choo-choo-charlie Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Surprisingly, Amazon has launched a new cloud player (with the exception of LaLa, RIP) before Apple or Google, both of which have programs in the works. I've yet to use it or try it out, but it looks like there are a few options on how it can be used. Has anyone else looked deeper into this? http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_355091782_4/181-0603740-3686136?ie=UTF8&node=2658409011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=08Y00M454050XB3D4KKH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1291940422&pf_rd_i=163856011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 havent there already been cloud lockers for music? i really miss lala. i bet that really cut down on downloading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 havent there already been cloud lockers for music? i really miss lala. i bet that really cut down on downloading. LaLa was great. Apple gobbled it up and at the same time said they were working on a cloud of their own. News of Google's just came into the picture recently. I haven't heard of any others right now, but news of Amazon's launching seemed like it'd be something people would be discussing around here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 LaLa was great. Apple gobbled it up and at the same time said they were working on a cloud of their own. News of Google's just came into the picture recently. I haven't heard of any others right now, but news of Amazon's launching seemed like it'd be something people would be discussing around here... I'm anxious to try it, I'm just not sure how much I would use it. For one, I worry about draining my phone battery (I don't mind carrying a phone and an iPod). I also rotate the music I listen to so frequently, that unless the storage space was significant, it would be too much of a pain to be constantly deleting and uploading music. I read that Google is beta-testing something with their employees. And Apple, of course, is building their server home and reportedly working on cloud-based applications. Amazon also released this without clearing licensing rights with the labels. I'm not sure why you would need rights for people to upload the music they own in order to listen to wherever they are, but I'm sure the worry is some manner of piracy that could result from this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm anxious to try it, I'm just not sure how much I would use it. For one, I worry about draining my phone battery (I don't mind carrying a phone and an iPod). I also rotate the music I listen to so frequently, that unless the storage space was significant, it would be too much of a pain to be constantly deleting and uploading music. I read that Google is beta-testing something with their employees. And Apple, of course, is building their server home and reportedly working on cloud-based applications. Amazon also released this without clearing licensing rights with the labels. I'm not sure why you would need rights for people to upload the music they own in order to listen to wherever they are, but I'm sure the worry is some manner of piracy that could result from this. I read that about Google too. I'm really curious to see what comes next. I really liked the idea of the cloud and used LaLa frequently while it was still active; it was great to not have to worry about storing everything on an external hard drive. Being able to access my full library from anywhere -- a computer, phone, etc. is awfully convenient. But I'm with you on the phone, actually. My battery sucks as is, so I can only imagine how quickly it'd get zapped if I was using it to play music too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 i liked lala b/c i could go online and really research an album or artist before buying. i could listen to the whole damn album! so great. all this digital business is such a mess. some stuff is on the cloud, some stuff isn't, some stuff is only on itunes, some stuff isn't, some stuff used to only be available on cd, now it's out of print. what a nightmare. it seems like we had finally gotten lots smaller bands from the last 40 years out on CD only for the CD to die(?) and be out of print. i for one can't handle subscriptions or streaming. too many choices is overwhelming for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 ... all this digital business is such a mess. some stuff is on the cloud, some stuff isn't, some stuff is only on itunes, some stuff isn't, some stuff used to only be available on cd, now it's out of print. what a nightmare. it seems like we had finally gotten lots smaller bands from the last 40 years out on CD only for the CD to die(?) and be out of print. i for one can't handle subscriptions or streaming. too many choices is overwhelming for me.I feel the same way. I love the iTunes/iPod model, but even that is hardly a solution for me, as I now have well over three hundred gigs of music, and can't store it all on any one device. For that reason alone, the cloud player offers nothing to me.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 i love Rdio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 i love Rdio How does that compare to Rhapsody? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 i love Rdio this. one of the most amazing services i've used in a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 How does that compare to Rhapsody? way better interface, a Mac desktop app, and iPhone/Android clients Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 I feel the same way. I love the iTunes/iPod model, but even that is hardly a solution for me, as I now have well over three hundred gigs of music, and can't store it all on any one device. For that reason alone, the cloud player offers nothing to me.... Once there's a cloud that offers unlimited storage/uploads at a "reasonable" rate, you'll be set. I can't imagine it's too far off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 i love Rdio I'm going to give this a try. The Rhapsody app has been really frustrating to me. Do you use Rdio mainly on your PC or do you also use the iPhone/Android apps? A quick look at Rdio's site showed a selection as good, if not better, than Rhapsody's. So I am intrigued. