Posts by pondosinatra

Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit Actually, that's: iPad XIII Apple marketing will be afraid of the repercussions from writing "13". Good point. Maybe they'd call it iPad 12.5?

I'm holding out for the iPad 13...

Quote: Originally Posted by kaiser_soze It is logically, manifestly absurd to suggest that when the bit rate is adequate, that perceptual encoding is inherently inferior, i.e., cannot be indistinguishable from the original or from a...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui Yes so do I. It was just over a year ago. Wasn't that where you were totaly pwned by the Mod, Mr H, when he informed you his electrical engineering Phd topic was to do with audio amplifiers? ...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui I don't watch much TV or movies and have never gone beyond 2.1 stereo so I have no idea what those are. I do have a nice 2.1 system though. However, if you don't believe me, I have done two...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta You are incorrect. Apple explicitly states that you can burn a CD from iTunes songs that you have purchased. Once it's a CD, you can legally play it on any CD player you wish. iTunes will let you...

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ Which other system do you mean? If somebody buys something on iTunes, they own it for life too, and it can be played on any of the machines that the person owns. Yes but you can't transfer it to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ CDs are crap, they're only 16 bit and they're a physical item that is a lot less inconvenient to use than a digital file that can be downloaded. 24 bit files should be offered for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodlink Consumers could care less about 24/192. As long as there is enough bass to make your ears bleed, the masses will be okie dokie. Sad, but a reality. I mean come on, CD's were a quantum...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui No I haven't. I conducted controlled tests which satisfied me that there was no audible difference between the output from my ipod and that from my CD player. Given the vastly greater convenience...