Is this new iPod screen really big enough—and good enough—to watch video?
It probably depends a lot on how good (or bad) your vision is and what you’re expecting when you watch video. People with poor vision aren’t going to enjoy staring at a tiny video screen, and if you appreciate all the sumptuous visual feasts that modern-day cinematography has to offer, you will likely be disappointed. That said, I’ve spent many hours watching video at the same resolution (320-by-240 pixels) on a similarly-sized display on my Palm Treo 650 smartphone, and found it to be a pretty enjoyable way to while away my commute. Granted, I was watching Survivor rather than the great works of modern cinema, but it worked for me and it might work for you. I was suitably impressed by the iPod’s screen—it really is bright, and the video looked quite smooth. You’ll never mistake it for a plasma screen, but then, you can’t put a plasma screen in your pocket. Also, the iPod supports video out, so for a truly bigger display you can also connect your iPod to a TV set and play back video th
