Few questions from a first time buyer

Hi, I'm planning on buying the iPod Nano 5G with birthday money (it would be my first iPod) and I have a few things about it I need to clear up first. (I'm not sure if this is on-topic, I didn't know where else to look)
1. Is it durable enough so that I can just stick it in my pocket and go, or does it require a lot of care to use?
2. Can the volume go up really high (for both headphones and the built-in speaker)? I don't want to ruin my ears, I just have a lot of quiet songs in my collection.
3. How many hours of video can you take at a time? Also, can you play back the videos right on the iPod?
4. Can you watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Video On Demand and iTunes on the iPod? If so, does it support HD movies?
Thanks!

Hello evil_klonoa,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
1. Is it durable enough so that I can just stick it in my pocket and go, or does it require a lot of care to use?
Yes. It may also depend on what you are doing while the iPod is in your pocket. If its just walking or everyday moving around, you should be okay. I do it all the time.
2. Can the volume go up really high (for both headphones and the built-in speaker)? I don't want to ruin my ears, I just have a lot of quiet songs in my collection.
Yes, both the internal speaker and headphones are and can get quite loud. If your music is still too quiet, there may be a couple of ways around it.
3. How many hours of video can you take at a time? Also, can you play back the videos right on the iPod?
You can record a video as long as there is still space left on your iPod Nano as well as battery life. And yes, you can play it back right on your iPod Nano if you wish.
4. Can you watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Video On Demand and iTunes on the iPod? If so, does it support HD movies?
Yes, as long as they are in an iPod compatible format. And no, iPods do not currently support high definition videos.
For more information and such about the iPod Nano, see it's *User Guide* which I provided below.
[5th Generation iPod Nano User Guide|http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPod_nano_5th_genUserGuide.pdf]
Hope this helps.
B-rock

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    playing the guitar on garage band as one of the external instruments, what is the best way to do it??
    use an audio interface:
    http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#interfaces
    some people find pugging a guitar directly into the mac, though most do not:
    http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#pluginguitar
    (you can certainly try, it's nearly free, so why not)
    Would I have to buy a good external microphone and just put it in front of the amplifier that the guitar is plugged into to get the best sound??
    that's the way i do it, and to really capture that amp sound, I think it's best, though it's a little more complicated because you can't really plug a mic into a mac, again you need an interface/preamp

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