Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<There is a considerable amount of misinformation in this thread. To call I-tunes BLOCKY as was done earlier, is a statement from some one that does not seem to care much for Apple,>> Actually you have that quite wrong. I love apple products. Always have. Definately dont love the price of them because I cant afford them, but I would prefer to have an apple. Also the reason I call iTunes blocky is because of a few reasons. 1. it took till I-Tunes 5 for them to support TDK burners. 2. There is no support for overburn, cd-text or any of the advanced burning features to make a good cd. 3. Making playlists and even findind music is difficult when the artists are listed by album artist. 4. When you go to look for an actual cd, its files may be in 10 different folders on your computer so converting them to mp3 or another format becomes difficult and a mousehunt. Mainly its their organizational set-up on itunes that bugs the heck out of me. Also the incompatability to play thier file format on other apps. So I buy on i-tunes than instantly convert them to mp3 and delete their mp4 counterpart.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut >>Also as suggesting win-amp to burn out a CD and then reimport can be done in iTunes.>> Actually that is not what I suggested. I suggested using winamp only to unload and load the i-pod. Also, i-tunes still does not have wide support for cd-burners. As suggested above it took till version 5, their most recent windows version to support TDK, one of the most popular PC burners.
Originally Posted By retlaw1 My apologies to you Peeaanuut, I think most of the issues you describe are part of the PC interface with iTunes, and I am using Macs, although some of you play list issues are easily resolved, it sounds like you have better solution that works for you. I have a 40GB 10,000 song library that I stream through our house using iTunes as our primary interface and have not had any of the problems that you described.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I'm not sure which device you have for iPod to car stereo listening,> I tried to use one when living in L.A. -- it was horrible. Static and overall lousy reception. I use the cassette deck adapter and it sounds great.
Originally Posted By SuperDry ^^^ I used to use the Griffin iTrip in the car, and had reception problems. Plus, it didn't charge the battery, and using a separate cigarette adapter for power. Then, I discovered the DLO TransPodFM. It serves as a base, charger, and FM transmitter all in one. It's great. I highly recommend it to anyone that uses an iPod in their car.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut for my car my current mp3 player is played through the aux input on my head unit. I wouldnt suggest an FMmodulated anything for use in a car. The reception is barely audable at best. When I get my I-Pod my head unit can control an adapter that acts like a cd changer. It will also charger the I-Pod battery and I can control the I-pod through the head unit or remote and not have to search and feel on the i-pod itself. The limitation is that it acts like a 6 disc changer so it limits it to 5 seperate playlists and 1 "all" playlist. There are quite a few aftermarket head units that have controls for I-pods. I use clarion exclusively for headunits in my cars so thats all I know about. But I know that pioneer and alpine both have something similar.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut also if your factory stereo will control a factory cd-changer you might want to look at this page: <a href="http://www.cardomain.com/shop/list.pl?brand=Dension&type_plural=Factory+Receiver+iPod+Interfaces&filter=no" target="_blank">http://www.cardomain.com/shop/ list.pl?brand=Dension&type_plural=Factory+Receiver+iPod+Interfaces&filter=no</a> These adapters allow it to play through your stereo system and not be fm modulated so that you get a clean sound and not a downgraded quality.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut you can also check this out: <a href="http://www.cardomain.com/shop/list.pl?brand=USA+Spec&type_plural=Factory+Receiver+iPod+Interfaces&filter=no" target="_blank">http://www.cardomain.com/shop/ list.pl?brand=USA+Spec&type_plural=Factory+Receiver+iPod+Interfaces&filter=no</a>
Originally Posted By LuLu >>my buddy has one for his that plugs in iPod and uses an FM radio signal<< This is the type we have, I can look up the brand. We use it in our area and also driving all the way to Tucson AZ, when we only had to change channels a couple times in the 400-mile trip. I think there was an area around Quartzite or somewhere it didn't work, but overall, I found it amazing and a lot easier than carrying a hundred CDs
Originally Posted By pacomama I bought my first iPod, a nano, about a month ago, just after they were announced. I had a small mp3 player but I had some definate adequacy issues. Mainly, I had wavered about what kind to get. Did I want a mini or a full size? If I got the mini, what color? Then, the nano came out and it was everything I wanted - flash based so I can take it to the gym and never have to worry about it and with a color screen and large enough that I wouldn't have to load and unload music all the time. I have only 2 gripes with my overall experience. First, I wish there was a simpler way to shuffle and unshuffle music on the iPod itself. Second, iTunes organizational structure just bugs me. I love the way Media Player sorted files but iTunes just kind of throws them all in together.
Originally Posted By idleHands "First, I wish there was a simpler way to shuffle and unshuffle music on the iPod itself." There's the "Shuffle Songs" option off the top menu, that will shuffle everything and start playing. Or the "Settings" option off the top menu, to shuffle songs or albums before selecting a playlist. I don't find either option to be rather simple. Only the iPod Shuffle has the quickest way to turn shuffle on and off, with the switch on the back. But for something as "full featured" as nano, that makes little sense. "Second, iTunes organizational structure just bugs me. I love the way Media Player sorted files but iTunes just kind of throws them all in together." That's what Playlists & Smart Playlists are for. And I manually load my playlists into my iPod, instead of update it automatically. It takes a bit more time upfront, when adding music to the Library, but it pays off down the road. And FWIW... if you tend to be like Adrian Monk, and fingerprints annoy the heck out of you... forget the black nano and go with the white one. LOL!
Originally Posted By idleHands "I don't find either option to be rather simple." HUH? I think I meant, "I find either option to be rather simple." Duh.
Originally Posted By iceknyght I have a 4G 20Gig iPod and I love it! I do a lot with the playlists as well and would agree that it's well worth the time to setup playlists, especially if you have a lot of songs... My playlists actually are the MP3 CD's that I have in my car, so I know what is on what whether I am in my car listening to a CD or at home/work listening to my iPod or iTunes... The whole reason I got my iPod was to listen to it in the car, but when I got a new car that had a 6-disc changer with MP3 capabilities, I really haven't had a use for it in the car anymore... But I still use it on trips, at home on my stereo system, and at work...
Originally Posted By pacomama I have an FM transmitter for my car and I hate it. I have to hold it in your hand and point it out the window to get any kind of reception. It's a Belkin Tunecast. The griffin iTrip won't work with the nano, so that's out, unfortunately but I'd be interested to hear if someone has another option for use with the nano.
