Ipods, along with Itunes, have almost revolutionized music and the way we listen to it. Thanks to the Ipod, music has become a lot more personal and independent. The Ipod is basically a personal mp3 player that, with the technology of the newer Nano and Touch models, is not only able to play music but also video. This means that Ipods are a suitable medium for watching music videos, movies and TV series as well as music.
The device works with the program, Itunes, where the owner will synchronize the files on the computer with the files on the device thus decreasing piracy. Itunes is also a huge music database in which, when linked to the internet, the owner can purchase and legally download almost any album to their Ipod. Another revolutionary feature of Itunes is that a person can opt to download one particular song off an album without the hassle of going out and buying the whole cd for just one song. It is because of this that some people have argued that compact discs are now becoming obsolete.
Itunes has brought bands onto an even level of exposure as now people will equal chance to see an album from a well known band as from a underground band in one catalogue, rather than risking lack of availability in cd stores.
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Another problem with music being based online and in a digital form is the disposable nature of it. There is so much and it is so readily available that it is also easy to delete and replace. Then what? With records and then CD's at least the music was stored in a tangible way, but digital information is not and can be tossed away when you are tired of it. I suppose that it is easy enough to download it again... Through this disposability and proliferation, music is loosing its value and staying power.
cds are slowly but surely becomung a thing of the past and that is thanks to downloading.its affordibility and the fact that it is readily available means that it is bound to be what people opt for in the long run, i mean its affordable and very easy to use so it caters to the needs of all music lovers
Fair enough about the easy nature of acquiring music, but maybe I'm alone here but I personally love going to get a new cd. To me there is nothing quite like buying a cd and playing full blast for the next month or so until everyone else in the house is ready to pay you to stop. Getting music off the internet, while easier and cheaper doesn't have the same appeal to me when it comes to buying an album of my favourite artists.
As much as people would love to think that Ipods are taking over CD's it will be a long time before this happens. What we have to take note of is that with an Ipod not everyone can afford it unlike the CD's.One can say to those who can afford and have access to this technology CD's are already dead.
ipods are most certainly resulting in the decreased use and purchase of cd's. they are far more compact and can save a huge variety of music. they allow the users to listen to their specific music preferences without having to buy the entire album. they can be used whenever and wherever, these make them very popular. they have revolutionised multi-media and their popularity should continue to rise.
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