Well, I've finally went legal with music.

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Just signed up for iTunes, as I've decided to go legal with what little music I listen to. I signed up through PayPal, got my 5 free downloads, and everything is looking good so far. Now, my question is, if I ever decide to buy an mp3 player in the future, can I only use an iPod with iTunes, or do I have other options?

Sorry for the noob question, but I don't feel like to searching through the possible countless posts on this subject already to get my answer. Thanks guys.

EDIT: Extra question I thought of earlier. If I need to reformat my computer, will I be able to access my downloads again that I've purchased, or am I SOL? Thanks.

 

[emmpee]

itunes = ipod only

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: emmpee
itunes = ipod only=teh suck0rz

LOL, yes it does suck and I wouldn't go the iTunes route because of how stupid it is. Also the have DMC "protection crap" on those music files so you can only have it on a limited amount of things (your computer and iPod only). iTunes sucks because they won't let you transfer your stupid AAC3 files to another player.. Plus the fact that it's not MP3 makes it that much worse.

 

[ribbon13]

You can go illegal again and de-DRM them....

Rio Karma + EAC + FLAC + Ogg + Metropolis-records.com = Alpha Omega solution to all music needs

 

[Cheesetogo]

I downloaded one of those napster trials and you had to choose between napster for mp3 player and for the computer. Does that mean you can't move files from your computer to your mp3 if you use the one for listening on the computer?

 

[knivox]

Any legal downloaded music is going to have DRM, whether its AAC (itunes) or WMA (napster, etc.). The best legal solution is still just buying a CD and then ripping it.

You can also easily de-DRM Itunes files with Jhymn and convert them to MP3. It's technically illegal due to the DCMA, but ethically I see no problem with it.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

what a waste of money 😛 😉

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
I downloaded one of those napster trials and you had to choose between napster for mp3 player and for the computer. Does that mean you can't move files from your computer to your mp3 if you use the one for listening on the computer?

Good question any answers?

 

[dawks]

iTunes still has one of the more open useage agreements. You can access teh files on three PC's at a time.. You can burn, 7 times? And once purchased, the music is yours. Unlike napster where you have to continually pay a monthly fee.

Yes iTunes is limited to the iPod, but as I said, you can freely burn 7 times (maybe thats just a playlist, songs can be burnt as much as you want). Then you can copy back to PC in an unprotected format. And do as you choose. In that case, iTunes is not limited to the iPod. You can play the re-encoded files on any portable player that plays MP3.

You can also de-DRM files legally with tunebite. It plays the protected files (AAC or WMA) and records the sound from the soundcard, and then re-encodes it to either MP3 or Ogg, with the ID3 and filenames intact.

 

Congratulations on paying outrageous fees for an incomplete piece of data.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: dawks
iTunes still has one of the more open useage agreements. You can access teh files on three PC's at a time.. You can burn, 7 times? And once purchased, the music is yours. Unlike napster where you have to continually pay a monthly fee.

Yes iTunes is limited to the iPod, but as I said, you can freely burn 7 times (maybe thats just a playlist, songs can be burnt as much as you want). Then you can copy back to PC in an unprotected format. And do as you choose. In that case, iTunes is not limited to the iPod. You can play the re-encoded files on any portable player that plays MP3.

You can also de-DRM files legally with tunebite. It plays the protected files (AAC or WMA) and records the sound from the soundcard, and then re-encodes it to either MP3 or Ogg, with the ID3 and filenames intact.

what a pain in the ass. why not just use allofmp3.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
what a waste of money 😛 😉

He speaks the truth.