It seemed to be the default setting for Windows Media Player. I
have no particular allegiance to this format other than wanting the
files stored on the PC's external hard drive as a backup. Storing
them with iTunes is not preferred due to the fact that they are MP3
files and inaccessible except with an iPod.
Files in mp3 format are not accessible only with an iPod. Mp3 is an
almost universal format these days, but is of lower quality than WMA.
It's possible to make create MP3s of much higher sound quality than WMA.
You can also burn good music CDs directly from iTunes. See 'iTunes: How
to Burn a High-Quality Audio CD'
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60784 or
You really lock yourself into WMP if you use its WMA format. With MP3
you can use almost any player--virtual or hardware. Even RealPlayer
plays MP3 audio. VideoLAN player will play almost anything, including
DVD movies [but not WMA].
However, if you want to save high quality sound, why not back up the CDs
to DVD or HD in native AIFF or WAV format, uncompressed. Convert to
whatever compressed format you like but the quality will be best if the
original is saved uncompressed linear PCM.
And get a better player than WMP. I tried it in Vista. It's still pathetic.
Betty
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