Thanks for the info leon, I guess we'll watch the developments with baited
breath.
I do recall a "long play" function mentioned in connnection with the first
JE 940 announcements, and presumably this is what it is. Given the
compression ratio of 105 kbps I guess the sound quality might be approaching
that of MP3s? (speaking as someone who knows next to nothing about MP3!!)
richard
-----Original Message-----
From: Leon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 July 2000 3:52 p.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MD: More on SJ-MR200 / Sony decks
Hi Richard,
ATRAC3 indeed provides a greater compression ratio, about double that of the
original ATRAC. Sony claims better integration with equipments that also
use ATRAC.
Sound quality is supposed to be "MD-like". I'm assuming this means slightly
inferior to MD depending on the source. The reason for such assumption is
that the first MD equipments were said to be "CD-like".
ATRAC3 first surfaced with Sony's memory stick walkman last year. In this
case, ATRAC3 is available in three compression ratios: 132kbps, 105kbps,
and 66kbps. 105 is the "standard". I'm not sure what ratios are used on the
new MD equipments.
Leon
> Whoa! Have I missed something? What is ATRAC 3? Presumably a greater
> compression ratio...
>
> I love the idea of being able to record 320 minutes of stereo music onto
an
> 80 minute disc (i.e. 4x what you usually can record) but does anyone know
> how it works and what the catch is? Can something recorded with ATRAC 3
be
> played back on a standard ATRAC player/portable?
>
> I appreciate that this is a new product but i get the feeling everyone
else
> already knows what ATRAC3 is!
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