Earlier today, Sony announced the launch of 1,000 Ringtones, a $20 DVD or downloadable zip file containing music and sound effects specifically designed for the iPhone. The DVD includes 300 song ringtones, in addition to vocal one-liners and “Hollywood” sound effects. To download one of the ringtones, users insert the DVD into their computer (Mac or PC, iTunes 8.2 or later) and drag their selected ringtone into iTunes to sync with the iPhone.
Sony has a few ringtone previews on their website, and most of the samples are pretty standard. The Hollywood sound effects include ringtones like burping and sirens, while the vocal tracks include classics like “the crazy laugh” and a person saying “ring, ring, ring.” The music tracks (available in both .m4r and .mp3 formats) could be hit or miss since there’s no song listing on the website.
So are you willing to pay $20 for 1,000 iPhone ringtones? Since you can create an iPhone ringtone out of any of your iTunes songs, it’s tough to justify the cost unless you change your ringtone every day or want a different ringtone for each of your contacts.
1,000 Ringtones is $19.95 at Sony’s website.