Advantages: Easy navigation, clear large screen, huge capacity, great looking, excellent value for money Disadvantages: iTunes a little annoying, dodgy earphones
**UPDATE** After having this iPod for 18 months now, I thought I'd update my review as parts of it are no longer true. This review was updated 22.07.09 :-)
** UPDATE** I'll have owned my iPod Classic for two years when December comes, so at the end of this review I'll give you an update on how it's running almost 24 months after it was first purchased.
I was hesitant about buying an iPod as my first, an iPod mini a few years ago, broke and never mended itself as
soon as I bought it. It was sent back and I've been using other (decent) players since. But iPods are so popular
I decided to give them another shot and, truthfully, am very pleased that I did.
After using a perfectly good Samsung YP-Z5A 4GB Mp3 player, I was bought the iPod Classic 80GB (in black) for
a Christmas present. Firstly, I would order it off the official ...
Advantages: Looks good, easy to use, good for value. Disadvantages: Freezes sometimes, repetitive use can hurt hand, screen a bit small.
I found the Ipod 80G Classic looked good and I paid £157 for it and its been a good companion. I think its easy to use and it does exactly what I wanted. I play videos and TV shows from mine and I find that very useful as it is very good quality. I also use it to put photos on and its easy to show people and when I want to look at my memories. Also I know that my photos are saved on it and recently when my computer failed I found it really useful as I knew I had them on my Ipod. I like the games on it and the fact that you can buy games to put on it. I got my first Ipod before this one but I could not live without this one. It is like my little friend. I love listening to music and I think the sound is really good quality as is the display is also very good quality.
However, you can only charge it up on the computer, but if your ...
Advantages: YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIES AND COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION IN YOUR POCKET Disadvantages: SOUND LEVEL ON MOVIES NOT GREAT
I bought my Ipod Classic around a month ago to basically be able to carry all my albums round with me at all times and have a couple of my favourite movies to hand if I am ever bored.
I used to have an Ipod Nano and thought that 2 GB of memory would be plenty for what I needed but soon found that I couldn't fit no way near half of my albums on there and had to cherry pick my favourite songs due to there being not enough space available.
Now having 80GB it's surprising how much you can actually fit on it. I currently have around 15 movies, a season of lost and over a 100 albums and am still well under 30GB. It's unbelievable.
Unless you would like to put all your movie collection on to your Ipod then I can definitely assure you that an 80GB capacity would more than cover your requirements.
The Ipod has a great new feature ...
Product Information for "Classical Chillout - Platinum" »
Product details
Title
Classical Chillout - Platinum
Composer
Craig Armstrong (20th Century); Howard Shore (b 1946); John (Towner) Williams (b 1932); Thomas Newman (20th Cent); Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751); Gabriel Yared (20th Cent); Alex North (1910 - 1991); Klaus Badelt (20th cent); Hans Zimmer (20th Cent); James Horner (b 1953)
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko; Steven Mayer
Date of Release
01/11/2004
Recomended Retail Price
17.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Decadance / TEN
Pieces in Set
4
Running Time
4 hours 33 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works, Orchestral, Instrumental, Vocal and choral
Stereo
Stereo
SPAR Code
DDD
EAN
5026535310129
Work 1
Work Title
Romeo & Juliet
Excerpt(s)
1. Balcony Scene
Composer
Craig Armstrong (20th Century)
Genre
Stage works
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 2
Work Title
Lord of the Rings
Excerpt(s)
1. Into the West
Composer
Howard Shore (b 1946)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2001
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 3
Work Title
Schindler's List
Excerpt(s)
1. Theme from Schindler's List
Composer
John (Towner) Williams (b 1932)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1993
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 4
Work Title
American Beauty
Excerpt(s)
1. Any Other Name
Composer
Thomas Newman (20th Cent)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2000
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 5
Work Title
Adagio in G minor
Excerpt(s)
1. arr Cameron as 'Amore perduto'
Composer
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)
Genre
Orchestral
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 6
Work Title
(The) English Patient
Excerpt(s)
1. The English Patient
Composer
Gabriel Yared (20th Cent)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1996
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 7
Work Title
Unchained
Excerpt(s)
1. Unchained Melody (later used in film 'Ghost'-see Jarre)
Composer
Alex North (1910 - 1991)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1955
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 8
Work Title
Pirates of the Carribean
Excerpt(s)
1. Moonlight Serenade
Composer
Klaus Badelt (20th cent)
Genre
Stage works
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 9
Work Title
(The) Last Samurai
Excerpt(s)
1. Idyll's End
Composer
Hans Zimmer (20th Cent)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2003
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 10
Work Title
Titanic
Excerpt(s)
1. My Heart Will Go On (Symphonic Version)
Composer
James Horner (b 1953)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1997
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 11
