I was more referring to being able to use iPod without using iTunes, not just music bought through iTunes. From my understanding, you have to use iTunes to load the mp3s onto the iPod. Once its in there, you can't access it from any other computer except from the computer your ipod was installed on. If that's not what the other individual was asking, then my misunderstanding. This is was I was asking about originally so that's what my answer was based on.
I prefer having mp3 players that I can just plug it into a USB port, drag music files into it. You'll need to do some reading on the internet to make the iPod function in this manner. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:22 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] iPod Help Thank you. Brian Weeden wrote: > Complete FUD. > > There are no extra steps to play regular mp3s on your iPod. I have > less then 40 tracks bought through iTunes out of the 4,000+ in my > collection. The rest are all mp3s ripped from CDs. All you do is > point iTunes to where your music is and it adds them to the library. > You can drag and drop mp3s just like any other music file to your > iPod. > > iTunes will even create mp3s for you. Under "Import" settings, you > can tell it to import songs as either mp3 or aac and it even supports > variable bitrate encoding. > > I really don't understand why people continually think that iPod only > works with iTunes and iTMS. You don't have to use ANY of that if you > don't want to. > > On 3/19/06, Richard Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I believe so, but there are extra steps involved in being able to make your >> ipod do that. I would rather buy an mp3 player that lets me do that without >> jumping through hoops. Pop it in, drag your music files to it, and hit play. >> There are enough decent alternatives (ipod clones) now that I no longer have >> ipod-envy. :) I almost broke down and got one... just once though. >> >> I also have that issue of MaxPC. I'm ecstatic they published that article. >> Agree, not anything new for me, but good read nonetheless. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight >> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:35 PM >> To: The Hardware List >> Subject: Re: [H] iPod Help >> >> At 02:28 PM 3/19/2006, you wrote: >> >>> Its not like it's Apple's fault in this case - it is a demand put on >>> them by the RIAA and such. >>> >> if you buy an Ipod and never use their music service, can you use it to >> play back your own mp3 and other supported formats unencumbered by DRM? >> >> >> > > > -- > Brian > >
