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Tue, 25 Mar 1997 10:52:01 -0800 (PST)
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RE: (idm) RealAudio vs MPEG layer 3 (including shameless plug)
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On 25-Mar-97 Mattias Svanstrom wrote:
quoted 4 lines Note: RealAudio should not be used for music. The quality even at>Note: RealAudio should not be used for music. The quality even at >128 kbit/s is below par. Personally, I'd much rather use MPEG3, but >I have a feeling that there are less people that can listen to an >MP3.
i dunno, mp3 is on the rise... audioactive and shockwave audio both use streaming mp3 data. yeah, you need a pentium or powerpc, but that's not such a big restriction any more. Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- System Administrator SpotMedia Communications