are accesories necessary I saw on a tv sale show this 4th generation ipod shuffle for $99, but it came with 2 earphone sets, splitter, car adapter, retractable audio cable and power adapter. i only need and want a lightweight item that i can download itunes from my desktop computer(dell-window vista) intel pentium to have a few song to listen to when the rest of the family is watching tv. do i need these extra things and is the price too high? HELP IM NEW @ THIS...TKS are accesories necessary I saw on a tv sale show this 4th generation ipod shuffle for $99, but it came with 2 earphone sets, splitter, car adapter, retractable audio cable and power adapter. i only... » Read More are accesories necessary I saw on a tv sale show this 4th generation ipod shuffle for $99, but it came with 2 earphone sets, splitter, car adapter, retractable audio cable and power adapter. i only need and want a lightweight item that i can download itunes from my desktop computer(dell-window vista) intel pentium to have a few song to listen to when the rest of the family is watching tv. do i need these extra things and is the price too high? HELP IM NEW @ THIS...TKS « Show Less
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Anne Graham,If you are talking about the First, Second, or Fourth Generation iPod Shuffle then you do not need to use the headset provided by Apple. If you are talking about the Third Generation iPod Shuffle then you need to use the headset provided by Apple, or purchase a Belkin Headphone Adapter to go with your own personal headset.Belkin Headphone Adapter with Remote for Apple iPod ShuffleGodspeed!~SWWPD
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That's a lot of junk for no reason. The 4th generation charges from your USB serial port. You just need a basic 2 Gb model for $45.
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Is it necessary to use the headset that comes with the shuffle or can any headset be used. I really don't like what comes with the shuffle.
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This is new to me...I would like to purchase this system but I need to also buy an ipod that will work with this....If anyone can recommend something to me it would be nice....all the ipods I see are 3rd and 4th generation....please help
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It's made for every device before the iPhone 5 so yes you will need to get an adapter but they are fairly inexpensive! Great sound and overall a great purchase you'll love it!
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thanks for the reply.. I ended up buying the sansa shaker mp3 player (I liked the idea of having a speaker option), for my 8 yr old niece this Christmas. I wish I didn't. It seems that if you have a Mac, and buy music on iTunes you, can't transfer it to an mp3 player, unless it is an iPod. ITunes music is in AAC format... you can't change it mp3 format. Mac apparently says that the sound quality is better.. I'm not so sure, and I am definitely disappointed that Mac doesn't at least give you the option. I'll just continue to let her use my old 2nd generation iPod.
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I am unsure about the question you are asking but I am the owner of an Apple iPod Touch 3rd Gen, Apple iPod Nano 4th Gen, and an Apple iPhone 4S and they all work with this set up. It is really nice. It was exactly what I was looking for without having to spend a ton of money. This item is just like the high end ones without the big price tag. It has worked on any generation Apple product that is associated with the (i believe its called) 30 Prong connector (which is the basic Apple (up until iphone 5) charging cord such as the adapter on this converter) it has the AUX cord for MP3 and other devices. I am unsure about the question you are asking but I am the owner of an Apple iPod Touch 3rd Gen, Apple iPod Nano 4th Gen, and an Apple iPhone 4S and they all work with this set up. It is really nice. It was exactly what I was looking for without having to spend a ton of money. This item is just like the high end ones without the big price tag. It has worked on any generation Apple product that is associated with the (i believe its called) 30 Prong connector (which is the basic Apple (up until iphone 5) charging cord such as the adapter on this converter) it has the AUX cord for MP3 and... » Read More I am unsure about the question you are asking but I am the owner of an Apple iPod Touch 3rd Gen, Apple iPod Nano 4th Gen, and an Apple iPhone 4S and they all work with this set up. It is really nice. It was exactly what I was looking for without having to spend a ton of money. This item is just like the high end ones without the big price tag. It has worked on any generation Apple product that is associated with the (i believe its called) 30 Prong connector (which is the basic Apple (up until iphone 5) charging cord such as the adapter on this converter) it has the AUX cord for MP3 and other devices. « Show Less
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" thomman says: How about using a smart phone / PDA (such as Nokias or iPod Touch) that has applications to stream internet radio stations and it wont cost as much as this logitech. Or did I miss anything here? "Yes, you are missing:- superior audio output to your stereo (better DAC, better audio outs, analog or digital)- lossless audio- access to your entire music library- control playback (IR remote, WiFi remote, any computer on your network)- synced audio playback to as many players as you wish to own- access to numerous Music Services through a single user interface " thomman says: How about using a smart phone / PDA (such as Nokias or iPod Touch) that has applications to stream internet radio stations and it wont cost as much as this logitech. Or did I miss anything here? "Yes, you are missing:- superior audio output to your stereo (better DAC, better audio outs, analog or digital)- lossless audio- access to your entire music library- control playback (IR remote, WiFi remote, any computer on your network)- synced audio playback to as many players as you wish to own- access to numerous Music... » Read More " thomman says: How about using a smart phone / PDA (such as Nokias or iPod Touch) that has applications to stream internet radio stations and it wont cost as much as this logitech. Or did I miss anything here? "Yes, you are missing:- superior audio output to your stereo (better DAC, better audio outs, analog or digital)- lossless audio- access to your entire music library- control playback (IR remote, WiFi remote, any computer on your network)- synced audio playback to as many players as you wish to own- access to numerous Music Services through a single user interface « Show Less
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I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the same new interface and OS, and lasts 40 hours per charge.Apple has made my decision WAY too hard. I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the... » Read More I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the same new interface and OS, and lasts 40 hours per charge.Apple has made my decision WAY too hard. « Show Less
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If it doesn't have the "lightning" connector, you will need an adapter. Apple stores sell them for right around $20.
