Itunes Store - Huge selection of music with lots of extra features

The iTunes Store of the computer manufacturer Apple offers with ten million songs from a huge range of music. In addition an extensive range of videos and podcasts. Unfortunately, the music files are only available in AAC format. While this waiving a copy, do not speak for all MP3 players and smartphones whose playback. Access to the well-stocked offer is only available via the iTunes software.

In addition, users can add PDF files to your library (to add notes to your digital albums, for example), but PDF files can not be transferred or read on an iPhone or iPod. However, the iPhone / iPod Touch applications exist to synchronize any type of files to and from the device to your iDisk from a "" using Apple's MobileMe service.

In the newer version, iTunes 8.0, the preferences menu, there was a complete transformation. The result added a few new options, but instead eliminated several options. For example, iTunes, once gave users the option to display arrows beside the selected song title, artist, album and genre that is linked directly to the iTunes Music Store. However, these arrows are not removable, except through direct editing of a preference file.

iTunes is available as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP from Apple's website. It is also bundled with all Macs, and some HP and Dell computers. Older versions are available for Mac OS 9, OS X 10.0-10.3, and Windows 2000.

Range: Market leader with ten million songs
In the music section of the iTunes Store, users expect ten million songs and over 18,000 music videos. With this offer, the iTunes Music Store, the ranking of the tested services leads. However, the purchase in the iTunes Music Store is only possible after installation of additional software.

The iTunes Store is also includes audiobooks, TV shows and iPhone more than 35,000 applications for the devices, and iPod Touch. Recently some 500 films to supplement the supply that are in store for purchase and rental. In addition, the online music store 125,000 free video and audio reports offer in the form of podcasts.

File formats: Not every device can play AAC
All the songs on the iTunes Store are available in the AAC format, the data rate of the songs is usually at 256 kbit / s. On the plus side, AAC waived on a copy protection for the buyer, there is therefore no technical hurdle on burning or copying processes. This is not to play each player in a position to the format. So if an MP3 player or a smart phone called his own, which is clearly not with AAC, the files must be converted to the more common MP3 format - or resort to other music services.

Music videos are offered in MPEG4 format with or without copy protection. Music videos and songs without copy protection, Apple under the category of "iTunes Plus". This file identifies the supplier with an increase in the detail view. All other videos have the digital rights management "FairPlay".