Why can't Front Row see my iPod?

twister

twister

Howdy
I have a new iMac and I'm disappointed that Front Row doesn't see my iPod. Anyone know if this is a feature I haven't turned on or if it's Apples way of doing things?

Seems that it can connect to shared music, so why not my iPod on my machine?
 
I believe what you're trying to do isn't supported by Apple -- since it's assumed that all your music on your iPod is also on your computer (it IS a syncing device, not a storage device), accessing the iPod directly isn't needed.
 
Won't change much, I guess... They want there to be *ONE* way of getting your music out of your iPod: By pressing the "Play" button.
 
Ok, then why can you connect to other iTunes shared libraries? Isn't it the same idea? Accessing music that isn't on your machine? No one is copying or downloading, just playing.
 
I think I'll try backing up some of my iPod music to a DVD (or cd for testing purposes) and see if Front Row will read the MP3/ACC files then. If so, that may be the best work around for now. Plus I backup my music. Win Win :)
 
twister said:
Ok, then why can you connect to other iTunes shared libraries? Isn't it the same idea? Accessing music that isn't on your machine? No one is copying or downloading, just playing.
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The iPod is not another "machine" with a library of its own -- it's a synchronization device that contains a mirror image (or subset) of the music stored on the computer that it's a "slave" to. Connecting to another machine's shared library is a lot different than your iPod, at least in Apple's eyes.
 
Wow, that makes it sound so un-sexy. ;)

Thanks though for the help. If anyone finds a hack/work-around, let me know.
 
Well, there is none, really. Maybe if you find an illegal plugin for iTunes which makes the iPod appear as a selectable playlist. But that'd be very sneaky.
 
i find it weird that so many people use their ipods as their space for music, not the syncronisation with your existing music that it should be. what if the hard drive fails on the ipod? you are screwed!
 
Lt Major Burns said:
i find it weird that so many people use their ipods as their space for music, not the syncronisation with your existing music that it should be. what if the hard drive fails on the ipod? you are screwed!
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When your iPod is bigger than your hard drive (which mine was) it's not possible to have music in both places. Plus, DVD's are for backups.
 
It's understandable, Lt. Just not as Apple has intended it to work and not how we make it work... If you, for example, are getting low on harddrive space and think of a way to move your large MP3 collection out to an external drive, it *might* seem like a good idea to get an iPod. For those not in the know, it seems like they'll be able to move their songs off to the iPod, freeing harddrive space on the main drive. If they buy an iPod for this cause... Well... A friend of mine did that. He actually put his iTunes library on the iPod (harddrive part) and let it synch to the iPod (music part). So he has the same songs twice on the iPod. It seems stupid, but it kinda works. Until he has more songs than half his iPod's size, that is. Or until the iPod fails. And sometimes they do, let's be clear about this...

I guess Apple _should_ state more clearly how the intended use is for the iPods... Then again, it might be less successful that way.
 
However, I have two macs, home and macbook pro for on the road. I do not use my macbook pro to store ALL 20 some thousand tracks in my itunes and in fact use two ipods when travelling to have it all with me. Having front row not see any of my pods is obviously not so much fun. So, now, in the hotel, I cannot just use my ipod through front row...I hope this gets rectified.
 
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