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| Thread ID: 116925 | 2011-03-26 00:58:00 | Advice needed on iPods and alternatives | tuiruru (12277) | PC World Chat |
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| 1189454 | 2011-03-26 19:29:00 | Just look at something like this; www.dse.co.nz if you don't need all the bells and whistles like games (it has FM and video playback - not that video would be much chop on the tiny screen). Mp3 is easy - drag and drop the songs on - don't need to setup propriety software like iTunes. You would get up to 1000 songs on the 4GB one - they have an 8Gb as well if that is not enough music but check the battery life as the 8GB doesn't last as long according to the specs. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1189455 | 2011-03-26 20:04:00 | Have a generic first gen ipod clone (5 years),does the job about 2 hours battery life and was $90 TM at the time Came across this from 1 year ago from strommer ,some experiences pressf1.pcworld.co.nz |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1189456 | 2011-03-26 20:37:00 | A lot more very useful information since my last post - thank you people! Anybody else? |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1189457 | 2011-03-27 08:12:00 | Your daughter must of hit the wrong button, ipods play mp3's. What you have experienced is operator error, not software or hardware error. Indeed all my music is converted to AIFF on my Ipod. So there are more options than mp4. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 1189458 | 2011-03-27 08:41:00 | .... don't need to setup propriety software like iTunes. AHA! And that is my point - does an iPod et al require you to be tied to Itunes? Perhaps not - I simply don't know. There used to be a clear line between imusic/applications, and everything else. So is an iPod exactly equivalent to a generic mp3 player? |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 1189459 | 2011-03-27 09:44:00 | If you install Rockbox (Open source firmware) onto an iPod you can use it with whichever program you like and it won't require file conversion either. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1189460 | 2011-03-27 17:37:00 | There are ways around using iTunes - I use Mediamonkey and control my iPod with a plugin. However, for the majority of users it could be a bit confusing using a work around and most tend to stick with iTunes. As far as I know you need iTunes at least for the first time you plug your iPod in and charge just to set it up. Once that is done then you can look at using an alternative management system. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1189461 | 2011-03-27 18:15:00 | If it is important that it looks good but doesn't matter what it sounds like - go Apple. If it is important that it sounds good but doesn't matter what it looks like - go Sony. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 1189462 | 2011-03-27 19:13:00 | You see, we didn't know about this iTunes/iPod bizzo. So, if she bought an iPod but just wants stuff from her cd's, does iTunes have to do the ripping? What exactly does iTunes do? Thanks |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1189463 | 2011-03-27 19:43:00 | About a year ago ... they did a review on target. The iPod was not bad. iPod and Creative Labs were the 2 better ones vs the others .... Samsung I think it was and some generic ones. What sort of whistles do you need? Some might find a cellphone suit their needs. |
Nomad (952) | ||
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