VCAST Music Disables MP3 Playback
Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then..
Guess my iPod ain't goin' away anytime soon. 'tween the 100 song limit on the ROKR, VCast Music's stoopid messin' over of mp3s, an' Sprint's alleyway robbery $2.50/song charge, seems like all the big carriers are screwin' the pooch when it comes to music downloads. Therefore, who needs 'em?
In short, no your phone won't play MP3s, but the file transfer process will automatically recode them on your phone. So basically it will play your MP3s, just not as MP3s.
Again, this has never been tested by myself, and by no means a guarantee.
Rip the CDs all over again directly to WMA. WMP10 an do it.
Actually, get a SoundForge, excellent Sony software to convert between the formats.
kvazzz said:
hmm... It's the cellphone shock. Don't throw a stone at me, I'm just pointing that if you need the great sound, get yourself an Shuffle. đ
Way ahead of ya on that one, Kvazz. One gig 'shuff, biatch! AND a Mini. đ
Rip the CDs all over again directly to WMA. WMP10 an do it.
I don't WANT to rip all my CDs to WMA all over again, kvazz. I got literally THOUSANDS of tracks. It would take forever, sry. âšī¸
Re-ripping also doesn't help me at all with the part of my collection that is iTunes downloads... they would have to be convered to WMA, and them being converted to would cause a loss in sound quality, since again, WMA is lossy.
These are pretty obvious issues...
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I don't WANT to rip all my CDs to WMA all over again, kvazz.
Well, what DO you want? Free cheese? Look in the mousetrap, I think they have some left... đ
No need to get all pissy about something we haven't seen. Besides, how much money are you planning on spending for the memory cards if you need a 1000+ songs. đ¤Ŗ Actually, you know you can just leave your computer overnight converting files. It's not gonna explode, I promise đ
kvazzz said:
Actually, you know you can just leave your computer overnight converting files. It's not gonna explode, I promise đ
You aren't listening, KV.
To avoid the audio quality hit, I'd have to re-rip, not convert existing files. And the computer ain't gonna walk over and pick up each of my hundreds of CDs individually and feed it in, now is it?
Would you like to hear it from a encyclopedia, if it'll make you feel better? :
Depending on the design of the format lossy data compression often suffers from generation loss, that is compressing and decompressing multiple times will do more damage to the data than doing it once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy »
It obviously happens. What's amazin' to me is that there's even a debate on whether or not its real.
Lossless is when you convert 192kbps MB MP3 to 192kbps WMA.
right?
kvazzz said:
Lossy is when you convert 192kbps MP3 to 60kbps WMA
Lossless is when you convert 192kbps MB MP3 to 192kbps WMA.
right?
No, not right. You're confusing bit rates with codec properties, bro. Its ok, let me walk you through it.
'Lossy' is a TYPE of compression where, when you run a file through it, you lose some information, NO MATTER WHAT. WMA, mp3, and AAC are all lossy codecs... no matter what bitrate you choose (even if its a high one like 256 kbps), you'll lose some data each and every time you run a file through the compression. Which is why you only want to compress it ONCE.
The BIT RATE (usually 64 kbps to 256 kbps) is something you set when compressing a file, but it doesn't...
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SystemShock said:...kvazzz said:
Lossy is when you convert 192kbps MP3 to 60kbps WMA
Lossless is when you convert 192kbps MB MP3 to 192kbps WMA.
right?
No, not right. You're confusing bit rates with codec properties, bro. Its ok, let me walk you through it.
'Lossy' is a TYPE of compression where, when you run a file through it, you lose some information, NO MATTER WHAT. WMA, mp3, and AAC are all lossy codecs... no matter what bitrate you choose (even if its a high one like 256 kbps), you'll lose some data each and every time you run a file through the compression. Which is why you only want to compress it ONCE.
The BIT RATE (usually 64 kbps to 256 kbps) is something you set w
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Heck, they even make internal HARD DRIVES for phones, if ya keep up wit' your Phonescoop News:
Cornice today announced two new hard drives made for phones and other mobile devices. The hard drives are 40% smaller than first generation one inch drives but have significantly more storage and use less power thanks to perpendicular technology. They also feature better shock and drop protection than previous models. The drives will come in 8 and 10 GB models and will be available to manufacturers this quarter. Samsung uses Cornice's 3 GB drive in their i300 and the two companies have recently announced Samsung will use the ...
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That's ok, but if you want to hate, do it somewhere else. No one is forcin' you to read my posts, after all. đ
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