mkelly wrote:forge wrote:
I just can't believe how behind these media companies are - people in the real world regularly download multi-gigabyte files such as entire feature films, if they really want 192kHz/64bit audio quality I'd wager most people would still much rather download it in the comfort of their own home than go out and buy a stupid little SD card
Maybe we sitting here behind our computers are not representative of the population in general. There are still a lot of people out there who like to leave the house and do a spot of shopping. There are people who don't have broadband. There are people who don't have computers. Let's not fall into the trap of assuming every consumer shares our adoption of technology. My father in law has two radios. One is tuned to one station. The other is tuned to another station. He turns them on and off as necessary cause he's happier doing that than re-tuning. Sounds unthinkable in this day and age, but it's true. He's one end of the spectrum - we're probably at the other. There's probably a lot of people in the middle who still value the physical medium.
Yeah, i think this whole media card thing is a sure fail. But
a new dimension is opening up (the new world) and soon analog broadcasts will be gone. when your grandpa is forced to go buy a digital receiver in a few months or a year, he will have the opportunity to have files downloaded to his digital radio. But of course, that won't be without a form of digital I.D. and electronic transfer of funds. Yeah, songs will be broad-casted for free, but they will have the option to hit a button, and keep the song on file for a small fee from a list of recently played songs. Trust me, this will happen. That is the near future. I live in the States, and in 30 days, analog TV broadcasts are history. HD radio which is actually 16bit 44.1khz, is already here, and analog radio is about finished. Hello DVR and shortly after, the ability to purchase TV shows right through the box. I have cousins who are my age, who still have absolutely no idea what a torrent is, or even how to use the internet. People will buy into this, and of course, they will pay for mp3 crap.
What we need to do, is gather a bunch of semi popular artists, conglomerate to a new server, offer them hansom percentages from the profits, and sell CD quality format music for CHEAP!!!! Anything under $1 per track. People will wait a few extra minutes for a better sounding track. Most people can't tell the difference between mp3 320kbps and CD quality, simply because they never listen to them back to back. Those people who like to shop for CD's should still be able to do so, but charging someone MORE MONEY for a CD quality song downloaded online is absurd. Doesn't it defeat the purpose? I mean seriously, I can get a CD in perfect quality for less than what I'd pay online and get a physical produced product that I can touch. Seems to me like there are a few A-holes at the top of this online music selling business who are royally F'ing over the rest of the planet. I'm willing to be an honest customer and not steal music online, but the online distributors have got to meet us half way. I'm talking TO YOU BEATPORT & APPLE. It's like, they're raping us for the sake of saving gas or something.
Oh yeah, about people being on the other end of the spectrum, I for-see a division among the populous of the world. One that is beyond borders and nations. probably gonna end up in a war of one form or another. Not to veer off subject but.... I can see RFIDs or biometrics being a necessary part of this transition. Have you watched TV lately?
So what are we gonna do about it?
Nothing, just sit back like a bunch of irresponsible consumers, and eat the crap that's spoon fed to us daily, so we can make a few smarter A-holes super rich, while we fail to learn to how to take responsibility for our interests as a whole. I say, the new world should be run by US, meaning, ALL OF US. The person who makes the music should reap all the profits from it. No more piggy backs. No more middle men, lets use the technology for our advantage.
Who's with me?
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