WHY do you think it is important to me to be able to view pictures and movies on the tiny screen on an MP3 player?

WHY has it now become impossible to get a new MP3 player with over 40gb of storage that isn't overpriced due to it being able to view pictures and movies on it?

11/5/2006 7:52:11 PM

movies are nice for travelling

11/5/2006 7:59:23 PM

adding movie capability at this point I'm sure doesn't affect the price of the player significantly (>10%)

11/5/2006 8:28:58 PM

iPods have pretty much had the same pricepoints since their inception.

11/5/2006 9:01:55 PM

my phone has 4 gigs and can play movies.
so can my archos av 340 but with 40 gigs.
its about time to get a new one

11/5/2006 9:12:48 PM

God, please address such questions to the masses/market who are willing to purchase such things, not the companies who make it. See cell phones for additional case studies/reference.

Btw, what price range are you looking for?

11/5/2006 9:57:54 PM

I just am looking for an MP3 player around 30-40gb that doesn't have all this extra jazz on it.

11/6/2006 12:08:38 AM

at this point "all that jazz" isn't costing you any more in terms of price.

[Edited on November 6, 2006 at 12:11 AM. Reason : ]

11/6/2006 12:11:19 AM

Well, I don't know how to look it up, but anyone have any idea how much the 40gb Ipod was before it became video?

11/6/2006 12:12:21 AM

about the same as the 80gig right now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#iPod_models

[Edited on November 6, 2006 at 12:19 AM. Reason : .]

11/6/2006 12:18:16 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#iPod_models
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-a-brief-history-of-ipod/

1G 10 GB = $499

2G 20 GB = $499

3G 40GB = $499

4G (photo) 40GB = $399
4G 60GB = $599

5G (video) 60GB = $299 -> $249
5G 80GB = $399 -> $349

11/6/2006 12:24:25 AM

haha ,well I guess that's that.

11/6/2006 12:24:55 AM

Yeah, Apple hasn't been able to justify keeping the pricing structure the same since the 3rd gen ipods. Cheaper parts, impending Microsoft Competition, saturation of the market, and some other forces have been pushing the prices steadily downward since the 40GB ipods came out back in the day.

[Edited on November 6, 2006 at 1:31 AM. Reason : ]

11/6/2006 1:30:39 AM