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   #13. Posted at 05:02 PM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
xii
What about FLAC and other lossless formats? Maybe it's me, but I'm not pumping any money in a low-quality MP3 format that might be outdated soon... Not to mention that MP3 associates with "FREE" in my mind anyway.

The online sale of music seems to be driven by teenagers and the "mp3/cell-phone generation" rather than audiophiles or anybody with real, dedicated hi-fi music playback equipment. It needs not be this way.
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   #1. Posted at 11:45 AM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
nagashi
Wow, that's pretty fantastic :D

If it weren't for their labor practices, they'd be close to a sale over here. Until they stop their anti-union activities though, no way.

It's great to see this though, maybe other people will fully open up.
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#1, Yeah, I know what you mean. However, if you live in a small ...  :  highlandr  (#2)  «
#2, It isn't just small towns. I live in a moderately sized c...  :  kvndoom  (#11)  «
#11, Hmmmm......significantly cheaper to shop there......no...  :  opinionated  (#12)  «

   #7. Posted at 01:18 PM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Hattig
What's the bitrate? 128kbps MP3s would be useless, 256kbps MP3 would be fine. I would prefer the higher quality at lower bitrate AAC of course.
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#7, http://mp3.walmart.com/store/help/help.htm#Sound_Quality_of_...  :  nerdrage  (#10)  «

   #4. Posted at 12:21 PM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
herothezero
Wow...considering how much I hate and refuse to use iTunes, I'm finding lots of good options between WalMart and Amazon.
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#4, For pay as you go mp3 sales, here in the UK it's just iTunes...  :  srg86  (#9)  «

   #6. Posted at 12:38 PM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
SNM
If only MP3 wasn't such a crappy audio format.
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#6, Shut 'chyer mouth!  :  ssidbroadcast  (#8)  «

   #5. Posted at 12:27 PM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
thermistor
Aldi, the store that make Walmart look fashionable and trendy!
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   #3. Posted at 12:21 PM on Oct 28th 2008, Edited at 12:21 PM on Oct 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Fractux
RE #2

I'm definitely not a fan of wall mart, but I'm not about to say don't buy there. The only things I've bought there have been Paintballs and candy, since in my friends' home town the Canadian Tire has a horrible selection.

Since it was brought up, check out this Frontline piece if you want. It brings up some things to think about :

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/view/
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