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500 CD's averaging 15 tracks per CD is a total of 7500 tracks. The iPod Touch 32 gig holds approximately 7,000 songs. A 40GB MP3 player will hold approximately 10,000 songs, but they are hard drive based and aren't designed for rough usage. 40 GB hard drive players are pretty hard to find these days so she might have to sacrifice some songs. She most likely doesn't actually listen to 500 CD's on a regular basis and you can always set iTunes to auto-rotate the songs for for fresh content. An alternative to the iPod Touch is the iPod Classic which packs 160 GB (around 40.000 songs) of storage. They are but around $250. The iPod Touch is also available in 64GB for a higher cost (around $300). An alternative to those two iPods is the Zune HD which packs 16, 32, or 64 gigabytes as well. These are considerably cheaper than the iPod equivilent. They also offered a 120 GB Zune (non-HD) but the price will vary as they are no longer manufactured. Sony also makes highly-regarded MP3 players that are comparable to MS and Apple. Besides These three companies, I can't really recommend buying anything else. I've owned all different types of MP3 players from Creative, Toshiba, Samsung, Sandisk, and the MS Zune but none of them come close to the tight integration that iTunes and iPod have. Every time I hit the sync button I'm confident the iPod will have exactly the songs I want on it. With Windows Media Player or the Zune software, a lot of the time it will end up partially syncing and some songs will duplicate. Album art is also a nightmare on these. As much as I don't like Apple's business model, their software and hardware are pretty hard to beat.
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You can get the lightning to 30 pin adapter at the Apple Store but DailySteals has it on sale for half that price today!
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If you subscribe to iTunes Match for only $24.99/year you will have access to your entire music library. You do not have to store music on your iPod if it's in iCloud. I have over 10,000 songs in my iCloud library that I can play wherever I go. However, I would recommend the 32GB as a minimum to get the 5MP camera. The 16GB does not include a camera other than the FaceTime camera. You also have Photosteam of 1,000 of your photos in the cloud. If you use Photobucket or Flikr you will have access to your photos too. If you have Netflix or Comcast Xfinity you can stream movies to your iPod. This little device does it all except phone calls but there is no monthly bill either! If you subscribe to iTunes Match for only $24.99/year you will have access to your entire music library. You do not have to store music on your iPod if it's in iCloud. I have over 10,000 songs in my iCloud library that I can play wherever I go. However, I would recommend the 32GB as a minimum to get the 5MP camera. The 16GB does not include a camera other than the FaceTime camera. You also have Photosteam of 1,000 of your photos in the cloud. If you use Photobucket or Flikr you will have access to your photos too. If you have Netflix or Comcast Xfinity you can stream movies to your... » Read More If you subscribe to iTunes Match for only $24.99/year you will have access to your entire music library. You do not have to store music on your iPod if it's in iCloud. I have over 10,000 songs in my iCloud library that I can play wherever I go. However, I would recommend the 32GB as a minimum to get the 5MP camera. The 16GB does not include a camera other than the FaceTime camera. You also have Photosteam of 1,000 of your photos in the cloud. If you use Photobucket or Flikr you will have access to your photos too. If you have Netflix or Comcast Xfinity you can stream movies to your iPod. This little device does it all except phone calls but there is no monthly bill either! « Show Less
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Hi!if you don't mind me asking, since I already have a wireless network in my house and the airport express can be use to stream my itunes music, all I would need to buy are the AE, and the cables to connect it to my speakers (and use my iphone 4 as a control remote).am I right?thanks!
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Just received ipod touches for my upper elementary classroom. I need to purchase a microphone as the earbuds don't have a built in microphone on them - Any advice as to what to buy and how much it would cost?
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I find it interesting that this discussion was created in the first place. My initial confusion was that the product page seemed to be pushing for people to buy the iPod to use with this, but the item title specifically says FOR THE SANSA FUSE. I guess someone asked Amazon to change the item title and Amazon agreed? Not sure, but I originally dismissed all the iPod references on the item page as product placement or whatever you call that...
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On iPod gens 1-5 and all the iPhones. Yes, they do. Might I just show you these cheaper items too (very similar and do the same thing, note- I am NOT telling you what to buy) just trying to help you save a dime flr the holidays. happy buying amd merry christmas!
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Brad, there are some that cost even more than these. They are not for the iTunes crowd who are happy with audio that is not perfect; unless they have money to burn to use these on a format that they won't get the full benefit from.Personally, I would never buy these as I'd be too afraid of damaging them when I travel for business which is when I listen to music with earphones.
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Here's another viewpoint for your consideration. You might want a nice big classic with tons of storage for *all* your music and other files (I have a 60 GB with tons o' songs, podcasts, and photos). I am currently considering a cute little shuffle or nano to hold a small subset of my total collection, for taking out on walks or whatnot when I want some of my music accessible and don't want to lug around my heavy 60 GB 'pod. So there's a possible reason why someone might want 2 iPods. :-)