipod didn't work with the 3g. So, if you are an early adopter, be aware of that. I'd recommend that if you have the 3g nano, that you test it carefully in the store with any product that claims to be 3g nano compatible before you buy and make sure the features you care about actually work. - 2007-10-23, 236 of 265 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Nano video player 4 gig
- This player is the bomb. I can't believe how intuitive and easy it is to maneuver the controls. Very good value for the money.
- 2007-10-23, 6 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Excelente, el mejor iPod Nano
- Bonito, discreto y ultra delgado. Ahora veo mis videos preferidos mientras voy en el autobus. La imagen de los videos es increible, mucho mejor que la del iPod Video de 5ta generación. Tuve uno y lo vendí para poder comprar el nano nuevo. Hice un muy buen cambio, la carcasa ahora no se raya tan fácilmente, el cover flow es impresionante. Tiene un aspecto muy moderno, fue un cambio radical. Apple siempre un paso adelante. Los mp3 convencionales no tienen vida al lado del nano video. La visualización y las animaciones del menu son realmente fascinantes.
- 2007-10-22, 3 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- iPod nano 3rd Generation: Notes of contacts are not displayed
- First I was happy with the new iPod 3rd Generation, than I realised: The notes typed in the Apple Address Book are not displayed. Former iPods did. Apple Classic as well as iPod nano 2nd Generation. Is this a bug? I send an email to Apple - no answer. I asked again - no answer. I asked the dealer. He said: Ask Apple.
- 2007-10-22, 8 of 35 people found this review helpful, Rated:
