What Ipod to buy ?
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eh wrote:I've no idea why people buy ipods when the likes of Creative make players that are better and cheaper.
they dont work with os x
thats one reason'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'0 -
Also, just because you use iTunes doesn't mean you have to buy from the Apple Store.
I usually find Play/amazon to be the cheapest for downloads, and I 'think' Play provide a better bit rate than either0 -
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balthazar wrote:Captain Fagor wrote:I don't like iTunes because of their DRM (digital rights management) applied to their shop. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management
As I understand it, everything will work swimmingly until one day you decide you no longer want to listen to music via an apple product. Then the encryption applied to all the music you have bought from iTunes will prevent you playing these songs on another device. Not good. Not good at all.
And as far as hardware is concerned, the headphones on all iPods are absolutely woeful, and I'm no sound quality connoisseur!
That's changed: all music bought from the iTunes store has been DRM free for a year or so. The codec Apple use is AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), a non-Apple standard which is license free and supported by most modern audio players and programs. I still prefer to buy CD's and rip them, however, simply for the hard copy backup.
To the OP: get the iPod Nano. You'll love it, it does everything beautifully – the best refinement of the iPod yet. I've never minded the supplied earphones but obviously you can get whatever ones you prefer.
Sorry to ask a basic DRM question: does the above mean that any song that I buy on i-tunes can now be copied to an unlimited number of my own mp3 players?0 -
as said....
if you want an ipod...buy the one that you can afford, but there are better music players out there, for less money....
The sony s series for example... has beaten the ipods (new version for new version) in audio quality, ease of use, battery life for the last 2 years in various well known gadget blogs, magazines and tv programme reviews. They can't all be wrong..can they?
And you do not need to use itunes (or the even worse 3rd party offerings like RockBox) or sync your player to an individual pc.....drag and drop, then the player sorts out the library stuff.
That said...Apple have produced a brand that is desired above other players despite the shortcomings of the devices by comparison......to the point that they have the lions share of the mp3 player market....
Basically its going to come down to preference....go to a department store and get your hands on a few players in your price range and evaluate which one you prefer based on what features and quality you get for the price....
If after that you think that the 'ipod version x' is for you...then buy it!Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
H.G. Wells.0 -
Yes, you can. This article is a good overview for normal people (audio codec discussions can get terrifyingly techy in no time, I've noticed):topcattim wrote:Sorry to ask a basic DRM question: does the above mean that any song that I buy on i-tunes can now be copied to an unlimited number of my own mp3 players?
http://www.macworld.com/article/138000/ ... m_faq.html0 -
+1 iPod Nano - probably an 8gb.
It's just the right size to go in your pocket but not too small to get squidged. It's surprising just how few albums you can get on the smaller ones especially with the current, and growing, music file sizes.
The current ones have an FM radio built in (but I don't think they're brilliant) I have a Roberts 'Robi' DAB radio attachment which is pretty good as well.
Get yourself a decent set of headphones though. I favour the 'open' type (as supplied)when I'm cycling but Sennheiser and Shure at least do decent in-ear 'phones for £20 upwards that blow the apple ones out of the water.
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