iTunes 9.0 is there

L-A · #1 09-10-2009, 08:54 AM

And I find it ugly

Home sharing is really nice, though. As is the new App store look.

But that white background and shiny shiny interface doesn't cut it for me.

Thunderscreech · #2 09-10-2009, 09:31 AM

Ugh. Sounds nasty.

I think I still have like 8.4 or something, but I was very happy with 7 or even the ones prior to that.

T-Bird · #3 09-10-2009, 09:47 AM

Hi.

HOORAY

If history is any indication, this new one will be seriously flawed. Why should it be any different from its pedecesors.

I'll take my sweet time before I upgrade, and doing my homework before the switch.

Regards
Sam

illidian · #4 09-10-2009, 09:49 AM

I have a good genius playlist going on currently, so I haven't bothered to update.

MusicBokonon · #5 09-10-2009, 10:55 AM

I'm downloading 9 right now. As far as I'm concerned, it still plays music, right?

XtreO · #6 09-10-2009, 11:24 AM

Looks like the 'old' version to me.

T-Bird · #7 09-10-2009, 12:18 PM

Hi.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MusicBokonon

I'm downloading 9 right now. As far as I'm concerned, it still plays music, right?

You'll just have to wait and see as only time will tell

.

You might want to back up your music library though...

Regards
Sam

L-A · #8 09-10-2009, 01:10 PM

It runs fine on OS X for me. I'm just in disagreement with the new visual.

I don't know how it looks on Windows now.

Kwesi · #9 09-10-2009, 01:14 PM

I really like the look of iTunes 9, but then again I'm a fan of all things shiny and glossy

. So far no bugs or crashes. It plays music and that's all I do with it anyway. I haven't updated my iPod since the upgrade but when I do I'll let you guys know.

jokerjkny · #10 09-10-2009, 01:58 PM

downloaded it for my mac osx 10.4, and works great.

but mostly just glad i'm able to find the EQ on this version...

Thunderscreech · #11 09-10-2009, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-A

It runs fine on OS X for me. I'm just in disagreement with the new visual.

I don't know how it looks on Windows now.

This is weird, but I like iTunes on windows better than on Mac. Don't ask me why. It's just a thing...

MakiSupaStar · #12 09-10-2009, 05:20 PM

Am I the only one that hates Genius and finds it uh,... well... not so... Genius?

Smurf-o-Deth · #13 09-10-2009, 06:19 PM

No, you aren't.

Joe Gress · #14 09-10-2009, 06:47 PM

Mmm, hassle free zune software...

TOOL460002 · #15 09-10-2009, 06:50 PM

if by "there" you mean my recycling bin post-emptying, then yes, it is there. the same applies to it being "here," which may have been your original intent. im just kidding, im never downloading that bandwidth eating, personal information grabbing unnecessary source of media.

ANAPOD EXPLORER (to manage ipod files) and FUBAR (for conversion and playback [or vlc... both good]). i have said this many times, but i will keep doing it in every thread where itunes is mentioned. itunes seriously is garbage. i repeat: garbage. it is not a good program. it is seriously NOT a good program.

sorry to crap on your thread, but i will up my fiber intake to keep the crap flowing as needed. no praise for itunes, EVER.

L-A · #16 09-10-2009, 06:58 PM

You have to pay for Anapod right?

I'm not ready to put a minimum of 25$ in a program that ignores the "." at the beginning of Unix folders. I can do that myself

Thunderscreech · #17 09-10-2009, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOOL460002

if by "there" you mean my recycling bin post-emptying, then yes, it is there. the same applies to it being "here," which may have been your original intent. im just kidding, im never downloading that bandwidth eating, personal information grabbing unnecessary source of media.

ANAPOD EXPLORER (to manage ipod files) and FUBAR (for conversion and playback [or vlc... both good]). i have said this many times, but i will keep doing it in every thread where itunes is mentioned. itunes seriously is garbage. i repeat: garbage. it is not a good program. it is seriously NOT a good program.

sorry to crap on your thread, but i will up my fiber intake to keep the crap flowing as needed. no praise for itunes, EVER.

I'd use Winamp if the free version ripped in mp3. It doesn't. So, I use iTunes.

But I uninstall Quicktime. vlc does that just as good.

boing · #18 09-10-2009, 07:21 PM

I'll wait for bug reports and the OS 3.1 jailbreak before I d/l either. As God is my witness, I'll never be stock again!

TOOL460002 · #19 09-10-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-A

You have to pay for Anapod right?

I'm not ready to put a minimum of 25$ in a program that ignores the "." at the beginning of Unix folders. I can do that myself

eh... well, i guess you do kind of "need" to pay for it. i wont go into that... as for unix and quotation marks, i have no idea. if i rip a cd, it doesnt have quotations. if i acquire music from the internet, it doesnt have quotation marks. maybe just get your mp3s (and not that garbage m4a apple default ripping format) from a better source, or set your ripping parameters properly. (ive been meaning to set up unix on a gateway network computer, but ive never used it and have thus far been too lazy.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

I'd use Winamp if the free version ripped in mp3. It doesn't. So, I use iTunes.

But I uninstall Quicktime. vlc does that just as good.

i would really check out FUBAR, as i stated above. its free, and you can snag free codecs to convert files, and it rips music just as well as itunes without that bandwidth and ram usage i mentioned.

also, good call on vlc. it is better than quicktime. to be honest, the best player i have found is the one that comes with NERO. i have found this by trying different video formats on various players, and by throwing damaged or incomplete files into players. some can handle them, some cant. its a pretty easy test, but i really like vlc. the free part is cool. nero isnt free, but again, for the internet savvy... i wont get into that either.

i base my opinions partly on my experience, information from friends who are very very computer savvy, from computer forums and reviews from others. maybe my anapod/fubar combo isnt the #1 way to do it, but i have yet to find a better way, and ive been told its the way to go and that works for me. i like it. it works, and it DOES NOT use as many computer resources as itunes, and you definitely can do more with other programs.

illidian · #20 09-10-2009, 09:39 PM

I use iTunes, but then again I'm on a Mac. I did not use iTunes when I used Windows, but the Mac experience is much better. And with 4GB of RAM, iTunes being a resource hog doesn't matter. I also have VLC, though Quicktime X looks snazzy so I've been using that lately.