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Post by Naj on Dec 27, 2009 13:53:11 GMT -5
Okay, so I wish to be able to take mp3's (or any kind of music I have stored on my computer even downloads from Puretracks, ITunes, etc) that are on my computer and put on a portable device to listen to preferably with headphones. I have a Dell PC Dimension E310 with Windows. What do I purchase? an Ipod? I though Ipods wer3 only for MAC. Are devices designated soley for mp3 only -- are there other versions of *digital recording formats? ETA: *audio file formats is the technical description, I believe.
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Dec 27, 2009 14:51:40 GMT -5
Naj - Although iPod is an Apple product, you can still use it with a PC. In fact, there are some computers that come with the iTunes software. Personally though I avoid the iPod; it's too expensive, and a lot of the cost goes for advertising.
One of the best mp3s I've ever owned is the Sansa clip player (which is now the Sansa clip player plus) It's a small, durable player, and probably has the best sound quality of any player I've had. You can get a 4GB version for around $40-$50.
As far as formatting goes, every player I've owned has taken the following music from the following formats. .mp3 .wma .flac .ogg just to name a few.
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Post by Naj on Dec 27, 2009 15:40:33 GMT -5
Thank you TRB. I will look into this. I forgot to mention, I would also like to store one hour podcasts on it too. So, is there anything larger than 4 GB?
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Post by The Reverend Bizarre on Dec 27, 2009 16:02:21 GMT -5
The Sansa Clip+ has an external memory slot; so you can purchase a mini-SD microslot for 1gb, 2gb, 4gb, 8gb, to 16gb.
Now if you want a player with a lot of memory (and the money) then get an iPod, because those things can go up to 120GB
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Post by Electrophile on Dec 27, 2009 19:42:14 GMT -5
Okay, so I wish to be able to take mp3's (or any kind of music I have stored on my computer even downloads from Puretracks, ITunes, etc) that are on my computer and put on a portable device to listen to preferably with headphones. I have a Dell PC Dimension E310 with Windows. What do I purchase? an Ipod? I though Ipods wer3 only for MAC. Are devices designated soley for mp3 only -- are there other versions of *digital recording formats? ETA: *audio file formats is the technical description, I believe. I have an 8GB iPod nano in purple, and I love it. I use a PC as well, since I can't afford a Mac, no matter how much I love them. So yeah, you can use an iPod with Windows. Personally, I would buy an iPod. They are easy as hell to use, and if you avoid using the white headphones that come with them (they suck, I use Koss earbud headphones), no one is going to know you have one, if you're worried about that kind of thing. I understand that they are a tad on the pricey side, but sometimes it pays to pay a little more. That's just how I feel, anyway. iTunes will automatically convert non-mp3 formats to .wav files so that they can be added to the iPod, so you wouldn't need to worry about doing that yourself or wondering how it'll happen. Personally, I like .flac format because it's lossless (as opposed to lossy, like mp3) and .wav is lossless as well, so you're not losing quality....at least not to my ears.
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Post by Trublu on Dec 28, 2009 7:23:26 GMT -5
I would also recommend an iPod; I've had a Nano for years, and just got a Touch for Christmas. Also, if you have any older iTunes downloads, you won't be able to add them to another device without first burning them to CD and then ripping the CD back on your computer to remove the DRM (the old digital rights crap that iTunes used to lock their songs with.) But, I'd just go with the iPod; so much easier in the long run, and from what I've heard from friends, Apple is pretty good with support and replacing items if they need replacing. Often times, they'll take an old iPod towards a new one as well.
