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Music download price comparison sites
Hello
Is there anyone out there who knows of a music download price comparison tool which makes it possible to identify the cheapest site for downloading a specific track? For example, if I wished to purchase Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads, is there a site where I could type in the track name and artist, which would confirm the prices on all sites from where I could download this track? Many thanks in anticipation. |
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Don't think so but maybe you should start one! 7digital is usually the cheapest I find and has one of the biggest catalogues.
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i use MSN music, mainly because it's part of Windows Media Player so i don't need to download different programs to listen to my music, plus i pay for their music box thingy.
Downloads are only 75p. But they do seem to randomly delete certain tracks without explantion
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i use MSN music, mainly because it's part of Windows Media Player so i don't need to download different programs to listen to my music, plus i pay for their music box thingy.
Downloads are only 75p. But they do seem to randomly delete certain tracks without explantion ![]() MSN Music is the WORST place to buy music from. It contains something called Digital Rights Management which is meant to avoid piracy, but it screws you the buyer over BIG TIME. After September, make sure you don't do a reinstall of your computer system, because if you do you will no longer be able to listen to the music you bought from the MSN Store. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-drm-keys.html Music from different stores WILL play with Windows Media Player if they are in MP3 format. This music format is compatible with every media player under the sun, and it isn't "piracy protected" so it won't expire in whenever... BerkshireScouse: I was thinking about this two weeks ago, and was wanting to create a search engine in my blog that was scripted to search all the music sites I'm aware of. I don't know how to add html to the search so it searches all listed web addresses though. All my web search came up with was this example (containing dodgy Russian sites) http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Aoc0rbwlhr2e But I don't want my engine run by google |
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I don't use these sites, but doesn't it depend on what bitrate the files are encoded in?
To be honest I tend to avoid them becasue the ones I've heard of seem to use crappy bitrates. Isn't 128kbps commonplace? I know that some have premium areas where you can get 256kbps, but if I'm paying I want something as close to the original as possible on principle. |
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I don't use these sites, but doesn't it depend on what bitrate the files are encoded in?
To be honest I tend to avoid them becasue the ones I've heard of seem to use crappy bitrates. Isn't 128kbps commonplace? I know that some have premium areas where you can get 256kbps, but if I'm paying I want something as close to the original as possible on principle. Those are among the sites I'd (and I'm sure the original poster) would like to collate into a search engine. |
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You don't understand music downloads very well, do you?
MSN Music is the WORST place to buy music from. It contains something called Digital Rights Management which is meant to avoid piracy, but it screws you the buyer over BIG TIME. After September, make sure you don't do a reinstall of your computer system, because if you do you will no longer be able to listen to the music you bought from the MSN Store. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-drm-keys.html Music from different stores WILL play with Windows Media Player if they are in MP3 format. This music format is compatible with every media player under the sun, and it isn't "piracy protected" so it won't expire in whenever... BerkshireScouse: I was thinking about this two weeks ago, and was wanting to create a search engine in my blog that was scripted to search all the music sites I'm aware of. I don't know how to add html to the search so it searches all listed web addresses though. All my web search came up with was this example (containing dodgy Russian sites) http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Aoc0rbwlhr2e But I don't want my engine run by google But i do see your point.I actually only use MSN to download the odd single, it's not like i download full albums or anything. Any to be honest, after a couple of months i will rarely listen to that download because either A) i'll have been and bought the album which is really common of me, or B) i've gone off it. I much perfer physicals singles, so i actually don't download that often, mainly if i'm impatient (like when I downloaded 4 Minutes to bridge the month long gap until the cd single release )And that is why the whole DRM thing doesn't bother me in the slightest That link was interesting though
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Lol fair enough, as long as you're walking into it with your eyes open :P
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Hi,
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I found this site: http://purplecompare.com that lets you search amazon, play.com, and iTunes for the cheapest. http://purplecompare.com |
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www.MP3puzzled.com is a similar one that I use.
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But i do see your point.
That link was interesting though