about how many cd’s do you guys think the 20 gig iPod will be able to hold?

[quote author=“jncsta2000”]about how many cd’s do you guys think the 20 gig iPod will be able to hold?

so far i ripped 22 albums using itunes. total - 1.85gig.

damn i cant wait for mines 8)

[quote author=“JMillion”]damn i cant wait for mines 8)

me 2 :D

my simple answer: alot.

8 billion cds.

Well, lets see. I have about 200 CDs ripped on my computer, and I still haven’t gotten to 20 gigs. So, a lot.

GOOD GOD MAN! I didnt realize that the ipod held that much. I mean, it says 5000 songs but it doesnt really sink in till your thinking about cds. I wish I could hurry up and get mine. The referels are taking FOREVER.

Well, if a song is on average 4 minutes long, and if a CD averages about 12-15 tracks per CD, and an iPod can hold 5000 songs, then 5000/15 = 333 CDs. So If you filled it with just CDs, then you could get well over 300 CDs, no problem. Thats 5000 songs, or 20,000 minutes worth of music, if 1 minute = 1 megabyte.

Table of conversions:

5,000 songs
20,000 minutes
333 Hours, 20 minutes
13 Days, 21 hours, 20 minutes
1 Week, 6 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes

[quote author=“Tighr”]Well, if a song is on average 4 minutes long, and if a CD averages about 12-15 tracks per CD, and an iPod can hold 5000 songs, then 5000/15 = 333 CDs. So If you filled it with just CDs, then you could get well over 300 CDs, no problem. Thats 5000 songs, or 20,000 minutes worth of music, if 1 minute = 1 megabyte.

Table of conversions:

5,000 songs
20,000 minutes
333 Hours, 20 minutes
13 Days, 21 hours, 20 minutes
1 Week, 6 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes

you took the time to do the math. you are a better man than i.

I’m an Engineer. Its my job to be anal. I would have made a pie chart, but hey its late and its Saturday and technically still summer… I don’t need to be that toolish.

[quote author=“snak3y3z1001”][quote author=“jncsta2000”]about how many cd’s do you guys think the 20 gig iPod will be able to hold?

so far i ripped 22 albums using itunes. total - 1.85gig.

did you rip those albums using the AAC compression?  what bitrate did you use?

[quote author=“Tighr”]Well, if a song is on average 4 minutes long, and if a CD averages about 12-15 tracks per CD, and an iPod can hold 5000 songs, then 5000/15 = 333 CDs. So If you filled it with just CDs, then you could get well over 300 CDs, no problem. Thats 5000 songs, or 20,000 minutes worth of music, if 1 minute = 1 megabyte.

Table of conversions:

5,000 songs
20,000 minutes
333 Hours, 20 minutes
13 Days, 21 hours, 20 minutes
1 Week, 6 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes

well, you are an engineer and apparently good with math, so what bitrate would you have to record at to get only a megabyte a minute?

KNOWN: MP3s have size, bitrates, and time.
FIND: bitrate 1 MB recorded in 60 seconds
GIVEN: 1 MB = 1024 KB, 1 KB = 8 kb
ANALYSIS:

1024 KBytes * 8 bits/Byte = 8192 Kbits

8192 Kbits / 60 seconds = 136.533 kbits/s (kbps)

So for an mp3 to be exactly 1 megabyte per minute, it would need to be at 136.533 kbps.

Most people record at common bitrates like 128, 164, 192 or 256, so your milage may vary. I myself record at 192 exclusively, with the rare 256 exception.

I am trying to figure out how to seperate cd’s in Itunes.  i want it so that when i sync to the ipod, i have to select which artist I want to hear, and then which cd i want to hear.  how can i do that?

Don’t double post.

sorry

owned.

Anyways, are the AACs better quality and smaller than MP3s?

AAC has better quality than mp3 thus enabling you to rip at a smaller bit rate than mp3 which makes the files smaller.

In detail:
http://www.recordstorereview.com/misc/aacmp3part1.shtml

[quote author=“rgriffy”]AAC has better quality than mp3 thus enabling you to rip at a smaller bit rate than mp3 which makes the files smaller.

In detail:
http://www.recordstorereview.com/misc/aacmp3part1.shtml

Thanks.

So far i ripped 25 cds. total of 410 songs, time-24 hrs at 2 gb.

^^^  what did you rip those to?  bitrate/format?

ripped them to mp3s at 192 kbps

oh I’m using AAC at 128 kbps

depends on bitrate…

i use AAC at 128
i have never tried anything higher