DrJ Wrote: > Lossless and Open Source are both good, as long as the format catches > on. Some do and some don't. It does seem like a good choice for > storing a "master" format as is my interest. > > Am I understanding you correctly that things like WMP or RealPlayer can > do a client-side format conversion through a plug-in that is transparent > to the user? That is, the server would send the file in FLAC format, > and the client computer does the conversion on the fly, as opposed to > having the server do it.
Yes, there are FLAC plugins for most popular players; XMMS, WinAMP, WMP... Lossless makes a lot of sense since it obviates the original CD (never re-rip again) and, as you point out, disk space is exceedingly inexpensive. I get about 3 CDs per GB with FLAC, which is what, about a dime per CD in disk space? FLAC is a good choice because it's probably the most widely accepted free lossless format, it's easy to decode (integer math) so it is supported by a reasonable amount of hardware (Squeezebox, Sonos, various portable players, etc). You can even play FLAC on an iPod if you use the Rockbox firmware. See http://flac.sourceforge.net/ for more of the brochure :) -- rudholm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22854 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
