[access-uk] Re: Mp3 to AAC?
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:40:48 +0100
I'd like to come in here on the thread, but I'll confess here and now that I've
never downloaded a track yet from anywhere!
On the technical front, Tristram is right to look to reduced HD activity as a
means of economising on battery life. Might I also hazzard a guess that some
codecs are more processor intensive than others and this must play a part. I'm
thinking here of the very intensive processor use of the data reduction scheme
patented by Yamaha, whose name escapes me just now.
On the cost front, well being able to pick 'n' mix is really good. At the risk
of hereing people say, 'oh, here it comes again' why do we pay 99p, for the
same tracks, without any packaging or other 'benefit' in theUK while in the US
its $99? There's nothing in the distribution of a download, surely, to justify
that price hype?
All I am arguing for is an level international price structure. I've never
wanted my music for free, not least because I have generally much to much
respect for musicians to want that; a little less respect, often for the
record companies though! Without wanting to divert possibly into another
thread, I cannot help but think the record companies are just as much anoyed at
the prospect of computer companies becoming the big boys in music distribution
rather than record companies themselves, never mind piracy! Then again, maybe
the record conglomorates are already looking to get a sizable stock holding in
computer related firms, if not taking them over?
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:24 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mp3 to AAC?
> The AAC format may have some affect on battery life to the good, less disk
> activity means power saved, this can accumilate. I personally think the
> benefit may be a little overstated by Apple, the battery life of the iPods
> not being the best but perfectly usable nonetheless.
>
> Apple and other download stores do actually have the right to retail music
> downloads, costs ranging from about 74p to 99p per track. One of the
> complaints consumers have made in the wake of the download revolution is a
> technical means of mixing and matching tracks rather than having to buy
> whole expensive albums just for the one or two tracks you want. Now that
> such mechanism are in existence and beginning to develop there will be tbose
> who are still not happy, but a growing number fortunately seem not be averse
> to this form of commerce and the bottom line is there are no free lunches.
>
> Regards.
>
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Technical Support
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Logue" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:22 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mp3 to AAC?
>
>
> Damon wrote:
> Apple report several hours difference in battery life if you use non AAK
> files.
>
> Peter thinks.
> Hmm, very suspect is this. I honestly can't see why there would be a battery
> life difference if you prefer mp3 over aac.
> Could there be, oh, I don't know, a bottom line, monitory reason for such a
> statement, given that Apple sell aac files on their music for 99p download
> site? I'd be shocked if anyone actually fell for this one. Smiles
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> Peter
>
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