How does 3.1's new "Genius Mix" differ from a Genius Playlist?

[XciteMe]

Hey guys I still haven't updated to 3.1 because of all the complaints and issues associated with it, but I was curious about one feature I'm missing out on... How does the new Genius Mix any different than an automated Genius Playlist that is made when you turn on Genius on your iPhone???

Genius just collects up to 25 songs by different artists in the same genre... What does Genius Mix do differently?

Thanks to anybody who answers me... I'm just curious, that's all.

 

[XciteMe]

For christ's sake, 50 people clicked this and not ONE answer to help a guy out.

Can somebody please answer my question?

 

[ryanmcv]

I've actually been wondering this myself... From what I can tell, it makes some sort of playlist based on each genre and randomly shuffles through the songs. Every time I have selected a certain "mix" it has given me different songs, so there is some method of randomly choosing songs.

Genius Playlists, on the other hand, are based on individual songs and what you listen to most frequently. I hope this helps... I don't think much is known about these new Genius Mixes yet, as all we can really do with them is click "play" and see what happens.

 

[instaxgirl]

For christ's sake, 50 people clicked this and not ONE answer to help a guy out.

Can somebody please answer my question?

Genius automatically searches your library and finds songs that sound great together to create up to 12 Genius Mixes. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music. It’s a great way to rediscover songs you haven’t listened to in forever, and some you even forgot you had.

http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features/genius.html

Google is your friend. Basically you end up with these 12 Mixes which are all genre based eg I've got one which is "Alternative and Punk Mix based on music by Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers and others" I click it and it just plays a seemingly endless playlist of music similar to that produced by those artists.

I like Genius Mixes a lot more than Genius playlists. I listen to my music on shuffle a lot but often only want to listen to a certain type of music on shuffle, which is what Genius Mixes lets you do.

 

[iceterminal]

Basic explanation:
Genius Playlist is limited to the number of songs you set for that play list. Usually this is 25 songs but can be changed to like 50 or 75.

Genius Mix is a non-stop playlist of like songs that is continuous. Its not limited.

 

[Gringcorp]

So, how does a Genius Mix differ from just going to a particular genre and shuffling songs?