It's interesting to not that everyone thought I was Dead serious w/ my analogies. I am never serious. but I do think that CDs are about done.
There will be a breakthrough new way for digital distribution of music. Many schemes are going on right now. CD's won't be around forever. But just to note, I saw VHS tapes for sale the other day. Who here has watched a movie on VHS in the last 3 years? Not too many I'd guess. CD quality MP3's will only grow in popularity. Most slashdotters use EAC http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ (or a comprable program) to rip their music from CD's they own anyway right?
It's allready happening. Cell phones. Yeah Verizon is trying too hard to make money on what could have been an easy way for them to STEAL cash from the public, but they priced songs too high, and chopped the bitrate (WAY) too low. If they pulled their heads out of their butts, and fix TWO small problems, BAM! a real i-tunes competitor w/ a decent install base of allready capable phones, and a solid network to distribute w/.
I think it's kind of amusing that I have been able to watch full length movies on LG phones for 3 years, but we still rely on CD's as a distribution method for Music.
In another post, I wrote about how CD's are not a bad method for the US, our penetration of Broadband is not the best by comparison to other countries, HOWEVER, they are still going the way of the cassette, it's only natural. Maybe not as fast as Cassette gave way to CD, but going none the less here is why:
1. They are bulky compared to new storage media 2. They are not as durable as new storage media 3. They can't be rewritten as much as new storage media 4. Their are limited to 650mb. 5. The general population wants the portability & compatability of a file, and the ability to buy by the song.
It's odd, the general crowd agrees w/ these things but thinks that CDs will stick around forever?
3x 4gb @ 44.99 11.25ish a piece for a 4 gb drive! Almost 1/2 of what your price for a 4gb drive is! (though I agree a 4g is still a little much for disposable storage)
I stopped my research a year or so ago when all the USB stereos were craptastic, and expensive. It seems that now, there are far better options out. Looking at A crutchfield, I think they have over 60 ones w/ usb input now!
For a "CD replacement FD" @ 1gig they are like 5.99 @ newegg. Yeah it's more expensive than a CD. It's also easier to tote around, and in the same format, and size package, you can get 16 gigers! (I just found out today, that those things have come down to reasonable to me levels)
I didn't realize the 16 gigers are under $50 now! WOOT! Scrap the DVD thing.
As for making playlists, sometimes a passenger will DJ. Sometimes you'll be sitting in a starbucks drive through, or stuck on I-5 for an hour moving about 1 mile. It's not a huge requirement but it shouldn't be impossible to que up 15 or twenty songs.
I was looking hard for steroes about a year ago, and didn't see anything I liked. I resolved to just re-allocate my money for that time, and stick w/ what I had until things get a touch better. I could have gotten what I wanted if I spent over $600 but for that, I'd put a computer in my car and be done. (thinking of going that route anyway, though time spent for that project isn't practical either)
What kind of units do you have? What kind of car/ bike?
of what you said. I failed to mention he wanted me to mail them (he is curently 3 states away). That requires more than a plain envelope and a few stamps, for best results, and no cracks, they really should be sent in a padded envelope.
Again, I agree w/ one-off disposable storage situation for sneakernet, it's fast enough, and easy.
But for flashdrives...
For a 1g flash drives they fricking come for free in a cerael box. They are like 2600 whistles. O.K. I am exagerating, but who doesn't have 3 of these lying around their house w/ nothing to do? I have two 512s, a 1 and a 2. + 3 1g sd cards he can get Far easier than a thumbdrive OR a CD. Also the value of a flash drive is small enough to not worry about losing it. 7$ after you adjust for inflation is like.50 from 5 years ago.
I want to be the first to coat my roof (shiny side up) w/ nothing but metallica albums!
Really though, CDs are an O.K. medium to get music to your computer quickly if you have dialup. Remember that in the US broadband penetration kinda blows, and in many areas if you don't like the company that offers it your SOL. for $50 broadband fee / mo. you could buy like 10 new CD's (if that was the only reason you needed broadband it'd make sense)
And to those who say 1 gig flash drives, phooey They'll just stack up because no one will use 25 1g flash drives. I say a flash drive KIOSK that loads what you want to buy onto the drive you own right there instantly.
It's what 2 min to fill a 2 gig flash memory? Plug drive in, format/q, copy leave store, plug it in your stereo/comp/ cellphone, PDA, etc.
