Aapparently ogg vorbis files are smaller than mp3 files, thus there attraction. They also have better sound quality. -----Original Message----- From: roger south [mailto:roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10:33 AM To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookcourier] Re: new to the list. OK Can someone explain to a simpleton like me what is an OGG file and it's=20 advantages over a MP3 please. I downloaded a music file and found it was a=20 .FLIC extension which I discovered is something to do with .OGG. Luckily Goldwave could handle it but I just couldn't see the point of it. Sorry if=20 it's off topic. Roger Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Chris Judge" <Chris.Judge@xxxxxxx> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: [bookcourier] Re: new to the list. > Hi: > I am also new to the list and am considering purchasing a book courier. > One question. Are there any plans for the book courier to support ogg > files.? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Byrne [mailto:k9jau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20 > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:52 AM > To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bookcourier] Re: new to the list. > > Hi Jim, > > May I make a couple of comments that might help your decision. > I have had a Courier for over a year and have nbeen quite pleased with=3D20 > it. My wife has had a BookPort for a year or so and is also quite > pleased=3D20 > with its performance. > The Book Courier comes with a larger stock memory card; 128 meg, vs. 64 > meg=3D20 > with the BookPort. Many users of both products increase the size of > their=3D20 > memory cards; ann and I are using the cards that came with the > equipment. > The BookPort supports more file types than the Courier. I have about=3D20 > exclusively used NLS Braille formatted books and Bookshare formatted=3D20 > documents which I have converted to TXT files and they have served me > well. > The Doubletalk synthesizer is common to both products and both products=3D20 > seem to get exceptionally good battery life from alkaline bateries. > Many=3D20 > users use rechargeable cells to advantage. > I think you will be pleased with whichever player you buy; you will have > > millions of great hours listening and will wonder how you did it > without!!! > Good luck. > Pat ByrneAt 12:27 AM 12/5/2004 -0800, you wrote: >>Hi listers, >>I am new to this list, and joined to try to learn more about Book > courier. I >>am trying to decide which product to get, this one or book port. Any >>comments any of you can give me on this issue will be greatly > appreciated. >>What is the difference in the two products, and why do you prefer this > over >>Book port? >>Thanks for any comments you have. >>Jim > > > > >=20