Robin Bowes;508293 Wrote: > On 19/01/10 21:51, kphinney wrote: > > > > Robin Bowes;508260 Wrote: > The only benefit seems to be that you don't have to transcode, which > I've already pointed out is easy [1]. Oh, and you save a bit on disk > space since the mp3 copy of your library takes up a certain amount of > space. > > > kphinney;508307 Wrote: > > You're still missing the point: If you have a FLAC library and an MP3 > > library it can only take more physical space than a FLAC only library. > > 1+1 = 2, not 1, not 0. > > ... > > Looks like it just makes an MP3 copy of an existing FLAC, hence, more > > space used. > > Actually kphinney, you are missing the point. Re-read Robin's post. He wrote that a benefit of doing it your way (ie, having a FLAC-only library) is that it takes less space than having that FLAC library *plus* a MP3 copy of the library. You two are in vehement agreement on that point.
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