Someone recently asked if I'd send them a CD of some pictures. I looked at them funny, and then realized that not everyone realizes CDs are dead yet. It's like when Grandpa's on Life Support in the ICU, and the Brainwaves aren't registering, but you still go in and say goodbye. The best uses of CDs now is Skeet targets, and decorations. I just want a car stereo that can do DL DVDs for Mp3's and gives me options to play through a directory structure, and make / edit playlists on the fly QUICKLY. Then, I'll replace the monsoon system in my car, assuming I still own a standard 4 wheeled vehicle by then.
Grats to you for holding out. I lost a ton of time to that game. Granted much of it was fun, and I really enjoyed PvP, but the grind (read raiding)just got to be more hell than it was worth. I think I got turned off when I went through Kara for the first time, and the Raid leader wouldn't quit. I held off on Kara for as long as I could. I helped my guild by donating supplies and money, not raiding as I often didn't have consecutive hrs to dedicate to gaming.
Anyhoo It was a full press w/ a 1/2 ubergeared and 1/2 undergeared party. I left that feeling excited, tired, and full. As in my appetite for the next best thing (in WoW)was finally satiated. Then I played UT3 and Crysis for a while, and now I play just a touch of TF2, but 4 hrs / week for games combined right now.
I got burned out about January. I just can't commit the kind of time it takes to play. Odly enough though I do have fun uncovering the fog of war, and the seige tanks look cool. We shall see...
It's true. I just took a break from WoW to play Crysis, and now I can't look at it w/o being disgusted by the ancient graphics. I can run wow Maxed out, and it's still ugly as my mom.
I switched over to UT3 for a bit till I get a new mobo/proc to play crysis multiplayer, and or find a new hobby.
Slashdot Mirror
Kek?
I forgot about my need for that! I have 3 blueberry bushes that need a little protection.
I realize now that I mis-interpreted my original reading of that page. Thanks for having me go back and check it over!
Dial up I-tunes on your I-phone.
You can dial up Vcast on a verizon phone.
Soon cellular networks will be for distributing music and texting as the population reverts to losing their vocal chords.
It's interesting to not that everyone thought I was Dead serious w/ my analogies. I am never serious. but I do think that CDs are about done.
There will be a breakthrough new way for digital distribution of music. Many schemes are going on right now. CD's won't be around forever. But just to note, I saw VHS tapes for sale the other day. Who here has watched a movie on VHS in the last 3 years? Not too many I'd guess. CD quality MP3's will only grow in popularity. Most slashdotters use EAC http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ (or a comprable program) to rip their music from CD's they own anyway right?
It's allready happening. Cell phones. Yeah Verizon is trying too hard to make money on what could have been an easy way for them to STEAL cash from the public, but they priced songs too high, and chopped the bitrate (WAY) too low. If they pulled their heads out of their butts, and fix TWO small problems, BAM! a real i-tunes competitor w/ a decent install base of allready capable phones, and a solid network to distribute w/.
I think it's kind of amusing that I have been able to watch full length movies on LG phones for 3 years, but we still rely on CD's as a distribution method for Music.
In another post, I wrote about how CD's are not a bad method for the US, our penetration of Broadband is not the best by comparison to other countries, HOWEVER, they are still going the way of the cassette, it's only natural. Maybe not as fast as Cassette gave way to CD, but going none the less here is why:
1. They are bulky compared to new storage media
2. They are not as durable as new storage media
3. They can't be rewritten as much as new storage media
4. Their are limited to 650mb.
5. The general population wants the portability & compatability of a file, and the ability to buy by the song.
It's odd, the general crowd agrees w/ these things but thinks that CDs will stick around forever?
Costco,
3x 4gb @ 44.99 11.25ish a piece for a 4 gb drive! Almost 1/2 of what your price for a 4gb drive is! (though I agree a 4g is still a little much for disposable storage)
I retract that need. I haven't checked flashdrive prices in over a year ( haven't needed a new one)
Seems you can get a 16G for about $50 US. Not bad!
I stopped my research a year or so ago when all the USB stereos were craptastic, and expensive. It seems that now, there are far better options out. Looking at A crutchfield, I think they have over 60 ones w/ usb input now!
you use a more than 1 sail to catch the deflected wind. I just googled it and came across this page.
http://www.physclips.unsw.edu.au/jw/sailing.html
For a "CD replacement FD" @ 1gig they are like 5.99 @ newegg. Yeah it's more expensive than a CD. It's also easier to tote around, and in the same format, and size package, you can get 16 gigers! (I just found out today, that those things have come down to reasonable to me levels)
I didn't realize the 16 gigers are under $50 now! WOOT! Scrap the DVD thing.
As for making playlists, sometimes a passenger will DJ. Sometimes you'll be sitting in a starbucks drive through, or stuck on I-5 for an hour moving about 1 mile. It's not a huge requirement but it shouldn't be impossible to que up 15 or twenty songs.
