What's a good, legal way to download music and movies?

jsteel · 03-13-2011, 02:42 PM

Hi,

I'm looking for a good music and movie download website:

Here is my criteria:

- Legal
- Offer a choice of cheap and more expensive plans (I'm hoping plans would be cheaper than pay-as-you-go options and I plan to use it fairly frequently)
- Download rather than stream
- Web-based
- Available in the UK

Ideally I would like one site that does both, but would be happy with one site for music and another for movies.

Is there such a service? Any recommendations?

Thanks

sycamorex · 03-13-2011, 02:49 PM

This site offers free music:
http://www.jamendo.com/en/

jsteel · 03-13-2011, 02:58 PM

Sorry another requirement would be I want "commercial" (if that's the right word) music and movies; what you would expect to find in a shop on CD and DVD.

dugan · 03-13-2011, 03:04 PM

Well, the obvious recommendations would be iTunes and Amazon MP3.

jsteel · 03-13-2011, 03:11 PM

iTunes isn't web-based and doesn't it only stream?

Amazon doesn't provide a subscription/plan does it? It looks like a pay-as-you-go service.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

dugan · 03-13-2011, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsteel

iTunes isn't web-based and doesn't it only stream?

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

You're wrong about it only streaming. When you buy something on iTunes, you're buying a download.

Your are correct about the rest.

sycamorex · 03-13-2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

You're wrong about it only streaming. When you buy something on iTunes, you're buying a download.

I guess it can only be viewed via an ipod / itunes software, can't it?

jsteel · 03-13-2011, 03:20 PM

Are the iTunes services only available through iTunes via Wine?

dugan · 03-13-2011, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sycamorex

I guess it can only be viewed via an ipod / itunes software, can't it?

MPD and MPlayer can play them just fine. As can any other Linux-based player that links against Faad2.