New MP3 player, do I need to stick to iPod?
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The battery in my 1st gen iPod mini is starting to pack in so im on the lookout for a 4-8gb mp3 player. But because i have bought some of my music from iTunes, would it be more simple to just get a nano or can i still listen to the copy protected music (without any software or burning and re-ripping) on any mp3 player? If so what would poeple recommend around the 4-8gb mark?
Yep just buy a new battery from Maplin, costs about 6 quid. Dont bother using the tools that come with it. Go to a music shop and get a couple of guitar picks they work better.
Failing that if you want to use this as an excuse for a new player, The creative labs ones are reportedly very good and well worth checking out before you make your decision.
Failing that if you want to use this as an excuse for a new player, The creative labs ones are reportedly very good and well worth checking out before you make your decision.
R1 GTR said:
sadako said:
Failing that if you want to use this as an excuse for a new player, The creative labs ones are reportedly very good and well worth checking out before you make your decision.
tbh it was my excuse form the start
Can I have microdrive out of your ipod mini for my HP360LX then?
Have a look at the Creative Zen V Plus
Goes up to 8 gig and is flash based, scratch resistant and actually has an EQ you can set yourself
Edited by sadako on Monday 23 April 21:21
SlidingSideways said:
R1 GTR said:
tbh it was my excuse form the start
In that case, you'll need to stick with an iPod of some description to listen to your itunes music without doing anything.
If you don't mind doing a bit of work, Google for JHymn. That should convert your iTunes music to non-DRM MP3s.
Or just burn your iTunes DRM'd songs as an audio cd, and re-import them into iTunes. This will remove the DRM and enable them on any player
It is worth doing this anyway even if you do get another Ipod as i've heard lots of people complaining of something going wrong with their computer and all their DRM enabled music stopping working. It turned out nobody could do anything and they had to re-buy all their music. Defective by design. The MP3s work fine with everything.
The creative ones and quite a few of their competitors do not require any software to copy the music over so no need for anything like Itunes on your PC.
The creative ones and quite a few of their competitors do not require any software to copy the music over so no need for anything like Itunes on your PC.
sadako said:
It is worth doing this anyway even if you do get another Ipod as i've heard lots of people complaining of something going wrong with their computer and all their DRM enabled music stopping working. It turned out nobody could do anything and they had to re-buy all their music. Defective by design. The MP3s work fine with everything.
The creative ones and quite a few of their competitors do not require any software to copy the music over so no need for anything like Itunes on your PC.
The creative ones and quite a few of their competitors do not require any software to copy the music over so no need for anything like Itunes on your PC.
Not the ipods fault though in this case. It's an issue with DRM systems in general; they aren't overly fault tolerant.
Having said that.... I don't have a problem with iTunes on either my PC or mac. And lots of the Linux variations work quite well (if a bit oddly) with some limitations (300MB limit on MP3 size).
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