Raum Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've noticed a lot of discussion concerning digital music stores and I'm just wondering how many people still buy physical copies of albums. I myself have around 50 vinyl, 20 tapes and 300 CD's. I prefer physical formats. As far as CD's are concerned... -You can re-rip them to future formats or a different format for whatever reason -Compatible in many areas where an MP3 would not suffice (Driving in a rental car with just a CD player, friends car, using CD players at work etc) -Liner notes and packaging are nice to look at -You can rip it, burn it, stomp it to pieces...whatever. You own it, fewer strings attatched. -It's fun watching your collection grow in size -Not susceptible to hard drive crashes etc. There are drawbacks of course, but overall I don't see myself switching to digital music stores anytime soon. Backing up all the music I have is still kind of impractical, I like being able to re-rip my stuff whenever I want to whichever format I desire and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I buy the majority of my cds legally except for ones that are rare. Then i rip to the hard drive to listen to whenever. I did however the other day use iTunes for the first time to buy some tracks i couldn't get the CD of. I didn't consider it rare so i paid for it. I do however download music to give it a try, if i like it i'll buy the cd and if i don't i'll delete it. I know it is wrong but it saves me money. My favourite bands i will go out and buy their CD straight away cause i have confidence that it will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 yarrrr take a guess which way i voted matey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E t h a n Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I buy CDs but try to avoid things that have Sony's rootkit virus on them or other forms of malware. I want them ripped to my computer and then onto my iRiver. I don't want viral computer meltdown corruption just because Sony hires criminal pirate hackers to implement its anti-copying programme. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raum Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Yeah, I tend to avoid any CD that mentions copy protection on it. I don't want to support it. I rip my CD's to my computer for my iRiver as well. I take that with me on walks, in the car etc. I'll download stuff from non-legal sources and listen to it, and if I like the band then I keep an eye out for their material in stores. I always purchase music legally from bands I've downloaded and enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I don't listen to music much, but I've purchased CDs and used Napster before. I'd much rather take my chances with any copy protection there might be on the CD instead of using something like Napster, which is so restrictive that I end up losing a bunch of tracks after multiple reinstalls. They've only just recently implemented a deactivation system like iTunes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 You missed an option ... "I live in Canada or France where downloading music is LEGAL" ... So I chose "Other" because, in Canada, downloading music is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 98% - pirated 1% - legally downloaded 1% - physical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisBraid Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 mostly all my music is legally brought albums.. i do pirate some of my music sometimes just to kinda get a preview before i buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokeripa Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 mp3's - pirarated vinyl - bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 i got bought CDs. but mp3s? asides from the ones that are ripped from my owned CDs and DVDs? erm... i'm sorry! i'm sorry! :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larney Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 yarrrr take a guess which way i voted matey yarrrr, batton down those hatches yar matey :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 You missed an option ... "I live inCanada> orFrance> where downloading music is LEGAL" ... So I chose "Other" because, in Canada, downloading music is legal. No it isn't...you are allowed to "download" music but uploading is illegal... Now you can't download without uploading a single KB now can you? :rolleyes:: and just for the record...I buy my music off iTune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeee Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I'm a dance addict, so I buy most of my tracks on vinyl :) Great fun to walk into a record shop and pick out various records and just listen to them there and then :D Coffeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 98% - pirated 1% - legally downloaded 1% - physical What he said :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Allofmp3.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protias Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 rrrrrrrrrrrr maties, prepare to board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Purchasing and music in the same sentence, wow I haven't heard that one in a while. :laugh: :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaiCrunch Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I pirate the majority of my music (yarr!). But sometimes I'll pick up compilation albums (mostly the Punk-O-Rama and Warped Tour comps) so I can listen to some new bands I may not have heard before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.M.K Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 You can purchase music with money?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticktron Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I have a collection of tapes and CDs from back in the day... but alas, I arrrn't be buyin' me music no more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePitt Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I buy physical copies of albums I like the physical stuff... Nothing deletable here, nothing virtual. Just mine, forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecaveman Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I purchase video games and extract the resources containing the music files :) yeah I know that's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted February 17, 2006 MVC Share Posted February 17, 2006 I buy physical copies of albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackima Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Allofmp3.com ^_^ But dunno if it's still considered legal or not :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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