can I use itunes with a sony MP3 player?

rich_shot2003

I have been useing Napster for the pass year and am looking at moving to maybe itunes but wanted to know if i can download songs from itunes onto a sony mp3 player or with itunes does it have to be onto a ipod?

if i cant use itunes with a sony mp3 player what other sites are there apart from napster that i can use a sony mp3 player with and one that i pay monthly with please

m_13

Which model of Sony MP3 player do you have?

If you have one of the Sony Hard Disk players (NW-1 and NW-5) then these can read the iTunes Plus AAC encoded files. You have to either import the AAC files into SonicStage or drag and drop onto the device. Standard iTunes AAC DRM files do not work.

If you know which model you have then I'll look it up

rich_shot2003

m_13 wrote: »

Which model of Sony MP3 player do you have?

If you have one of the Sony Hard Disk players (NW-1 and NW-5) then these can read the iTunes Plus AAC encoded files. You have to either import the AAC files into SonicStage or drag and drop onto the device. Standard iTunes AAC DRM files do not work.

If you know which model you have then I'll look it up

Model number is

NWZ-S616F

Marty_J

If it supports "drag and drop", you should be able to just drag tracks from iTunes and drop them into your mp3 player.

m_13

Aha. The NWZ-S616F is Sony's first MP3 player post-ATRAC, their own format.

It does support AAC format so you should be able to use it with iTunes Plus.

iTunes plus is quite new and I don't think there are any instructions out there for using non-ipods with it yet but it definitely supports them!

savemoney

Have you tried media monkey its every bit as good as itunes, I use if for my ipod touch v1

http://www.mediamonkey.com

You can get it for free but its slightly crippled

Marty_J

m_13 wrote: »

iTunes plus is quite new and I don't think there are any instructions out there for using non-ipods with it yet but it definitely supports them!

iTunes Plus tracks as really just regular AAC files, which have been around for about a decade now. There's nothing really new about them.

m_13

Nothing new except that previously you could not use DRM protected AAC format files bought from iTunes on anything but an ipod!

iTunes Plus allows you to buy non DRM protected AAC format files and upgrade your previously purchased iTunes music to have the DRM removed.

This means you can play them on any device that can play non DRM protected AAC files which is fantastic news if you have a partner who has bought music you can't play on your non Apple player!

Marty_J

Well you still can't use DRM-protected AAC files on anything but an iPod, unless you strip the DRM out.

But, all iTunes music is now DRM free.

The OP might give iTunes Agent a try.