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Post by pc86 »

AndrewUnmuted wrote: post #673
alkonaut wrote: post #550

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You don't need "everything" but you need enough. If you subscribe to e.g Spotify you initially get surprised by some things not being in their library. However the library is so large and the use of a single service so convenient that most people can simply accept what's there. After the initial disappointment, any further disappointment is nearly zero so long as you keep all your discovery of new music within Spotif…

No. I am a huge music nerd. It's my life's passion. I need everything. If it is not everything, it's not enough. In the past, technically savvy music nerds like me had options. LPs and CDs as a distribution format offered true permanence. Vinyl when cared for properly usually outlives the owner. CDs can be ripped and archived with perfect 1:1 accuracy. These formats don't disappear from my record shelves at the whim…

> In the past

LPs and CDs still exist.

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Post by samfriedman »

shinratdr wrote: post #698
samfriedman wrote: post #648

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I love Google Play Music for exactly this reason: I have 20k songs uploaded and counting. No other service is offering anything close. Sadly the team seems to have recently scaled back on the "Your library" features in favor of radio (where they can insert ads), neutering the Instant Mix feature, removing the ability to make a "Feeling Lucky" mix of my uploaded music, and re-jiggering the interface to push Radio hard…

> I love Google Play Music for exactly this reason: I have 20k songs uploaded and counting. No other service is offering anything close. Actually Apple Music offers exactly this. There might be other reasons you'd prefer not to use it, which is fine, but in terms of offering they're actually quite similar. Except Apple will actually allow you to upload more songs than Google Music, up to 100,000.

I actually wasn't aware, thanks. I've been on GPM for years, but it might be time to get a refreshed view of the competition as well.

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Post by shinratdr »

remarkEon wrote: post #503
mrmondo wrote: post #497

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This and I want as much content as possible in 4K/HDR, I’m really sick of the second tier streaming services being limited to highly compressed 1080p. If a service came along that truly had the TV and films I wanted with a preference for 4K content, I’d happily pay $40-$60AUD a month for it. Right now I subscribe to: - Netflix - Stan - Apple Music - Usenet related services - Audible - Plex Premium - Getflix content u…

Curious. Why do you prefer Apple Music? Has something changed recently? I had both for a while but found the UI, playlist building capacity, the generated playlists, and the ability to share music on Spotify to be superior so I dropped Apple.

Apple Music is rapidly evolving. They're putting a lot of effort into it.

OS integration is a big one for me, Apple Music is just so seamless. Personally I hate the Spotify UI, search is among the worst, and just like Google Music I find it has way too much Karaoke bullshit cluttering up results when it doesn't have the song you want.

That plus Spotify having no way to upload your own local files makes it a complete non-starter for me. Apple Music is getting way better on the radio & playlist front. The New Music Mix knows me surprisingly well.

I'd give it another shot if you haven't tried in the last 6 months to a year.

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Post by shinratdr »

RugnirViking wrote: post #621
mrmondo wrote: post #511

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Howdy, I have been running both macOS and iOS betas on my personal devices and both iTunes and Music have had a significant UX overhaul on macOS 10.13 and iOS 11, they’re not perfect - but it’s a good step forward. A bit high level but here’s my list of pros: - I’ve found a lot less missing tracks / albums, especially for more underground / lesser known artists I had real problems with this on Spotify. - Significantl…

It sounds as though the spotify IOS client is somewhat behind on features compared to android. That, or its not obvious enough how to access some of these features, because many of these are available on android such as : changing stream quality for bandwidth, and downloading music on phone, using own music on phone (admittedly a bit of a hassle, you have to put it on a playlist on pc then sync download that playlist…

> using own music on phone (admittedly a bit of a hassle, you have to put it on a playlist on pc then sync download that playlist on mobile)

This really isn't the same thing at all. With Apple Music or Google Play Music, your own library and cloud tracks are seamlessly integrated and can be streamed and accessed from anywhere and any device.

A kludgy solution where you can use Spotify like a 90s MP3 player really doesn't cut it. If Apple, Google and Deezer can offer local library support, Spotify has no excuse. It's a huge gap, and makes Spotify unusable for many people or only supplementary.

I don't expect a streaming service to have everything in history all the time, just have as much as possible, and let me fill in the gaps.

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Post by rebuilder »

bpenrod wrote: post #680
rebuilder wrote: post #668

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I got the urge to watch Total Recall, the original version. (Please don't judge me!) Is it available on Netflix where I am? Nope. HBO? No. Amazon Prime video? No! Now, Amazon does offer a digital rental - for 8 bucks! I never thought I'd say this, but I'm starting to miss video rental shops.

