iPod Video Downloads - How and Where To Download Your beloved Videos

Whether you just got a new iPod or are an old-time user, there are all the time new things you will inspect about that petite gadget. Downloading video to your iPod is not as straight-forward for a newbie, and even those who have been using iPod for a while.

Essentially, your iPod can keep 2 video formats, H.264 video and Mpeg-4 video. An important question many folks possibly together with you would ask - so which one is better? On the surface, H.264 appears to be good than Mpeg-4 because of the crystal clear picture quality. It also takes much lesser space than Mpeg-4. This naturally means that you can pack more videos and music into your iPod if you use this video format. There are some who would argue that both formats are equally exquisite in terms of picture capability when the encoding is done at higher supported video settings.

If everything remains ceteris paribus, ie status quo, shouldn't H.264 format be the only choice all should select? However, there remains a fact which iPod users who have been using H.264 video format would agree and that is it takes much longer to encode the video than using Mpeg-4 format. So if you are building a wide variety of iPod video downloads and don't have the patience to wait, you should reconsider using Mpeg-4.

By now, you should have a clearer comprehension about iPod video downloads but we are not done yet. If the format of your video files are in avi, mpeg, etc, you need to convert them before your iPod can read and display. There is a video conversion freeware called Videora iPod Convertor which you can use together with Videora to rip video from any Dvd and copy to your iPod. However, I have a word of caution for you. Before you start downloading from some of the iPod video downloads sites, be sure to check if there is any copyright infringement. A uncomplicated rule to corollary is to avoid those free download sites altogether. There is enough bad press about these sites that share copyrighted video files blatantly.

Nowadays, the disk capacity of new generation iPods is astoundingly huge, going into the range of 40-60G. This can authentically accommodate many videos. However, downloading that many files at iTune would probably set one back by a large sum of money. Most folks would not be able to afford it. Fortunately, there are now several paid iPod video downloads sites that would grant you entrance to huge libraries of iPod media downloads together with music and movies for a flat one-time fee. There is quite a fair bit of choices so it makes exquisite sense to browse around and shop for one paid membership site that suits your needs. If you wish to find out more about what are the different factors you should reconsider and inspect before paying for your iPod video downloads, do visit my blog for more details.

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