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Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:20 am**

Should I have gotten an Ipod instead?

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:39 am**

Technology advances a lot in a year. :cool:

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:49 am**

Well, I still see mp3 players like mine at my local retail stores.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:21 am**

Yes, but not at the same price, at least I hope.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:22 am**

Latu wrote:Should I have gotten an Ipod instead?

Well, I personally don't want one.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:27 am**

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:00 pm**

My MP3 player has no memory built in, I had to buy a separate SD memory card (like you use in digital cameras). Which is good, becuase I got to choose the capacity and I can upgrade it easily. Or have a separate flash card for different music.

I agree with Fafner, wma is proprietary so you're better off with MP3. Flac is probably overkill though since it's lossless, unless it has a lossy compression mode I don't know about.

If you really want to test your compression quality, see if you can download a raw recording of the THX surround sound. You know that one in the movies where the sound seems to come from around you then moves together? A poor encoding bitrate will make that sound more like bubbling water.

Posted: **Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:02 pm**

DrFrag wrote:Flac is probably overkill though since it's lossless, unless it has a lossy compression mode I don't know about.

You're right, it is almost 5 times mp3 compression

hmy:
I think I mixed with Ogg Vorbis :unsure:

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mp3 vs wma, how funny!