# Another Ipod/Itunes question: Video podcast can't be played?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ipod-itunes-question-video-podcast-cant-be-played/493556 "2009-04-18T20:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ipod-itunes-question-video-podcast-cant-be-played/493556/1 "2009-04-18T20:21:13Z")

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Message from Itunes:

“ was not copied to the iPod [Y] because it cannot be played on this iPod.”

_X_ is a free video podcast downloaded from Itunes. Specifically, it’s one of H.B.O.'s standup comedy segments.

_Y_ is a brand new Ipod Classic.

What kind of video podcast can be played on Itunes but not on an Ipod? How could this come about?

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ipod-itunes-question-video-podcast-cant-be-played/493556/2 "2009-04-18T20:26:44Z")

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And why did they shrink it from 160 GB to 120 GB?

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ipod-itunes-question-video-podcast-cant-be-played/493556/3 "2009-04-20T15:06:25Z")

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No ideas?