yep and it appears double twist does work. http://www.doubletwist.com/

I've been using the amazon mp3 player on my Galaxy (v1...it's old).

the only thing I've had issues with, is I can't find a good podcast app. I've tried various things...they just kinda suck. I know a lot of people use stitcher, but it doesn't work for me. Mainly, I can't stream things where I live and work...the service isn't there.

If I could find a good podcast app, I'd never be tempted by the iphone. I didn't really like it that much, except that it was a great music player.

As it is though, I've been very happy on android 

Quote from: muskrat on June 20, 2012, 08:32:08 AM
yep and it appears double twist does work. http://www.doubletwist.com/

i don't use it with itunes, but i do use the doubletwist player. i love it.
and yes, i am a mac user... hate itunes, and not really digging on the iphones as of late

Quote from: derby on June 20, 2012, 07:23:43 AM
aac isn't an apple proprietary format:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding

i meant the playlists too, but i thought they had tweaked the AAC in some way..

If they don't offer the quad core here would it be easy to use a euro one here?

Quote from: cokey on June 20, 2012, 09:18:03 AM
If they don't offer the quad core here would it be easy to use a euro one here?

my understanding is that the 4g will not work.  each company uses a different type.  i got a Verizon world phone a while back and with my Tmobile sim it would only connect in 2g.

Ah ok.. 

Quote from: ducatiz on June 20, 2012, 09:01:16 AM
i meant the playlists too,

1. Open iTunes.
2. Highlight desired playlist
3. Click 'File' tab.
4. Scroll down to 'Library'.
5. Select 'Export Playlist'.
6. Click '.txt' tab and scroll down to '.m3u'.

there you go... "standard" playlist format.

Quote from: ducatiz on June 20, 2012, 09:01:16 AM
but i thought they had tweaked the AAC in some way..

the original itunes music store files had drm, but they've been drm-free since 2009.

Quote from: ducatiz on June 20, 2012, 09:25:39 AM
my understanding is that the 4g will not work.  each company uses a different type.  i got a Verizon world phone a while back and with my Tmobile sim it would only connect in 2g.

This one was a Euro phone, and it was connected to ATT 3g. Can't confirm the use of 4g, or non-use...as we don't have 4g around here.

Quote from: derby on June 20, 2012, 10:58:50 AM
1. Open iTunes.
2. Highlight desired playlist
3. Click 'File' tab.
4. Scroll down to 'Library'.
5. Select 'Export Playlist'.
6. Click '.txt' tab and scroll down to '.m3u'.

there you go... "standard" playlist format.

the original itunes music store files had drm, but they've been drm-free since 2009.

well there you go

Quote from: Le Pirate on June 20, 2012, 11:07:33 AM
This one was a Euro phone, and it was connected to ATT 3g. Can't confirm the use of 4g, or non-use...as we don't have 4g around here.

yeah, they can do 3g too.

just reading about it on engadget. They did a little test between the ATT and Sprint spec models. I'm pretty disappointed that it's going to only be dual core, and they're adding the touchwiz UI on it. May go for a Euro, unlocked version if I with a S3.


I still like the Note though. That's my favorite.

Quote from: Le Pirate on June 20, 2012, 08:47:02 AM
I've been using the amazon mp3 player on my Galaxy (v1...it's old).

the only thing I've had issues with, is I can't find a good podcast app. I've tried various things...they just kinda suck. I know a lot of people use stitcher, but it doesn't work for me. Mainly, I can't stream things where I live and work...the service isn't there.

If I could find a good podcast app, I'd never be tempted by the iphone. I didn't really like it that much, except that it was a great music player.

As it is though, I've been very happy on android 

Try BeyondPod, I use about 6 gigs of it a month!

and.......Done!

iPhone is gone down the road. Android (Galaxy NexusII) is back in the house. just got it yesterday, so still exploring, but i'm impressed so far. just need to load the music in (i stripped DRM from all mine years ago) and re install all my favorite Andriod apps...and some new ones too!

thanks everyone for the input!

 
Good choice!