I gotta disagree with you about Real. Subscription services may not be your thing (personally I think being able to download gigs of music at a time, legally and easily with no per-track charge, is great) but Rhapsody is the first service to do subscription services right. The key is, they now offer an alternative to Microsoft's troubled PlaysForSure. Unlike PlaysForSure, Rhapsody DNA transfers subscription tracks to compatible players quickly and reliably. The expiration date for the tracks is clearly marked, and the tracks are renewed every time you sync your player. Album art and band reviews are automatically transferred to the player as well. And you can transfer a whole genre (say Celtic) to your player, and it will transfer hours of music to your player... and the next time you sync it will replace it with hours of new music. Very cool. The only downside is, Rhapsody doesn't work well with a lot of PlaysForSure devices.
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Goodman @ Jul 10th 2007 10:26AM
I gotta disagree with you about Real. Subscription services may not be your thing (personally I think being able to download gigs of music at a time, legally and easily with no per-track charge, is great) but Rhapsody is the first service to do subscription services right. The key is, they now offer an alternative to Microsoft's troubled PlaysForSure. Unlike PlaysForSure, Rhapsody DNA transfers subscription tracks to compatible players quickly and reliably. The expiration date for the tracks is clearly marked, and the tracks are renewed every time you sync your player. Album art and band reviews are automatically transferred to the player as well. And you can transfer a whole genre (say Celtic) to your player, and it will transfer hours of music to your player... and the next time you sync it will replace it with hours of new music. Very cool. The only downside is, Rhapsody doesn't work well with a lot of PlaysForSure devices.