Anyone use a Mac-formatted iPod?

[gozarch]

Hello all,

I have an Mac-formatted iPod which won't work with Blue&Me. I've been told it's purely a file format issue, i.e. change the files to mp3 in iTunes and all will be well. Is that true?

The computer the iTunes library is on has died, so am thinking about buying a laptop to replace it, then re-importing all my CDs. If the Blue&Me will work with a Mac-formatted iPod + MP3s, the new machine will be a Macbook. If it won't work, it'll have to be a PC.

Sorry for the long post, but can anyone give a definitive answer?

Cheers,
Julie

 

[punto_matt]

Needs to be windows formatted as blue&me is a windows system.

 

[gozarch]

Noooooooo! Don't say that. I've talked myself into buying a Macbook now. I wonder if I can Windows format it using iTunes on a Mac ...

 

[clockworks]

You can run Windows on a Mac, no problems. I've got XP on my iMac.
It's dual boot, done using a Mac utility called "bootcamp". There are also a couple of options that allow you run Windows directly within OSX. One option is called "parallels". It's handy if you need to keep switching between OSX and Windows, although the bootcamp method is cheaper - bootcamp is free, you just need a copy of XP SP2 or later.

 

[Cscn69]

no, I use Macs and all you need is a dongle to plug into the blue and me usb port. Chris@souls does them a bit cheaper than going to fiat.

http://www.fiat-accessories.com/Fiat-Blue-and-Me-Adaptor

I think its better to have a mac formatted iPod/iPhone, as you don't have to unplug it before switching the engine on...
:slayer:

Regards
Carl
Apple Fan Boy!

 

[gozarch]

Carl,
You're a star, thanks for that Not cheap though, eh?
One more question, have you had to convert all your files to mp3 as well as using the dongle?

Cheers,
Julie

 

[Cscn69]

Nope. It will read whatever the iPod can read aac mp3 m4r etc... And it even understands the iPod playlist format.

Regards
carl
posted from my iPhone

 

[alexh365]

Only reads the track names, albums and artists from the iPod, the actual audio is just played straight from the iPod.

You'll also need to update your B&M to 5.4.11 for this to work properly.