Resale value: Lp and CD media: great, download: zero.
I was thinking about the pros and cons of music server based music and the one 'night and day' difference is the media has a resale value. (sometimes much greater than purchase) and the stuff on a hard drive has zero resale value, and may be illegal to resell.
I sell used music on LP or CD back to my favorite dealer all the time. Nice to trade in stuff to buy new stuff. With downloads, no way. It's a one time sale.
I really like buying used stuff. 95% or more of my 6,000 Lps were used to start, and about 80% of Cds. I would NOT want to lose that ability to resell. I am certain the music business would like to see the end of the used recording business. Then they will get paid for every transfer of music.
This alone is a good reason I will not be going to a server as my primary music source.
Though the deluge of used CDs on the market is from folks going to music servers and buying MP3's, dumping those CDs.
I was thinking about the pros and cons of music server based music and the one 'night and day' difference is the media has a resale value. (sometimes much greater than purchase) and the stuff on a hard drive has zero resale value, and may be illegal to resell.
I sell used music on LP or CD back to my favorite dealer all the time. Nice to trade in stuff to buy new stuff. With downloads, no way. It's a one time sale.
I really like buying used stuff. 95% or more of my 6,000 Lps were used to start, and about 80% of Cds. I would NOT want to lose that ability to resell. I am certain the music business would like to see the end of the used recording business. Then they will get paid for every transfer of music.
This alone is a good reason I will not be going to a server as my primary music source.
Though the deluge of used CDs on the market is from folks going to music servers and buying MP3's, dumping those CDs.