On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:12:01 +0100 Godwin wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 02:15:32 +0100, Horror Vacui <horrorvacui@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > I'd say just encode one tune with two different bitrates and listen. > > You're the most qualified person to give a valid answer to this > > question. > > You might also want to compare with Ogg Vorbis, which is far better > quality at an equivalent bitrate IMO. > > If this is for use with your PC at home then I'd *strongly* urge you > to dump the MP3 format with prejudice and go for Ogg Vorbis. > Obviously, if this stuff is to be injected into a standalone MP3 > player then you don't have that option unless you come across such a > device that plays .ogg files... As far as I know, there's only one standalone device that can handle .ogg (I don't remember which). Apropos portable mp3 player: with a bit of money comming in with my new job, I finally decided to get one - something I've wanted to have for years. It seems to be quite nice - an USB-stick type of device, with 512MB, playlist support and an FM tuner for about 100 Eur, which seems pretty much a bargain. The bad part is that I bought it online, and have to wait 1-2 weeks for the delivery. Cheers -- Horror Vacui Registered Linux user #257714 Go get yourself... counted: http://counter.li.org/ - and keep following the GNU. To unsubcribe send e-mail with the word unsubscribe in the body to: Linux-Anyway-Request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?body=unsubscribe