Mike Marion wrote:
Assuming you mean copying files vs sync...
Yes. The VCAST software for syncing only supports XP and Vista, neither
of which I have or want. I also found that music D/L using VCAST is ASF
format and includes DRM (it only plays on my phone, and won't play on my
wife's). Fsck that crap.
(lol, Thunderbird spell checker wanted to spell "Fsck" the correct way,
but it doesn't recognize it's own name! :) )
I see some people (usually unix geeks) say this a lot, and I usually
chuckle. Speaking as one that has gone through at least a dozen mp3
devices from the original Diamond rio player (2nd commercial mp3
player?), CD-r based ones, and multiple flash and hdd ones up to a few
iPods.. I find that just plugging in and having iTunes sync is FAR
easier in the long run.
Yes, it means that you basically have to drink the itunes kool-aid and
use it to manage all your music, but I've been completely won over to
how it works and how seamless it is across devices (and I have a 80gig
iPod, 8gig iPod touch and an apple TV now).
[SNIP]
Then again, I've moved to OSX being my main OS of use at home now, and a
MacBook Pro anyway...
I have a Mac Mini at the office, but I rarely ever go there. Our servers
are remote, much of my work is done at night, so what's the point of
wasting the time and overhead of going downtown and using the facility?
Anyway, I like Leopard and I can use most of the Linux applications I
need on it just as well as in Linux. I've been considering getting a Mac
to replace my desktop here at home, but I would want to play games on it
so I'm not sure if it will fit the bill.
I totally agree with the phone + ipod vs both in one device though.. and
I'd buy an iphone in a heartbeat if/when they'd put out a cdma capable
one with 3g networking on it. I've had experience with GSM based
phones, all annoying.
I won't drink the iTunes kool-aid any more than the VCAST. I've encoded
over 200 of the tracks on some of my CDs today and copied them to my
SDHC card. My Voyager recognizes the albums, artists, and songs and
sorts them accordingly. If I want more music (or videos, or pictures, or
sounds), I can get another SDHC card for them. The sound is good (not
great, after all it's a phone not a stereo system) and with a capacity
of 8GB on the card and over 150MB in the phone, it'll hold a lot.
Putting the card in the USB adapter and copying files to it in Linux is
very fast. If not for the fact that I want to keep the encoded music on
my computer (for use in my Wife's phone or for playing on my PC), I
could encode them straight to the card.
At about $250, it beat getting an iPhone or iPod + a phone and being
tied to AT&T and iTunes.
Too bad it doesn't run Linux (I wonder if anyone's hacked it yet? :) )
PGA
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