What are the advantages and disadvantages of using MP3.

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Bernie said:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using MP3.
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Saves HD space and you can transfer them to an mp3 walkman.

You loose a certain amount of quality.

Cheers,
Jerry
 
Thanks for the help

Galley said:
MP3: near universal support, good sound quality
WMA: good support, decent sound quality
AAC: fair support, great sound quality
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Thanks for the help
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One important thing I forgot to mention is if you think you might own a portable
player in the future, use a format that it supports. Every player on the market
supports MP3, a good number of them support WMA, and only a few support AAC.
Ripping CDs as 192Kbps MP3s is the "safe bet". If you think you might only need
a flash-based player, then go with 128Kbps. There is a trade-off between
file-size and audio quality.
 
Thanks!

Galley said:
One important thing I forgot to mention is if you think you might own a
portable
player in the future, use a format that it supports. Every player on the
market
supports MP3, a good number of them support WMA, and only a few support
AAC.
Ripping CDs as 192Kbps MP3s is the "safe bet". If you think you might only
need
a flash-based player, then go with 128Kbps. There is a trade-off between
file-size and audio quality.
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