Playback on iPod from Windows?

[MyronAub]

Please choose the appropriate forum for this topic. Thank you. I've connected my Photo Dock to my HiFi Amplifier and using the iPod controls get fantastic sound quality.

However what I really want now is to be able to select what's playing on the iPod using software on my PC - i.e. normal point, click and play but for the sound to be played via the iPod and not via Microsoft Media Player etc.

Is this possible?

[honeybee1236]

While the iPod is connected to the PC you can only play it through the PC & not get sound coming through the iPod. Windows iPod don't have access to the iPod controls while connected to the PC w/o 3rd party software, i.e.:
-SharePod
-YamiPod
-PodPlayer
All go on the iPod HD. Others go on the PC HD & you can play the music from the iPod, like iPod Agent.

Links in my sig under 'freeware'.

[MyronAub]

Originally posted by honeybee1236
While the iPod is connected to the PC you can only play it through the PC & not get sound coming through the iPod.

Oh, that's not good news - I'm surprised no-one has released anything that allows you to control sound coming from the iPod using a Windows machine - presumably there's some technical reason for this. :(

Originally posted by honeybee1236
All go on the iPod HD. Others go on the PC HD & you can play the music from the iPod, like iPod Agent.

Thanks for taking the time to reply anyway, as you say all those third-party programs allow you to access the iPod directly but the sound always comes from the PC and not the iPod.

I can't be the only one with an iPod dock connecting my iPod to a proper amplifier, maybe someone will someday soon find a way to allow the song selection to be controlled from a Windows machine. That's an application I'd certainly pay for.

[honeybee1236]

The best you can do is connect it to the stereo and play it via the iPod.