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Originally Posted by bluefox4000
I buy CD'S but i DO download too.......i'm not that crushed. Times will change and continue to do so. I, For 1 plan to move with them.
Mick
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^^Pretty much this. My purchases right now are about 50/50 download/CD. I've been downloading since 2005 and never lost a single song to computer issues.
It is true that iTunes will not replace your files if they are lost - so it's important that you be careful. This should not come as any big surprise, though - no music retailer on Earth is going to replace your records or CDs if you should be careless with them.
Get an external hard drive. Back-up your purchased files. One interesting advancement is Cloud. Amazon offers this for instance - if you purchase music downloads you have the choice of either downloading them or putting them in your Cloud, where you can access them from anywhere on any wireless device.
I do very much enjoy the CD format - but the only gripe I have about the loss of this format is that downloads are just not a complete product in thier currrent incarnation. 256kbps as opposed to 1411kbps is a substantial loss of fidelity whether you can hear it or not. It's safe to assume that advancements in technology will allow for greater quality with smaller files sizes in the future, and many albums are already mastered with MP3 technology in mind so the file compression is almost meaningless in terms of sound impact.
Ultimately I can live with this. Just knowing how many millions of tons of plastic (and thus oil and energy) will be spared is alone enough reason to abandon the CD format. I'm surprised it hasn't happened already considering the astronomical amount of plastic waste the CD format has generated over the past three decades.
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Originally Posted by Silver Springs
I hate downloading music. I don't want to lose CDs just to "move with the times". Why do I have to constantly be forced into this cold and decadent "techno future" when I don't want to be? This is bull****...... I'm in a bad mood now...
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No offense, but while I agree that technology is cold, it is actually the exact opposite of decadent.