I was looking hard for steroes about a year ago, and didn't see anything I liked. I resolved to just re-allocate my money for that time, and stick w/ what I had until things get a touch better. I could have gotten what I wanted if I spent over $600 but for that, I'd put a computer in my car and be done. (thinking of going that route anyway, though time spent for that project isn't practical either)
What kind of units do you have? What kind of car/ bike?
of what you said. I failed to mention he wanted me to mail them (he is curently 3 states away). That requires more than a plain envelope and a few stamps, for best results, and no cracks, they really should be sent in a padded envelope.
Again, I agree w/ one-off disposable storage situation for sneakernet, it's fast enough, and easy.
But for flashdrives...
For a 1g flash drives they fricking come for free in a cerael box. They are like 2600 whistles. O.K. I am exagerating, but who doesn't have 3 of these lying around their house w/ nothing to do? I have two 512s, a 1 and a 2. + 3 1g sd cards he can get Far easier than a thumbdrive OR a CD. Also the value of a flash drive is small enough to not worry about losing it. 7$ after you adjust for inflation is like .50 from 5 years ago.
Sorry, I like to exagerate.
What about coating a roof w/ used CD's!
I want to be the first to coat my roof (shiny side up) w/ nothing but metallica albums!
Really though, CDs are an O.K. medium to get music to your computer quickly if you have dialup. Remember that in the US broadband penetration kinda blows, and in many areas if you don't like the company that offers it your SOL. for $50 broadband fee / mo. you could buy like 10 new CD's (if that was the only reason you needed broadband it'd make sense)
And to those who say 1 gig flash drives, phooey They'll just stack up because no one will use 25 1g flash drives. I say a flash drive KIOSK that loads what you want to buy onto the drive you own right there instantly.
It's what 2 min to fill a 2 gig flash memory? Plug drive in, format /q, copy leave store, plug it in your stereo/comp/ cellphone, PDA, etc.
Someone recently asked if I'd send them a CD of some pictures. I looked at them funny, and then realized that not everyone realizes CDs are dead yet. It's like when Grandpa's on Life Support in the ICU, and the Brainwaves aren't registering, but you still go in and say goodbye. The best uses of CDs now is Skeet targets, and decorations. I just want a car stereo that can do DL DVDs for Mp3's and gives me options to play through a directory structure, and make / edit playlists on the fly QUICKLY. Then, I'll replace the monsoon system in my car, assuming I still own a standard 4 wheeled vehicle by then.
(for instance play Outkast /stankonia & /Speakerbox disc 1 & /Speakerbox disc 2 etc..)
but I don't have kids to teach. It's easy, I just swap Microsd cards, and mail them any "non" mp3 stuff they had on it back.
Grats to you for holding out. I lost a ton of time to that game. Granted much of it was fun, and I really enjoyed PvP, but the grind (read raiding)just got to be more hell than it was worth. I think I got turned off when I went through Kara for the first time, and the Raid leader wouldn't quit. I held off on Kara for as long as I could. I helped my guild by donating supplies and money, not raiding as I often didn't have consecutive hrs to dedicate to gaming.
Anyhoo It was a full press w/ a 1/2 ubergeared and 1/2 undergeared party. I left that feeling excited, tired, and full. As in my appetite for the next best thing (in WoW)was finally satiated. Then I played UT3 and Crysis for a while, and now I play just a touch of TF2, but 4 hrs / week for games combined right now.
Thanks for the explanation, and it totaly makes sense here on /.
I got burned out about January. I just can't commit the kind of time it takes to play. Odly enough though I do have fun uncovering the fog of war, and the seige tanks look cool. We shall see...
but why the MULE?
It looks like your UID 555-950 is only 6 digits, Like mine but a little younger
(if it's real... Girls used to give me 555 #'s and it was allways fake, even when I'd call em on it)
You made me feel young again!
Now ugly people can be actors too!
8')
It's true. I just took a break from WoW to play Crysis, and now I can't look at it w/o being disgusted by the ancient graphics. I can run wow Maxed out, and it's still ugly as my mom.
I switched over to UT3 for a bit till I get a new mobo/proc to play crysis multiplayer, and or find a new hobby.
I haven't really played that since beta .8 (or somewhere like that)
Started at .2x
How many times can you play CS_dust before you are bored to tears?
and find that it does "almost" everything PS does, it just feels funny. Kinda like switching from a sports car to an economy car.
I hear there is a PS UI skin for it, and the next time I need to use PS, I may install that instead.