How to play CDs in new cars...

On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 7:14:51 PM UTC-4, Tobiah wrote:
> On 6/10/2021 5:58 PM, Mike Rivers wrote:
> > On 6/10/2021 12:23 PM, Tobiah wrote:
> >> It's definitely time to drop the CD's. There is really no need for
> >> mechanical storage anymore.
> >
> > Sure there is. You can take it with you and you know where it is.
> > Take care of your CDs and they'll last the rest of your life. No need
> > to access the Internet to put data there and then take it out.
> This might be fine if your want to take 5 CD's in the car and put
> them in a visor case, but fumbling with a CD at all is really a
> necessity of the past.
> > Copy 100 hours of music files to your phone and you'll be entertained
> > for a long, but without a good data base you won't be able to find a
> > specific song if you want it.
> For me, it's just "Hey Google, play Dark Side of the Moon", and it's there.
>
> Also, "play classic rock from the '70s", or "play lute music". The AI
> is getting freakishly good, and it's time to embrace the new way.
___________

You 'embrace' whatever way you want to, and I'll embrace my
way. How's that sound, Mr. Y?

On 11/06/2021 10:18 pm, geoff wrote:
> On 11/06/2021 6:01 pm, Trevor wrote:
>> On 11/06/2021 8:36 am, geoff wrote:
>>> On 11/06/2021 4:23 am, Tobiah wrote:
>>
>>>> You can download as much as you
>>>> like to your device for ***offline*** listening.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not as lot of use if you are driving beyond interweb coverage.
>>
>> Did you really miss this or just not bother reading?

>
> Â*Not talking to you. Talking to the OP. This thread is not about you ...

HaHa. So you dont know how usenet works either then. Or how to use email
if you want a private conversation!

On 11/06/2021 10:51 pm, Mike Rivers wrote:
> On 6/11/2021 2:10 AM, Trevor wrote:
>>>
>>> Copy 100 hours of music files to your phone and you'll be entertained
>>> for a long, but without a good data base you won't be able to find a
>>> specific song if you want it. That's easier to do with CDs.
>>
>> HAHA. FAR easier to query search for a song in an automatically
>> generated database of perhaps thousands of songs, than it is to search
>> through hundreds of CD's manually!!!
>
> How often to you (or anyone) search for a single song?

er weren't YOU the one who said you "won't be able to find a specific
song if you want it"?


> When I want to do
> that, maybe a few times a year, I go to the Internet. And usually the
> song I'm seeking is something that isn't on CD, or at least on one of my
> own CDs anyway.

Always check my own database first, have most of what I will ever want,
and takes me less time than checking the internet. The database is
updated with one click.

>
> But this is a matter of how you choose to listen to music.

Yep, in the car I just have a couple of SD cards and rarely search for
anything. I don't have anything on the cards I dont want to listen to.

>
>>> And, as someone else said, if you use cloud storage for your music,
>>> you need a reliable Internet connection, and depending on what kind
>>> of data plan you have, the meter might be running while you're groovin'.
>
>> I simply cant imagine trying to live stream music in a car, or why you
>> would ever want to!
>
> Oh, I do it all the time! It's called "listening to the radio." We have
> a couple of good classical music stations and, at times, jazz stations,
> that can keep my ears occupied and my brain not distracted from driving.

Well I'm happy with what I have already without having to pay data
charges, but we all get to make our own choices. CD's not usually my
choice though!

On 13/06/2021 9:41 pm, Trevor wrote:
> On 11/06/2021 10:18 pm, geoff wrote:
>> On 11/06/2021 6:01 pm, Trevor wrote:
>>> On 11/06/2021 8:36 am, geoff wrote:
>>>> On 11/06/2021 4:23 am, Tobiah wrote:
>>>
>>>>> You can download as much as you
>>>>> like to your device for ***offline*** listening.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not as lot of use if you are driving beyond interweb coverage.
>>>
>>> Did you really miss this or just not bother reading?
>
>>
>> Â*Â*Not talking to you. Talking to the OP. This thread is not about you ...
>
> HaHa. So you dont know how usenet works either then. Or how to use email
> if you want a private conversation!
>
>
>

Try not to be a dick Trev.

geoff

On 13/06/2021 9:58 pm, geoff wrote:
> On 13/06/2021 9:41 pm, Trevor wrote:
>> On 11/06/2021 10:18 pm, geoff wrote:
>>> On 11/06/2021 6:01 pm, Trevor wrote:
>>>> On 11/06/2021 8:36 am, geoff wrote:
>>>>> On 11/06/2021 4:23 am, Tobiah wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> You can download as much as you
>>>>>> like to your device for ***offline*** listening.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Not as lot of use if you are driving beyond interweb coverage.
>>>>
>>>> Did you really miss this or just not bother reading?
>>
>>>
>>> Â*Â*Not talking to you. Talking to the OP. This thread is not about you
>>> ...
>>
>> HaHa. So you dont know how usenet works either then. Or how to use
>> email if you want a private conversation!
>>
>
> Try not to be a dick Trev.


HaHa! YOU should take your own advice first. Prefer to pretend YOU
actually control usenet? LOL.

On 16/06/2021 3:16 am, Trevor wrote:
> On 13/06/2021 9:58 pm, geoff wrote:
>> On 13/06/2021 9:41 pm, Trevor wrote:
>>> On 11/06/2021 10:18 pm, geoff wrote:
>>>> On 11/06/2021 6:01 pm, Trevor wrote:
>>>>> On 11/06/2021 8:36 am, geoff wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/06/2021 4:23 am, Tobiah wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can download as much as you
>>>>>>> like to your device for ***offline*** listening.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not as lot of use if you are driving beyond interweb coverage.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you really miss this or just not bother reading?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Â*Â*Not talking to you. Talking to the OP. This thread is not about
>>>> you ...
>>>
>>> HaHa. So you dont know how usenet works either then. Or how to use
>>> email if you want a private conversation!
>>>
>>
>> Try not to be a dick Trev.
>
>
> HaHa! YOU should take your own advice first. Prefer to pretend YOU
> actually control usenet? LOL.

???

Just take a deep breath.

geoff