On Mar 8, 2005, at 11:11 PM, Michael Peters wrote:
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 21:30:01 -0800, Sean Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
FLAC: for reduced bandwidth usage
WooHoo! That has the added benefit of flac not needing to be decoded slimserver side, correct?
Yes indeed. In fact as far as wireless PCM performance is concerned, this is a triple-whammy:
64Mbit buffer + more throughput + less bandwidth usage == totally killed the dropout issue even when microwaving a burrito.
Some additional but less obvious benefits of client-side FLAC are:
- effectively doubles the capacity of the already big streaming buffer on the client
- lets us compress the PCM output for any server-side-decoded format (WMA, AAC, vorbis etc)
- might help FLAC earn its rightful place as the most widely used audio format
Thank you, Josh Coalson. Will send you a couple Squeezebox2 to play with soon. :)
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