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blind34_1 · 06-20-2006, 01:54 AM

well, from what little I know of iPod's (and I try to know as little as possible, but I guess I'll leave the iPod bashing out of this post, haha), they want music in their own proprietary format. Proprietary format = DRM = they control how you listen to your music.

My guess is you plugged the iPod in, and dragged and dropped MP3's onto it via an Explorer window? yeah that won't work. What you've done is put data on there that it has no idea how to handle. It is essentially in solid state storage mode.

Most likely, you'll have to use iTunes to convert your music files into whatever format Apple likes (I think its AAC, but I really don't know).

What I would suggest though, is that you do not convert all your music to that and delete your MP3's, etc. iTunes stuff is all about the digital rights management, which basically removes all your rights to your music. Read the end user agreement VERY carefully, and they basically tell you they will do whatever they want to in the future as far as how you can play your music.

the future of digital audio and video is very scary with corporations and their DRM.

GT40FIED · 06-20-2006, 08:34 AM

That may also be the case, but using a proprietary format is bullshit. I'm pretty sure iPods will play MP3 format despite their inherent shittiness, but if you have to convert everything to an iTunes format, what's the fucking point? Using AAC would effectively destroy the iPod's marketability simply because 98% of it's users are far too stupid to comprehend audio conversion. A friend of mine had the same problem with a regular iPod...it worked for a while and then just stopped recognizing that it had songs on it. I still say return the fucker. If you have the same problem next time, it's time for a refund because any company that uses a proprietary format is full of shit and doesn't deserve any money...period. Proprietary software solely exists to cover one company's bottom line. That is to say "if you don't use our software, you can't use our product". That's fucking bullshit. Fuck iPods, fuck Apple, and fuck MP3 players in general.

06-20-2006, 08:34 AM	#2
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	That may also be the case, but using a proprietary format is bullshit. I'm pretty sure iPods will play MP3 format despite their inherent shittiness, but if you have to convert everything to an iTunes format, what's the fucking point? Using AAC would effectively destroy the iPod's marketability simply because 98% of it's users are far too stupid to comprehend audio conversion. A friend of mine had the same problem with a regular iPod...it worked for a while and then just stopped recognizing that it had songs on it. I still say return the fucker. If you have the same problem next time, it's time for a refund because any company that uses a proprietary format is full of shit and doesn't deserve any money...period. Proprietary software solely exists to cover one company's bottom line. That is to say "if you don't use our software, you can't use our product". That's fucking bullshit. Fuck iPods, fuck Apple, and fuck MP3 players in general. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

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06-20-2006, 01:54 AM	#1
blind34_1 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: IL Age: 41 Posts: 1,813	well, from what little I know of iPod's (and I try to know as little as possible, but I guess I'll leave the iPod bashing out of this post, haha), they want music in their own proprietary format. Proprietary format = DRM = they control how you listen to your music. My guess is you plugged the iPod in, and dragged and dropped MP3's onto it via an Explorer window? yeah that won't work. What you've done is put data on there that it has no idea how to handle. It is essentially in solid state storage mode. Most likely, you'll have to use iTunes to convert your music files into whatever format Apple likes (I think its AAC, but I really don't know). What I would suggest though, is that you do not convert all your music to that and delete your MP3's, etc. iTunes stuff is all about the digital rights management, which basically removes all your rights to your music. Read the end user agreement VERY carefully, and they basically tell you they will do whatever they want to in the future as far as how you can play your music. the future of digital audio and video is very scary with corporations and their DRM.