what does it mean to convert songs to "AAC" or "ACC" format? this refers to i tunes and i pods.

Answer 1

It means your songs are converted to AAC format (Advanced Audio Coding, an audio format that's part of the MPEG2 and MPEG4 standards). This is the encoding used by iTunes, and is the native audio encoding for iPods. As such, your iPod will run more efficiently (longer battery life) if you convert you music from mp3 (MPEG Layer 3 audio) to aac. Similarly, AAC songs may be slightly smaller than mp3 due to a more efficient encoding algorithm.

Be aware that while iPods and iTunes play AAC files, many other devices and players will not. For maximum compatibility, use mp3.

AAC is just one more audio encoding to go along with mp3, wma, ogg, etc.

Answer 2

aac rules... it beats mp3 for quality and compression.. it's just the cheapy players don't do it.

don't confuse the itunes store's protected aac with regular aac.

you can convert mp3 or directly from a cd to aac. Load it to your ipod, and then convert it to mp3 for your cheapy player too!

there are other good formats, but none big in the portable arena.