Music Downloads

[big_russ]

This is something i have never done before and as i now have a portable media player i want to add some new/different music to what i already have.

What i want to know is which music download sites are the best in terms of reliability, cost and genre of music available. I have no preference to any particular type of music so i am sure some of you good folks will be able to point me in the right direction.

Cheers
Russ

 

[Smiffy]

I personally use Limewire. It's free, unless you want to upgrade to the "Pro" version (which I haven't)...

http://www.limewire.com/

Some people report that it (along with other file sharing sites) is a virus breeding ground, but fortunately I have never experienced any problems during my 3 years of use.

 

[Yidio]

I personally wouldn't touch Limewire & the like with a bargepole,it will get you eventually...

If you download Utorrent & then go to sites like Torrentz or Mininova,you can download practially any full albums you want. Depending on your connection,you can download an album within 10 mins or so.

Very handy for films & TV shows,too.

 

[Prubs]

Try this...........
http://www.blubster.com/

 

[HTL]

Cant do it guys, only ever used I Tunes. My mates are all using LimeWire and love it but it just seems wrong to me.

 

[TonyN]

I too use Utorrent and use mininova, piratbay torrentz.com etc.

Some really good private sites out there too that require you to seed back what your D/L.

 

[RichardSanderson]

mp3panda.com

Legal downloads at a fraction of the cost. (albums are less than $2).

 

[Andy]

If your Broadband is via VirginMedia beware of Torrent downloads, they have startd to target Torrent users rather than P2P.

You could be getting the letter thru the box...

Andy

 

[big_russ]

Thanks for that Andy as i am with Virginmedia

 

[Sneds]

I use torrents and FWIW I am with Virgin too.

 

[haplesshacker]

After the post on here I tried torrent for the first time and found a few tracks that were unavailable elsewhere. Though some that are listed are not downloading for some reason. I'm using bittorrent as the download manager

 

[marmar]

Sometimes you find that the torrents listed have been moved but the trackers haven't been updated. Also, look for a high number of seeds when choosing a torrent to download, the higher the number of seeders and the less leechers means you'll be sharing the download with fewer people and get a better download. (legal note - so i'm lead to believe, I've never touched a torrent in my life guv)