Ipod Basics and Buying Guide
All About iPods
Music is in the air!
So what is an Ipod anyway? Well, for one, it is music to our ears! Wouldn’t you agree? However, on a more serious note, the ‘ipod’ is a brand. It is a brand of portable music/ media players which are a technically advanced, compact version of our good old walkmans. The brand ipod was launched by Apple Inc on October 23, 2001, and has ever since been making waves in the music world.
This rectangular gadget with a bright and clear screen stores and plays a large number of songs and videos for you without going through the hassle of changing CDs or cassettes, unlike the earlier walkmans or disk mans.
Ipod Basics
The first striking feature about an Ipod is its storage capacity. For instance, the capacity of an iPod Classic is 120GB which holds approximately 30000 songs while of course if you do not need that kind of storage you can always opt for medium range models. The wide screen in most of the models displays your play lists, song queue and helps you select which song or video you want to play. The large dial is the manual control dial of all the functions.
The iPods also come with iTunes, a program that will burn CDs, let you download music from Apple’s music store and convert songs into iPod format.
Which iPod to choose
Apple is the undisputed leader in the filed of ipods so largely you have to decide between its various models. However, if price is your consideration, then you might also look at the other MP3 Players produced by other companies available at very affordable prices in the market.
Apple’s current line of ipod includes the iPod classic, the video feature enabled iPod Nano, the touch screen enabled iPod Touch, the screen less iPod shuffle and the latest, iPhone.
To decide on which one is the best for you, you will first have to figure out what kind of usage are you going to have of your iPod. Whether you want to store a large number of songs or just a few favorites, do you want to use your iPod for viewing videos also or are you just happy with a basic music device. Once you’ve decided that, here’s the cheat sheet for you to select your dream music machine.
iPod Shuffle: This is a gadget for people who want music with them but don’t need to carry their entire collection around all the time. There are two sizes available in it, one is 512mb which can hold around 120 songs and the other is 1gb which will hold around 240 songs. This is a an iPod without the screen and can give you difficulty in managing your play lists.
iPod Nano: These are ipods with a display screen and a capacity of 1gb, 2gb or 4 gb. A cool feature of the ipod nano is its recent collaboration with Nike. The Nano can be used with Nike shoes as a pedometer and a media player both. You can also store and view your pictures in the iPod Nano.
iPod Touch: This one comes with a touch screen and a capacity of 8GB/16GB/32GB. It is definitely for serious music lovers and has other features like downloading movies, audio books, games, office and notes.
iPod Classic: When it comes to storage, this is the mother of all iPods. With 120 GB of memory, it can hold up to 150 hours of video or 25000 photos.
iPhone: The latest in Apple technology, this gadget is a unique combination of Apple phone, Apple IPod and an internet device.
You can choose your iPod on the basis of what you want from it. You could be looking for a large storage space for your music collection form where you could directly listen to it or attach it to a music system to get a bigger sound affect or you could be looking for a musical device to entertain you a bit during your workouts-the perfect answer is available in one these iPods.
Pooja Lapasia
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March 10th, 2010 at 9:07 am
if you have an ipod or know anything about the basics of iPod please answer ?
ok i just bought an ipod classic 120GB and i have no idea about anything please can someone tell me how to download music i know you can get it from iTunes and from CD’s but is there a way to do it for free to download them for free or something and also i love naruto and i want to get some episodes on my iPod how do i do this what websites do i go on (they must be free) give a step by step guide and you could get my 10 points
thanks a million for answering
March 10th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
download limewire if you dont have it already, also get itunes. download songs from lime wire and put the m on itunes connect ur ipod and sync it 2 d itunes and u will get the songs
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
ok u hav the itunes installed already ryt?? u can download songs for free from 4shared.com and aimini.net, and megaupload.com
as for videos…idk where…
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
you need to download itunes onto ur computer. then all u have 2 do is buy songs and u can buy tv shows, too. just make an account. if u still dont understand then go 3 best buy and have them help u.
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
ive got an 80 gb ipod classic
i have over 2000 songs and 25 movies along with 3 seasons of weeds… all free courtesy of torrents
1- download itunes at http://www.apple.com/itunes/
2- download bittorrent at http://www.bittorrent.com/
3- sync your ipod to itunes by plugging it in with the usb cord that came with it and opening itunes
4- go on http://isohunt.com/ and search for an album or artist that you want (or song)
5- once you find one you are looking for, you will see columns called Seeders and Leachers (S and L).. the more of each the faster the download
6- click download torrent.. it should open up into bittorrent
7- choose where you want the music to go on your computer
8- check the boxes of the songs that you want to download if it is an album (generally songs are in .mp3 form or .avi
9- it should take a while to download full albums/tv shows/movies
10- once the downloads are finished, open itunes and click file/ add folder (or add file if its just one song) and find where u put the music
11- hit ok and you should have it in your library
12- sync ipod by clicking ipod on the left hand menu in itunes and click sync
torrents are the fastest/easiest way to download a lot of free music without having to search on a billion web sites
sites like megaupload and aimini suck because half the songs aren’t what they are labeled to be
limewire sucks too because you don’t always know what you are downloading.. you can choose what files to download with torrents before you download anything
with movies if you go on to http://isohunt.com/ and in the middle of the page on the right side you will see stats for top searches… if you click on axxo or fxg, you will find links to hundreds of free top quality movies.. and you do the same thing as you do music.. ps movies take VERY long. i usually do them overnight
after downloading the movie, it will most likely be in .avi form…
download free ipod converter at http://www.ipod-video-converter.org/
then find the file and convert it to an mp4 file…
then open my computer and find your ipod drive.. open that drive by double clicking on it and right click in an empty space of that folder and create a new folder, calling it MOVIES
then just drag and drop your newly converted movie file (.mp4) into that folder…
once this is done, it means the movie is on your ipod…
now all you have to do is go in itunes and click movies on the left hand menu… go to your movies folder that you just created and drag and drop the movie file into the empty space in your itunes movie library
hope this helps
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
go on limewire.com and download it
then start down loading every song and videos you want(they may come out messed up at times)
then open itunes and it might automatically sync n be there but if there not
open up your music folder on your computer and then select itunes and then select saved because it will have a couple of options like incomplete etc
then all the music you down loaded will be there and click the song and drag it into your libary
or just double click it and it will appear in your libary and when your all done connect your ipod to the computer and they will all sync on your ipod
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
DO NOT DOWNLOAD LIMEWIRE!!!!!!!!!!
it has some major viruses!
The only safe one to download from is iTunes.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/
Register your iPod and create an account
Search music and videos.
Then click on your device on the left
Then click sync
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