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Apple Releases iTunes Windows and More

itunes for windows is a hog

beautiful design but it is a memory hog, 50 megs without visualisations, and it skips when I open up other programs, we are not talking about a wussy computer here either.
Think I will stick to musicmatch for the moment.

Any other experiences?, maybe i should try a wipe and reinstall!!!
 
Just in time!!

I just put my PowerBook in the shop, so I have to use my Winbox for a while.
Now I don’t have to use weak azz Music Match to sync my iPod!!!
I love it!!
:D
 
Originally posted by ebow
But what if they just added WMA playback in the iTunes standalone player portion? That way, any mix-format Windows user (i.e. has MP3, WMA, and now AAC files) would only have to turn to one single app for all his/her listening pleasure.

I'd never want the iTMS to offer WMA content, but allowing WMA playback would give even non-iPod-using Windows users a reason to check it out.
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You have a point, however, Apple may feel that they are FINALLY in a game where they call the shots. There's no need to bow down to WMA. M$ is not in a position to muscle its way into getting a piece of iTunes success. Actually, its may be a cleaver way of giving M$ and WMA the finger:D
 
Re: itunes for windows is a hog

Originally posted by cuchulann
beautiful design but it is a memory hog, 50 megs without visualisations, and it skips when I open up other programs, we are not talking about a wussy computer here either.
Think I will stick to musicmatch for the moment.

Any other experiences?, maybe i should try a wipe and reinstall!!!
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Get more Ram!!!:rolleyes: ;) :p :D
 
Damn you Apple! Damn you!

Why haven't they made iTunes Windows 98 or ME compatible. I run ME (not through choice) and I can't install iTunes!
I am really annoyed - would it have been all that much more effort to code it for ME and 98 as well as XP and 2000?

And will I be able to update my iPod to Firmware 2.1? it said before download that that was also only for XP and 2000?

I am hacked off at Apple at the moment. :mad:

EDIT: OK so I CAN'T update my iPod firmware as I am running ME.

I AM VERY VERY VERY ANNOYED!!!!
 
80 fps on a G4 dual

Originally posted by alset
Can anyone check the FPS of iTunes visualizer on their PC and Mac and then post the specs for each? I'm really interested in this as an unscientific benchmark.

Dan
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I ran iTunes full screen and it gave me a reading between 70-80 fps—and that is with PS 7 running in the background. All on a G4 dual gig.

Is it just me, or did the speed increase?

-Java
 
Re: Other MP3 players

Originally posted by P Rush
Unlss there is a way to convert from ACC, I don't think you can use ACC on any players (that I am aware of). It looks like a marketing tactic by apple to pressure people to buy an ipod rather than competing products. I don't mind, cause the ipod is an amzing device and nothing comes close. everyone should have one. I have had one for a year and a half and its still awesome! and I don't have a fancy shmancy dock or solitaire ;)

P Rush
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you might be able to convert it to mp3 using the "advanced" menu with your preferences set to import MP3. i dont know though because i have never bought music off iTMS (too slow with dial-up)
 
Re: Re: itunes for windows is a hog

Originally posted by Rajj
Get more Ram!!!:rolleyes: ;) :p :D
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I have 512MB of RAM but iTunes still takes up over 40MB, even AOL doesn't take up more than 25MB, and Opera take at most 30MB with 5 different sites open.
 
Re: Re: itunes for windows is a hog

Originally posted by Rajj
Get more Ram!!!:rolleyes: ;) :p :D
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I have 1 gig of DDR333, and a P4 2.53ghz, what more can I do, I cannot carry all my mp3's on my ibook it only has a 30 gig hd.
Yeah and the visualisations while fantastic are cruising at about 6 fps on a geforce TI4600
 
Originally posted by Catt
Damn you Apple! Damn you!

Why haven't they made iTunes Windows 98 or ME compatible. I run ME (not through choice) and I can't install iTunes!
I am really annoyed - would it have been all that much more effort to code it for ME and 98 as well as XP and 2000?

And will I be able to update my iPod to Firmware 2.1? it said before download that that was also only for XP and 2000?

I am hacked off at Apple at the moment. :mad:

EDIT: OK so I CAN'T update my iPod firmware as I am running ME.

I AM VERY VERY VERY ANNOYED!!!!
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Windows 98?

I don't even think it's compatible with OS9, is it? What was Apple offering in '98, Mac OS 8?
 
album artwork

I've installed iTunes on my winbox, and so far I'm loving it. Can't wait to install it at work tomorrow.

