Yes, if you have 4.6 gigs of songs on a disk, it would take forever to listen to the disc in one sitting. Say a road trip across the country!!!
Later, Rusty > At 03:59 PM 10/11/2005, Ken Buxton spake thusly:- >Ok, Rusty; Thanks and now I will consider buying a dvd player/recorder; >I also heard that a dvd/w/r will hold up to 4. something gigs and that's >a lot I'd say wouldn't you? Ken B >----- Original Message ----- >From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:46 PM >Subject: Re: gigs, megs, megabytes > > > > Hi Ken B, > > > > I do not believe that there is a special dvd burning format > > that is totally unique to dvd's, but if there is, I can't see how it > > would be more economical with space that mp3 compressed > > material. Dvd does allow for higher dynamic range, so, instead of > > requiring the file to be 44.1 it supports 48, but these are larger, > > not smaller, files. If I'm wrong about this, some one will correct > > me, I'm sure. That's my understanding, though, until I hear differently. > > > > Rusty > > > At 03:21 PM 10/11/2005, Ken Buxton spake thusly:- > > >Thanks rusty; I'm wondering, and this question is open to anyone's >remarks, > > >am wondering wether or not the dvd player/recorder, needs to be burnt in > > >any special dvd mode even if mp3s can be played on the dvd > > >player/recdorder? I mean, will one of these new dvd players/recorder can > > >not only play mp3s, but wether or not I'd get more room on a dvd/w disk >if > > >one recorded a dvd disk by a dvd mode thus, getting more room on a >dvd > > >disk? Hope I have explained this sufficiently,in order to understand my > > >problem. I'll explain it another way; Is the mp3 mode for burning the >only > > >mode for the dvd player/recorder? If not, and one has a choice between >mp3 > > >burning or a special dvd burning that'll give me more room on the >dvd/w/r, > > >disk? Thanks for any help; Ken B > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:31 PM > > >Subject: Re: gigs, megs, megabytes > > > > > > > > > > Hi Ken, > > > > > > > > I guess it depends on whether your dvd player will play mp3 > > > > files. The dvd burner that I have doesn't convert stuff. You can > > > > record, or should I sa>, burn 4.5 gigabytes of data to a dvd minus or > > > > dvd plus r disc. On the computer, you can use winamp to play mp3's > > > > from this medium just as you would be able to from a hard drive or a > > > > zip drive. I bet some of the modern dvd players can play such discs, > > > > though others here can probably speak to this issue with more > > > > authority than can I. My dvd player in my home theater system cannot > > > > even play burned cd's, though it plays store bought cd's just > > > > fine. It is a sony bought in 2000. In those days, walkman style cd > > > > players weren't commonly found that could play mp3 cd's, though now > > > > that is common. > > > > > > > > Hth > > > > Rusty > > > > At 02:10 PM 10/11/2005, Ken Buxton spake thusly:- > > > > >Hey Rusty, you don't know me but nevertheless, I'd like to pick your > > >brain > > > > >re question; I have some mp3s of music on the harddrive and am > > >seriously > > > > >thinking of soon, buying a dvd/player/recorder, will the mp3 music > > >convert > > > > >to dvd so as to ultimately play on the dvd player? Or, do I have to > > > > >convert these mp3s to some sort of dvd recording mode, recording, >to > > >be > > > > >successfulin both recording and ultimately listening to my >converted > > >music > > > > >for the dvd/player/recdorder?In other words, does the dvd > > > > >player/recorderautomatically take the mp3s and convert them into some > > >other > > > > >dvd recording mode? Hope this problem is clear from my perspective? >TXS > > >for > > > > >any help and of course, anyone else can add their suggestions to my > > >quiry! > > > > >Ken b > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > > > >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:36 PM > > > > >Subject: RE: gigs, megs, megabytes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > Many of the mp3 players out there, like the i rivers, do > > > > > > play og files, and winamp and other players will play them too. >They > > > > > > are smaller, and sound as good or better than mp3's. > > > > > > > > > > > > Rusty > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 08:28 AM 8/31/2005, Peter Logue spake thusly:- > > > > > > >Just two more mentions. Why would anyone want to store CD Audio >or > > >cda > > > > >files > > > > > > >on their computer. That doesn't make sense. A cda audio file >takes up > > > > >tons of > > > > > > >room compared to an mp3 file. There's no difference to the >quality as > > >far > > > > >as > > > > > > >I can tell. Also, I wouldn't create and store ogg files. You can >burn > > >a > > > > >data > > > > > > >album of mp3's from your computer and play it in many home CD and >DVD > > > > > > >players, Sony Discman etc. But you can't burn a data disc of ogg > > >files > > > > >and do > > > > > > >the same. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > > > > > >http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > "Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive > > >gladness > > > > >in > > > > > > others. 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