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Title: batt life - recording mp3 vs. wav
Post by: T-90 on May 25, 2007, 02:17:16 PM
since mp3 files are so much smaller than wav files, does it require more juice to record to wav vs. mp3 in a device such as the jb3 due to file size or is the file size irrelevant to batt life?
Title: Re: batt life - recording mp3 vs. wav
Post by: Javier Cinakowski on May 25, 2007, 02:58:52 PM
Quote from: T-90 on May 25, 2007, 02:17:16 PM
since mp3 files are so much smaller than wav files, does it require more juice to record to wav vs. mp3 in a device such as the jb3 due to file size or is the file size irrelevant to batt life?

The hard drive will spin less, therefore you will get more battery life.  But I wouldn't trade battery life for sound quality.
Title: Re: batt life - recording mp3 vs. wav
Post by: T-90 on May 25, 2007, 03:07:10 PM
Quote from: Fred W III on May 25, 2007, 02:58:52 PM
Quote from: T-90 on May 25, 2007, 02:17:16 PM
since mp3 files are so much smaller than wav files, does it require more juice to record to wav vs. mp3 in a device such as the jb3 due to file size or is the file size irrelevant to batt life?

The hard drive will spin less, therefore you will get more battery life.  But I wouldn't trade battery life for sound quality.

thanks, that is what i was thinking.....i dont intend on recording to mp3, i was just wondering about the power consumption issue of the drive spinning more for the larger file....would this also be true for recorders without hard drives?
Title: Re: batt life - recording mp3 vs. wav
Post by: Javier Cinakowski on May 25, 2007, 03:20:14 PM
Quote from: T-90 on May 25, 2007, 03:07:10 PM
Quote from: Fred W III on May 25, 2007, 02:58:52 PM
Quote from: T-90 on May 25, 2007, 02:17:16 PM
since mp3 files are so much smaller than wav files, does it require more juice to record to wav vs. mp3 in a device such as the jb3 due to file size or is the file size irrelevant to batt life?

The hard drive will spin less, therefore you will get more battery life.  But I wouldn't trade battery life for sound quality.

thanks, that is what i was thinking.....i dont intend on recording to mp3, i was just wondering about the power consumption issue of the drive spinning more for the larger file....would this also be true for recorders without hard drives?

I dunno, but I would assume there is some amount of energy lost writting to solid state media as well...