Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 04, 2007 09:44 PM
The question then is: are all the 8-10 songs on the CD, songs that you actually WANT?
Of course there is another pro for CDs - they come in lossless, full-quality audio. You don't get lossless from iTunes or any other site that provides music encoded in lossy formats.
So, at the end of the day, the balance is quality and cost. At least until all audio sites start providing audio in full-quality, lossless formats like FLAC.
If quality is important, then one would have to go with the higher cost of the CD (factoring in an additional cost for tracks included in the CD, but not wanted by the buyer!).
But, overall, I agree with you - we're certainly not getting more value for money buying music online at the moment.
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Re:Agree; at that price, just buy the CD
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 04, 2007 09:44 PMOf course there is another pro for CDs - they come in lossless, full-quality audio. You don't get lossless from iTunes or any other site that provides music encoded in lossy formats.
So, at the end of the day, the balance is quality and cost. At least until all audio sites start providing audio in full-quality, lossless formats like FLAC.
If quality is important, then one would have to go with the higher cost of the CD (factoring in an additional cost for tracks included in the CD, but not wanted by the buyer!).
But, overall, I agree with you - we're certainly not getting more value for money buying music online at the moment.
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