Pretty but slow.

Question

The new interface is very pretty, but it is also VERY slow and unresponsive. It takes about three seconds to get from the "Now Playing" to the "Main Menu". On 5G iPod video this was less than a second. I would gladly forego all the fancy animations if it would make the thing more responsive.
-Ron.

Answer 1

Hello Friends.
These are the facts, nothing anecdotal
I have owned/purchased 6 iPods over the years. The Classic is the first to disappoint me and the first one I have ever returned. I purchased my 80Gb. iPod Classic at the Apple store on September 9th and took it back a week later. The slowness described elsewhere here was too severe for me to tolerate and too much of a distraction.
I have over 100 playlists, most smart. When clicking "Playlists" from the main music window, the 30 second screen time would actually black out the screen before the playlists would appear (i.e. it took more than 30 seconds before the sub menu's would appear).
Additionally, as many other's have said, most menu transitions were taking 2-4 seconds.
On a positive note, I will say the sound quality was excellent, but the buggy, slow interface was too much. This is the first time Apple has let me down.
At least the store manager waived the $24 restocking fee.