Work Title
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Excerpt(s)
1. Hedwig's Theme
Composer
John (Towner) Williams (b 1932)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
2003
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 12
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio sostenuto
Composer
Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1900-01
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 13
Work Title
(The) Piano
Excerpt(s)
1. The Heart asks Pleasure First
Composer
Michael Nyman (b1944)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1993
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 14
Work Title
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Composer
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1938
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 15
Work Title
(Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'
Excerpt(s)
1. Aquarium
Composer
(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1886
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 16
Work Title
Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55
Excerpt(s)
1. Prelude_Morning
Composer
Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre
Stage works
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 17
Work Title
(6) Gnossiennes
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 1 (1890)
Composer
Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925)
Genre
Instrumental
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 18
Work Title
Love Story
Excerpt(s)
1. Theme
Composer
Francis Lai (b 1933)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1970
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 19
Work Title
Pride and Prejudice
Excerpt(s)
1. Pride and Prejudice (Opening Title Music)
Composer
Carl Davis (b 1936)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1995
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 20
Work Title
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Excerpt(s)
1. Theme
Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto (b 1952)
Genre
Stage works
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 21
Work Title
Tubular Bells
Excerpt(s)
1. Tubular Bells
Composer
Mike Oldfield (b 1953)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1973
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 22
Work Title
(7) Suites for Keyboard, Set II
Excerpt(s)
1. Sarabande
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
Published 1733
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 23
Work Title
Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo
Composer
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1893
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 24
Work Title
(Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Excerpt(s)
1. ACT 2 - Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
Composer
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1881
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 25
Work Title
Time to Say Goodbye
Excerpt(s)
1. Time to Say Goodbye
Composer
Francesco Sartori (b 1957)
Genre
Orchestral
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 26
Work Title
Cats
Excerpt(s)
1. Memory
Composer
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (b 1948)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1981
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 27
Work Title
Gianni Schicchi
Excerpt(s)
1. O mio babbino caro
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1918
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 28
Work Title
Lakmé
Excerpt(s)
1. Dôme épais le jasmin/Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet
Composer
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1883
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 29
Work Title
'O sole mio
Excerpt(s)
1. 'O sole mio
Composer
Eduardo Di Capua (1865 - 1917)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1898
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 30
Work Title
West Side Story
Excerpt(s)
1. Somewhere
Composer
Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1957
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 31
Work Title
(The) Man I Love
Excerpt(s)
1. The Man I Love
Composer
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1947
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 32
Work Title
Turandot
Excerpt(s)
1. Nessun dorma!
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1926
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 33
Work Title
Chants d'Auvergne
Excerpt(s)
1. Baïlèro
Composer
(Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret) (1879 - 1957)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1923-30
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 34
Work Title
Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Excerpt(s)
1. Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Composer
Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1825
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 35
Work Title
Spartacus
Excerpt(s)
1. Aegina schemes to help Crassus
Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1954 rev 1968
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 36
Work Title
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Excerpt(s)
1. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Composer
Franz (Xaver) Gruber (1787 - 1863)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 37
Work Title
Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', Op. 36
Excerpt(s)
1. Lento e largo
Composer
Henryk (Mikolaj) Górecki (b 1933)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1976
Main Performer
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Opera Part(s)
Andrey Boreyko, Steven Mayer
Work 38
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2