iTunes Alternative for vista x64 w/ 32gb touch

[italiangspot]

I recently purchased a new tablet pc with vista x64... with 4gb of ram
specs:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/pro...B220UA%2523ABA

i installed iTunes and my 6500 songs and noticed how terrible the scrolling experience is... always a delay and never real time...

I googled the issue and many people are having the same issue and just pointing the fingure at sucky iTunes

i deleted all my smart playlist...
disabled look for shared libraries...
disabled.. sound enhancer and crossfade options...

nothing seems to help...

i am not noticing the issue on my older desktop with 1GB of RAM running XP

There are so many recommendations on the net for iTunes replacements... some for older ipods and some that dont handle pictures/videos... etc... or not 64 bit compatible

i just need one that is fast .. handles smart playlist ... and tagging of music..genre/ratings.. would help if i could import the ratings that i have for the songs from iTunes

no pictures or videos support is necessary ... and i am using the ipod touch

Please help out guys with recommendations !!!

Thanks in advance

[italiangspot]

i will post in this thread 3rd party alternatives that people suggested or ones that i found from searching:

CopyTrans Manager -> http://www.copytrans.net/copytransmanager.php
this looks pretty good but i dont think it offers smartplaylist from what i can see

foobar2000--> http://www.foobar2000.org/

*MediaMonkey--> http://filehippo.com/download_mediamonkey/
http://download.cnet.com/MediaMonkey...html?tag=mncol

*songbird--> http://getsongbird.com/

yamipod--> http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
seems wasnt tested on the touch, can run directly from ipod

winamp -> http://www.winamp.com/
w/ipod plugin

amarok --> http://amarok.kde.org/
for Linux and Unix users

banshee--> http://banshee-project.org/
only for linux

MediaChest--> http://mediachest.sourceforge.net/
All generations iPod support and live Smart Play Lists

Xilisoft iPod Rip--> http://download.cnet.com/Xilisoft-iP...-10748289.html
http://www.xilisoft.com/ipod-rip.html
Ripper and manager

* = seem to be the most popular

[italiangspot]

i am not sure how accurate this iPod Manger comparison chart is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari..._iPod_managers

[italiangspot]

10 Alternatives to iTunes for managing your iPod
http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/07/08...-ipod/sharepod

[Shameless1]

Hey if your having problems with itunes scrolling try updating your video drivers. I used to have problems with itunes doing funking things.

Shameless1

[italiangspot]

u think the videodrivers would have an issue just related to itunes?.. i havent noticed any delayed scrolling on web pages...

and the tablet is about 3 months old..

[Shameless1]

Originally Posted by italiangspot

u think the videodrivers would have an issue just related to itunes?.. i havent noticed any delayed scrolling on web pages...

and the tablet is about 3 months old..

I had alot of problems with scrolling in Itunes untill I updated my video drivers and then it went away.

Shameless1

[italiangspot]

i updated my video driver with high hopes but the scroll is still not real time.. there is a delay when i try and scroll up and down....

[Shameless1]

ok try this,
1 right click on your open desktop
2 select properties
3 go to settings tab
4 click on the advance button (which will bring up a new window)
5 go to the monitor tab, what is your screen refresh rate set at ? change it to 60 herts
6 go to the troubleshooting tab is there a check in the "Enable write combing" if there is turn it off, if there isn't turn it on then reboot and test itunes.

Shameless1

[italiangspot]

Originally Posted by Shameless1

ok try this,
1 right click on your open desktop
2 select properties
3 go to settings tab
4 click on the advance button (which will bring up a new window)
5 go to the monitor tab, what is your screen refresh rate set at ? change it to 60 herts
6 go to the troubleshooting tab is there a check in the "Enable write combing" if there is turn it off, if there isn't turn it on then reboot and test itunes.

Shameless1

thanks for offering further assistance... it is set at 60 hertz and i do not see any other options under troubleshoot... i am running vista 64bit

[Shameless1]

look thru your video card settings and see if there is anything that talks about write combing and see if you can turn it off.

Shameless1

[Shameless1]

try the drivers from this link once http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Cata...load-2285.html
Make sure you do a system backup first with system restore it has saved me more then once when troubleshooting. Any time I have had problems like you described Video drivers have always been the problem. I am running windows vista 64 bit my self, and have to play with video drivers at times to get things working right. Here is website that helped me alot with 64 bit issues
http://www.start64.com/index.php


Shameless1