Unfortunately, Pandora's interface also has too many different appearances. Many other services feed you extensive content via panel-driven interfaces, and while Pandora does too, it scales things back and places the focus on what you’re listening to and what you want to hear. The Pandora website is a fairly spartan interface, but that’s not a bad thing. The music player showcases album art in the middle of the page, with easily accessible lyrics, player controls, song favorite/ban icons, and song and artist information just south of it. While listening to Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Pandora listed Michael and Janet Jackson, Sheila E., Marvin Gaye, and Earth Wind and Fire as similar artists, making it a cinch to find more music to keep our groove going. Pandora has a solid recommendation feature, courtesy of its Music Genome Project foundation, that gives you bullets of artists similar to what you’re listening to. This is typical of what you'd find in competing streaming music services. For instance, our "Prince" search caused Pandora to display results that included albums, songs, an artist page, and a Prince-based station. You begin your musical journey by browsing Pandora's many categories, or typing the name of an artist or song into the search box. Pandora also offers discounted Premium plans for students ($4.99 per month), active military members and vets ($7.99 per month), and families ($14.99 per month, for six people). (Opens in a new window) Read Our iHeartRadio Review LiveXLive, an Editors' Choice pick, has a similar, annoying limitation. The fact that the playlist creation feature is locked behind Pandora's priciest tier is highly disappointing. Pandora's highest-level plan, Premium, costs $9.99 per month, and adds playlist creation and sharing to Pandora Plus' feature set. The $4.99-per-month Pandora Plus is a more traditional plan that builds on the free tier by adding ad-free personalized stations, unlimited skips, and offline listening. This is done with a simple mouse click, or button prompt on phone apps, but it feels unnecessarily obtuse considering most other services just play the ad by default rather than asking you about it first. In order to hear Wu-Tang Clan’s Top Songs playlist, we had to redeem a temporary Premium account and watch a video ad to enjoy some uninterrupted music. With that said, Pandora makes you jump through a few hoops before you can enjoy your free music. Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test (Opens in a new window). Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |