bobm;678408 Wrote: > Am I confusing Transcoding with decompression here? Is there a > difference? I assumed decompression decryped the file, (unzip so to > speak) and then that file is streamed to the Touch? Thanks Bob
yes, decompressing is similar to "unzipping" and with defaults this happens at the TOUCH itself. Transcoding is having the server, for example, take the FLAC file and stream it as something else (PCM, mp3, etc.). Folks that tinker with this sometimes think that having the "unzipping" done on the more powerful computer running the server is better than having the TOUCH itself do the work. Unless you are the type of person that wants to get "one" extra unit of horse power from your corvette's 427 V8 engine, this issue (where the "unzipping" takes place) is not important. -- garym Location 1: VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) > LMS 7.7.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Location 2: VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) > LMS 7.7.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) Office: Win7(64) > LMS 7.7.1 > SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92412 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
