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WMA again
RoliPoli2411:
A while back I had to consider in what format I would want to store my music collection on my mp3 player (a H120 back then), and I decided to a) listen to the different formats and b) consider the file size to make a decision (I knew it would be at least 5-6000 files).
So first I listened to all available formats and found out that in contrary to common opinion I liked wma-files the most. So I gave a sh... on common opinions and just had to make the decision to go for 64 or 128 kbps. Actually the file size of the 64 kbps made me use this format, as it gave me the opportunity to store all files on my 20 Gig player.
I believe that wma files are better than their reputation and should not be crucified only becasue they are from Microsoft.
Anyway Rockbox made me re-convert all my files to mp3 (having a H340 with 8500 files now this brought me close to the edge) and I am VERY happy with it. Nevertheless if there was wma-support in Rockbox I would immediately switch back.
So Cheers to Marsdaddy!
Nudel:
Agreed, nice work. I look forward to WMA support. I'm not a big fan of WMA and only have about 5 WMA tracks, but they're things I don't have alternative versions of and it'd be cool to be able to play them on the move.
(My other 450 albums are FLAC. :))
Mr. Brownstone:
Excellent work! I look forward to WMA support. :)
preglow:
I'm really looking forward to seeing this, Marsdaddy (even though I only have one WMA...). Please let me know if you require any help on the Rockbox codec system or want a tester. Nice work!
And BTW, I'd be more than happy to help in optimising it for the different target platforms.
Milkmaster:
That's really great news! I also don't have more than 10 WMA files (and dislike the format), however the fact, that Rockbox will support every notable (for the masses) codec in the near future (I'm assuming aac will work reliably too, someday.) is THE killer feature for ordinary people to go Rockbox!
And WMA has one big advantage: You don't have to learn, or download "s***" to use it and every hardware player except the iPods supports it. For many people not having to learn or donwload stuff just to be able to carry their music around with them is a killer argument.
Also most of the MP3 players and stock earbuds owned by the masses make the differences between WMA and e.g. LAME virtually indistinguishable for the average untrained listener.
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