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Post by Naj on Dec 28, 2009 8:09:19 GMT -5
I would also recommend an iPod; I've had a Nano for years, and just got a Touch for Christmas. Also, if you have any older iTunes downloads, you won't be able to add them to another device without first burning them to CD and then ripping the CD back on your computer to remove the DRM (the old digital rights crap that iTunes used to lock their songs with.) But, I'd just go with the iPod; so much easier in the long run, and from what I've heard from friends, Apple is pretty good with support and replacing items if they need replacing. Often times, they'll take an old iPod towards a new one as well. I was looking at wikipedia page for the iPod and I'm not clear on something. Would I have to have some kind of managing software to use the iPod on my XP? Because if that is so, that is more than I care to do. I just want to hook it up and basically transfer mp3's and it should convert the formats automatically. Is this correct that an iPod would do this on a XP version PC?
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Post by Naj on Dec 29, 2009 17:03:34 GMT -5
Those iPods are expensive. $300? I guess it would be if I'm looking for something with 120 GB.
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Post by Electrophile on Dec 29, 2009 19:43:59 GMT -5
I would also recommend an iPod; I've had a Nano for years, and just got a Touch for Christmas. Also, if you have any older iTunes downloads, you won't be able to add them to another device without first burning them to CD and then ripping the CD back on your computer to remove the DRM (the old digital rights crap that iTunes used to lock their songs with.) But, I'd just go with the iPod; so much easier in the long run, and from what I've heard from friends, Apple is pretty good with support and replacing items if they need replacing. Often times, they'll take an old iPod towards a new one as well. I was looking at wikipedia page for the iPod and I'm not clear on something. Would I have to have some kind of managing software to use the iPod on my XP? Because if that is so, that is more than I care to do. I just want to hook it up and basically transfer mp3's and it should convert the formats automatically. Is this correct that an iPod would do this on a XP version PC? The only software you'd need on your computer to use your iPod is iTunes. That's it. Once you've installed iTunes, you can plug your iPod in and then open up whatever folder you store the music in on your computer and drag/drop the files onto the iPod. If the file needs converting, when you drop it into your iTunes library, it will automatically convert it for you. You can't use an iPod without iTunes, whether you're running a PC or a Mac.
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Post by Naj on Dec 30, 2009 10:40:31 GMT -5
Thank you, Electrophile. I'm looking online and pricing right now. I plan to make a purchase in about a month. Right now I'm looking for the digital camera acquisition and I'm leaning towards the Canon Powershot SX120IS. We'll see.
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Post by Electrophile on Dec 30, 2009 21:54:33 GMT -5
Thank you, Electrophile. I'm looking online and pricing right now. I plan to make a purchase in about a month. Right now I'm looking for the digital camera acquisition and I'm leaning towards the Canon Powershot SX120IS. We'll see. Based on what you said you needed, I would go with the iPod Classic, which is 160GB and only $249. That sounds steep, but when you think about the fact you're getting something that holds about 40,000 songs......that's really cheep. You can get it in black or silver/white. As a proud iPod owner, allow me to say you wouldn't be making a mistake if you bought one.
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Post by Naj on Jan 3, 2010 11:16:47 GMT -5
I pulled up some specs on the iPod Classic/160GB: ClassicAnd a review: reviewWhat is EQ control? Also I see that the Nano's are so very much less GB but they are more recent in the line. Because they have other do dads included? Doesn't make sense to have so much less GB. What I am missing?
