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Pardon my ignorance, but what is this talk about 140MB storage I thought
that the storage capability of the mini-disk was the same as a standard 74
minute CD which would be 650MB?
Could you please expound on your point?
THANX!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Richard Rudie
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 9:44 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MD: New to the List with a few Mini-disk related
> questions...
>
>
>
> > Doesn't sound like I will try out the MDLP junk. I would rather see
> > them come up with some form MP3 decoding built into mini-disk players
> > as previously stated.
>
> I used to hope for something like that, too. Something like a Diamond Rio,
> but using a MiniDisc as its storage medium? That'd kick ass... but then I
> had a Moment of Insight:
> A MiniDisc player basically *is* an MP3 player, but using ATRAC instead of
> MP3, and with a 140MB disc as its storage.
>
>
> > > Lesser sound quality (132 kbps bitrate in LP2, 66 kbps in LP4,
> > > compared to 292 kbps in SP); same media
>
> Use LP2 and it will be very close to having the usual 128Kbps
> MP3s on an MP3
> player with 140MB of storage per disc. (Disregarding any
> quality-of-ATRAC-vs.-MP3-at-the-same-bitrate arguments.)
>
>
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