For your car you'll need one of the following, for any mp3 player (listed in order of quality):
>"rca to headphone jack" cable (if your CD deck has aux input)
>cassette tape adapter
>FM transmitter
I've had the same iPod for over 4 years and I have no complaints. The reliability has been great for me; no problems.
>You don't need to use a Mac, I use Windows.
>You can use any website to download music. iTunes is specifically designed to be used with the iTunes Music Store but you do not have to purchase your music from iTunes if you don't want to. I don't. If you want to purchase music from other sites you will need to download the music to your desktop and then drag and drop it into the iTunes interface. Once the music is in iTunes you can either "Sync" it to your iPod or you can "manually" drag and drop the desired songs into it. You can put almost any video onto an iPod (I don't know how but I know it is possible).
>The only other mp3 player that is anything like an iPod that I know of is a Zune (they are about $50 cheaper, but I still think iPods are way cooler).
Just in case you do buy an iPod I will give you the necessary steps to transfer the music in the iPod to the computer (in the event you get a new computer or something). Apple doesn't tell you how to do iPod-to-computer transfers. These steps will make things clear. YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO WANT TO KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS SAFE SOMEWHERE.
Transferring iTunes Music (first make sure that iTunes is set to "manually manage music").
Method #1:
Download iDump or any other similar software from download.com (for free).
(The following steps are tailored for Windows XP. It will work for Vista as well but the steps may be slightly different. Also, this method does not require third party software or an internet connection. This method will transfer ALL songs from iPod to computer. Use Method #1 to transfer specific songs.)
Method #2:
>Connect iPod to computer.
>”Start.”
>”My Computer.”
>Double Click iPod icon.
>”Tools.”
>”Folder Options.”
>”View.”
>Select “Show Hidden Files & Folders” and click “OK.”
>Right click “iPod Control” folder.
>Select “Properties.”
>Unselect “Hidden” and click “OK.”
>A window will pop up. Select “Apply changes to this folder, subfolder and files” and click “OK.”
>Double click “iPod Control" folder.
>Double click “Music" folder.
>You will notice folders labeled “F00, F01, F02, F03, F04, etc.”
>Open up iTunes side by side with this window. Make sure that the “Music Library” is displayed and make sure that iPod/iTunes is set to "manually manage music."
>In iTunes select “Edit>Preferences>Advanced>and make sure that ‘Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized’ and ‘Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to Library’ are checked and click ‘OK.’” You should also make sure that your iPod/iTunes is set to “Manually Manage Songs” so that you have control over what you want to add or delete (to do this select the iPod icon under “Devices” on the left column of the screen and select “Manually Manage Music” under “Options.”).
>Drag all of the yellow folders (not the Read Me files) directly into iTunes “Music Library.” I’m talking about the part that has song name, artist, track number, etc.
>You will notice a progress bar indicating that the music is being transferred. Sometimes a message will pop up saying that a song is not compatible with iTunes and that it needs to convert it. Just click “OK” when this message appears.
>Note: If you have slower computer you may want to only drag a few folders at a time so that your computer doesn’t freeze up.
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