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Poll Question: DO you buys cds or buy downloads?
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Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:

I wish that Amazon offered MP3 downloads outside of the U.S or U.K. ... And to think that we're right between the two., 

Look at the bright side, you could be living in China or Iran. Big smile


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I still buy those round things! Never download
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I'll download if it is cheap and I cannot find the CD at a reasonable price. Otherwise I don't mind spending 10 to 15 dollars on a CD

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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Dammit, I just knocked off my new Phideaux on to a carpeted wood floor and wouldn't you know it, the "jewel" case is all cracked up.  It didn't even fall that far.  Man I hate those things.
Jewel cases are the most brittle fragile things in existence.  Angry  But I would still rather have a physical thing which holds my music than an ephemeral download.  I'm not adverse to doing it - I just haven't found proper reason yet.
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Sometimes I will buy CDs but mostly I will just buy the vinyl. That way I can rip the vinyl over to my computer and enjoy in MP3 and on my turntable. I usually look out for whichever option is cheaper, CDs or vinyl. More often than not the vinyl is cheaper. And of course there is that experience of buying a vinyl that I never really experienced, considering I was born in the 90's!
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

I've never bought a download and I never will.
This has been my mantra as well, but now I have my Itunes store open and I'm wondering whether to finally buy the Trili albums there... Goes against my principles but it's pretty much the only way, damnit. We'll see how it turns out.

edit: I did it... Feeling kind of sick and dirty...


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I always buy albums on cd and have never bought a download. I will download though for samples and such. One issue I have with IPods and harddrives is all your music is in one pot. If my cd palyer breaks down use another or if the cd is faulty put another on but with IPods you do the lot in one hit. When I travel a discman is better for me as if the discman breaks down I can just pick up another but if the IPod does it you have lost all your music with it and have to wait to re format it or whatever and download the songs back into it. One other moan while I am in formWink ( Grumpy old man) burnt cds don't last which is what you get with downloads at the end of the process if you want to take the music from your computer and are not putting in an IPod or phone etc.
 
My youngest though is the complete reverse to me and she is right into downloading but she only listens to singles primarily. Old burnt cds everywhere with no names or anything on them. She is organisedLOL
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I try to avoid downloading music, but I will download if I can't find it in stores or if its too pricey on amazon. It is usually quite rare that I do end up downloading however.

I usually buy CDs, listen to music on last.fm, or trade CDs with my friends and upload music onto Itunes.

And TC, I also had a CD player for a long time. I got an Ipod for Christmas and I've since transferred over to that for the most part. Smile


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^ in the "old days" you couldn't take your whole collection with you anyway. Today, if you want a backup ... get yourself a cheap mp3 stick with 4GB. Then if you iPod breaks (which is unlikely anyway), you'll still have some dozen albums.
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Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

Just out of curiosity: Is eMusic.com available from Brazil, and what do they charge for a typical subscription plan (say 30 tracks/month)?


No, they are not available from Brazil. In fact, we have few legal choices for buying music in MP3 here, except Brazilian music, of course.
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I still buy CD's and Vinyls too.
I don't believe in the death of physical records. They are propably going to be less popular in the future, but they are not going to disappear completely.
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I still buy CDs, the only time i DL is if i cant find the album anywhere, but then it doesnt realy feel like i realy own it.
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I only download the stuff which i wouldn't pay for- like the lonely island and stuff.
I buy CDs because i enjoy browsing in stores and the 'physical' artwork. I mean iTunes is also great cause you can get stuff you wouldn't get in shops.
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I buy CD's, but only because most dowloads, even legal, aren't offered in lossless formats. If I could buy FLAC files, I'd much rather do it that way.
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Yes. I hate how a freakin MP3 file costs as much as an actual disc with liner notes AND the same MP3 files.

If it's free, however, I will download it.Tongue

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Though not directly related to the topic and poll, one thing's for sure I haven't been buying CDs like I used to due to budgetary reasons and I'm running out of space to keep them.  Didn't get a damn thing last month.  I decided to treat myself to the new Phideaux and try a Discipline album this month (thanks again Phideaux for the recommendation).
This year - 23 titles so far.
2008 - 60
2007 - 114
2006 - 104
2005 - 123
2004 - 133
2003 - 98
2002 - 83
2001 - 110
2000 - 94
Wasn't tracking before mid 1999.  Looks like 2004 was my banner year. LOL
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Originally posted by progrocker2244 progrocker2244 wrote:

Yes. I hate how a freakin MP3 file costs as much as an actual disc with liner notes AND the same MP3 files.

If it's free, however, I will download it.Tongue


I hate how people claim that an MP3 album costs as much as an actual disc.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EHTSKU/ref=dm_sp_alb

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I will continue to buy CD's, if only for the reason that a sufficiently big collection of music just would need too much space to be stored on a computer, though of course the capacity of hard disks is increasing more and more. But I actually prefer to use the hard disk space for programs, not for storing music..
I have to admit though that collecting the music on shelves requires a lot of shelf space meanwhile.
And last but not least I am a physical person. I like toi hold the cover of an album in my hand and take a look at it.
Cover art will actually die out completely should MP3s replace CDs completely. Most probably even the album format will die out too; artists will just upload their latest recordings. Some may like that; I don't.


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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:16
^ I don't think that album cover art will die ... it is always useful to promote the music, which has always been its primary function. Good cover art can attract new listeners in a record store as well as on a website.
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If MP3s become the single or at least main medium for music, then there won't be any albums anymore, and hence no cover art.


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