iPod Reviews

The display in iPod Nano 4gb 2nd generation 40% brighter than the first generation. This display uses a new video technology that not only gives a lustrous...See more » The display in iPod Nano 4gb 2nd generation 40% brighter than the first generation. This display uses a new video technology that not only gives a lustrous picture, but also allows for the most brilliant pictures available. Though the screen is very small, it is perfectly adequate for providing sharp and colorful arts of the album cover and the text is also very easy to read. The artist and the track player is also displayed in the screen which was absent in its previous generation. The battery life status is displayed in the screen, a very welcome feature. If it indicates green, it requires no charging now but if it glows red, then you will have to charge soon. If you press the center button when the track is playing, the screen displays the track time line, and when you press it once more, a clear, bigger image of the album artwork is presented to you. The backlight provided is handy when in low-light areas, but do not keep it on for too long as it might eat up your battery backup. Navigation: Apple iPod 4gb Nano is easy to navigate, yet the first time users may take some time to get used to this model. The main menu has options for settings, photos, music, extras and shuffle songs. The search function is available and hence if you do not remember the location of it, you can just make use of this handy function. Some handy features: This revamped Nano still lacks FM tuner and so, in order to listen to the FM radio in Nano, you have to get a radio remote of Apple. For recording, a different accessory has to be picked like the Belkin’s tune talk. This iPod Nano supports photo viewing and album art. You can view the photos in a 3 x 3 thumbnail preview grid. The absence of video playback is prominent and this is because many of Nano’s competitors offer it. Even if apple has included the video playback feature, Nano’s small screen would have not complemented it. This unit has included some handy features like the contact book, calculator and a locking feature to keep you iPod away from prying eyes. The iTunes: As the CD is omitted with the package, the itunes has to be downloaded from the web. This is not a complicated task. All you need to do is, just follow the on screen instructions and agree to a couple of user agreements and then register your iPod. Then connect the dock connector to one end and the USB side to a port on your PC. From then on it is a long wait for you as the player takes around 4 hours to get fully charged. Once the charging process is over, you can then set up an account with the itunes store and begin to transfer songs to your player. Apple iPod Nano 2G is now capable of playback sans any hesitations found in the previous generation, but it must be delegated to iTunes 7 to be break-free. This upgraded version of itunes has made the usability of this iPod excellent. Once the iTunes software is installed, all you need to do to get set is, just connect the phone to your PC and the syncing can be done either automatically or manually. Manual syncing is necessary only if you are intending to sync with more than one library.See less »