What is the difference between an IPOD and an MP3?

An iPod is a music player made by Apple.

An mp3 is a compressed music format.

iPods can play mp3 format tracks (so is an mp3 player), but most people use AAC (another compressed music format) as it is better quality.

An mp3 player is a player that can play mp3s. They may also be able to play other file formats, including AAC & WAV.

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Thanks for the info. Which is the one that you can also see movies on, is that an mp3 or an other type of ipod? I am thinking of get one for my husband for father's day.
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by DRLAURAHATER on June 13th, 2007
iPod is a brand name, from Apple. Apple has a video iPod:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=42A2D1A2&node=home/ipod/ipod

There are plenty of other companies that make MP3 players that can also play videos, and most are less expensive than an iPod.

Another option is the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) it can play musc, movies, and play games.
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by Magenta on June 13th, 2007
If you buy an iPod now they have video facility (i.e. they can play mp4 files), but the screen is rather small.

If you want a portable video player, there are much better things than an iPod e.g. Archos:

http://www.archos.com/?country=global&lang=en

But if you want a music player, in my opinion the iPod is the best and the software is the easiest to use.
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by Matt Adore on June 13th, 2007
Wo, you just beat me!
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by Matt Adore on June 13th, 2007