itunes, can you use it for any mp3 or just ipod brands?

[imamicki2]

anyone know? Or do you know of a good site for downloading songs. I am new at this.

 

[Pam]

I thought you could only use it for iPods, but I could be mistaken.

I think you can pay to download songs from Napster for other MP3s.

 

[hemispheredancer]

If you have a Dell DJ, don't waste your $$ buying for iTunes. I made that mistake and was unable to upload from PC to DJ due to format differences. Personally, I hate Apple and all their complicated differences from the "real world".

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Thanks for posting this. My wife is buying me an mp3 player for Christmas and I'll be doing the same thing very soon.

 

[Plannergirl]

Itunes is in its own format not mp3 however you can save the file and convert it to an mp3. you loose some sound quality, most folks cant tell but you do when the file compresses, decompresses and resaves.

I have an Ipod and love it, all of my songfiles are mp3 no AAC like apple does.

 

[stinkerbelle]

I have an Ipod and love it, all of my songfiles are mp3 no AAC like apple does.

Stupid question here.
I have a Creative zen touch 20gig mmp3 player which I love.

*IF* I were to get an iPod shuffle (which I'm thinking of for when I work out due to it's smallness)...I could upload songs to it in the mp3 format?

I've been anti-iPod for a while...but I'm thinking of caving and getting the shuffle.

 

[dcentity2000]

All music stores use advanced music formats, more advanced that is than your usual MP3 file. "Format" refers to the computer language in which the music was written. Music stores sell the music in these confusing, advanced formats in order to regulate the duplication of the media - in other words, they have built in doohickies that stop you from giving your music free to every Tom Dick and Harry.

Apple iTunes - AAC or "MP4"
Real - RM (or possibly WMA)
Others - WMA

iPods can play MP3 files and AAC files (as well as a few other less common formats) but not RM or WMA, whilst your average generic digital music player will play MP3 and WMA files (as well as a few other less common formats) but not AAC.

Quality wise, AAC is generally considered to be slightly better than WMA although the difference isn't all that marked to be honest. It's the industry standard - about 60% to 80% of all online music sales are from iTunes.



Rich::

 

[Plannergirl]

Yup you should not have any problem loading your MP3 files onto any Ipod/shuffle/nano ie Apple music player. As I said I have all my music in MP3 and it works great.

 

[stinkerbelle]

Yup you should not have any problem loading your MP3 files onto any Ipod/shuffle/nano ie Apple music player. As I said I have all my music in MP3 and it works great.

rock on (literally)
thanks! I just wanted to be sure!

 

[Plannergirl]

Youre welcome!

 

[Tinijocaro]

If you have a Dell DJ, don't waste your $$ buying for iTunes. I made that mistake and was unable to upload from PC to DJ due to format differences. Personally, I hate Apple and all their complicated differences from the "real world".

Maybe you didn't realize, but you can esily change the format of your iTunes mp3's right in iTunes. Apple really isn't much different than the "real world", except that their products just work beautifully.

Jackie

 

[Papa Deuce]

Stupid question here.
I have a Creative zen touch 20gig mmp3 player which I love.

*IF* I were to get an iPod shuffle (which I'm thinking of for when I work out due to it's smallness)...I could upload songs to it in the mp3 format?

I've been anti-iPod for a while...but I'm thinking of caving and getting the shuffle.

Yes you can.

 

[ckay87]

Crud...

I just bought an ITunes gift card for DSs stocking and he has a Philips player (plays MP3 and WMA) Sounds like that's no good. Wonder if I can return it??? Probably not.

Dang!

 

[WDWguru]

Apple really isn't much different than the "real world", except that their products just work beautifully.

Hear, hear! Also, when it comes to digital music players, Apple has a vast majority of the market with the iPods and iTunes store (somewhere between 85 and 90%), so it's the rest of the companies out there who aren't part of the "real world".

 

[cardaway]

Crud...

I just bought an ITunes gift card for DSs stocking and he has a Philips player (plays MP3 and WMA) Sounds like that's no good. Wonder if I can return it??? Probably not.

Dang!

You might be able to. They key to iTunes cards is a scratch off area in the back that reveals the redemption code. If it isn't scratched off, they may allow you to return it.

Worst case, you would be able to sell it for face value.

 

[WDWguru]

I think you may be stuck. I work part time for a store that sell those. When the cards are sold, they are activated through the register via the barcode on the back even though the code isn't revealed until you scratch it off. I found this in the fine print on the iTunes site (where you buy gift cards);

"Prepaid cards are not redeemable for cash and cannot be returned for a cash refund, exchanged, or used to purchase gift certificates or provide allowances."

You may be able to resell it on eBay or something if the code on the back isn't revealed (that'd be one way for a buyer to know it hasn't been used and still has credit on it).

 

[cardaway]

I think you may be stuck. I work part time for a store that sell those. When the cards are sold, they are activated through the register via the barcode on the back even though the code isn't revealed until you scratch it off. I found this in the fine print on the iTunes site (where you buy gift cards);

"Prepaid cards are not redeemable for cash and cannot be returned for a cash refund, exchanged, or used to purchase gift certificates or provide allowances."

You may be able to resell it on eBay or something if the code on the back isn't revealed (that'd be one way for a buyer to know it hasn't been used and still has credit on it).

That sucks. If that person needs to get rid of it there would be people like me willing to buy it. No reason to lose more money by paying ebay fees. In this case you're pretty safe that it hasn't been used.

 

[AprilN]

I just bought an ITunes gift card for DSs stocking and he has a Philips player (plays MP3 and WMA) Sounds like that's no good. Wonder if I can return it??? Probably not.

I don't know about returning it, but once your DS downloads the songs in iTunes (AAC format), you can download and use the program from the Hymn Project (free!) to convert the AAC files to MP3 format, which will definitely work on your DS's player.

Good luck!