I made it over to the Apple store a few minutes ago. Played with some new nanos. Trying different colors to see which I liked. The screen is really good. TV-watching should be fine.
I liked the *black* one the best. It looks coolest. I was surprised to see that the back side is chrome now. My second favorite was the Product (red) one.
This is a tiny, light and cheap way to get into iPod video. The video and the gorgeous bright screen are the primo features here. The $79 1-gig shuffle has stiff competition now with the fuller-featured 4 gig nano for $149.
If you are wondering. I didn't buy one. First, I haven't got my $100 credit yet. Second, I love my iPhone and am not sure I want 2 devices.