iPod question

[Tullphan]

My daughter's wanting an iPod for her birthday. I'd prefer to get her a Sansa because I'm thinking one is limited to iTunes when it comes to uploading songs. My daughter says one can upload MP3s into iTunes, then onto the iPod.
Who's right...or are either of us right?

 

[sjandrewbsme]

I think the iPod requires itunes. I'm pretty sure you can upload mp3s, via iTunes, into the iPod.

That being said....I would never give up my sansa for an iPod and more apple adware on my desktop.

 

[Terabyte]

 

[KeithTalent]

Just FYI you can use MediaMonkey with Ipods, just get the Ipod plugin.

If you do stick with Itunes you do not have to convert to AAC if you do not want to.

 

[Compuzen]

I'm pretty sure the ipod plays mp3s in their mp3 format.

I use yamipod to add music to my ipod. itunes sucks and should be burned at the stake.

It doesn't take much time to drag mp3s or songs from my comp to the ipod through yamipod, so I'd say they aren't being converted.

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: Terabyte
You upload the mp3s into itunes, and then it will (automatically?) convert them to AAC (apple's format). Then just transfer to the ipod.

MP3s are not converted to AAC.

@OP: iPods require (officially) the use of iTunes as the software program to transfer files, but do not in any way require the use of the iTunes Music Store service. Plain old MP3s will work fine.

 

[SuperFreaky]

MediaMonkey FTW!!

 

[cheesygoldfish]

itunes is a piece of crap that hogs memory.

 

[Tullphan]

OK...another question.
The Nano's w/the built-in memory as opposed to the Mini's w/the hard drives...when the battery goes kaput on a Nano, am I correct in assuming all data will be lost as well?

 

[imported_flounder]

I use Ephpod and it works great and yes you can use mp3s in iTunes too. The only thing I would be concerned about is the possibility that apple made the newer firmware only work with iTunes (I have an older model).

 

[Vageetasjn]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
OK...another question.
The Nano's w/the built-in memory as opposed to the Mini's w/the hard drives...when the battery goes kaput on a Nano, am I correct in assuming all data will be lost as well?

No, the storage is non-volatile, similar to USB flash drives, which have no power source when disconnected from a computer, but as you probably know, do not lose their data.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
OK...another question.
The Nano's w/the built-in memory as opposed to the Mini's w/the hard drives...when the battery goes kaput on a Nano, am I correct in assuming all data will be lost as well?

No, the Nano uses the same flash memory as a USB thumb drive, no power required to store the data.