--- Terje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > andyg;142972 Wrote: > > This is true, there is no open source WMA Lossless decoder. I do > > believe Real plans to release a new open source WMA decoder > sometime > > soon, but I have no idea if it will decode lossless. Just another > > reason to use FLAC. ;) > > > > > http://news.com.com/Real+to+plug+Windows+media+support+into+Linux/2100-1025_3-6105970.html?tag=nefd.top > > So, are you saying that WMAL transcoding is only supported on SS > running on Windows? If so, there is even another reason to support > WMAL in firmware. > > As for the FLAC/WMAL "war": For me it comes down to usability since > they both are lossless and should produce the same result. I have no > problems helping friends with a one time SS setup, but if I have to > help them getting FLAC to work with the software that comes with > "MP3" > player XXX or cell phone YYY every time they get something new it > becomes a hazzle.
you know, once you went with WMAL you pretty much tethered yourself to microsoft. all microsoft has to say is 'no' to slimdevices or price the license too high, or ... and that's it. and the only thing in this thread about difficulty with FLAC was in WMP, which is also a closed, proprietary microsoft thing which people have to reverse-engineer to even get FLAC to partially work with. Josh __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
