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What is the difference between the Ipod classic and Ipod video?

Dude its like the exact same thing isn't it. Except the ipod classic has the half screen thing. Should I trade in my Ipod video 30gb for an ipod classic. If so, why is the classic so much better.

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1. The iPod video is actually called iPod with Video. They named it Classic, so it would have a suffix like the rest of the ipods (shuffle, nano, mini, touch, etc.) The main differences are the UI, the disk capacity, and the aesthetics of the device.
2. The difference is that you wont be able to watch videos in the classic one.
3. All iPods (except the shuffle, of course) now play video, so there is no longer any reason to distinguish the iPod classic as a video-playing iPod. Your iPod video occupied the same place in the iPod product matrix as the new iPod classic. They are essentially different versions of the same product. The iPod classic is just newer, slimmer, higher-capacity, and has a less-glossy but very attractive finish. It also has a 6G interface, which sports CoverFlow and some visual enhancements. The iPod classic comes in 80GB and 160GB configurations: it's designed to be big enough to (in principle) support ALL your photos, music, podcasts, video podcasts, and several full-length movies at once. Compare the 80GB iPod classic to the next-biggest iPod Apple sells, the iPod touch in 16GB or the iPod nano in 8GB---it's a huge difference. I can see no downside to upgrading from a 30GB iPod video to an 80GB or 160GB iPod classic, unless you don't like the interface on the 6G iPods. I'm ambivalent about them: on the one hand it shows a lot of polish, but on the other hand, whenever I see the 'split screen' effect in the menus, it looks wrong to me. Call me a purist. But if I owned one, I suppose I would get used to it, and everything else about the interface is really nice. Still, your 30GB iPod video isn't that much bigger than the 16GB of the iPod touch, or the 8GB iPod nano. If your music library is already larger than will fit on your iPod, and you're managing it manually, consider that an 'upgrade' might be to trade some of that space for a smaller-capacity iPod with a nicer interface (like the touch) or the very small iPod nano. Ultimately, it will be up to your budget and preferences to decide.