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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: June 01, 2009
- Total Downloads: 9,045,322
- Downloads last week: 32,382
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1304 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jason Parker on September 21, 2008
Apple's iTunes is the 800-pound gorilla in the music and video jukebox world. The industry standard for more than five years, it has remained the trend-setter because of its connection to Apple's iPods and iPhone. This latest version sports one major new feature and several smaller ones.
In addition to the left sidebar, which was cleaned up in version 7, there's now an optional sidebar on the right. Called the Genius Bar, if you have an iTunes Store account it will offer up song and album recommendations for purchase. The Genius Bar, however, is only a derivative of the Genius Playlist, and that's the real biggie of version 8. To activate the playlist, hit the atomic symbol on the bottom right of the iTunes window while you're playing a song. The Genius algorithm will then create a playlist from the music already existing in your collection, made up of songs that it thinks have some connection to the first track. Since it's not limited solely by genre or other criteria, it can come up with some interesting choices.
Just as version 7 introduced the Cover Flow view, this update sees the introduction of a new art-based Grid view that can be used to look at your collection sorted by artist or album. Mouse over the art to reveal a play-it-now link. Other new features include a new visualization scheme called Magnetosphere, based on the iTunes plug-in of the same name, support for HD video, and the return of NBC to the iTunes Store.
For those unfamiliar with iTunes' base features, it makes video and music playback virtually identical. The iTunes Store replicates this experience, although be warned: it costs more to buy tracks that are DRM-free. Synchronization with iPods can be set to automatic or manual, and right-clicking a video clip lets you render it iPod-compatible. There are also smart playlists, CD burning, label printing, the ability to rip files in multiple formats except WMA, and network sharing. Rounding out the feature set are parental controls, integrated podcasts, and a smart-shuffle option. iTunes is sometimes clunky on Windows, and can cause significant processor slowdowns. Still, it remains a top-notch player and iTunes 8 should find a home on any media junkie's computer.
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Publisher's description
From Apple :iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And it's an entertainment superstore that stays open 24/7.
Version 8.2 supports the iPhone 3.0 software update for iPhone and iPod Touch, and includes accessibility improvements and bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 8.2 supports the iPhone 3.0 software update for iPhone and iPod Touch, and includes accessibility improvements and bug fixes.
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User reviews of Apple iTunes 8.2
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 1304 votes
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Version: Apple iTunes 8.2
Pros: Better than Windows Media player.
Cons: None yet. Still have to dig deeper into the program.
Summary: Great MP3 player. Works well on Vista. I enjoy the interface more than Windows Media Player.
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Version: Apple iTunes 8.2
"slowest software I have ever used"
Pros: Works with Palm Pre
Cons: makes your high end PC crawl
Summary: I just got the Palm Pre and decided to try it with Itunes. The software is extremely laggy and really don't see why so many people like it. I heard it works better with Apple Computers but I will never get me one of those.
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Version: Apple iTunes 8.2
Pros: Syncs flawlessly with my ipod touch
best podcast catcher
Playlists are easy to setupCons: Apple needs to make a version for Linux!
Summary: Good app. If you have a ipod, iphone, ipod touch. Why use anything else
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Version: Apple iTunes 8.2
"Very good all-in-one player with store integration."
Pros: As with previous iTunes versions, this one's very easy to use. Most of the movies in the store are half the price of the DVD version.
Cons: The setup file could be much smaller. I don't think it's necessary to include the entire QuickTime app. All that's needed there is the QuickTime codec.
Even older songs & music videos in the store are a bit over-priced.Summary: Even though some items in the iTunes store are somewhat overpriced, this is the easiest way I've found to buy & download store items.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Apple iTunes 8.2
Pros: I just bought the new Iphone its really cool and I want to transfer my music to it but it doesn't work
Cons: the sync-ing freezes my computer. There seems to be no way to transfer songs from my computer to the iphone so I can use it like an ipod. I have 5000+ songs in my personal library that were not itune purchases so I think thats the problem
Summary: so far so suck, like my iphone but not the fact that i will most likely have to buy music to put on it
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