# Media players: MP3 vs iPod vs ?? Video aside, what should I get? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 18, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679 "2006-12-18T19:49:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/21 "2006-12-19T15:23:54Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Will (or can) an iPod tell you if you are loading an already-loaded piece of music onto it? I might have 3 or 4 CDs from an artist, including a “Best of…” where some of the same tunes are on one of the other disks. Can it catch these and offer me an option to skip them? If so, is there something special I need to do to make it happen, or is it a default function? Yes, I’ve decided to go go for an ipod, and I will most likely get it today. [/QUOTE] I recently bought an iPod as well. There is a function in iTunes called “show duplicate songs,” which will scan your library and come up with what it thinks are duplicates – however, it doesn’t always catch them all and some of the ones it catches aren’t. Despite that, it’s pretty easy to open up iTunes and search your library by artist, arrange the songs alphabetically by title (or playing time) and catch them there. ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/22 "2006-12-19T15:48:49Z")
[QUOTE=Garfield226] There is a function in iTunes called “show duplicate songs,” which will scan your library and come up with what it thinks are duplicates – however, it doesn’t always catch them all and some of the ones it catches aren’t. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I wouldn’t trust the Show Duplicate Songs function. It only looks at title and artists, not filesize or any other characteristics, so depending on how you name your files, live versions and remixes could be lumped together with the original track. When you put a CD into your computer to rip it, iTunes will let you check and uncheck the individual tracks to rip (default is all checked). ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/23 "2006-12-19T17:31:50Z")
Are there any ipod viruses? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/24 "2006-12-19T18:23:16Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Are there any ipod viruses? [/QUOTE] Just Kevin Federline, but he’s easy to avoid. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/25 "2006-12-19T18:52:17Z")
Thanks all. I am the proud new owner of an 80 gig iPod. I walked in the door with it just a few minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/26 "2006-12-19T19:27:38Z")
For the future, or in case anyone else is wondering, Apple is having great sales on their refurbished [ipods](http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=32DAAC51&nclm=Certified) . You can get the 30GB Color iPod for $149. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/27 "2006-12-19T21:33:12Z")
Ok, how do I stop iTunes from automatically importing the CD I put into the drive? I want to look at the list, listen a bit to some tracks, and uncheck things I don’t want before the import starts. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/28 "2006-12-19T21:37:07Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Ok, how do I stop iTunes from automatically importing the CD I put into the drive? I want to look at the list, listen a bit to some tracks, and uncheck things I don’t want before the import starts. [/QUOTE] Go to Preferences, click on the “Advanced” icon along the top. Then click on the “Importing” tab. Where it says “ON CD Insert” change the popup menu to say “Show songs” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-players-mp3-vs-ipod-vs-video-aside-what-should-i-get/384679/29 "2006-12-19T21:43:33Z")
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