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
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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