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| Topic: | What's so bad about iTunes? What's so great about it? This thread has 39 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Monday July 18, 2011 at 21:33 |
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The updates are ridiculous
The photo folders are silly to navigate
What are the Bitrate for purchases
Multi artist ( I listen to rap and it murders the organization giving separate folders to every song)
Other than that and it taking for mother loving ever to open it coub
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| Post 17 made on Monday July 18, 2011 at 21:40 |
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On July 18, 2011 at 20:47, 39 Cent Stamp said...
That turtle neck is for her safety as well as mine! ROTFLMAO! Sharp shooter are ya?
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| OP | Post 18 made on Monday July 18, 2011 at 22:23 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Two hours, twelve minutes; sixteen responses. Let it never be said we don't have opinions. And, as I see from Post 17, digressions. Too bad I have to wait until later to read all this.
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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| Post 19 made on Monday July 18, 2011 at 23:53 |
motech Super Member |
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on a PC it does take forever to open. very painful...
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| Post 20 made on Monday July 18, 2011 at 23:56 |
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On July 18, 2011 at 21:33, longshot16 said...
The updates are ridiculous So you think they should have to think of absolutely everything and make the software perfect and never require updates? Find that solution and I'm in. The photo folders are silly to navigate Don't use them. I think every media manager software offers this as a navigation option. What are the Bitrate for purchases 128 or 256, but you don't have to buy from them if you don't want to. Is there a better complete media manager software with an integrated store that offers better than 256, can manage your mobile device and stream to your tv? Multi artist ( I listen to rap and it murders the organization giving separate folders to every song) Browse by album instead of artist. I'm sure the contributing artists like getting credit. Where the folder is in your windows folder has no effect on how the album is listened to in iTunes or an iTunes device, which if you didn't have you wouldn't be using iTunes. Other than that and it taking for mother loving ever to open it coub Yeah, but again, I don't know of any better solution, so get a better CPU and a SSD.
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| OP | Post 21 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 00:04 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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I see I should have asked this specifying PCs, because I'm not sure which of these answers are for Macs and which for PCS or both. I want info for PCs.
If a post speaks of iOS, does that mean it IS for a Mac?
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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| Post 22 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 00:08 |
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Everything I post is based on using iTunes on a PC.
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| Post 23 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 00:34 |
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all my comments were PC based knowing you don't have a mac.
iOS has nothing to do with mac or pc.
iOS is the operating system that goes on iPads, iPod touches, and iPhones.
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| Post 24 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 00:35 |
Dean Roddey Senior Member |
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One thing that sucks about iTunes is that Apple doesn't remotely take automation seriously. Given the slavish adulation of all things Apple, everyone wants to use iTunes, but it sucks in terms of integration to automation system really. The media management engine needs to be separated out and made into a service with a network based interface.
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| Post 25 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 00:41 |
motech Super Member |
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iTunes itself isn't an issue for integration.
squeezebox works great with iTunes music.
its just a folder of music after all.
apple tv on the other hand .. could use some nice hooks for us to work with.
and if the iPad could be locked in to ONE app (wo jail breaking) it would make a great permanent in wall touch screen.
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| Post 26 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 10:25 |
CoreAVConcepts Long Time Member |
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I dont like using it to handle metadata, because it doesnt tag the song it does it to the iTunes library file.
I dont like how it organizes Soundtracks or multi artist albums. These are the big flaws for sure. That's why I've started using an external tag editor like tagalicious or coverscout (I'm a mac guy) so I can get my music tagged the way I want it before bringing it in to itunes.
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| Post 27 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 10:37 |
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What I like about it is that it's ultra easy even to teach the most uninformed user the ability to copy his/her CD's to the network for use with media systems. (Thanks in part to some of the settings).
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| Post 28 made on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 19:11 |
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After having lived with my iPhone 3gs for a couple years, I've learned how to work around most of the things that bug me with iTunes. But, I don't think I should have to work around them. Microsoft has them problems, bet even Windows Media Player is better than iTunes!
Whats so Bad?
iTunes (and QuickTime) are resource hogs! They load slowly, and consume lots of resources.
The incredibly lame search capabilities for the Store! Why can't I search based on a keyword, and then order my search results based on user ratings of the software?
The way it handles metadata is a joke. Even the Apple faithful admit... no way to point it to get metadata from a favorite source, for example gracenote. It is standard Apple philosophy, If it is available at the Apple store, they will have the metadata, if not, you have to go search for the metadata yourself, and add it. Why can't they just add multiple metadata sites that users can add, and search them in the order specified. Windows Media Player can do it.
Organization of Soundtracks or Multi-Artist CD's is a mess. Again, WMP has figured this out. You can fix it in iTunes, you just end up going in and associating all the songs manually. (Insert disgusted head shake here.)
iTunes refuses to support Windows Audio formats, but WMP supports nearly ever format known to man, including Apple's AAC. Forcing me to transcode much of my rips, and store them yet again, taking up more space.
Those are the things related to music, don't even get me started on books or video...
What's so great?
If you have an iPhone, you're forced to use it. Since it's a requirement, does that make it great? :-)
Every once in a while the Music Genius does come up with some nice playlists.
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| Post 29 made on Wednesday July 20, 2011 at 23:24 |
Dean Roddey Senior Member |
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On July 19, 2011 at 00:41, motech said...
iTunes itself isn't an issue for integration.
squeezebox works great with iTunes music.
its just a folder of music after all. But a folder of music, the contents of which could change at any time and break the integration interface, isn't a serious automation interface.
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| Post 30 made on Wednesday July 20, 2011 at 23:32 |
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On July 20, 2011 at 23:24, Dean Roddey said...
But a folder of music, the contents of which could change at any time and break the integration interface, isn't a serious automation interface. squeezebox checks itunes folder every 5 minutes for changes by default.
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