Battery Life - Advice

Hi all,
Needing a little bit of advice - not sure if I am doing something wrong.
When I chose my MP3 player, I originally didn't want an i-Pod due to the fact I'd heard the battery life was rubbish. When we went to the shop to buy the Sony MP3 I wanted, we were basically talked into the i-Pod by a very enthusiastic salesman who was a hardcore i-Pod fan.
I've got the new 30gig video i-Pod and he told me that although it advertises around 20hrs battery life he said I could ideally expect between 6-10hrs of CONTINUOUS PLAY on the battery, which was fine.
However I am finding I am getting approx 1.5hrs of continuous play at the very most before my battery goes into the red from full.
Is this due to something I am doing wrong, or are all i-Pods generally like this? Or do you think its a problem with mine?
Any advice would be appreciated!!

From new, the iPod battery can take time getting to full potential. There are a lot of factors that affect battery usage such as what size your music files are, how often you use the click wheel or the backlight etc. As far as battery life goes, the hours Apple quotes are based on continual play of music files, AAC 128kbps file format, no backlight and no access via the scroll wheel during play. How long you get from your battery really depends on how you are using your iPod.
Have a look at these pages:
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