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Digihedo news:Samsung P2 Gets Wi-Fi and MicroSD Slot With Cradle"Today we introduce a new brand MP3 players samsung.In February 2000 I wrote about an observation I had where a brief acquaintance of mine, who was an avid Napster user, was purchasing more CDs as a result of file sharing. Samsung's P2 is their flagship MP3/PMP players device with many features, starring the full screen touch interface.This was the first article to explore the theory that users utilized Napster, which was only a few months old at this point, to sample music for potential purchase. Bluetooth also plays a supporting role in the feature set, giving the best MP3 player the ability to connect to wireless headphones and to your mobile phone (in future updates).Like radio, file sharing had the ability to promote artists, something we now take as common fact. The near-buttonless design comes together very nicely with a solid build quality common to Samsung's portable devices.Since then there have been dozens of formal studies that supported the theory that active file shareres buy more CDs as well as a few - usually paid for by the record industry - that debunked it as myth. Wrapped inside this best MP3 player is a well thought out interface that most people will be able to just pick up and use.Interestingly, one 2002 study by Edison Research that claimed to support the record industry's take on file sharing actually supported the opposite conclusion after I dug into the data a bit. Despite a few complaints, the P2 is definitely something to consider even though it commands a higher price than similar capacity MP3 players. " .Coming to the end of the decade the habits of file sharers are still being measured and the results continue to point to the simple fact that those who trade buy more records. This latest report comes from Michael Geist who writes about a study just completed by Industry Canada titled "The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study For Industry Canada". The research followed the habits of 2,000 Candians and, as Geist points out, there were two key points: When assessing the P2P downloading population, there was "a strong positive relationship between P2P file sharing and CD purchasing. That is, among Canadians actually engaged in it, P2P file sharing increases CD purchases." The study estimates that one additional P2P download per month increases music purchasing by 0.44 CDs per year. best mp3 player When viewed in the aggreggate (ie. the entire Canadian population), there is no direct relationship between P2P file sharing and CD purchases in Canada. According to the study authors, "the analysis of the entire Canadian population does not uncover either a positive or negative relationship between the number of files downloaded from P2P networks and CDs purchased. mp4 players That is, we find no direct evidence to suggest that the net effect of P2P file sharing on CD purchasing is either positive or negative for Canada as a whole." So if file sharing is so good for record sales how come CD sales are down sharply. Well, first off it is "major label" CD sales which are down. CD sales from independent labels are up, reflecting the broadening of consumer tastes as they sample more music. MP3 PLAYER 2GB Add to this former major label artists like Radiohead and Trent Reznor who now distribute records on their own. Second, records as a whole are facing increased competition from the movie, TV and gaming industries for your dollar, though this research found that heavy users of these media buy all media heavy, including CDs. Finally, there is the issue of consumer badwill, generated by the major label's inability to leverage to their favor the changes in technology that made music distribution a near zero cost. MP3 PLAYER 4GB The major labels have a severe public relations issue that has pissed off so many consumers the damage may be irreparable. One of the smaller points the reports made was that people who own MP3 players are less likely to buy CDs, signifying a consumer shift to digital media. Right now iTunes claims 85% of the paid digital market, but even here the major labels have an acrimonius relationship. mp3 players In my personal opinion a price drop, not price raise, would help that situation as would the abandonment of DRM, which would restore trust in all other services not named iTunes and build competition. Amazon is already working in that direction. No doubt the CRIA, Canada's major label lobby, will attempt to debunk the results to push upcoming copyright legislation in that country to their favor. That doesn't change the fact that the problems the industry faces goes deeper. . RELATED LINKS: http://wowgamezone.unblog.fr/
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