So, I'm getting ready to buy an iPod...

[elSicomoro]

I have the equivalent of at least 600 CDs...maybe more.

[Gwennie!]

Originally Posted by sycamore

I have the equivalent of at least 600 CDs...maybe more.

I checked my iTunes folder and found that each CD in MP3 takes about 80MB. For 600, it would take 46.9 GB.

The AAC format is tempting because it saves about 20-25% space at the same quality. But, I found it was a lock-in, and harder to deal with outside the iPod/iTunes boundaries. So, I re-ripped my CDs into MP3 format.

You're going to be ripping CDs for ages! I wouldn't have that kind of patience.

[Be Less Bored]

Originally Posted by Gwennie!

quality.

It's wholly inappropriate to construe a relationship between MP3 and quality -- unless you refer to the lack thereof.

Have ya heard about FLAC?

[Gwennie!]

Originally Posted by Be Less Bored

It's wholly inappropriate to construe a relationship between MP3 and quality -- unless you refer to the lack thereof.

Have ya heard about FLAC?

As in the FLAC that the iPod can not play? Can you really tell the difference with earbuds? I can't wear my Sennheisers on the BART.

iPod can play MP3, WAV, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless file formats. It cannot play Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Windows Media Audio (WMA), or RealAudio files.