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  3. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]

    Talk about the world at your fingertips lol! Pretty nifty links there


    Some great stuff there, I agree.
  4. New question...
    You said I could use Foobar to sync the ipod, right? Is there a way to do it with firewire? I know there is a software for it, but anyway to make Foobar do it?
  5. Originally posted by Ali709New question...
    You said I could use Foobar to sync the ipod, right? Is there a way to do it with firewire? I know there is a software for it, but anyway to make Foobar do it?


    I was having fun with the last question. I'd guess that it'd be the same way as USB. I haven't got Firewire, so I'm not exactly sure.


    I just made a webpage for giving you the correct IP address, not the way Windows does.

    http://drewbee.byethost5.com/ip.php


    Good night everyone, and have fun downloading!
  6. Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

    I was having fun with the last question. I'd guess that it'd be the same way as USB. I haven't got Firewire, so I'm not exactly sure.



    sorry for ruining it

    iTunes doesn't let you use FireWire...when I connect the iPod, it says on the iPod screen that you can't do file transfer with FireWire...but I did see a software that would let you do it...anyways, tough question I guess
  7. You would think, considering it has the same 30-pin plug connector.

    But it doesn't, and that software would probably work only with other models. For the new models, it makes pretty poor business sense for Apple because lots of people still use FireWire for doing other stuff, and it's almost twice as fast as USB2.

    For the sake of interest, USB3 is coming in early 2009 which won't have speeds of 480Mbps it will have rough speeds of 4800Gbps, so you can use USB3 devices (not USB2) at about ten times the speed of what you get now. That's why USB devices are coming down in price so quickly. But towards the end of this year and 2009, you'll see Wireless USB at the same speeds as USB2, so that's even better again.



    Back to the FireWire question...

    Originally posted by Wikipedia.orgAlthough it uses the same connection as Apple's FireWire iPod Cable and can charge its battery over FireWire, the iPod nano does not support synchronization over a FireWire connection.



    USB2.0 only compatible iPods: 3G, 4G, U2 video 5G, 6G, shuffle, all nanos, all touches

    FireWire and USB1.1 / 2.0 compatible iPods: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, photo, U2


    To anyone considering an iPod classic (6G), don't waste your time or money.
  8. Seriously tempted by getting an iPod touch. Talk me out of it Dan
  9. Drew (or anyone else who can help me!)-

    I'm trying to figure out the best way for me to hook my laptop up to my TV so I can watch streaming sports events on it. I went to Radio Shack (terrible, I know) today, and the salesgirl tried to sell me a piece of crap converter for $100 bucks. Is there an easier way to do it?

    Here's the back of my computer:


    And the back of my TV:



    Any links to products or advice would be greatly appreciated....
  10. Radio Shack...some great experiences of no service down there.

    Now, on a Dell laptop - though it's usually all the same - to a standard fat-back TV, called a CRT, you can use an S-video cable, which is probably what she tried to sell you and would be the best idea. From the photos, it looks like you have S-video to S-video on both the TV and laptop - the small little black round connector.

    That's probably the only way to do so from looking at the back of the TV.

    As well, you need to check for the S-Video whether it has four or seven pins. If it has four pins, seven pins obviously won't work and vice versa.


  11. So S-Video is the way to go, over VGA to RCA cables? (i read online that this option would only work with HDTV, which mine is not)....Do they sell a 7pin male to 4 pin male cable?
  12. Originally posted by haytrainSo S-Video is the way to go, over VGA to RCA cables? (i read online that this option would only work with HDTV, which mine is not)....Do they sell a 7pin male to 4 pin male cable?


    Nope, just straight S-video to S-video. That looks like the go, but any good store should sell a 7-4 cable.
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