iTunes on Palm or Pocket PC

[sunilpunjabi]

Hi,
I'm Mac user and I have a Palm 505 that I'll soon be replacing with a new pocket PC or Palm. I have decided to use a 3rd party sync app to sync my device. I am leaning toward the PocketPC, as I like the version of "Pocket Bible" over "my Bible" for the Palm. One of the deciding factors will be playing music I have purchased from iTunes on my device. I have seen programs to strip the DRM off the files, but at times this can destroy the music files. I have a lot of MP3s, but I would also like to play music I have purchased "m4p" on my new device. An iPod would not work, as music is a secondary requirement of the device. Is there a program to play these file natively on Palm or Pocket PC?

Any one knows if/how I can do this?

[dean_shan]

There is no prgram that can do that. You will need to make and rip a CD with the music you bought off iTunes.

[Sparkomatic]

I thought I read somewhere that the program, the missing sync, allows you to sync iTunes. Not sure how or if it works though since I don't have a Mac and that program.

[dean_shan]

I thought I read somewhere that the program, the missing sync, allows you to sync iTunes. Not sure how or if it works though since I don't have a Mac and that program.

He's talking about playing purchased iTunes music files on his PPC. That is impossible, the only device that iTunes music plays on is the iPod.

[Janak Parekh]

There is no prgram that can do that.
Just to clarify, there are indeed programs which can strip the DRM off of iTunes songs (which I won't link to here), but they're not that useful in this situation, as they convert a protected AAC file to an unprotected AAC file, which still isn't supported on Pocket PCs (at least, so far - Philips had a "demo AAC player" for Pocket PCs, but it never worked from what I heard). Your suggestion of burning and reripping is indeed currently the best. Apart, that is, from using an iPod as your primary music player.

--janak

[dean_shan]

There is no prgram that can do that.
Just to clarify, there are indeed programs which can strip the DRM off of iTunes songs (which I won't link to here), but they're not that useful in this situation, as they convert a protected AAC file to an unprotected AAC file, which still isn't supported on Pocket PCs (at least, so far - Philips had a "demo AAC player" for Pocket PCs, but it never worked from what I heard). Your suggestion of burning and reripping is indeed currently the best. Apart, that is, from using an iPod as your primary music player.

Miscommunitcation, I was saying there is no way to play iTunes AAC files on a PPC.

[maikii]

That's why I don't see much point in buying albums through these online download places, certainly not at $9.99 a pop. Makes much more sense to buy the CD--you have the full uncompressed music, the media, the cover art, the liner notes, everything, and the price is often not much more than what they are charging for the downloaded albums. And there is no DRM, you can compress the music any way you want to play on portable devices, can copy it anywhere, etc.

[Janak Parekh]

That's why I don't see much point in buying albums through these online download places, certainly not at $9.99 a pop.
Agreed. About the only full albums I buy through iTunes is ones that are more expensive or DRMed already on the market. I've bought a few singles when it's convenient, but that's because I don't mind having it only on my iPod.

--janak