Apple iTunes 4.8

Apple iTunes 4.8

Now with support for video

Platform Mac OS, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Type freeware

Manufacturer Apple

Size 19.5Mb

Tim Smith, vnunet.com 10 May 2005

If you're getting tired of your current media player, Apple's iTunes is the answer.

ITunes is one of the best media players on the market. It comes with a vast music store that gives you the opportunity to preview and download songs at very reasonable prices.

This and the ability to create your own digital library makes iTunes a great choice for anyone who is tired of needing multiple players.

ITunes will look for any other copies running across a network and you can then listen to other people's music. An internet radio option is available for broadband users.

Version 1.8 adds support for video, in the form of an embedded QuickTime player. Little details are provided by Apple about this new feature, but it appears to support all the video formats that QuickTime supports (AVI, MPEG, Flash etc.).

Also new is Apple Lossless, an audio encoder for importing music into iTunes at half the original size with no loss of quality.

Verdict

An excellent audio player with a huge library of music for sale