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To: ConorMacNessa
The downside to downloaded music is it is not the same quality as a CD or even old Vinyl LP. Data is dropped off IOW loss. Amazon and other download services download to you compressed MP3 format instead of ripping a full CD to your computer. Most times you may not notice a difference but if it falls below 200KBPS you'll hear a huge quality difference kinda like Youtube.

Another thing you have to watch closely is the download service retaining rights and control. Back when MS Windows media player had the MS Music Store I downloaded about $100 worth of music. Well they shut down and the ability to play it wasn't renewed. IOW you were renting it. But I didn't have that issue with Amazon but I don't use Amazons Downloader I download direct into my computer when I buy a download from them.

33 posted on 08/31/2014 9:44:28 PM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: cva66snipe

If you buy the CD from Amazon I think they let you download a digital copy also.


70 posted on 09/01/2014 2:12:26 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: cva66snipe
"But I didn't have that issue with Amazon but I don't use Amazons Downloader I download direct into my computer when I buy a download from them."

I buy CDs from Amazon and most of the time Amazon will give you the digital download for free AND automatically put it on your Amazon cloud AND it doesn't count towards your cloud storage limit...

73 posted on 09/01/2014 3:46:49 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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