One question though'. I'm listening to the music from my Mac now through sharing, and although everything works fine, I can't see any of the album artwork (it just says "Album Artwork Not Modifiable"). Has this always been the case when sharing music? I don't have two macs, so I'd never used the sharing option before
 
Originally posted by walkingmac
COKE SUCKS

PEPSI ROCKS

It's like looking at it in terms of Big Global Microsoft that leaves bad taste in peoples mouths, and then Apple who is the better tasting, better looking, and all around better product.
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Plus, Apple's got the ex-CEO connections, man!
 
Windows ME / 98 ... dont exist anymore!

Damn you Apple! Damn you!

Why haven't they made iTunes Windows 98 or ME compatible. I run ME (not through choice) and I can't install iTunes!
I am really annoyed - would it have been all that much more effort to code it for ME and 98 as well as XP and 2000?

And will I be able to update my iPod to Firmware 2.1? it said before download that that was also only for XP and 2000?

I am hacked off at Apple at the moment.

EDIT: OK so I CAN'T update my iPod firmware as I am running ME.

I AM VERY VERY VERY ANNOYED!!!!

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They killed the support for those OS ... officially they only support 2000 & XP ... still GUI-IN-DOS
:D
 
Re: Re: Re: MP3 Players???

Originally posted by Mineral
Well, good luck then, Apple..:rolleyes:
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Given the fact that the choice is between AAC and WMA for DRM protected song files, and that there are a lot of players out there that don't support either of these, I don't think that Apple can be faulted for not providing a conduit to them. And by choosing to stick with the open standard AAC (a.k.a. .m4a) format, rather than supporting the proprietary WMA format, Apple is only doing good things for the market place. As AAC is an open standard, I'm sure that we'll see more players coming out that support it...
 
You really expect Apple to support an ancient OS?

Come on, be realistic. Windows 98 / ME, they are old.

Windows XP and 2000 are current.

How many other windows apps require XP/ 2000? Plenty?


Originally posted by Catt
Damn you Apple! Damn you!

Why haven't they made iTunes Windows 98 or ME compatible. I run ME (not through choice) and I can't install iTunes!
I am really annoyed - would it have been all that much more effort to code it for ME and 98 as well as XP and 2000?

And will I be able to update my iPod to Firmware 2.1? it said before download that that was also only for XP and 2000?

I am hacked off at Apple at the moment. :mad:

EDIT: OK so I CAN'T update my iPod firmware as I am running ME.

I AM VERY VERY VERY ANNOYED!!!!
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Originally posted by jayscheuerle
Windows 98?

I don't even think it's compatible with OS9, is it? What was Apple offering in '98, Mac OS 8?
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That maybe so but still a large number of computers run Windows 98 and ME.
I am not saying that the operating systems aren't old, just that most software released on the PC is still compatible with all versions of Windows from 98 SE up to XP. I am very surprised Apple have made iTunes only compatible with 2000 and XP and at any rate to the best of my knowledge ME is younger than 2000.
 
Converting Real Music Jukebox format?

Does anyone know how to convert a full library of Real Music Jukebox songs into iTunes on Win2000 PC?

Itunes won't directly, and I don't see how to convert inside RealOne player.

If not I'll have to re-rip my work library into iTunes (which might not be a bad idea either if I get better sound quality)
 
In addition Windows 2000 was never aimed at the consumer in the first place, it was a coporate OS for all intents and purposes, with arguabley ME being its equivalent (albeit based on slightly different underlying software). And I would be very surprised if more people run 2000 than Windows 98/SE and ME.
 
Re: Re: Re: itunes for windows is a hog

Originally posted by Dippo
I have 512MB of RAM but iTunes still takes up over 40MB, even AOL doesn't take up more than 25MB, and Opera take at most 30MB with 5 different sites open.
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Yeah I know it is memory hog, but it is still better than Music Match (in my opinion)!!

Have you tried to increasing your virtual memory?
 
Pushes XP sales

Originally posted by Stella
You really expect Apple to support an ancient OS?

Come on, be realistic. Windows 98 / ME, they are old.

Windows XP and 2000 are current.

How many other windows apps require XP/ 2000? Plenty?
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And with that being said, it potentially pushes up sales of XP for those who won't convert and are on older versions of windows.
 
I just downloaded some tunes on my work PC (Win2k). Everything worked flawlessly...downloading, playing, burning...just awesome. I can't wait to get my Powerbook back so I can try using Rendesvouz w/ iTunes over a mixed PC/Mac network.

This is fantastic. A Mac user who has never even used a PC before could sit down at the PC version of iTunes and feel totally comfortable because it's 100% identical to the Mac version.

Buymusic.com -- your days are numbered!
 
I am sure that apple has the artists on their side. Especially after being burned by the olde "napster" service for years. iTunes is artist friendlierist...ist.
 
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