On Feb 26, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:

> My .02...When I sync my wife's IPOD on her laptop, all good.  If I
> connect
> it to another PC, all data is lost.  NOT an IPOD Guru, Michael.

The I pod syncs to whatever computer you hook it up to & you will
loose everything not on the second computer.  There are ways around
that, IIRC.  I can sync to more than 1 of my computers & not loose
data if they are both authorized computers in your name-you are
limited to 5 different computers w/o having to de authorize one.

Also NOT an I Pod Guru.  Hopefully an I Pod Guru will speak up here?

Mr. BZ-I Pod powered by lighter & Blaupunkt

> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
>> *Hi Don,*
>>
>> *I would like to put in a plug for an iPod.  I find that Apple's
>> iTunes is
>> a
>> very simple way to organize music and to decide which playlists
>> (ordered,
>> grouped songs) go onto the iPod and which don't, in the event that
>> you
>> choose not to carry around the entire shebang at once.  I further
>> think
>> that
>> Apple's attention to detail yeilds clean sound reproduction whether
>> you're
>> using headphones or a docking solution (line out). *
>>
>> In general: any MP3 player will usually play MP3s, which can vary in
>> quality
>> from poor (96 kilobyte bitrate) to practically-as-good-as-CD (320
>> kilobyte
>> bitrate). They will also play WAV files which are exactly CD
>> quality but
>> take up far more space, 4 - 10X as much space per minute, as an
>> MP3.  iPods
>> will also play Apple AAC files, which vary from near-CD quality (128
>> kilobyte bitrate) to instinguishable-from-CD quality (256 kilobyte,
>> so
>> called "iTunes plus") quality.
>>
>> You can use iTunes to "rip" (read: copy and convert) music from CD to
>> either
>> MP3 or AAC format to any of the different quality levels.
>> Personally I rip
>> CDs to 320k MP3 because it gives me the best sound quality and most
>> flexible
>> usage abilities, as I am also a DJ / sound manipulator.
>>
>> You can buy excellent quality MP3 or AAC files from Amazon or iTunes,
>> respectively.  I personally consider it my right to create a
>> digital backup
>> copy of a CD that I have purchased at no additional cost but IANAL
>> so you
>> may feel differently. I also consider it my right to find and
>> download a
>> digital MP3 copy of something I have previously purchased on
>> cassette,
>> 8-track or LP because hey - I've already paid the artist and label
>> for the
>> right to play this music.
>>
>> While I currently just connect the headphone output of my iPod
>> directly to
>> the line-in port on my audio deck, this is not considered the
>> "cleanest
>> way"
>> because of problems involving matching impedance between headphone
>> and line
>> levels. A car stereo which includes a dangling iPod dock would be
>> better
>> because this ensures matching line-level impedance for cleanest sound
>> reproduction.
>>
>> I understand some car audio decks now come with a USB port so you can
>> simply
>> copy MP3 or WAV files directly to a USB stick drive and plug it
>> into your
>> car stereo. This sounds like a very tempting solution which
>> obviates the
>> need for a dedicated player, if you wouldn't otherwise use a
>> personal music
>> playback device.
>>
>> Obligatory Vanagon content: As soon as they're easily available
>> from eBay I
>> intend to build a robust iPod dock into my dashboard ash tray. I
>> believe
>> someone on Thesamba has done this. Will post pics if I get that off
>> the
>> ground.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Peter
>> 89 Bluestar
>> iPod shuffle
>> iPhone
>>
>>
>> *
>> *
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> OK,  can someone bring me into century 2000 when it comes to music
>> players
>>> suitable for various enviornments?  I have a CD changer, a Mini-disc
>>> player,
>>> a good sound reproducing amplifier in both house and van but I know
>> nothing
>>> of digital players like everyone seems to be using now.  Do I just
>>> go get
>>> an
>>> MP3 player from Best Buy or Wal Mart and plug that into my current
>>> stuff?
>>> Do
>>> I have to buy an I-pod (whatever that is) and then re-purchase
>>> every song
>> I
>>> like? How do I get music I have on other mediums to go into a
>>> computer
>> file
>>> so I can send it around to all my various mechanical reproducers
>>> in Van
>> and
>>> home?
>>>  Can you buy software to convert recorded music to MP 3 playable
>>> format?
>>> Is there a good site anyone can suggest that would be worthwhile
>>> for me
>> to
>>> learn this stuff from?  Should I just go to Fry's electronics or
>>> Car toys
>>> and listen to a salesman's rap?  Help, lost in the world of CDs and
>> records
>>> and tapes...
>>>  Don Hanson
>>>
>>