Nah, I'm not changing it, I'd have to travel quite a distance to do it and I'm not willing to, I can live with the inconsistancies and glitches, but the battery during video playback (which really pi$$es me off) - please don't be offended by this - is NOT going to improve by exchanging it. Sure, the "power off after sync/charge" thing may be better on another unit, maybe not, if it was a fault then that would not explain the problem that other users have, nor my friend's 4G iPod - which only started after a certain firmware update, or even (as I've JUST found out), my sister's iPod mini.. AGAIN, after an update. I'd still recommend an iPod, but point out that they are not flawless and the battery life advertised is basically codswallop. Anyway I'm done on the subject here since it's not useful to keep going round in circles, I'm posting gripes/questions etc. to a more appropriate forum
BTW: Cairo is a great place, visited it quite a few years back and can't wait to return.