"Edward Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It would be impossible for the R90 to actually spin the disc slower.
> If it did, it would not have enought headway to fill the buffer and
> play music. What it does, is slowly spin up the disc (smooth
> acceleration) instead of starting it of at full speed. That saves
> battery juice. So what you are really waiting for is the disc to get
> up to full speed.
AFAIK the read speed is 4X the playout speed. That gives you a fair
amount of room for variations, e.g. a readout of 2X the playout speed
would still work.
But it must be that startup is the most expensive step. A deeper ATRAC
FIFO memory would probably help battery life a lot.
Rick
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