[bookport] Re: Choice of Audible file formats?
- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:26:30 -0400
As someone else pointed out, the cost of adding support for all the other =
formats would not be feasible to implimint without adding cost to the end =
user. There are royalties to consider along with the time of actual =
coding.
>>> peter.rand@xxxxxxxxxxxx Thursday, October 21, 2004 1:12:54 AM >>>
Hi Larry/Rob,
I was wondering if you could comment on the mail below, which I sent
several days ago.
Thanks,
Peter
>
>I know that Book Port can only handle Audible files in Type 4 format =
at=20
>the moment.
>Unfortunately, Type 4 files have the lowest level of compression, =
which=20
>results in huge files
>& very time-consuming downloads.
>
>Here are the various sizes of a single Audible file in the 4 different=20
>formats at Audible.com:
>
>Type 1=3D 7 MB
>Type 2=3D 11 MB
>Type 3=3D 22 MB
>Type 4=3D 43 MB
>
>It takes me about 35 minutes to download a 7 MB file in Type 1 format.
>The same file, in Type 4 format, would take me well over 2 1/2 hours =
to=20
>download. Of
>course, I would vastly prefer smaller files and faster downloads.
>
>Is there any chance that Book Port will allow users to play other,=20
>more-highly
>compressed Audible formats in the future? That would allow for far=20
>faster downloads,
>and also conserve the precious storage space available on the Book Port.
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>
>
> =20
>
Other related posts:
