IPod video Battery Life

Hi all
I was wondering what sort of battary life i should be expecting from an ipod video when used to watch a film - i understand that this will drain the power fast, but it does seem to go down very fast almost to the point weres there is no point using the video function without being pugged into the mains.

you should expect i think its 6.5 hours of battery life, but ive found that the brightness drains the power while watching video

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