* Mike Kozlowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [050310 11:54]: > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Robin Bowes wrote: > > >>those of us who use ogg, having the server decode it and re-encode to > >>flac instead of sending pcm is going to make a lot more sense. > > > >It's probably not worth the CPU to do this, if it's even doable in real > >time. I would either convert all your oggs to flac, or stream in PCM. > > This sounds inconsistent with what Slim people have said previously.
I will eventually re-encode all of my CDs to flac, ogg and mp3 simultaneously (with a custom script). I want flac on a future file server I'll build up for the squeezebox, I prefer ogg to take on my iRiver H340 and my laptop, and I want mp3 just in case. That said, I've done only ogg to date... with my wireless SB1, I was doing PCM, but that cut out a bit for me... especially with either network traffic or running the microwave. The problem wasn't that bad, but I've been using 320kbps lame re-encoding and haven't had the problem at all. Re-encoding to mp3 with lame is _by_far_ more expensive CPU-wise than having it re-encode and send flac. In the short term, the flac option is better for me with ogg... and better in the long term as well when I re-rip everything with flac. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
