IPod Touch is AWESOME!!

This is just a short review for anyone on the fence. There are tons of "professional" reviews of the Touch around the net but I thought I would give you my impressions. I have only previously owned the 5th Gen iPod Video.
First I have to say, This thing is friggin' AWESOME!
I received it yesterday afternoon! WOW, is all I can say. This device is really cool! Great quality, very bright screen, great video quality, great audio!
Web browsing is the best on a mobile device I have ever had (other than a laptop)! Being able to have multi page browsing on a mobile device is great! Using my home WiFi, pages load very quickly. Being that flash is missing does suck but other than that it works great! Bookmarks sync from Safari on your PC or Mac which is cool!
iTunes WiFi store is cool and works great (however I hope they add podcasts soon). I purchased "Rockstar" from Nickelback. It downloaded very fast.
The LCD is crystal clear. On screen text is super sharp and easy to read, even when text is small.
YouTube loads videos faster than my DSL wired PC using my wireless WiFi. Very cool!
Watching video on the Touch is a treat! Much better than my 5th Gen iPod Video. Video quality is crystal clear.
Viewing photos on the Touch is a pleasure. I love the pinch to zoom feature (also works in Safari).
Touch screen and typing work great! Typing is easier than I thought it would be. I do hit a wrong character from time to time but otherwise it works great. Touching icons, web links, music and video controls, etc. works great!
The size is great. Very Very slim and light. Easy to hold. Controls are intuitive.
I opted for the 16GB model because you get double the memory for $100 more. I am glad I did! I had to be selective with my podcasts, music, and video when I loaded it up. I have 4 GB of space left and have pretty much everything I want on an iPod. Of course if I put a movie or 2 on there, then I will have to look at removing some stuff. I was nervous before the Touch arrived that I wouldn't be able to get everything I wanted on it. But I have approx 250 of my favorite songs, tons and tons of audio podcasts, TV shows, Music videos, and several Video Podcasts. I know as time goes on the 16 GB will be restrictive, but honestly you can just edit what you have on there via iTunes.
The little plastic stand that is included was a nice "touch"
I gotta buy a case for this little gem! I left the plastic screen protector on until I can get a case. So far the few cases I have seen won't be shipping until mid-October
Lots of great little features like the Calender icon displaying the correct date, however if they did that, why doesn't the clock icon display the correct time?
Which reminds me, the World clock feature is cool. I think it was on my 5G iPod but I never used it. It is much more accessable on the Touch. Actually, everything is more accessible. Browsing the applications and lists on the Touch is easy and everything is well placed. I am extremely happy with my Touch. I think they are a little too expensive. However, I am okay with the price I paid. I know the price will drop (maybe sooner than later if iPhone is any prediction, lol). But I am okay with that. This device will go with me everywhere!
If I could change a few things about the Touch it would have to be:
When in the "Podcasts" menu under Music, it would be nice that if the podcast is video, it would play the Video when you click it and not just the audio. If it is a Video Podcast you have to go to Videos to watch it. It makes sense that only audio is in "Music" but it would be nice to have the option to play video if it was video.
When browsing podcasts, music lists, etc. it would be nice if this could be done in landscape mode as well. It gets annoying to be watching your favorite podcast and when it ends the screen goes back to letter style for browsing the lists. Just a little annoying, nothing major.
And of course the Calender needs to be editable from the Touch.
So far I have no issues, knock on wood!
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask You can PM me, respond to this thread or email me at safetyobc [at] yahoo dot com.
safetyobc

Not unless you saved an image of the 4.3.3 system. Otherwise, you cannot downgrade. You can see if you can find a standalone download link for it here.

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