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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
I listen to a fair bit of them (where I live, they're run by the CBC and sometimes have an eclectic mix). They sound better in PCM mode from my box than in Dolby, but it's a pain to switch back and forth, so I don't bother. I've made several purchases because of things I've heard in various genres, so I consider them a very good feature of digital cable.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
I use DirecTV's around the holidays (TG, Christmas)...it's good for background music that way.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
Dish has a bunch of their own channels, as well as most of the Sirius music channels. I listen to them once in a while. Local FM radio sounds better than both. When I'm hanging out with friends in my billiards room I usually pipe the Dish/Sirius channels into the ceiling mounted speakers there. Very good for this purpose.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
Sometimes late at night when I don't want to be bothered trying to find a CD to listen to. But sometimes it takes me a while to find a channel with stuff playing that I like that I *haven't* heard before. I do try and use them to find new stuff too.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
We get it but like others have said around the holidays is the only time for seasonal music...
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
We listen to them once in a while. It's more of a game with my kids to see if I can guess the singer/song selection. My kids love the Kidzpop and Party mix channel.
I can't even remember the last time I listened to the radio. It's either music in my ipod or podcasts.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
I'd quess that during the past 5 years that I've listened to Direc's music channels 5 times. I heard a couple of thangs that sent me to the music store though. I got Count Basic after hearing 'em on there, I recall. I have so much music at hand that I don't need to look very actively for music beyond my own basement. I'm listening to a Tesla CD that came in the mail today presently.
I'd like a music service more if it ws like VOD....MusicOD....perhaps? If I could pick albums, E.P.'s, or singles, for that matter, that I wanted to hear, now, hmnnn, I might like that if the selection was beyond vin ordinaire? .....wait a second that sound's like Al Gore's vision of, by golly, the enternet....
In the end, I resent having the music pak stapled to my purchase of TV services. I see it as a music tax. I feel like I already paid my music tax on all those discs in my basement! I'd like to see consumer legeslation that makes TV services al la carte. I'd cut out the music murder's share for sure.
If I didn't own so much music, I'd proably like the music pak...?
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
If you really want to find great new music, check out the site pandora.com
I have discovered some good stuff off that site. You can make your own channels.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
Once in a while I'll throw on Alternative, Metal, Rock, and Adult Alternative channels on Comcast. Sometimes, I'll read an interesting fact from a band I didn't know before, but mostly, every so often Ill hear an exclusive song or version of a song you cant buy. and sometimes I hear new stuff I like. But you cant beat it for commercial free. before I got my 160gb iPod I used to throw on one of those channels at the gym at my work while I was on lunch.
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Re: Who listens to digital cable music channels?
I find that iTunes Radio streaming is a great way to find new music. You hear something you like and just look up to see the Artist and song name. You can pick the channel and general type of music you are interested in.
I never thought that there were bands out there that made anything I would like that wasn't 15+ years old. I found a bunch.
Sure the quality is terrible, but how else are you going to sample new music for free? The radio just doesn't cut it.
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