You had Apple on the phone, wouldn't they be the ones to know? : )
I recently bought a 4th gen. Ipod Nano, and am generally pleased with it. However, I noticed that I could not download some video podcasts from Itunes to my Ipod.
When I called Apple they said that Ipods will not accept HD videos.
Will Apple be changing this in new models of the Nano or Touch? It seems ridiculous that as more video switches to HD, Apple wouldn't address this.

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