Posts Tagged: MP3

Underworld have released another new track in their brilliant online only series The RiverRun Project. Whilst Underworld work on their new album, due out next year, they are releasing tracks of almost album length directly from their website. The new track is titled I’m A Big Sister, And I’m A Girl, And I’m A Princess,… Continue Reading ›

I received a response from Tesco, albeit a standard email. It seems I have to use Windows Media Player to transfer the downloaded MP3 files to my Rio Karma. I suppose if I’d thought about it, I would have realised this, as it must mean they control the DRM on the files. I have now… Continue Reading ›

I decided to email Tesco about the problem I had with the download from their music download store. I don’t want a refund, just an explanation. So far, the only reply has been to tell me that they are having email problems and that a reply could take seven days. Is 7 days acceptable for… Continue Reading ›

I’ve not paid for a music download before today, and I’m not sure I will again. I read in Stuff magazine that Tescos(yes, that Tesco) now have their own music download store; this seemed an amazing diversification for a supermarket chain, but what really caught my eye was that the downloads are 192Kbps WMA files… Continue Reading ›

My MP3 player is almost full, with only just over 1Gb of free space. For me, the joy of a high-capacity music player is that I can have my entire music collection with me at all times. So I don’t want to manage that collection; deciding what will and won’t be loaded onto the player… Continue Reading ›

The BBC has a very interesting article on their website about the sound quality of MP3 players or rather the fact that very few buyers and manufacturers talk about that aspect of the players. Here’s a taste: When did you last read anything about an MP3 music player that mentioned the quality of the sound… Continue Reading ›