Posted by Jim on 01/01/06 19:47

Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <1h8hzvz.oxonjikfvznN%jim@magrathea.plus.com>,
> jim@magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote:
>
> > You're moving the goalposts. As I said, most devices can't play the
> > files you get from the iTMS _directly_.
>
> You didn't say "directly."

I'd have thought it was obvious from the context but never mind.

> > Yes, you can transcode them or whatever but you'd be better off just
> > buying the CD from $LOCAL_SHOP and encoding it yourself.
>
> Not necessarily. Quite often, buying the CD costs more than downloading
> the CD. And if it's a trip just to buy the CD, there's the cost of
> transportation as well as the time taken for transportation. (And
> there's the chance that the store may not have it in stock.) And what
> if you don't want the entire CD, but only a few tracks?
>
> Of course, if you download it, there's the time involved for the
> downloading and disk burning, as well as the cost of the blank media.
> Also, the iTunes Music Store may not have it available.
>
> But overall, downloading seems to me to be cheaper and easier.

Ok. What was the original question again?

Jim
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