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Although iTunes has always been one of the best pieces of jukebox software available, the company improved upon a great thing with version 7, which has added enhanced video capabilities, ringtone editing for the iPhone and new ways to view your music library.
A cleaned-up left sidebar makes finding your music and videos a snap and the new Album and Cover-Flow view options let you flip through CDs in style. The built-in video player accommodates both your own files and ones bought at the iTunes Store. Right-clicking a clip lets you render it iPod-compatible. With the addition of full-length movies at the iTunes Store, you can now view near-DVD quality movies at a resolution of 640x480.
The experience of both purchasing and playing movies and videos is almost identical to performing the same actions with music, so seasoned users will have no trouble. Old popular features remain intact including seamless iPod integration, smart playlists, CD burning, label printing, the ability to rip files in multiple formats (except WMA), network sharing, and, of course, the enormously successful iTunes Store. The iTunes Store also offers DRM-free, higher sound quality songs, but they're more expensive than the standard $0.99, as are ringtones. Movie rentals start at $2.99, and can be purchased for $9.99.
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 7 should find a home on any media junkie's computer.
iTunes 7.7:Publisher's Description
From Apple:
iTunes, the award-winning digital-jukebox software, is now available for Mac and Windows. The iTunes Music Store offers Windows users the same online music store as Mac users, with the same music catalog, the same personal-use rights, and the same 99-cents-per-song pricing. With music from all five major music companies and more than 600 independent labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog now offers more than 1,000,000 songs. Features include a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3 and pristine-quality AAC-encoding from audio CDs, smart playlists, more than 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, to burn content to DVDs to back up an entire music collection, and to share music via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform.
Version 7.6 includes movie rentals: you can rent and watch movies on your computer, or sync them to your iPod or iPhone.
Please note that downloading this program takes you to a third-party Web site.
What's new in this version:
New in iTunes v7.6: Movie rentals. Rent and watch movies on your computer, or sync them to your iPod or iPhone.
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Version: iTunes 7.6
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"Reasonable media player"
Version: iTunes 7.6
Pros
It is fairly stable, plays and organizes music just as promised.
Cons
Plays a somewhat limited range of formats, advertisements.
Not easily customizable in terms of skinning and file organization.
Requires frequent and large updates, the program itself is something of a resource hog.
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"Mostly the same"
Version: iTunes 7.6
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"musica latina"
Version: iTunes 7.6
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"Very poor,top notch co.?, way disappointed w/ this version"
Version: iTunes 7.6
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"Amazing!"
Version: iTunes 7.6
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"Let me list my frustrations...."
Version: iTunes 7.6
Pros
I prefer media monkey and have switched. My favorite aspect of itunes was the search function.
Cons
-It doesn't play .wma and couldn't tell which files it wouldn't play
-I couldn't easily get album artwork
-I would end up with a music being referred to in my library and playlist several times, the program couldn't tell that I already had them in my library.
-itunes would take up a lot of memory
-syncing with ipod was very flexible
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"disaster"
Version: iTunes 7.6
Cons
updating to 7.6 erased all of my itunes files from library. all of them. beware. I am still trying fixes and waiting for itunes support to respond to my inquiry.
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"I would not keep it if I don't Have an iPod musicmatch jukebox is better"
Version: iTunes 7.6
Pros
1. you can get podcasts for free without signing up for Itunes
2. it comes with cover flow
3. it plays mov files
Cons
1. It Takes A long Time To Open up
2. you can only get ipod games from itunes
3. you need to make a playlist before you burn a CD
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"LOVE IT!!"
Version: iTunes 7.6
Pros
This is the best music player ever! I can even listen to LIVE radio! This kicks every other player's kid-friendly devices! Other players cripple your songs from your CD's.
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