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Post by Electrophile on Jan 3, 2010 13:31:16 GMT -5
I pulled up some specs on the iPod Classic/160GB: ClassicAnd a review: reviewWhat is EQ control? Also I see that the Nano's are so very much less GB but they are more recent in the line. Because they have other do dads included? Doesn't make sense to have so much less GB. What I am missing? Nanos are no different than the iPod classic, other than the amount of GB they hold. Nanos are the smaller version of the standard iPod, which is why they cost less. When iPods were first introduced, you could only get one kind. Then they introduced the iPod Mini, which was a smaller version and it was a companion piece to the larger, standard iPod. Then they introduced the Nano, and discontinued the Mini, and the Nano has been I believe, the bigger seller. The Nano had a better battery life than the mini and could hold more songs. The reason there's different sizes of iPod available is that not everyone has 40,000 songs or even the money to pay for an iPod that can hold that many. Personally, I don't have that huge of a music library that I want to take with me when I go anywhere, so a smaller iPod works for me - I have the 8GB nano in purple. I love it. So you're not missing anything. To read more about EQ control, go here --> support.apple.com/kb/HT2618
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Post by Naj on Jan 13, 2010 15:16:17 GMT -5
Okay, I go this Canon Powershot SX120 IS and the cable that came with the software to use to print out pictures doesn't fit because I have Dell Printer. Now what? I just need a cable that connects to my Dell All In One and it will work? Correct? Also the camera came with software from Canon called Digital Camera Solution Disk and I downloaded the following: Zoom Browser EX Photostitch Camera User Guide Personal Printing Guide Software Guide Also I would like to be able to download the memory card to my computer to save pictures and send them. I have a Dell Dimension E310. What do I do? What do I need? How do you get the pictures from the camera into the computer?
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Post by Trublu on Jan 13, 2010 15:30:06 GMT -5
Okay, I go this Canon Powershot SX120 IS and the cable that came with the software to use to print out pictures doesn't fit because I have Dell Printer. Now what? I just need a cable that connects to my Dell All In One and it will work? Correct? Also the camera came with software from Canon called Digital Camera Solution Disk and I downloaded the following: Zoom Browser EX Photostitch Camera User Guide Personal Printing Guide Software Guide Also I would like to be able to download the memory card to my computer to save pictures and send them. I have a Dell Dimension 310. What do I do? What do I need? How do you get the pictures from the camera into the computer? You won't be able to plug the camera into the printer, because it's not meant to be connected to a camera. I'm assuming that what you have is a USB cable, meaning it's meant to be plugged into the USB drive on your computer. (Same place you would plug in a flash drive, for example.) Where did you order the camera from? If it is a USB cord, you should be able to save the pictures onto your computer that way. If not, we'll discuss further.
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Post by Naj on Jan 13, 2010 16:07:33 GMT -5
I bought the camera from "Crutchfield". The camera came with an AV Cable AVC-DC400 and Interface Cable IFC-400PCU (Canon). Here is the link to my Dell E310 Tower specs with pictures: E 310 specsThere are two tiny slots on the front of the tower marked # 5 in the material.
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Post by Trublu on Jan 13, 2010 23:28:15 GMT -5
I bought the camera from "Crutchfield". The camera came with an AV Cable AVC-DC400 and Interface Cable IFC-400PCU (Canon). Here is the link to my Dell E310 Tower specs with pictures: E 310 specsThere are two tiny slots on the front of the tower marked # 5 in the material. The Interface Cable IFC-400PCU is a USB cable. You can plug the small end into a port on your camera, and the USB side goes in the #5 slots. Alternatively, if you want, you can purchase a memory card adapter, that can be easier than plugging your entire camera in. All that you need to do is put the card in the adapter, then the adapter goes in the USB port. Memory Card Adapter
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Post by Naj on Jan 14, 2010 9:44:56 GMT -5
So what you are saying is that I pop the card out of the camera and put it in this adapter to transfer the pictures? Is this better than having to hook up the camera using the The Interface Cable IFC-400PCU cable? And if it is better, why?
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Post by Trublu on Jan 14, 2010 10:01:30 GMT -5
So what you are saying is that I pop the card out of the camera and put it in this adapter to transfer the pictures? Is this better than having to hook up the camera using the The Interface Cable IFC-400PCU cable? And if it is better, why? 6 in one hand, half a dozen in the other. Neither is "better" than the other really. I happen to prefer using the adapter, because portability is easier, say if you wanted to take the pictures to someone else, you don't have to lug the camera around. But if that's not an issue for you, then what you have already is just fine.
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Post by Naj on Jan 15, 2010 10:26:02 GMT -5
Thank you for all your assistance on this, Trublu. I have gotten everything working and have uploaded my pictures. My battery is dead, though. I need to order the Battery and Charger Kit.
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