las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have read here that the sound quality of ATRAC is far superior to
>Mp3. I am going to have to take people's word for this. I have a DVD
>player that plays Mp3s and most sound pretty good. But I don't have
>the time to try AB testing MD vs Mp3.
Trust me, it's
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"Timothy P. Stockman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> I think in
> 5 years you might be looking at $20 instead of $100. Maybe at best. So
that
> will still make solid state unpracticed. (Even at $10 it is too high)
FLASH prices have (and will continue) to drop dramatically as production
quantities soar. Manufacturers have been perfecting mult
Larry wrote:
> I really don't see how the cost of memory could ever drop
> that low. I think in
> 5 years you might be looking at $20 instead of $100.
One might just as easily guess that you wouldn't be able to GIVE the stuff
away in that time frame.
simon
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"Timothy P. Stockman" wrote:
> I think that solid state memory media *is* the wave of the future. However,
> I do see some drawbacks:
>
> 1) Right now, the cost of solid state is very high compared to MD: $100 vs
> $2.50 for the same amount of storage.
>
I really don't see how the cost of mem
I think that solid state memory media *is* the wave of the future. However,
I do see some drawbacks:
1) Right now, the cost of solid state is very high compared to MD: $100 vs
$2.50 for the same amount of storage.
2) Right now standalone MD recorders are a mature technology, which means
they'
Hi Susan, First. Any media that comes with a fixed memory isn't even worth
discussing,
Second, I'm sure they will or already do make Mp3 recorders that will accept
removable memory, like digital still cameras. But have you seen the prices of
Flash card, Smart Media or Sony's so called Stick??
AFAIK, there are no real time MP3 recorderds. You can't take one to a
jam, workshop or a concert and record it live. Even if you could, it
won't sound as good as ATRAC on MD. I don't think you have the editing
and titling capabilities either.
They are for different audiences. MP3 is just mat
