ipod vs ..........

Trollheart · 04-13-2014, 02:23 PM

Ipods are ok but itunes sucks balls and the idea that you can't get music onto the thing without using itunes pisses me off. I use a Zen X-Fi and recently resurrected by old Zen Vision:M. I can also now use my Samsung Galaxy S4 if I'm stuck. I can't understand how anyone could restrict their player in such a way. What? Have Apple never heard of drag-and-drop??

Isbjørn · 04-13-2014, 02:26 PM

I think you can get music onto your iPod using Foobar2000, at least that's what I've heard. Anyway, I don't have any major issues with iTunes. It's annoyed me a couple of times, but in general I'm happy.

Trollheart · 04-13-2014, 02:28 PM

Yeah but with Creative you just find the folder, drag it to your device and copy. Done and done. No messing. I ****ing hate itunes. Add folder, update, find album, synch, transfer, repeat. **** that.

Isbjørn · 04-13-2014, 02:32 PM

I've used a Creative before, and I agree, it's much easier to just copy without having to use a program constantly screaming to be updated. Anyway, you don't have to sync your iPod before adding music. I use the manual editing option.

Isbjørn · 04-13-2014, 03:10 PM

I tried it and yes, it works just fine.

**Janszoon** · 04-13-2014, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Yeah but with Creative you just find the folder, drag it to your device and copy. Done and done. No messing. I ****ing hate itunes. Add folder, update, find album, synch, transfer, repeat. **** that.

iTunes is just drag and drop too. I've never had to do any of the steps you're describing. If you don't want syncing, just turn it off.

Engine · 04-13-2014, 03:50 PM

iTunes has always had a simple drag and drop function with Apple devices (iPod, iPhone) but it's not necessarily so easy without them. More on topic, I don't ever see myself getting another iPod or any other standalone MP3 player. Just get a phone with a good amount of memory.

~~James~~ · 04-13-2014, 04:10 PM

I couldn't live without my Classic. An essential.

Trollheart · 04-13-2014, 04:11 PM

Can someone explain how that works? I've tried it before and it never did. If it does it would go a long way to making me rethink the ipod...

Engine · 04-13-2014, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Can someone explain how that works? I've tried it before and it never did. If it does it would go a long way to making me rethink the ipod...

It works like every other iPod. You plug it into your computer and load it up with music via iTunes.

edit: sorry, I thought you were asking about the iPod Classic. All Apple products work really smoothly with iTunes. Non-apple products often need some kind of 3rd party software to enable drag and drop. That software often doesn't work, or costs money, or both, depending on your device.

04-13-2014, 02:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Ipods are ok but itunes sucks balls and the idea that you can't get music onto the thing without using itunes pisses me off. I use a Zen X-Fi and recently resurrected by old Zen Vision:M. I can also now use my Samsung Galaxy S4 if I'm stuck. I can't understand how anyone could restrict their player in such a way. What? Have Apple never heard of drag-and-drop?? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-13-2014, 02:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I think you can get music onto your iPod using Foobar2000, at least that's what I've heard. Anyway, I don't have any major issues with iTunes. It's annoyed me a couple of times, but in general I'm happy. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

04-13-2014, 02:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Yeah but with Creative you just find the folder, drag it to your device and copy. Done and done. No messing. I **ing hate itunes. Add folder, update, find album, synch, transfer, repeat. ** that. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-13-2014, 02:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I've used a Creative before, and I agree, it's much easier to just copy without having to use a program constantly screaming to be updated. Anyway, you don't have to sync your iPod before adding music. I use the manual editing option. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

04-13-2014, 03:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I tried it and yes, it works just fine. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

04-13-2014, 03:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	iTunes has always had a simple drag and drop function with Apple devices (iPod, iPhone) but it's not necessarily so easy without them. More on topic, I don't ever see myself getting another iPod or any other standalone MP3 player. Just get a phone with a good amount of memory. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

04-13-2014, 04:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I couldn't live without my Classic. An essential.

04-13-2014, 04:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Can someone explain how that works? I've tried it before and it never did. If it does it would go a long way to making me rethink the ipod... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018