I’m not sure knowing makes me feel any better
Well, while I admit I can’t figure out why Apple chose to design it this way, it looks like the fine folks over at Joy of Tech have figured out why the iPhone takes so long to sync.
I would hope that in a future iPhone update Apple can find a way to have the iPhone watch the shortest movie on your hard drive. Right now my iPhone seems to always choose to watch the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy.