mp3 Player Help.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Yeah all my files are mp3s ...but after reading your comment I did some searching and it as happens - it looks like I can only pull out music I've downloaded (that's in files other than iTunes as well as in iTunes). So all the cds I ripped....I can't seem to access them....is that what you're talking about?

yeah. if it's not mp3, wma, or one or two other formats, you can't listen to it on those players. you can change your itunes preferences to allow you to rip cd's in mp3 format, though. you can also convert your existing files to mp3. it takes a while if you have a lot to convert (a long time ago, i converted my entire library - several gigs - to m4a and it took about 12 hours.), but you can start it before you go into work or whatever and by the time you get home, it should be done. you don't have to sit there and watch it.

Eh - I honestly don't get all the hype over the iPod - I've played with several - from Nano to video and I've not been at all impressed - that an I don't want to be a sheep - everyone and their grandma has one...I guess I sort of want something different - but not if I can't get half of my music onto it...I spent hours ripping cds into iTunes- I don't want to spend MORE hours dumping them into an mp3 player. Grrrrr.....

i can appreciate the hype ... i mean, they were the first of their kind - high capacity, snazzy package, etc. i'm not impressed by the video feature, though, and i think there's some good competition out there.