Try your local library! Free rental plus a large catalog is pretty hard to beat.

Good idea, I'm embarrassed I didn't think of that... Only problem is, I just remembered I no longer have an optical drive!

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Post by funkymike »

rpiguy wrote: post #697
geff82 wrote: post #112

Maybe when I am 60, 70 or 80 the film industry will get their shi* together and finally agree on a solution that has long been found in the music business. For a truly complete platform, I would FOR SURE pay more than the 10$ a month for Netflix. 20, maybe 30! But then I want it ALL. All films they have in storage. I mean, it is 2017 and there are a lot of films I can't find on Netflix, Amazon Prime or, when I am in…

Film studios are constrained by labyrinthine contracts between studios, distributors, actors, and unions. In cases where contracts are missing, any of the above parties can sue. Even more confusingly rights for IP might have been transferred and sold many times leading to questions about who actually owns a film or franchise. Distribution rights, production rights are separate. Actors may have been promised a cut of…

That doesn't explain why a 20 year old movie will pop up on a streaming service for a few months then be unavailable again. Clearly they can sort these issues out. The content companies are stuck in a model of artificial scarcity.

For myself, when I get the itch to watch an old movie and I can't immediately find it on the Netflix or Amazon prime video I don't go try to find some other streaming service or pay for a one time viewing. I'll just find something else to watch that is available. So when they could have had one more view for old content they wouldn't otherwise make money on, thereby increasing the value of their catalog, instead they get nothing at all.

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Post by shinratdr »

samfriedman wrote: post #702
shinratdr wrote: post #698

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> I love Google Play Music for exactly this reason: I have 20k songs uploaded and counting. No other service is offering anything close. Actually Apple Music offers exactly this. There might be other reasons you'd prefer not to use it, which is fine, but in terms of offering they're actually quite similar. Except Apple will actually allow you to upload more songs than Google Music, up to 100,000.

I actually wasn't aware, thanks. I've been on GPM for years, but it might be time to get a refreshed view of the competition as well.

I was on Google Play Music from the beginning, and only left when they cancelled my early access plan without asking me and refused to reinstate it. Apple Music has leapfrogged them in every way, and Google Music has only regressed since launch, especially in terms of UX.

I did really like Google Play Music, and allowing the local library sync as a free draw was a really smart move. But the sour taste they left in my mouth by killing my discount plan and ruining the UX meant I looked at other options. Signed up for Apple Music day one and it has improved leaps and bounds since then.

It's very clearly a huge priority for Apple, and they aren't resting on it.

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Post by funkymike »

rebuilder wrote: post #682
anindha wrote: post #677

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What about iTunes? [1] [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/total-recall/id1040020260

It seems I have to install their software on my computer to see what the price is. I'm being curmudgeonly here, I know, but I'm not keen on installing iTunes, my previous experiences with that and other software on Windows were not that great.

While it is a bit of time invested initially it can be very handy to keep a Windows VM around for this purpose. Make sure to keep a baseline snapshot after patching. This way you can install questionable software with full confidence it won't impact your main system. You can simply revert to the baseline snapshot at any time to uninstall the software.

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Post by thrownblown »

larrik wrote: post #695
samfriedman wrote: post #648

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I love Google Play Music for exactly this reason: I have 20k songs uploaded and counting. No other service is offering anything close. Sadly the team seems to have recently scaled back on the "Your library" features in favor of radio (where they can insert ads), neutering the Instant Mix feature, removing the ability to make a "Feeling Lucky" mix of my uploaded music, and re-jiggering the interface to push Radio hard…

If GPM had a Linux client, I would consider switching to it.

https://www.googleplaymusicdesktopplayer.com/

works on linux and there's also an unofficial API

https://unofficial-google-music-api.readthedocs.io/en/latest...

I make playlists almost daily for work and I use the API to manage them, dedupe, delete old ones, and what not. Super convenient.

But the web UX has gone to crap. There was an update a few months ago that really killed its performance and broke the playlist sorting. They need to eat some of their dogfood.

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Post by nkkollaw »

nitemice wrote: post #309
nkkollaw wrote: post #216

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If I had a dollar for every time I tried to stream a movie legally and couldn't find it anywhere but on torrent sites...

You'd happily give away those dollars to the content owners, if they'd just let you stream it legally.

Yup.
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