I have a question about the Ipod video that is no one will probably be able to answer "there is a way" to. I like to watch music videos and concerts on it but i want to know if there is a way to shut the screen off sometimes. You know, to conserve battery time and also because i Just want to lay down an listen to the music and disregard the video. Also, If anyone is having trouble putting video on theirs, I could probably help...

so you want a video concert to only play as audio, right?

there is a bug, where video podcasts (free video tv shows on itunes) show up in your music menu and when u select them, from there, they only play back audio....so i guess u could do it that way .

to put any of your own vids on it. there is an app that i found thats really good for converting just about any format onto the mp4 format that the ipod understands. so converting divx files or car vids you have shouldnt be a problem.

the battery life is pretty good... you can at least do 2-4hrs of video watching on a single charge, so i wouldnt worry too much about turning the video off. the 30 gig claims 14hrs of battery when just doing audio but the 60gig claims it can do 20hrs. so that might be something to conisder.

i just got mine for xmas and a love it!

It has an option to turn tv off in the menu

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what do u mean? the only thing i remember seeing is an option to turn off TV OUT. a feature that lets u connect the ipod to a tv with a 1/8th in to 3 rca cable.

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You found?

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I dont know about this I have only seen backlight and that stays on during a video. I think the best bet is to use that bug to your advantage. Maybe its not even a bug...

Also, I'm pretty disappointed in the battery life. I watch 1 Family Guy episode and I'm just about 1/2 way down on the battery, I dont know how this thing would last 2 hrs.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Dec 29, 2005 - 9:38 AM

my battery always reads halfway down when im watching video but thats not true. if i let it sit for a while the battery goes back up. When im watching video, the meter is crazy and goes into red zone sometimes even when I just fully charged it.

i havent gotten my ipod yet, but i have been researching and playing with my friends. I've been using the Imtoo ipod movie converter.

sorry ...all credit for the video converter find goes to supersprynt..lol

dont worry about the battery meater. just keep watching videos till it dies, and then see how much life you get out of it. that meter isint 100% on the money...

mmm meater...

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hahaha dont make fun of my type-o!