I don't disagree with the collective conclusion here...FLAC is the way for me too. But...if the poster is a microsoft guy, then WMA is not necessarily a bad way to go. Unfortunately, FLAC is not like MP3, Windows Media Player nor iTunes support FLAC like they do MP3, so choosing the platform independent format is not as easy a decision to make as it was for lossy. If he wants to use a certain program, that could drive his decision. The argument still holds that he could convert later to FLAC if needed.
I'm only raising this since my MCE box is useless with my music, but WMA would work fine. I maintain a separate MP3 copy of my music as a result. There are other variables besides avoiding MS lock-in, etc. And, I think about the rest of my family that would be annoyed with the extra steps FLAC would require so that they could use their music seamlessly. I don't assume everyone is willing to deal with the hassles I deal with to be proprietary free. Also, we all talk about "you can always convert." That's true, but it takes a long time to do and a lot of disk space. So, while it is obviously possible, it's still better to pick the most useful format for you up front. -- thomsens ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thomsens's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1352 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40632 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
