Opinions on iPod/mp3
Banned
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 257
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From: San Diego, CA
Apple sux. Apple thinks it owns your device and your music. You can't turn it on without logging into the Apple Store. iTunes won't store and manage YOUR music. iTunes only manages, and stores music bought from the Apple Store.
Apple wouldn't let me transfer my 3,500 tunes of MY MUSIC (NOT iTunes Store) from my old laptop to my new laptop.
Apple SUX --
Samsung is beating Apple to death in the MP3 market, in phones, tablets, etc. Samsung is leading the pack in TV tech and media tech generally.
Apple wouldn't let me transfer my 3,500 tunes of MY MUSIC (NOT iTunes Store) from my old laptop to my new laptop.
Apple SUX --
Samsung is beating Apple to death in the MP3 market, in phones, tablets, etc. Samsung is leading the pack in TV tech and media tech generally.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,510
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From: Connecticut
Allison wrote:
[[ iTunes won't store and manage YOUR music. iTunes only manages, and stores music bought from the Apple Store. ]]
Really, I don't know where you got this information.
I've been a Mac user since 1987 - long before iTunes or the Apple Store.
I've never bought a single song from the iTunes Music Store - not ONE. I don't even have an account at iTunes.
BUT -- I can use iTunes to manage and play about 70gb (yes, GIGABYTES) of music, all in mp3 format. That includes "found music" and "paid for" mp3's, such as those purchased from amazon.com.
If it ain't workin' for you, you're doing something wrong.
BTW, I've never owned an iPod, or iPhone.
I -do- have a Samsung Galaxy player, however.
[[ iTunes won't store and manage YOUR music. iTunes only manages, and stores music bought from the Apple Store. ]]
Really, I don't know where you got this information.
I've been a Mac user since 1987 - long before iTunes or the Apple Store.
I've never bought a single song from the iTunes Music Store - not ONE. I don't even have an account at iTunes.
BUT -- I can use iTunes to manage and play about 70gb (yes, GIGABYTES) of music, all in mp3 format. That includes "found music" and "paid for" mp3's, such as those purchased from amazon.com.
If it ain't workin' for you, you're doing something wrong.
BTW, I've never owned an iPod, or iPhone.
I -do- have a Samsung Galaxy player, however.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 177
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From: Vandergrift,Pa
I use an iPod Nano as well vectors to the dashboard with assorted playlists that I select before taking off. It would be nicer to have the interface so you can control it with your radio switches but that is an investment down the road. I would rather save the battery on my phone and recharge the iPod as needed.
Club Member
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 6,386
Likes: 900
From: Columbus, Ohio
Apple sux. Apple thinks it owns your device and your music. You can't turn it on without logging into the Apple Store. iTunes won't store and manage YOUR music. iTunes only manages, and stores music bought from the Apple Store.
Apple wouldn't let me transfer my 3,500 tunes of MY MUSIC (NOT iTunes Store) from my old laptop to my new laptop.
Apple SUX --
Samsung is beating Apple to death in the MP3 market, in phones, tablets, etc. Samsung is leading the pack in TV tech and media tech generally.
Apple wouldn't let me transfer my 3,500 tunes of MY MUSIC (NOT iTunes Store) from my old laptop to my new laptop.
Apple SUX --
Samsung is beating Apple to death in the MP3 market, in phones, tablets, etc. Samsung is leading the pack in TV tech and media tech generally.
I've got more than 25,000 tracks in my iTunes collection, and very little of it was purchased from Apple . . . less than 50 tracks. I've aquired it from all sorts of sources. I have no problems managing my library. I've had 3 laptops in the last 8 years, and my collection has been very easy to move from one machine to another.
I'm a Samsung fan, too, and I'm not an Apple fanboy, but there isn't a product that beats the regular old iPod with regards to music portability.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 586
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From: Ellan Vannin
Cheap & simple: Ipod shuffle stuck to the clutch mount with a Velcro patch, 3.5mm cable from it to stereo aux in socket. I can reach the controls with my forefinger without letting go the bars, and the battery lasts for many, many hours. They're cheap enough to not worry about too much, and hold enough music for about 20 hours. Only Ipod with mechanical switches, so gloves not an issue.
If I need satnav, then I use my Iphone for tunes as well with a RAM mount, a waterproof case and a charging cable.
If I need satnav, then I use my Iphone for tunes as well with a RAM mount, a waterproof case and a charging cable.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,520
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From: Wellsboro, PA
I use a Generation 2 Ipod that I've had for years. On my current bike, I have a Sony head unit & Ipod goes inside it. Previously, I used a RAM Mount on the handlebar, with a 12" cord from Radio Shack, to go into the HK head unit. I have a pair of gloves that still allows me to touch the screen & change things, but not all gloves do that. You can find thin enough ones that will.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,002
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From: Charlotte Metro
I use a iPod Gen 3 Nano in saddlebag very reasonable price on ebay. Controlled via USB through my Alpine HU.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Orange, VA,
This is what I use, never have to mess with anything, stays in the stereo and I can listen to hundreds of songs, switch to the radio, and still use my stock handlebar controls, I can even adjust the equalizer settings on the fly with the handlecar controls.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Calgary eh
Apple sux. Apple thinks it owns your device and your music. You can't turn it on without logging into the Apple Store. iTunes won't store and manage YOUR music. iTunes only manages, and stores music bought from the Apple Store.
Apple wouldn't let me transfer my 3,500 tunes of MY MUSIC (NOT iTunes Store) from my old laptop to my new laptop.
Apple SUX --
Samsung is beating Apple to death in the MP3 market, in phones, tablets, etc. Samsung is leading the pack in TV tech and media tech generally.
Apple wouldn't let me transfer my 3,500 tunes of MY MUSIC (NOT iTunes Store) from my old laptop to my new laptop.
Apple SUX --
Samsung is beating Apple to death in the MP3 market, in phones, tablets, etc. Samsung is leading the pack in TV tech and media tech generally.
To the OP, Just get an aux cable and plug in what ever you have to the aux port, too easy.
Personally, I put the XM module on my Harmon Kardon. So I never plug in my phone. If I want to listen to my own music I use headphones, I usually do this on long road trips, better for the hearing. Use a good pair of sound blocking ear buds, cuts the wind noise and you can play the music at low volume.
Last edited by zeus33; May 16, 2014 at 09:31 AM.