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'm going to give this a try. The Rhapsody app has been really frustrating to me. Do you use Rdio mainly on your PC or do you also use the iPhone/Android apps? A quick look at Rdio's site showed a selection as good, if not better, than Rhapsody's. So I am intrigued. i use rdio on my work pc, imac at home & my EVO phone. it's fantastic. i've found maybe 10 albums they don't have (mainly canadian stuff. luke doucet/kathleen edwards) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'm going to give this a try. The Rhapsody app has been really frustrating to me. Do you use Rdio mainly on your PC or do you also use the iPhone/Android apps? A quick look at Rdio's site showed a selection as good, if not better, than Rhapsody's. So I am intrigued. i use the Desktop Mac app and iPhone both yeah. you can sync files for offline play on the iPhone app too. it's selection has improved drastically over the last 2 months. it was a bit scarce last fall. but they keep adding a TON every Tuesday and have a running list of what labels aren't on it yet and are actively working with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 i use the Desktop Mac app and iPhone both yeah. you can sync files for offline play on the iPhone app too. it's selection has improved drastically over the last 2 months. it was a bit scarce last fall. but they keep adding a TON every Tuesday and have a running list of what labels aren't on it yet and are actively working with them. I only looked at the new releases for this past Tuesday and noticed a couple of albums there that I couldn't find on Rhapsody. I get the most use out of the offline play feature, which is the source of my frustration with the Rhapsody app. I'm anxious to see how Rdio's compares. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I only looked at the new releases for this past Tuesday and noticed a couple of albums there that I couldn't find on Rhapsody. I get the most use out of the offline play feature, which is the source of my frustration with the Rhapsody app. I'm anxious to see how Rdio's compares. one issue i've had with offline playing (and it might just be on android?):if i have rdio set to offline mode & i reboot or close the app, when i try to listen to songs synced for offline, nothing comes up. can't figure out why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okp greg Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 If anyone is interested in streaming music to their iphone or android phone I'd suggest Audiogalaxy. It's free, and runs an agent on your home computer and streams to your cell whenever you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 If anyone is interested in streaming music to their iphone or android phone I'd suggest Audiogalaxy. It's free, and runs an agent on your home computer and streams to your cell whenever you want. Now THAT sounds cool. Especially since you don't have to have one of those i-droids or smart telophones to use it... Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okp greg Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Now THAT sounds cool. Especially since you don't have to have one of those i-droids or smart telophones to use it... Nice! Well I think it's mainly designed for use with smart phones, but there's a web page you can log into your account with and stream your music at any computer as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Just grabbed Audiogalaxy and it rocks. One major peeve though....what is up with how it tracks/lists the songs?? I have all my stuff tagged correctly but the tool shows them all in weird order. Kinda blows it for me unless you just wanted to shuffle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okp greg Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Just grabbed Audiogalaxy and it rocks. One major peeve though....what is up with how it tracks/lists the songs?? I have all my stuff tagged correctly but the tool shows them all in weird order. Kinda blows it for me unless you just wanted to shuffle. I didn't have any tagging issues with mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I'm going to give this a try. The Rhapsody app has been really frustrating to me. Do you use Rdio mainly on your PC or do you also use the iPhone/Android apps? A quick look at Rdio's site showed a selection as good, if not better, than Rhapsody's. So I am intrigued. I actually decided to try MOG, and I absolutely love it. Better selection than Rhapsody, MUCH better sound quality than Rhapsody, and the app works wonderfully. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 i've heard good things about MOG. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I've been using the Amazon Cloud Player at work for a month of so. I periodically upload a few albums while I'm surfing the internet at home, then I'm ready to go the next day at work. I don't know that I'd pay for the service, but I received the 20 GB of storage after buying an MP3 album, so why not use it? I like the fact that I don't have to remember to take my iPod to work everyday now. Right now I'm trying out a free trial for MOG. I wasn't all that interested until I saw that I can use MOG on my Roku Box (http://www.roku.com/), which means I can listen to the music through my stereo rather than my cheesy laptop speakers. It should work out nice for work as well, and the price is reasonable. I'm sampling the new Buddy Holly tribute right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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