Webmaster Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 iTunes for Minidisc? Ed Barlow points out an ITWorld article inidicating that Steve Jobs offered Sony chairman Idei the opportunity to have Sony gear interoperate with iTunes. http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/040903applesony/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Could go either way... Although I cannot see Sony liking the idea of being bed-mates with one of it's biggest portable competitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ug Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Excusme for my english, but i think it's not good for sony because, iTunes sold music with MP3 and ACC, its a software of Apple, and sony can't play with this rules, and Jobs will sold to the people he have sony machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 I think they should go for it. If Sony can get Apple to include NetMD/HiMD support in iTunes, it's likely that their device sales would take off - SonicStage is among the biggest reasons users are not buying into Sony's newest wares, or returning hardware after having bought it. If iTunes worked with HiMD I'd drop SS without a first, let alone second thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmix Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Wow & super wow. That's what I always wanted :grin: However :ohmy: I beleive this to be difficult to occur, because they are competitors. And besides it doesn't seem Apple-like...they are so encapsulated on their technologies always. And what about interface? Guess iTunes should have a transcoding engine where your AAC files are transcoded to atrac and then transfered to minidisc. Guess it should work just like RealPlayer which can do the same thing with NetMD. Guess if SONY decides to go ahead it would be very good news for all MD fans that use MAC since there's no support for those right now. I don't have a MAC but I use iTunes alot and love it that's why for me it would also be great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyther Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 iTunes doesn't sell MP3s. And AAC isn't Apple software. AAC = MP4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kouby Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 This would obviously mean having some software encoder going from AAC to LP2... I certainly wouldn't want to buy that kind of creepy sound... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeclaw Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 I've bought an album on iTunes shop and the 128k AAC they delivered sounds like crap. It was the first and the last time, they've seen any money from me. If I want crap, I'll go on Kazaa or Grokster but for 10 bucks per album, I'll expect something better. Much better. So, if iTunes can handle Hi-MD including upload and titling, fine for me as the GUI is much better and the stability too. But the shop - no. *barf* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmix Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 What I like from iTunes is the GUI, and its ease of use to ripp cd's and go on and search you library. About the store I also bought an album. I must confess I can detect some artefacts, however the overall sound is good in a good equipment. The sad part is that if you want to transfer it to anything portable, then you have to transcode. The only flaw I see in this app is that it sure needs an automatic- transcode-to-mp3 when you want to burn mp3 discs and your base songs are on other format say AAC :wink: Also as SS the AAC codec has no quality setting :wink: But can't complain the app is really good and for my ears AAC@128 is a good size-quality solution. I'm really looking forward to see what's their solution on the transfer to MD if this project becomes reality :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDuck Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 gee.... Or Sony could just made a MD unit that can do MP3 and M4A and bypass the entire transcoding nightmare!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmix Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 gee.... Or Sony could just made a MD unit that can do MP3 and M4A and bypass the entire transcoding nightmare!! :grin: Yeah you're straight right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPlitude Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 i really don't see Sony ever getting along with Apple, thats just my idea but i guess it might just go through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmix Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Well I agree however the article states this could be an Apple strategy against Microsoft...who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 interesting topic tho...having MD team up w/ iTunes...well so long as it's going to be less painful to transfer stuff over than SS then it's all good... :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Sony better do it. They cannot hope that Connect.com will swipe away a lot of Itunes (which is much more flexible than SS, IMHO) customer base. If they develop a customized package that allows for AAC to True SP USB transfers, we'll be in heaven: We get what we want, when we want it, and pay for it if we want it, and Sony and Apple and the RIAA get their dues and their DRM and all that which makes them feel happy. Come on, Sony.. you know you want to. Remember the hip and adventurous youngster you were back when the PSX was launched... yeah... I miss that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skmetal07 Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 hey, if u cant beat 'em, goin 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamewing Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Never say never... But, I say it will never happen. Sony isn't interested in working with others. It would be nice, though. I can just imagine hooking up my HI-MD, NetMD, or Sony branded HDD player to my computer and watching iTunes load. Drag and Drop without iTunes crashing (unlike SS). Imagine iTunes being able to rip to Wave, AIFF, Apple Lossless, AAC, mp3, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus. That would provide support for all companies that want to work with Apple and we, the customers, would win. Heck, even the Mac folks could take advantage of MD. Yeah, just a pipe dream.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 It's one of those things I could see trying to start a petition for.. except for the probable fact that the majority of people out there don't know what we're even talking about and don't care, including a lot of MD users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmix Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Do you guys think maybe SONY takes some time to read this forum? Because maybe if they do then SONY could get an idea of what users like or need. Like all the other posts in this whole forum have very nice & good ideas SONY should take a look at. But does somebody actually know if SONY REALLY looks at them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 I've actually suggested to Sony Canada that they have someone look at places like here and t-board to get an impression of actual customer reactions/opinions. Who knows if they do, though. [i suppose the service provider running this server might, sincethe weblogs would indicate where people visit from - though that information is only suggestive at best most of the time.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripleeye49 Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Sony would NEVER do it, because it still belives in its own portable players and would have us all using Minidisc under their terms. And personally, I don't think the Japanese execs give a damn about us, which is their problem to begin with. Personally, I think (and I know record companies agree with this notion), that all digital music players that have music stores should support all the major codecs (including: mp3/mp3PRO, AAC, ATRAC/ATRAC3(plus), WMA, and OGG). The notion that I have to burn a CD to get around the codec issue is horrible; we should be able to download a compatible verison for our selected players. Beleive it or not, record companies could actually be our ally on this one, folks, because then, maybe then, would software developers make their stuff to support all portable digital media, whether iPod, Hi-MD, Sony's ATRAC HD players, or any mp3/OGG players out there. Own: MZ-NH1 (The best damn MD player/recorder on the planet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rule Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Sony will never do this in a million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alieninhead Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 I wouldn't have cared wither way; I'm somewhat underimpressed with iTunes...I prefer MusicMatch. I use Sony Connect, too, but I'd say iTunes is definitely better than that. In a perfect world every major online music source would be legally able to transfer music to your multiple devices that you own, but even Apple wants everyone to own an iPod. And though it's a cool concept, I'm personally not someone who likes putting all their eggs in one basket; just a matter of time before the hard drive dies or the Lion battery goes out. ~a.i.h. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyther Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 It's just a matter of time before your heart stops beating, your brain stops functioning or the sun blows up and a comet hits your house. Point being nothing is infinite. No personal consumer grade electronics, ie. mobile phones, PDAs, laptops or what not will last over 5 years. AppleCare extends your warranty to 3 years should anything go wrong. When those 3 years are up, there'll be something else worth upgrading to anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberhill Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 There is no way that I can see that happening. Sony want too much control over what happens with their stuff, and Apple don't like to give control to others because they screw it up. Nice to dream though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himd_anxiety Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Could go either way...Although I cannot see Sony liking the idea of being bed-mates with one of it's biggest portable competitors.Yeah, that would make it like everyone else whose merchandise SELLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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