maybe i'm wrong here, but wasn't, or rather, isn't atrac the format used for minidiscs? kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list. email/msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:27 AM Subject: FROM HAVING "THE SMALLEST" IN THE MARKET TO HAVING THE SMALLEST OF THE "SMALLEST" IN THE MARKET
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Greetings! > > I'm sure we all remember the Sony walkmans cassette player? Well you would have > thought that Sony's dominance in this feeld would have continued into the > computer age, apparently not. > > I've just read about Sony's new product which they claim will rival the Apple > Ipod, if Sony truly believe that the IPOD is threatened by the new Sony wonder > then I suggest they think again. > > It is accepted as "STANDARD PRACTISE" these days that the consumer should be > able to download MP3 files and transfer them to a portable device (as MP3 > files) but Sony's new walkman player doesn't follow this simple principle, you > need to use the supplied software to take the MP3's from your computer, > transfer them to the walkman unit and then have them converted to Sony's ATRAC > compression system. Yes, you can transfer MP3 files to the walkman units hard > drive leave them there but that won't do you any good as they cannot be played > in native MP3 mode, what an absolute waste of time. > > Conversion takes 3 minutes per file so speed is a big problem here, with the > Apple IPOD, its just a matter of using the ITUNES software supplied to transfer > the MP3 files from your PC or download them from the net, that's the end of the > process and they're ready to be played instantly. > > Another problem with the new Sony Hard Drive walkman is power, the only way > this beast can be powered is from its power cradle which plugs into the AC > mains outlet, the IPOD can be powered in a variety of ways including from a > computers USB port but none (to my knowledge) have car adaptors available. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 8.1 > Comment: A Member Of The TFT BBS Digital Security Initiative > > iQA/AwUBQe7F5ilBPqY64aUBEQIxswCfSBs07D/Rskzrje0iUZGUKT1R/aAAnR6O > jQc2qxuatZJeJdNUH/22syuP > =Xb95 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > Dane Trethowan > http://www.tft-bbs.com/grtdane/ > > > Attachments: > (1) > <http://www.tft-bbs.com/Attachments/grtdane/mdf50000000012.att>mdf5000000001 2.att > 688 bytes > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 1/19/2005 > > Dane Trethowan > http://www.tft-bbs.com/grtdane/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 1/19/2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
