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Title: MP3 vs WMA
Post by: ~sin213~ on January 02, 2008, 10:13:06 PM

I just got a new MP3 player for Xmas and noticed that it will play both MP3 and WMA files.

Is one better than the other?  It's only 1gb, so size matters.  I'm thinking 128-160 kbps for MP3, WMA you don't get to select a bitrate.

Any thoughts?

Thanx in advance!

Title: Re: MP3 vs WMA
Post by: run_run_run on January 03, 2008, 06:02:58 PM

My thoughts are mp3s are pretty much compatible with every software and hardware mp3 player, where WMA can be limited. If in a few years you move to something that does not like WMAs, you will not have to re rip with mp3.

Title: Re: MP3 vs WMA
Post by: deadheadcorey on January 03, 2008, 06:39:31 PM

mp3 is way better then wma.

Title: Re: MP3 vs WMA
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on January 03, 2008, 06:44:20 PM

Make and keep both.  My Verizon phone only uses WMA, but Heathers phone uses MP3.

I mean who cares about space or quality or any of that crap - you have the SHN/FLACs elsewhere, right???

Terry

Title: Re: MP3 vs WMA
Post by: boojum on January 03, 2008, 08:50:35 PM

MP3 is supported cross-platform and the most widely used.  It is the lossy standard.  Good MP3 files are virtually indistinguishable from WAV.  More than one "Golden Ears" has been fooled on this in a double blind test.  I have never bothered with WMA so I cannot comment on their quality of lack of.

Cheers