Decide the Fate of TLLTS mp3's

Ashley · Post by **Ashley** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:01 pm

Patrick wrote:Yes, currently mp3's are more popular. Listen to both the ogg and mp3 files. The ogg file sounds much better than the mp3. On the ogg, you can clearly hear our belches, farts and screaming kids in the background! :)

Might just be my system, but the ogg files sounded really awful. I've been downloading MP3s recently. :-(

Maybe I'm just imagining things, so I'll try again before I make my decision. Seriously though, unless you're being sued by Thomson there's not too much harm in keeping up how it's going.

Post by **Patrick** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:03 am

Ashley wrote:Might just be my system, but the ogg files sounded really awful. I've been downloading MP3s recently.

Clarification, I was referring to the last episode only.

delysid · Post by **delysid** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:34 pm

The only reason why I want to stay with mp3 is that I do not have enough money to buy a new player just yet.

DaveQB · Post by **DaveQB** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:30 pm

Just to add to this..... what about Speex files

This would be the most obvious format to use and the file size would be so small compared (~ 33% of the size at med settings) to both mp3 and ogg and better quality.

Ashley · Post by **Ashley** » Mon May 02, 2005 2:38 am

Yeah, but then what about the music and non-speech oriented content that gets played on the tech show? I don't know, to me using speex for a radio show would hamper what you could play in the future, if you know what I mean?

I think that makes sense.

DaveQB · Post by **DaveQB** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:01 am

Point taken. It does encode music, just not very well.

*Legion* · Post by ***Legion*** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:38 pm

Definitely keep MP3s. Yes, there are portable players with OGG support, but there's not many. The Rio Karma had enough problems/complaints to make me go get an iPod instead.

There will come a time to make a stand for OGG, but it's not now.

Manny · Post by **Manny** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:04 pm

Keep the MP3's. I've got a Pioneer cd deck in my car that only plays MP3 and <hack, cough, barf> WMA. Untill they start making OGG players please keep the MP3's. If not my 1hour commute is gona get boring <again>. Thanks for the "GREAT" show. Of course I could always convert it over, but who wants to loose sound quality?

DaveQB · Post by **DaveQB** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:03 pm

i have to convert all my Podcasts as mine mp3 player only plays 44100hz audio.

I'll post the script i use to automate this for others in the same boat.

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