The main concern I have left before buying an iPod is the ease of
copying MP3's back and forth. Most of my MP3's will be on an external
hard drive and will be ripped by Windows Media Player. They are
mostly in folders arranged by album.
Let's say I have a high capacity iPod and want to remove maybe 20
albums and copy 20 new albums from the hard drive. How long would it
take someone who is experienced with iTunes to do this?
Would I have to go into each folder and copy the songs individually,
or can I copy the entire folder at once?
Do the MP3's have to have the album information saved onto the file
itself ("Properties") in order to browse it by album on the iPod?
One other thing I was wondering. Is it convenient to charge and play
at the same time? I think one thing that I will be doing frequently
is hooking the iPod into my home stereo system at night, setting it
to shuffle, and have it play music until the next morning. I assume
it will need to be plugged in while doing this or else it will run
down most of the battery. Is the charging equipment amenable to this?
--- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, Carl S <crshuby@...> wrote:
>
> Let's get started with some answers:
>
> Things you most dislike:
> 1. The iPod display is easy to see in any kind of light in my
experience.
> 2. You can search for songs on an iPod by Album, Artist, Song ,
Genre or have them in a playlist - there are all kind of
possibilities. You will have to have all that information in the ID
tag of the mp3 but that is easy to do with iTunes and is
automatically put there if you rip a CD with iTunes.
> 3. All iPods have a shuffle feature. You can shuffle all songs,
individual playlists, songs on an album etc. You can even shuffle
albums if you want.
> 4. Bugs. I haven't seen too many bugs with the iPod that aren't
usually addressed with a software update or Apple support. I haven't
had any in 2 years.
>
> Things you like:
> 1. With the iPod you cannot copy songs from the iPod to your
computer without using third party software which is readily
available for Mac or Windows. You can authorize up to 5 computers
for use with your iPod.
> 2. The iPod charges while plugged into a USB port.
> 3. The iPod does not come with a voice recorder. Although again I
think there are 3rd party hardware solutions that will attach to your
iPod to enable this function - although I don't have experience with
any.
>
> Things you don't care about:
> 1. All iPods except the shuffle will play videos.
> 2. The iPod is of course compatible with the iTunes store. It is
also compatible with any store the provides songs in an mp3 format
(such as Amazon).
>
> I hope this gives you some more information to make up your mind.
I had other mp3 players before I bought an iPod and I still get a big
grin on my face when I think about my iPod. Best purchase I ever
made!
>
> Carl
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: jdk77550 <jdk77550@...>
>
> The
> things
> about
> the
> Sansa
> that
> I
> most
> dislike
> (other
> than
> the
> small
> capacity)
> are:
>
> 1.
> The
> display
> is
> impossible
> to
> see
> in
> bright
> light
> 2.
> All
> songs
> have
> to
> go
> into
> a
> single
> "Music"
> folder;
> there
> are
> no
> sub-folders
> to
> organize
> the
> songs.
> You
> have
> to
> make
> sure
> to
> have
> an
> album
> name
> on
> the
> MP3
> file
> itself
> BEFORE
> copying
> it
> over,
> then
> you
> can
> choose
> the
> album
> and
> it
> will
> play
> the
> songs
> in
> order
> based
> on
> the
> track
> number
> shown
> in
> "Properties"
> for
> the
> file
> (not
> in
> the
> name
> of
> the
> file).
> 3.
> No
> shuffle
> feature.
> 4.
> Bug:
> sometimes
> it
> simply
> won't
> play
> a
> song
> even
> though
> it
> shows
> it
> on
> the
> display
> for
> an
> album
> you
> select.
> The
> only
> way
> to
> make
> it
> play
> is
> to
> remove
> the
> file
> and
> recopy
> it
> over.
>
> The
> things
> I
> like
> about
> the
> Sansa:
>
> 1.
> You
> can
> move
> songs
> back
> and
> forth
> between
> the
> player
> and
> any
> computer
> just
> by
> plugging
> it
> into
> the
> USB
> port;
> no
> need
> to
> install
> software
> and
> it's
> not
> tied
> to
> a
> specific
> computer.
> 2.
> The
> unit
> charges
> while
> plugged
> into
> the
> USB
> port.
> 3.
> It
> has
> a
> voice
> recorder
> feature
> (though
> it
> records
> onto
> a
> .wav
> file
> which
> won't
> burn
> to
> CD
> with
> most
> software).
>
> Here
> are
> things
> that
> I
> don't
> care
> about
> (for
> now)
> in
> a
> player:
>
> 1.
> Ability
> to
> play
> video
> or
> show
> .jpgs.
> 2.
> Compatibility
> with
> online
> stores...I
> have
> no
> intention
> of
> downloading
> any
> music
> that
> way.
>
> So
> is
> an
> iPod
> for
> me?
> Although
> I'm
> not
> adamant
> about
> it,
> I
> like
> the
> idea
> of
> having
> a
> very
> high
> capacity
> (70GB
> or
> more),
> but
> only
> if
> it
> has
> the
> ability
> to
> shuffle
> among
> all
> songs
> on
> the
> player,
> and
> even
> better
> if
> it
> can
> shuffle
> just
> within
> a
> particular
> folder.
>
> I'm
> not
> a
> big
> fan
> of
> the
> iTunes
> approach
> (do
> I
> understand
> this
> correctly?)
> where
> you
> can
> only
> work
> with
> one
> computer
> and
> can't
> offload
> your
> MP3's
> onto
> another
> computer.
> But
> if
> other
> players
> have
> similar
> issues
> I
> may
> have
> to
> bite
> the
> bullet
> on
> this
> one.
>
> Thanks
> for
> any
> help
> I
> can
> get
> here...
>
>
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