# Isd there any point in buying the PLUS version of... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isd-there-any-point-in-buying-the-plus-version-of/361112 "2006-06-17T22:52:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isd-there-any-point-in-buying-the-plus-version-of/361112/1 "2006-06-17T22:52:42Z")
…Windows Media Player or Dell Juke Box or whatever else plays music in a computer? Are there substantive benefits to the PLUSses? I like Rag, Dixie and “Classical” music. I don’t want to buy any stuff with one of those software products. (I prefer to buy CDs etc from Amazon.) But I sure like to get free midi files of piano pieces - by Mozart and those guys. So, with that in mind which PLUS —if any— should I get? ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isd-there-any-point-in-buying-the-plus-version-of/361112/2 "2006-06-18T00:37:10Z")
This will be bumped to IMHO. I can’t imagine paying for any media player, unless by Plus version, they mean access to a streaming music service. If you like the Napster/Yahoo/Real version of paying a little to have a lot of music choice, IF you have the right portable player so you can play the songs away from your computer. Oh, and you can’t burn CDs. I can’t find mention of a WMP premium version. Real has Super Pass, for $15 a month, but I can’t see getting it. I’m so rarely find online video that needs it that I don’t care. I already have so many online radio stations through iTunes and Winamp’s connection to Shoutcast radio stations that again SP isn’t attractive. I see they’re throwing in some low-level photo editing and 10 free 4x6 photo prints a month. I personally don’t care, you might. I also don’t care about getting their games or their iFilm streams. OTOH, you might consider this all to be only costing you $5, as apparently you also get $10 worth of song downloads a month. Hmm, if that’s true, it’s not such a bad deal. I’ve never met anyone with Dell Jukebox. I’ve barely heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isd-there-any-point-in-buying-the-plus-version-of/361112/3 "2006-06-18T00:59:03Z")
> [@Cardinal](#): > > This will be bumped to IMHO. > > I can’t imagine paying for any media player, unless by Plus version, they mean access to a streaming music service. If you like the Napster/Yahoo/Real version of paying a little to have a lot of music choice, IF you have the right portable player so you can play the songs away from your computer. Oh, and you can’t burn CDs. > > I can’t find mention of a WMP premium version. Real has Super Pass, for $15 a month, but I can’t see getting it. I’m so rarely find online video that needs it that I don’t care. I already have so many online radio stations through iTunes and Winamp’s connection to Shoutcast radio stations that again SP isn’t attractive. I see they’re throwing in some low-level photo editing and 10 free 4x6 photo prints a month. I personally don’t care, you might. I also don’t care about getting their games or their iFilm streams. > > OTOH, you might consider this all to be only costing you $5, as apparently you also get $10 worth of song downloads a month. Hmm, if that’s true, it’s not such a bad deal. > > I’ve never met anyone with Dell Jukebox. I’ve barely heard of it. It’s DELL Jukebox by MusicMatch Jukebox. I kind of prefer it over Windows Media Player. It’s simpler. It’s famous here in Dogpatch. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isd-there-any-point-in-buying-the-plus-version-of/361112/4 "2006-06-18T14:54:59Z")
And along with MusicMatch you also are treated - at no extra cost - to ShellCon Hiiden Window - which if you delete, will also cause MusicMatch to delete. You don’t get to know this high tech stuff unless you’re a Dogpatch resident.