The fifth generation iPod is an amazing device, that has revolutionized the way of entertainment. It can play Music, Movies, TV Shows and Games - a little powerful portable thing.
But You can't do anything without help of PC. The thing is, that all the Music, Movies, Photos and other Media must be downloaded to iPod through the USB port. You have to connect the iPod and PC with special USB Cable, that comes with device. Now comes next obstacle - the format of Media files. MP3-s can be downloaded to iPod directly without any special software. The problems start with Movies, because iPod only plays video files and videos that are in the MP4 format. This means that most of the media file types such as AVI, MPEG, MPG, MOV, etc. on your PC are not compatible with your iPod and consequently cannot be played on it.
So what you need here is a software program that can convert just about any video file format like MPG or AVI into an iPod compatible MP4 format. Getting such software is relatively easy, just go directly to the Apple website and get iTunes. After this software is installed, You can use it to convert other video formats to mp4. Once youve done it, you can start downloading them into your iPod.
But how to get the Movie files into Your PC?
There are 3 ways:
1. You copy Your DVD's to Your PC and convert them to suitable format. This process needs a powerful PC or You can wait hours, until this is done.
2. Buy and download Your Movies from iTunes. Faster, but not a cheap way.
3. Join special download sites like ipod-download-club.com, where all downloads are for Free. That means, You'll get unlimited access to Movies and must not pay for any download. Most such communities give access also to Music, Games and other media. You have to pay only once for life-time membership. That way You'll save lots of Money and Time.
By: Juri Hass
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