darrenyeats;311586 Wrote: > Enough already! We all agree that it's a bug, we all agree it will be > fixed, we all agree there is a workaround with transcoding. > > Peace (as in "hold your"), > Darren
Only open question is WHEN. And when You are here, what is Your opinion about my "marketing" post? sikahr;310051 Wrote: > Ok, I'll try. > > Robin (and many others) points out this bug doesn't affect many people > because: > - Audiophiles don't listen to lossless > - Average Joe dont need high quality > So, conclusion is, high quality mp3 playback is not important to most > users, and this bug have low priority. > > BUT, > > at the same time, all slimdevices (Squeeze, duet, transporter) have > these statements in specification (my caps and bold): > > Compressed formats (MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack, WMA) > MPEG decoding uses MAD software, *WIDELY REGARDED AS THE MOST > ACCURATE*, most compatible MP3 decoder. > *HIGH ACCURACY 24-BIT SYNTHESIS* > Supports all MP3 data rates and sample rates, including VBR > > I understand these statements as advertising of high quality mp3 > playback capability. > > So, > > - When you need to make selling point, high quality mp3 playback > capability *IS IMPORTANT* and emphasized in specification. > > - When you need to fix bugs, high quality mp3 playback capability *IS > NOT SO IMPORTANT* and bugs have low priority. > > In my opinion, because of bug, slimdevices mp3 playback quality is > bellow average, because *accuracy of decoder(because of bug) is about > 10-12 correct bits* (my estimation - needs testing but I believe it is > true). > > Statements in specification gave *false impression of high quality mp3 > playback capability*, when implementation quality, because of bug, is > *bellow average*. > > To make conclusion, > > *IF SLIMDEVICES IS FAIR AND HONEST COMPANY*, they will *remove false > claims* of high quality mp3 playback from specification and other > advertising material * until this bug is fixed *( it is now open more > then six months). > > Please feel free to comment flaws in my logic here. > > Peace, Nenad -- sikahr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sikahr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14065 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40409
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