[calvinhobs]

I have an X5 and from what I understand I cannot use music downloaded from online services, such as yahoo music. Is this correct? It doesn't make sense that I wouldn't be able to download the music in MP3 format and not be able to transfer it over to my X5.

 

[blessingx]

It makes perfect sense that in most cases you can't download music in unprotected/uncrippled MP3 format. As for iAudio not supporting DRMed files you gotta ask iAudio about that.

Well, there's always eMusic, AllofMP3, etc..

 

[davidd]

most online services don't use mp3, as mp3 doesn't support drm. most use wma (and aac for apple) because they support drm

there are sites like blessingx mentioned that will work fine with the X5 though, and also Cowon has said they were working on adding drm wma support with a firmware update

 

[Leto Atreides II]

The X5L now ships with DRM support, apparently. I don't have any drm'd WMAs to test when mine comes though. You should download the latest firmware, I think.

 

[calvinhobs]

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidd most online services don't use mp3, as mp3 doesn't support drm. most use wma (and aac for apple) because they support drm there are sites like blessingx mentioned that will work fine with the X5 though, and also Cowon has said they were working on adding drm wma support with a firmware update

So I can just join eMusic, for example, download the songs, move them onto my X5, and I'm good? Bare with me here...I'm new into all of this. If I can then great, I don't need to worry about Yahoo Music or Napster...

 

[calvinhobs]

...and what is the bitrate eMusic uses for their music? I can't find it on their web page. They say it's the highest around (doesn't suprise me).

 

[davidd]

yeah, you just download the music and copy it to your X5,

edit: emusic uses lame vbr -aps mp3

 

[chrisfromalbany]

Why aren't other threads about this matter deleted?

 

[jude]

Do your own research and come to your own conclusions. I'm not comfortable with the ambiguity (and there is ambiguity) about the issue of the use of Russian music downloading services as they're currently arranged.

So until I feel comfortable that these services actually are legal relative to how they're overwhelmingly being used, I don't want a site that is tied to me to be used to promote them, directly or indirectly.

In essence: Please don't discuss or promote them here for now. As per the request(s), I'll post a sticky post later saying the same thing.