Hi all Have just been wondering. If vorbis is such a popular format and so much better, why is it not more widely used than mp3 in e.g. music services? Is there a lossless format for ogg vorbis?
Andre -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick G Sent: 06 September 2006 03:52 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: If you had to buy a mp3 player today Ogg Vorbis is a format that has twice the sound quality of mp3 at equivalent bitrates. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tate Luck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:39 PM Subject: RE: If you had to buy a mp3 player today > Hi, > > What is ogg Vorbis? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Nick G > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:27 PM > To: PC audio discussion list. > Subject: Re: If you had to buy a mp3 player today > > I, personally, would by the IAUdio X5 from www.cowonamerica.com. It > has a hard drive, is made out of nice metal, and cah use rock box, > which makes the > > mp3 player talk. It, even out of the box, can play ogg Vorbis, which > is something I look for always. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Tanner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:57 PM > Subject: Re: If you had to buy a mp3 player today > > >> What features do you want it to have? Ultimately, I think one of the >> best > >> is Book Port, but then you may not be looking for a multi purpose >> device such as Book Port. The great thing about it is that it is >> totally accessible, and since it uses flash memory cards up to 4 >> gigabytes you can > >> have a lot of music with you, and have more than one card so it is >> easier to have a large library of music, books, etc. and play them >> all on one unit. >> >> At half the price of the Book Port is the Olympus WS320M digital >> recorder and MP3 player. It plays both MP3 and WMA, records only in >> WMA. It is very small, runs on 1 tripple A battery, and can store 1 >> gigabyte of files. It has a USB interface that makes copying files >> to it a very easy thing to do. >> >> There are lots of others that one could consider, and I'll just say >> these two happen to be my personal favorites because I own and use >> both of them regularly. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tate Luck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 3:36 PM >> Subject: If you had to buy a mp3 player today >> >> >> : Yes, >> : >> : >> : >> : I wood like to buy a mp3 player. What should I buy? >> : >> : The best bang for the buck, and easy to use >> : >> : >> : >> : thanks. >> : >> : >> : -- >> : No virus found in this outgoing message. >> : Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> : Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: >> 9/1/2006 >> : >> : _______________________________________________ >> : 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] >> : >> : This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >> lists we > >> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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