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SimonDyson

1:59 PM on 8 July, 2008

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7digital should be applauded for this move but I don't find their prices competitive enough compared to the CD market. The latest Coldplay album is £7.49. I can get the physical CD and rip the MP3s myself for £8.95 (inc. postage) from Play. To me the £1.46 saving is not worthwhile when I can get the higher quality CD and then rip it to what ever digital formats and bitrates I please.

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AndyVandervell

2:07 PM on 8 July, 2008

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Therein lies the problem with all these services. Digital distribution is pretty moot if it doesn't provide the flexbility a digital medium is supposed to. It's very annoying.

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Gordon394

3:13 PM on 8 July, 2008

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depends what bitrate you want Simon - 7digital does offer far higher bitrates than iTunes.

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SimonDyson

5:21 PM on 8 July, 2008

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I don't necessarily want higher - I want selection. Everybody's needs are different. For example I may want smaller bitrates to fit more onto an MP3 player.

Digital distribution cuts out a lot of costs including manufacturing, transport and retail so the saving for the consumer (who is essentially receiving an inferior product) should be greater than £1.46.

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McDave

10:43 AM on 22 July, 2008

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Wake up Gordon, iTunes Plus offers the same higher bitrate but with the later codec (2 generations & 14 years later) giving it the equivalent of 384kbps of MPEG1/MP3 and practically all modern players play MPEG4/AAC.

Why is the general public being fooled into buying the digital audio equivalent of the Video CD (MPEG1) when they should be investing in the equivalent of Blu-ray (MPEG4) just incase they might want to trade their iPod in for that other oh-so-popular music player?

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