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'video out works only with accessories that support the new iPods' “enhanced video capabilities'

'proprietary 30-pin iPod connection and headphone jack'

'The non-standard headset jack that prevents you from plugging most headphones directly into the iPhone is gone as well--'

'The 5GB (well, it's not even 5gb, it's actually around 4.6gb) is just too small.'

'Not compatible with some old accessories.'

'as cheap'

'No software.'

'extremely choppy, potentially movie-ruining footage'

'This makes it awkward to access video controls--although screen controls such as contrast, brightness, and aspect ratio are accessed via buttons on the iFlip's right side, all video-playback functions require the use of the iPod's own Click Wheel.'

'I had trouble even finding suitable video to use for my tests: The device supports only certain .avi files and variants of Windows Media (.wmv) files.'

'The main issue is the control pad--it's just bad.'

'Sluggish UI.'

'The video was grainy and exhibited poor contrast, and bright colors--especially yellow--appeared blotchy and badly pixelated.'

'lacks video support or memory expansion'

'The Cowon A3 isn't the slimmest or lightest portable video player we've seen'

'The A3 is big'

'short battery life'

'It's heavy'