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I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 9:48 AM
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Quote Which is better the apple ipod or one of the other mp3 players? What I am looking for is something that I can possible download some of the CD's I already have on to it. I dont want one that plays video etc just a basic(ish) one. Can you also download audio books on to them? With the Apple ipod can you only download from their site and how much does this cost. I can't seem to find out much.
Which is better the apple ipod or one of the other mp3 players? What I am looking for is something that I can possible download some of the CD's I already have on to it. I dont want one that plays video etc just a basic(ish) one. Can you also download audio books on to them? With the Apple ipod can you only download from their site and how much does this cost. I can't seem to find out much.
I know that we have a number of gadget fans on here so please can you help?
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 10:06 AM
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Quote With the Apple ipod can you only download from their site
That's not true poppy, you can rip music from CD's to mp3, plenty of software out there to do that!. You can then copy that music to the Ipod, the ONLY problem with Ipod's is that you must use the Apple Itunes s/w to copy stuff to it.
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Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 11:07 AM
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Depends how you'll use it though - you can rip CDs in iTunes and if you're happy to let it it doesn't do a bad job at organising your music for you. Personally I'd rather do that myself, but I'm happy to spend time tagging everything properly and can understand those that don't want to. I also hate the way iTunes takes over the computer, but it's not really all that bad from a usability point of view.
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 11:19 AM
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I don't think that my friend wants to download music from the Internet, just copy stuff that she already has.
Next, what about this business with the stories? My friend (and me for that matter) rather like talking books so where does that fit in please?
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 12:03 PM
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1) Rip the CD, to an mp3 or other compressed file. I like EAC for this (exact audio copy) but it's fairly complicated and aimed at nerds like me who want everything lossless (FLAC FTW!) - an easier program is CDEx. Both programs will name the tracks correctly from internet databases etc.
You now have the CD as a set of files on your computer.
Next step - get them onto the player.
Drag your folder of new music into mediamonkey/winamp, and the ipod should show either on the left (mediamonkey) or in the library (winamp). You can then drag files from the main window to the portable device and it will copy across. Once that's done, eject the device in the same way as you would for any USB drive and unplug.
Audiobooks are generally just mp3 files so can be dragged and dropped in the same way - or they start as a CD, in which case follow the above process
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 12:13 PM
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Quote Even that's not necessarily the case (having to use iTunes I mean) - you'll need to if it needs the firmware updating or anything, but for transferring music I used either mediamonkey or winamp.
Matt, Does that work on recent Ipod's ? I had a problem with the other halfs IPod Nano Gen 5. The directory database on the Ipod is encrypted and only ITunes will update it correctly when you sync. I use Linux(Ubuntu) as my main OS and the normal IPod tools on that couldn't hack the latest Ipod directories ( they can now ) so I had to use ITunes on my Windows laptop to access the Ipod.
So does mediamonkey/winamp know about the latest Ipod's now ?
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Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 12:19 PM
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07-04-2011 12:41 PM
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07-04-2011 1:04 PM
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Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 1:15 PM
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Only down side on that player is that it won't do video - how much is your friend looking to spend? Some criteria would help as far as narrowing it down goes.
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 2:07 PM
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I definitely won't be looking for the iPod and have just checked out a Sansa one and it looks quite neat. My friend doesn't want video and neither do I so it is no problem that it doesn't have this feature. I like what you said about it being easy to use and appearing as an external drive on the computer - I am sure that I could cope with that.
I don't know how much she has to spend (or me for that matter) - I think that the right specification is important. Possibly one with a radio on it too might be good. I like the idea of just buying the size of card that you require or need. Will head off to Amazon to check them out.
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 2:58 PM
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Much cheaper (and louder) than any mp3 player / Apple ipod.
BTW My television also does the same thing, indoors.
My PC will also do this...
Why do people pay loads of money for MP3 players, just so they can force tiny earphones into their ear canals?
Is it just to irritate other people on the tube?
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Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 4:17 PM
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Quote Much cheaper (and louder) than any mp3 player / Apple ipod
Ouch! Poor Mrs, Master and Miss Fox. Hope it's not heavy metal.
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 4:28 PM
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Quote from: A Why do people pay loads of money for MP3 players, just so they can force tiny earphones into their ear canals?
Is it just to irritate other people on the tube?
Hi Vileoafsix,
For those of us without cars, it's very handy to have music on the move - especially when on public transport and surrounded by youths and hoodies with mobile phones playing music from tinny speakers. The tiny earbuds generally have a very good seal which prevents both music leaking out, and noise leaking in, so best of both worlds for all concerned (it also helps with bass, if that's your sort of thing). A PC or TV isn't ideal for music on the move, a tad unwieldy for my taste.
Re: I-Pod/MP3
07-04-2011 4:55 PM
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They still don't have one.
My wife prefers the Radio.
None of us are that bothered about music on the move.
When I'm on my own, my car plays a mixture of heavy metal, punk and various 60's & 70's music.
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