Although the actual storage on the iPod is 148 gigs – so I guess that’s 28 gigs, not 40, for movies and videos. (read: pr0n)

If you do get flat sound from the lineout, you can use the built-in EQ to compensate, which is no problem if you weren’t planning to use the headphones much anyway. The EQ uses more battery, but if you’ve got it plugged in, it doesn’t matter.

As far as iPods go, I’m determined to get an iPhone now that the cell phone service turned to AT&T and they support it, but I also REALLY want a 160gig classic. I want something I can take with me for my newest and most faddish music, and then something that I can store anything and everything on for long trips (which, as I’m sure you know, happen often with coaster nuts).

I dunno. I haven’t really had a chance to play much (at all) with it yet. I doubt I’ll ever use the headphone out, but I did score a cable that goes from the dock connector (on the bottom) to the car stereo. I went out to the garage and played a song. My initial impression was that the mids were too much (the upside down “V” eq setting)

Might just be me. I’m a rock guy and usually set my EQ on my various devices to the “V” (boosting highs and lows) – even when I did that on the aux input on the car stereo the iPod sounded ‘flat’ – just very unlively.

Could be the source though. All I had were a couple of tunes I downloaded from iTunes (my first from them) – not MP3′s I ripped on my own. Once I get around to sticking my collection on the iPod, I’ll have a better idea of what is responsible for the ‘dead’ sound from the iPod through the car.

In summary, not enough time spent yet to really make a call, but my initial impression is not of boosted highs, but an almost ‘dead’ (certainly not lively), mid-heavy sound.

That, of course, could be the songs I bought, the cable I got or the car stereo making things seem that way…or it could be the iPod.

I’d be interesting in hearing what you think, if you end up using the line out.