Anything more than 16 bit / 44.1 kHz is just taking up extra space, if you use it for just playback. The frequency response and dynamic range are at or above the limits of the human ear. That's why those numbers were chosen for CDs. More bits and higher sample rates are good for mixing and production, but it's meaningless for the audio listener.
That being said, the audio portion of the V20 is very good and sounds as good as any portable device out there. I imagine the V30 is the same.
Not to pick nits, but 320 is the *maximum* bit rate for mp3, so technically you have a 320 kbps cbr file or (more likely) you have a a vbr file encoded with the -V0 option that probably includes many frames encoded at 320.
That said, I don't get the point of this new format, to me it has the qualities needed to make me avoid it. It seems like a security hole waiting to be exploited.
Tried a couple of these (the Belkin in particular really sucked). I finally settled on the iRiver AFT100. It plugs right into the cigarette lighter plug and has a 1/8" plug. It's get just enough signal strength and the audio is loud enough. No batteries required, 3 presets and covers the whole FM band.
The Belkin had low audio, so that when the signal was fading due the weak transmitter the noise was deafening. It was extremely frustrating and I took great joy in destroying it.
I've not seen anyone say whether or not they tried to "mask" Opera. I can't now since they have switched back to the old site. While on the offending web site, right click and select "Edit Site Preferences" and at the the bottom of the "Network" tab is the ability to have Opera mask it self as another browser. Every time I have tried this I have found that the offending web site works just fine and the web site developers have blocked Opera out of ignorance.
BTW, Mask is different than "Identify as..." in Opera. If you change the "Identify as.." setting then Opera will give a string that still includes the word "Opera" whereas Mask will not give a clue that you are really running Opera.
I got the new Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon CD (it's really good, btw) and it has this alleged "copy protection" on it. I never knew about it was on this CD until I read about later. I have autoplay turned off, and I use CDEX to make mp3s (for my iRiver H120). Everything worked just peachy. Rootkit, schmootkit, I can't believe I'm that unusual, especially in the/. crowd. This only affected people who aren't afraid to agree to license agreements.
Now I understand how Joe computer user could get infected, and hey, it's Sony, I can trust them right?
Even though I was able to avoid the copy protection without even knowing about it, I'm still gonna trade it in for a non DRM version, if they are offered.
Why not use a Knoppix CD to demonstrate Firefox, OpenOffice.org, and Linux? Then give CDs to anyone that wants to play with it. They can try it all with no risk.
I was not disappointed, but not blown away either. It was funny - parts of it made me laugh out loud. It mostly followed the book. However, having read the book(s) several times, I'm not sure I can give an objective review of how the masses will receive the movie. Having said that, I'll make a prediction anyway - I think it won't bomb and might even be successful enough for a sequel.
I have to agree. I also have the iRiver HP120 and have used an iPod before. No question that the iRiver is better. BUT Apple has the "coolness" factor and the marketing. People want "an iPod", it's become the new "Band-Aid" or "Kleenex". It'll take a lot of effort and something stupid on Apple's part before anything really becomes an iPod killer. I love my iRiver!!!!!!
I mean that there should be a National "Do Call" list instead of a Do-Not-Call list. Anyone that wants these calls has to sign up. Then everyone would be happy.
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Anything more than 16 bit / 44.1 kHz is just taking up extra space, if you use it for just playback. The frequency response and dynamic range are at or above the limits of the human ear. That's why those numbers were chosen for CDs. More bits and higher sample rates are good for mixing and production, but it's meaningless for the audio listener. That being said, the audio portion of the V20 is very good and sounds as good as any portable device out there. I imagine the V30 is the same.
"These aren't the droids you're looking for..."
Well if you're going to be non-standard, then everything goes out the window. 320 is the highest allowed by the mp3 standard.
Not to pick nits, but 320 is the *maximum* bit rate for mp3, so technically you have a 320 kbps cbr file or (more likely) you have a a vbr file encoded with the -V0 option that probably includes many frames encoded at 320.
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME
That said, I don't get the point of this new format, to me it has the qualities needed to make me avoid it. It seems like a security hole waiting to be exploited.
It's all about you, isn't it?
I personally realized that I am getting old when I had to JFGI Vanessa Blouin.
Yeah. Me too. Kinda glad I did though.
Oh yeah, well not only did I have JFGI Vanessa, I had to JFGI "JFGI". How do you think I feel now?
I happen to like MediaMonkey. The free version may not meet all of your requirements, but for $20 I think it will. http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Tried a couple of these (the Belkin in particular really sucked). I finally settled on the iRiver AFT100. It plugs right into the cigarette lighter plug and has a 1/8" plug. It's get just enough signal strength and the audio is loud enough. No batteries required, 3 presets and covers the whole FM band.
r ansmitter.aspx It works great but it really isn't very convenient to use in the car.
The Belkin had low audio, so that when the signal was fading due the weak transmitter the noise was deafening. It was extremely frustrating and I took great joy in destroying it.
Another really good one is the CCrane FM transmitter. http://www.ccrane.com/radios/fm-transmitters/fm-t
I've not seen anyone say whether or not they tried to "mask" Opera. I can't now since they have switched back to the old site. While on the offending web site, right click and select "Edit Site Preferences" and at the the bottom of the "Network" tab is the ability to have Opera mask it self as another browser. Every time I have tried this I have found that the offending web site works just fine and the web site developers have blocked Opera out of ignorance.
BTW, Mask is different than "Identify as..." in Opera. If you change the "Identify as.." setting then Opera will give a string that still includes the word "Opera" whereas Mask will not give a clue that you are really running Opera.
The Mask option is a per-site setting.
I got the new Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon CD (it's really good, btw) and it has this alleged "copy protection" on it. I never knew about it was on this CD until I read about later. I have autoplay turned off, and I use CDEX to make mp3s (for my iRiver H120). Everything worked just peachy. Rootkit, schmootkit, I can't believe I'm that unusual, especially in the /. crowd. This only affected people who aren't afraid to agree to license agreements.
Now I understand how Joe computer user could get infected, and hey, it's Sony, I can trust them right?
Even though I was able to avoid the copy protection without even knowing about it, I'm still gonna trade it in for a non DRM version, if they are offered.
Why not use a Knoppix CD to demonstrate Firefox, OpenOffice.org, and Linux? Then give CDs to anyone that wants to play with it. They can try it all with no risk.
I was not disappointed, but not blown away either. It was funny - parts of it made me laugh out loud. It mostly followed the book. However, having read the book(s) several times, I'm not sure I can give an objective review of how the masses will receive the movie. Having said that, I'll make a prediction anyway - I think it won't bomb and might even be successful enough for a sequel.
IE renders bad HTML because that "bad HTML" was probably written using IE as the reference browser.
"IE renders bad HTML written for IE better than the other browsers" is a more accurate statement.
Isn't this what they said they were going to do a long time ago? (Stop development of the suite, that is)
I have to agree. I also have the iRiver HP120 and have used an iPod before. No question that the iRiver is better. BUT Apple has the "coolness" factor and the marketing. People want "an iPod", it's become the new "Band-Aid" or "Kleenex". It'll take a lot of effort and something stupid on Apple's part before anything really becomes an iPod killer.
I love my iRiver!!!!!!
I mean that there should be a National "Do Call" list instead of a Do-Not-Call list. Anyone that wants these calls has to sign up. Then everyone would be happy.