Kevin O. Lepard;182695 Wrote: > I wish Ogg were the > ubiquitious format MP3 has become since it free and open, alas. Ogg Vorbis has many plus points over MP3 - better quality at a given bitrate, gapless playback without jumping through hoops, guaranteed patent free.
BUT... compressed formats are really only relevant for portable devices like iPods. And hear is Ogg Vorbis' achilles heel: decoding it takes large amounts of CPU power, which greatly reduces battery life. No matter how good battery technology gets, squeezing the longest playback time from a device will always be an important issue for portable players. -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33020 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
