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Podcast gear

Feb 14, 2006 10:32AM PST

I'm curious about your podcast-listening setup - what type of system you use to download your podcasts, which podcast client you use, which media player you use to listen to them, and how you listen to them.

Do you use iTunes on a Mac to sync to an iPod that you listen to using headphones? Maybe you use Yahoo Music Engine to listen through your home stereo speakers. What options are out there? I'd like to know what you have come up with.

My setup is kind of hodge-podge, but it works.

I have an HP tc4200 TabletPC that I use Juice to download the podcasts, use Windows Media Player to create the playlists, and synchronize it with my HP IPAQ PocketPC output to an FM radio transmitter to play on my truck stereo on my way to work...

I'm new to these forums, and I've been listening to the BuzzOutLoud podcast for a couple of weeks now, both new and old episodes. I've now got a morning ritual of syncing my PPC, plugging in the transmitter, and driving to work. It's about a 35 minute drive, so the CNET BuzzOutLoud podcasts are usually the perfect length...

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Initially did everything through iTunes
Feb 14, 2006 10:38AM PST

But I think that video podcast playback performance through iTunes is unacceptable.

So for a while I would download the podcasts via itunes and just browse to the podcast folder and open the podcasts directly in Quicktime.

Lately I've been using a Newsreader called NetNewsWire to get the RSS feeds. Most of the links open up in a new browser window. The added plus is that in most cases I don't have to wait to start viewing or listening. It will begin playing while it is still downloading.

I have yet to find a solution that I'm really happy with

Scott

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In the truck!
Feb 14, 2006 12:37PM PST

That makes me happy.

Welcome to the podcast.

I switched from iPodder (now Juice) to Itunes awhile back and it works for me. I have a new generation video iPod which I listen to while sitting on a bus. I use Creative Nomad IIIc headphones.

I also listen on the ThinkPad as well.

I also hear podcasts on 1550 AM here in the Bay area. Listened to Coverville on it the other day.

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On the public bus.
Feb 14, 2006 12:41PM PST

I listen to my podcasts on the Seattle Metro buses. I download them occasionally at home onto my iPod nano. I almost always download them to my PSP over wifi at school throught the direct download link on the cnet webpage. (Every day i just change one or two numbers in the history's website and bang, it downloads in about 2 minutes.) I then listen to it using the headphones that came with the PSP. They sound fine for the podcast.

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Zen Micro
Feb 14, 2006 12:44PM PST

I use iPodder (havn't updated to Juice; didn't know) to download, then transfer via drag and drop to the zen micro and listen while I work out. I used to have nearly complete archives, but then I had to reformat my HD and forgot to back them up, so now I just have back to November. So sad!

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iTunes for me
Feb 14, 2006 1:33PM PST

I've been perfectly happy with iTunes and my iPod on my Mac. I'll listen to the umpteen million podcasts at work, and when I'm not at work, I'm listening to them in my car on my iPod which is connected via a FM modulator.

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Used to use iPodder
Feb 14, 2006 2:29PM PST

I used iPodder (now Juice) at first, but once I bought an iPod nano, it just seemed easier to have one less step to transfer podcasts onto it. I wish iTunes imported OPML, since I had to resubscribe manually. I have a ton of podcasts with NPR stations, which I filter based on what the show is about that day. At least BOL doesn't try to pimp a tip jar or voting at podcast alley. Some podcasts even want you to use multiple platforms such as Juice, iTunes, Odeo, and Yahoo to subscribe to pump up their numbers.