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Review summaries for Apple Classic from expert mp3 player reviewers.
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CNet
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PCWorld
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T3
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*This summary was automatically generated using parts of the review which we determine to reflect the most important opinions for Apple Classic
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futuristic headphones sound decent"
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Audio is especially noticeable while watching video, as most people aren't used to hearing bassy passages in a show such as Desperate Housewives."
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CNet
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really good audio player"
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PCWorld
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Navigation remains the best around and the audio quality is top-notch."
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T3
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the interface in general but also makes viewing videos a reasonable if not pleasurable experience."
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the big, bright screen--which looks great outdoors, where a backlight is not necessary--makes for a clean and joyful user experience."
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graphical button overlay"
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CNet
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The 2.5-inch screen is absolutely beautiful."
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It remains exceptionally simple: Click on the marked spots for play, fast forward, rewind, and the menu, and scroll the wheel around to control volume and navigate through menus."
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Screen is bright and sharp."
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PCWorld
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The 2.5-inch screen that?s on the new iPod is capable of displaying photos and video at up to a 320x240 resolution, either on the iPod's own LCD or when output to a television."
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DigitalTrends
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When set to "factory brightness," the player offered a rather spectacular 8.7 hour battery life for video"
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CNET Labs was able to muster nearly 15 hours of audio-only battery life and about 2.5 hours for video."
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CNET Labs was able to muster 14.7 hours of audio-only battery life for the 30GB version."
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CNet
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The battery life of the new iPod is reasonable: When I played back the aforementioned videos, the unit lasted around 2.5 hours--not great, but long enough for most commutes."
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PCWorld
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it also boasts stamina (up to 20 hours of battery life), generous capacity (80GB of storage)"
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tigerdirect
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Photos look stupendous on the new screen, and in thumbnail view, you get five extra photos."
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The 5G iPod is also a decent photo viewer, and you can listen to music while you browse photos or watch a slide show; the iPod has excellent slide-show options, including a variety of transitions and customizable music."
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decent photo viewer"
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CNet
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the viewing experience was remarkably comfortable"
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there are now some new 3D transitions for your slide shows."
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Apple provides some content at the iTunes Music Store, including 2,000 music videos, multiple episodes of five TV shows, six Pixar animated shorts, and plenty of free video podcasts."
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PCMAG
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PCWorld
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Snippet: enough room for your favorite music and video."
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tigerdirect
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The video image is clear, bright and surprisingly sharp, given the size of the screen."
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Vnunet
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The latest video iPod bucks that trend by piling on the bytes."
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pcadvisor
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new video functionality"
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T3
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sound
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CNet
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futuristic headphones sound decent"
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Audio is especially noticeable while watching video, as most people aren't used to hearing bassy passages in a show such as Desperate Housewives."
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PCWorld
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really good audio player"
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T3
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Navigation remains the best around and the audio quality is top-notch."
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screen
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CNet
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the big, bright screen--which looks great outdoors, where a backlight is not necessary--makes for a clean and joyful user experience."
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small 2.5-inch screen"
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small screen"
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PCWorld
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The 2.5-inch screen is absolutely beautiful."
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Screen is bright and sharp."
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The 320-by-240-pixel screen is bright and sharp, and videos look great on it."
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DigitalTrends
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The 2.5-inch screen that?s on the new iPod is capable of displaying photos and video at up to a 320x240 resolution, either on the iPod's own LCD or when output to a television."
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battery life
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CNet
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When set to "factory brightness," the player offered a rather spectacular 8.7 hour battery life for video"
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CNET Labs was able to muster nearly 15 hours of audio-only battery life and about 2.5 hours for video."
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CNET Labs was able to muster 14.7 hours of audio-only battery life for the 30GB version."
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PCWorld
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The battery life of the new iPod is reasonable: When I played back the aforementioned videos, the unit lasted around 2.5 hours--not great, but long enough for most commutes."
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tigerdirect
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it also boasts stamina (up to 20 hours of battery life), generous capacity (80GB of storage)"
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interface
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CNet
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the interface in general but also makes viewing videos a reasonable if not pleasurable experience."
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both a cool interface (like Cover Flow) and audio playback features (such as gapless playback) has frustrated many users with its bugginess"
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video
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CNet
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The 5G iPod is able to play video encoded in H.264, MPEG-4, M4V, and MOV up to 768Kbps, 320x240 pixels, and 30fps."
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smooth video"
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exclusive 30-minute U2 video"
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PCMAG
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the viewing experience was remarkably comfortable"
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Apple provides some content at the iTunes Music Store, including 2,000 music videos, multiple episodes of five TV shows, six Pixar animated shorts, and plenty of free video podcasts."
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tigerdirect
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extraction error
Snippet: enough room for your favorite music and video."
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Vnunet
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The video image is clear, bright and surprisingly sharp, given the size of the screen."
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pcadvisor
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The latest video iPod bucks that trend by piling on the bytes."
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T3
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new video functionality"
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menu
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PCWorld
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It remains exceptionally simple: Click on the marked spots for play, fast forward, rewind, and the menu, and scroll the wheel around to control volume and navigate through menus."
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button
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CNet
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graphical button overlay"
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usage
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CNet
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no guarantee that your non-iTunes Music Store video will play on an iPod, even after using converted third-party software"
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CNet
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Photos look stupendous on the new screen, and in thumbnail view, you get five extra photos."
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The 5G iPod is also a decent photo viewer, and you can listen to music while you browse photos or watch a slide show; the iPod has excellent slide-show options, including a variety of transitions and customizable music."
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decent photo viewer"
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PCMAG
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there are now some new 3D transitions for your slide shows."
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PCWorld
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