Joe

Zombywoof <Zomby-Woof_dogs_@cox.net> wrote in
news:989ku19gavqk72cts1accq1p5g6h6bfskm@4ax.com:

> On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:51:36 GMT, "351CJ" <351CJ@msn.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ken Zwyers" <zeker434@mcleodusa.net> wrote in message
>>news:43e98690$1@news.mcleodusa.net...
>>> It's your choice whether to buy it or not, whatever works for you.
>>> However,
>>> I'm not paying for anything that I would otherwise get for free.
>>> For me, XM
>>> has so much more content than I can find on all the AM/FM stations
>>> combined
>>> in Chicago. Being in my mid-40's, there are no AM/FM stations that
>>> play only 60's, 70's or 80's music - without commercials. All the
>>> stations in my
>>> area combined don't play the diversity of music that XM (and I
>>> assume Sirius) have to offer. There are no comedy-only radio
>>> stations. There are
>>> no all-MLB, or all NASCAR (not my style, but it's very popular),
>>> etc. stations. There are no AM/FM stations that I can listen to
>>> throughout an entire driving vacation. And certainly not with the
>>> clarity of satellite radio.
>>>
>>> Like I say, if you don't want the service, there's nothing wrong
>>> with that.
>>> Just don't kid yourself that you can get the same content for free,
>>> because
>>> you can't. It just might not be worth the price to you. The fact
>>> that it is worth it to me doesn't make me less than bright.
>>
>>It absolutely is not worth the price to me. Just like paying extra
>>for a warranty that the manufacture should and DID in the past.
>>provide at no additional cost, with their products.
>>
>>Instead of the sponsors footing the entire bill, now they are getting
>>money from the sponsors and directly from the listeners too. All
>>they have done is repackaged the same old shit, sold it as something
>>new and improved, suckered a bunch of otherwise bright people into
>>paying for what they would otherwise get for free, abracadabra.
>>
>>It will work just like HBO and Showtime did, sell it as a great
>>improvement, NO COMMERCIALS. Get the mindless cattle hooked, add the
>>commercials back in, raise the rates 6-10% per year, now you have
>>network TV for $60+ per month. Same as TiVo, again no Commercials,
>>fast forward right through them, right, get everyone hooked, what's
>>that? Commercials can't be skipped anymore? Surprised?
>>
>>Now they have you thinking you can't live with out their content, what
>>a shame. That's a better racket than the $5 a day Starbucks one. I'm
>>glad you feel you are getting a good deal. It is still a rip-off. I
>>don't care what they are selling I can live a happy full life without
>>it.
>>
>>My point was not that the exact same content was currently available
>>over the air waves for free, it was simply that if nobody was duped
>>into paying for it in the first place, you could get it paid for by
>>the advertisers alone.
>>
>>I'm glad you think it is worth it, as long as you understand the game,
>>then you know what you are getting, no harm no foul. I suppose you
>>like having toll roads along with paying your road taxes too?
>>
>>To each his own, enjoy your pay radio.
>>
> I agree with most of your points and basically feel the same way
> myself. However, there are tons of places that radio reception either
> sucks or there isn't a station worth listening to. In that case I
> usually revert to listening to CD's.
>
> Personally I like classic rock and I'm fortunate enough to have a
> really good Radio station in my area that plays that format. I even
> enjoy some of the Ad's & PSA's. As they let me know about events that
> are happening in my area.
>
> Now all that being said; if I lived in area with shitty reception or
> limited selection I might actually subscribe to one of the services.
> It would be a lot cheaper then buying even one CD a month.

You still can't beat the fidelity of a CD on a real good system IMO.
Since I make my own CDs from dl'd music (gotta love
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.complete_cd), my total cost is the CD itself and
the time it takes to make the CD from the mp3s. It's a no-brainer. BTW,
most of the mp3s on that newsgroup are ripped at 192 or higher, so the
fidelity is still right there.