Is there any point to using digital musical downloads?

Former Member · July 2008

Hello, I've been looking at digital music downloads. If your in the UK at least there doesn't seem to be much choice other than iTunes, which only works with an iPod and has DRM on it. All the others I've looked at seem cludgy and cumbersome, whats your thoughts on the matter?

Former Member · July 2008

Piracy.

Former Member · July 2008

Duh, I was hoping to steer avoid that answer

Former Member · July 2008

Buy through itunes,

Convert through Tunebite.

Former Member · July 2008

I use 7 digital.

Former Member · July 2008

HMV does me fine.

Former Member · July 2008

Haven't bought music in about 5 years! I'll second the tunebite suggestion, good for DRM removal (including iPlayer and 4od).

Former Member · July 2008

Melian wrote: »

I use 7 digital.

Thanks for the heads up on that :thumb:

Former Member · July 2008

http://www.mp3sale.ru works for me ....

Former Member · July 2008

Erm. there's more than iTunes. Napster for one. There's thousands of sites, but not all are legal. Even if you are paying.

Former Member · August 2008

Melian wrote: »

I use 7 digital.

£8 for just an MP3 rip of an album? That's awful... Many CDs can be picked up for less than that!

AllOfMP3.ru had the best idea. Choose the format and bitrate yourself, the cost was based on the filesize. Shame it was shut down

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Is there any point to using digital musical downloads?

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