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| Site |
MP3 Search |
Delit |
Emusic |
Music Match |
iTunes |
Napster |
| Catalogue |
600,000 songs |
500,000 songs |
200,000 songs |
250,000 songs |
400,000 songs |
500,000 songs |
| Labels |
All labels |
All labels |
900 small labels |
Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, BMG |
Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, BMG |
Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, BMG |
| Subscriptions |
n/a |
n/a |
Basic:$9.99 per month maximum 40 downloads |
n/a |
n/a |
Premium subscription: unlimited downloading for $9.95/month. |
| Price per song |
$0.10 |
$0.10 |
$0.22-$0.25 |
$0.99 |
$0.99 |
$0.99 |
| Price per album |
about $1.10 |
about $1.1 |
n/a |
$9.99 |
$9.99 |
$9.99 |
| File format |
MP3 256 kbps |
MP3 256 kbps |
MP3 VBR |
WMA 160 kbps |
AAC 128 kbps |
WMA 128 kbps |
| DRM |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Audio CD burning |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
limited to 5 burns per playlist |
| Burning program |
Any |
Any |
Any |
MusicMatch Jukebox only |
iTunes only |
Napster only |
| Audio player |
Any |
Any |
Any |
MusicMatch Jukebox only |
iTunes only |
Any Windows programs that support secure WMA |
| Portable digital music player |
you can use any player |
you can use any player |
you can use any player |
player must be WMA DRM compliant |
iPod only |
player must be WMA DRM compliant |
| Available |
Worldwide |
Worldwide |
Worldwide |
U.S. only |
U.S. only |
U.S. only |
| Payments |
Credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, JCB)
PayViaCall |
Credit card (VISA, MasterCard)
PayViaCall |
Credit card |
Credit card |
Credit card |
Credit card, Napstercard |
| Preview |
Free preview full song |
Free preview full song |
50 free mp3s |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Special |
If you pay $30, you will get 30 free tracks.
If you pay $40, you will get 60 free tracks. |
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Musicmatch Radio is a free streaming music service you access using Musicmatch Jukebox. |
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Napster offers the only 'radio' service that lets you skip forward and back within and between songs. |
| Price Level |
*****
least price |
***** |
*** |
* |
* |
* |
| Sound Quality |
***** |
***** |
*** |
*** |
*** |
*** |
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