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For myself, whenever I walk into a Comp-USA computer store I almost always walk over to the Apple computer section, just so I can get totally mesmerized by the big-screen apple video and music features! They truly look and sound GREAT!

But, they had limitations on running Windows programs... At least until now!

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Amazon MP3 Downloads DRM Free

Amazon MP3 announced they are offering "Earth's biggest selection of a la carte, DRM-free MP3 music downloads"! That's quite a claim considering that Earth is a fairly big place... But, with over 2 million songs, more than 180,000 artists, and over 20,000 major and independent labels they must be at least near the top of online music providers.

Amazon MP3 complements Amazon.com's existing selection of over 1 million CDs to offer more selection of physical and digital music than any other retailer. Every song and album on Amazon MP3 is available exclusively in MP3 format, without Digital Rights Management (DRM) software. This means that Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device, organize their music using any music management application, and burn songs to CDs.

DRM has been an obstacle to many users who want to purchase their music online, but were cautious of the music player restrictions caused by implementing Digital Rights Management. Amazon has taken a major step to relieve those restrictions. These songs can be played on ANY MP3 compatible device, which basically includes almost ALL music players!

At Amazon MP3 most songs are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents each, with more than 1 million of the 2 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 best-selling songs are 89 cents (unless marked otherwise). Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 best-selling albums are $8.99 or less (unless marked otherwise).

Every song on Amazon MP3 is encoded at 256 kilobits per second, which gives you high audio quality at a manageable file size of approximately 6meg depending on the song length. Songs recorded at 128 kilobits per second are more common and have a file size of around 3-4meg. However, the quality difference between 128 and 256 is substantial for music lovers. With songs encoded at 256 kilobits per second, you can definitely hear the difference in high frequency audio! Sounds made by instruments like cymbals, keyboards, flutes, and others have much more clarity and definition and will push your tweeters to the limit!

This service offering is a win for most music lovers! Low price, quality audio, and a large selection make Amazon MP3 a great choice for downloading music files!

Amazon MP3 Downloads

High Definition TV on Your PC

If you haven't tried HDTV on your PC yet, maybe it's time to look into this cool technology. I've written several posts recently about music performances that I recorded on my PC. The amazing thing about the recordings, is that the performances are all live, and they were all received FREE! Well, except for the cost of the PC, HDTV interface, and the digital flat screen monitor.

If you like HDTV and recording live music performances, the combination of receiving HDTV signals and being able to record them on your PC is great on the pocketbook (or your wallet)! And, the HD quality is outstanding! I definitely recommend a digital flat screen monitor attached to your PC for viewing. An analog flat screen may be ok also, but I recommend going full digital for the clearest video.

I currently have an OnAIR Solutions HDTV Creator. I can receive HD signals via digital cable or high-definition television broadcast. My PC HDTV unit came with software which allows me to easily schedule advance recording with a few clicks of a mouse. I don't have to worry about setting the recorder very often. And, I can load the scheduler weeks in advance!

I looked into some possible units to recommend. I found two items that can be purchased online from BestBuy.com, or at your local store. If you are an HD buff and spend a lot of time on your PC, I suggest that you look into them and see if they can provide you as much enjoyment as I get!

You can check out the two recommendations on my web site at the following link:

High Definition TV on PC Recommendations

Kid Rock: Rock N Roll Jesus

Testify at the Rock Revival Baby!!

The sound of this song is Detroit at it's Root! The Kid gets a real live Detroit feel from his traveling band, along with some Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll of course!

I have never been much of a Kid Rock fan, but this song definitely caught my attention. Its nice to hear the big band sound of old time Detroit revived along with the excellent background vocalists! The song has a soulful sound to say the least, and during the Kids Late Show performance this week the backup vocalists (IMHO) rocked the house!

One thing I can't figure out, is why the Kid would try to slip some questionable lyrics past the Late Show TV censors. All it did was result in clipping out part of the performance. If I wasn't such an HD video buff, maybe I wouldn't mind the video blip so much... But come on, Kid had to know whatever he said would be blipped...

All in all, Kid Rock did a great performance on the Late Show, and I really like the song! Although I recorded this live version in HD, I still can't wait to see the video release...