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iPod Boomboxes, etc, that can play CDs with AAC tracks
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The iPod is currently the only piece of electronic equipment that can play an AAC encoded file (besides a computer using iTunes).
yellow said:
I don't know the details, but I heard somewhere else on this forum that certain Nokia phones support AAC as well. This article mentions SE too. A web search for "Nokia AAC" seems to confirm this.
It will play AAC files, but note that I say encoded AAC files, which I don't believe it will. Besides, the nokia cell phone is far afield from a boombox..
Well here you go, the original poster in this thread bought something for his car that plays unencoded AAC files.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/115645/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/115645/
At least it does exist!yellow said:
As AAC is not a proprietary format, I find it baffling that more people aren't doing this. Sony, of course, is trying to push their format (hellooooooo betamax), but I don't know why I don't see every other boombox sporting AAC compatibility.
(WMV: oops, I meant WMA)