How soes an iPodwork?

[Skiz]

How does an iPod work?

Are you required to download the music from iTunes, or can you load any music that you already have on your PC? I've never really been interested in one so I've never even picked one up at a store and looked at it.

[asmithz]

no you don't have to use the music from iTunes. When i bought it I thoht the same, but you can use anything, as long as you use iTunes to transfer it.

[erRor67]

Do u have to use the iTunes software to transfer the music though?

And can u also use it as an external harddrive (store other files such as pics, docs, etc etc)?

[Skiz]

no you don't have to use the music from iTunes. When i bought it I thoht the same, but you can use anything, as long as you use iTunes to transfer it.

Is there a fee of any kind?

[twisterX]

Do u have to use the iTunes software to transfer the music though?

And can u also use it as an external harddrive (store other files such as pics, docs, etc etc)?

You dont need to use itunes but you do need some program to transfer the music. This is the only official program to transfer songs with. All others were created by third party.

Yea you can use it as an external drive


Is there a fee of any kind?

No fee for using itunes. Only if you want to buy songs from itunes its 99cents.


Go to http://www.ilounge.com/ to find out anything and everything about the ipod.

[Djtima]

Do u have to use the iTunes software to transfer the music though?

And can u also use it as an external harddrive (store other files such as pics, docs, etc etc)?

No, you don't have to use iTunes... I'm pritty sure theres a plugin for winamp to transfer music to ur iPod...
and
Yes, when you first plug in the iPod to ur computer in the settings it will ask if u want to enable Data usage or somthing along those lines...
;)
but if you were to buy one wait a while...
i've heard about some new fan-dangel iPod that lets you play video's and take photo's... but im sure the ppl @ apple will put a gaint pricetag on it :rolleyes:

[Skiz]

So why are iPos'd so expensive compared to say a typical MP3 player? Just the amount of memory space seems to be the only real difference.

[Peerzy]

Yeah there bigger in HDD space, and its in 'in thing'. Everyone wants one because 'everyone' has one. Get a Sony NW-HD3 or NW-HD5 if you want a cheaper, better made, better 20GB MP3 Player.

[Shiranai_Baka]

those jetaudios are pretty nice. Even plays videos.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16855603827

Amazing 35 hour playback.

[Skiz]

I'm doing some prices with iPod's and other assorted MP3 players online, but I can't figure out what the different generations are with iPod's.

Example: What does it mean here that this iPod is a "4th Gen."

http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__HP_Hewlett_Packard_Apple_iPod_20GB_4th_Gen_MP3_Player,__10145138/promo_id=63/search=ipod

[Djtima]

ok ok...
Gen's

1st Gen iPods are really old and only hold somthing like 5 gig
they don't have a click wheel, and it uses firewire to transfer data...
these were created quite a while ago, they just weren't needed back
then because 1. no one had fast internet to download enough music to
fill it and 2.there wasn't a decient Operating System that could hold up long
enough to transfer a file... :lol: (joke)
Pic- http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005S0M5.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

2nd Gen iPod's are kinda like the 1st gen with just a couple updates like
bigger hard-drive options (10gig, 20gig)

the 3rd Gen iPod was the one that really took off...
these ones have a touch sensored selection wheel & button's and with red led's
for the buttons and a blueish one for the LCD blacklight... this iPod also came with
high speed usb connector cables...
Pic- http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/assets/ipod4.jpg

and finaly the 4th gen iPod... the first with a "click wheel" (a touch sensor with buttons intergrated into it).
Pic - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2d/IPod_4G.jpg/800px-IPod_4G.jpg

[twisterX]

The ipod is more expensive becuase design and brand.

Is a Ford Touarous when equiped the same as a BMW M5 the same price. Dont think so. They may go both as fast but the brand and design is where lots of $ goes.

[tesco]

ok ok...
Gen's

1st Gen iPods are really old and only hold somthing like 5 gig
they don't have a click wheel, and it uses firewire to transfer data...
these were created quite a while ago, they just weren't needed back
then because 1. no one had fast internet to download enough music to
fill it and 2.there wasn't a decient Operating System that could hold up long
enough to transfer a file... :lol: (joke)
Pic- http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005S0M5.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

2nd Gen iPod's are kinda like the 1st gen with just a couple updates like
bigger hard-drive options (10gig, 20gig)

the 3rd Gen iPod was the one that really took off...
these ones have a touch sensored selection wheel & button's and with red led's
for the buttons and a blueish one for the LCD blacklight... this iPod also came with
high speed usb connector cables...
Pic- http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/assets/ipod4.jpg

and finaly the 4th gen iPod... the first with a "click wheel" (a touch sensor with buttons intergrated into it).
Pic - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2d/IPod_4G.jpg/800px-IPod_4G.jpg

Just to add to add to that, after the 4th gen came the mini ipod (5 or 6gig hard drive i ithink, they're a lot smaller and less easy to scratch, plus cheaper).

After that came the ipod photo whih had a color screen and could store photos.

Then about 2 or 3 months ago all 4th gen ipods started coming out in color screens instead of black and white.

Then the ipod nano came out just a few weeks ago which replaces the mini. It looks like the regular ipod only lighter and skinnier, and it holds less space. This one uses flash emmory instead of a hard drive so the battery lasts a lot longer.

[twisterX]

They should have kept the ipod mini too. Why did they make a 6GB and then like a few months later get rid of the whole line?

I liked the mini and the colors.

[Djtima]

ok ok...
Gen's

1st Gen iPods are really old and only hold somthing like 5 gig
they don't have a click wheel, and it uses firewire to transfer data...
these were created quite a while ago, they just weren't needed back
then because 1. no one had fast internet to download enough music to
fill it and 2.there wasn't a decient Operating System that could hold up long
enough to transfer a file... :lol: (joke)
Pic- http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005S0M5.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

2nd Gen iPod's are kinda like the 1st gen with just a couple updates like
bigger hard-drive options (10gig, 20gig)

the 3rd Gen iPod was the one that really took off...
these ones have a touch sensored selection wheel & button's and with red led's
for the buttons and a blueish one for the LCD blacklight... this iPod also came with
high speed usb connector cables...
Pic- http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/assets/ipod4.jpg

and finaly the 4th gen iPod... the first with a "click wheel" (a touch sensor with buttons intergrated into it).
Pic - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2d/IPod_4G.jpg/800px-IPod_4G.jpg

Just to add to add to that, after the 4th gen came the mini ipod (5 or 6gig hard drive i ithink, they're a lot smaller and less easy to scratch, plus cheaper).

After that came the ipod photo whih had a color screen and could store photos.

Then about 2 or 3 months ago all 4th gen ipods started coming out in color screens instead of black and white.

Then the ipod nano came out just a few weeks ago which replaces the mini. It looks like the regular ipod only lighter and skinnier, and it holds less space. This one uses flash emmory instead of a hard drive so the battery lasts a lot longer.

:lol: yeah i forgot bout the other types of iPods... but i've heard that the nano is a no go (sorry bout the pun) anyway there is surpost to be a problem with the ipod nano... it is said that it scratches extreamly easy, and when i heard about the scratching problem i was like wtf are they whineing for everything gets scratches but ppl have said to me that they get so scratched that the screen is distorted and almost impossible to read...