Dell DJ Site - Which compression codec do you use?

06-11-2004, 12:42 PM	#1
tbrown4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Player: Posts: 8	Which compression codec do you use? Hey folks, I'm another newbie who has yet to receive the DJ, but mine should be here in the next week. I was wondering and would like to take an informal poll as to which compression codec you all use. Please vote on the attached poll. Feel free to post with your explanations as to why you use a specific codec rather than another. The never ending battle of "Quantity vs. Quality" Thanks! -Tim

06-11-2004, 12:50 PM	#2
brncofan7 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Player: Posts: 5	I guess I'm a quantity nut, plus the fact that my ears aren't good enough to tell the difference between any of the codes ... so, I voted CD Quality. __________________ Dell DJ 15 Free Space: 5.4 GB Album Count: 353 Track Count: 4437

06-11-2004, 01:09 PM	#3
sammage Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wichita, KS...aka BFE Player: DJ20 Posts: 22	Actually, the standard for CD quality is 128kbps for MP3s...although 192 sounds nice!

06-11-2004, 01:18 PM	#4
tbrown4 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Player: Posts: 8	Yeah I know...but some programs consider 192 CD-quality. It's all good.

06-11-2004, 01:22 PM	#5
sammage Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wichita, KS...aka BFE Player: DJ20 Posts: 22	I'm forced to use 128, at that bitrate my 20GB has only 314mb left! __________________ The Best Web Page In The Universe The Best MP3 Guide WichitaRacing.com Dell DJ 20GB modded Koss Plugs and UR20s Free Space: 314MB/19056MB Tracks: 3936

06-11-2004, 09:31 PM	#6
Money4me247 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: in a building Player: Dell DJ 20G Posts: 349	What's the highest WMA bitrate song you ever put on your DJ?? __________________ All I'm asking for is a chance to prove that money can't buy happiness...

06-11-2004, 09:36 PM	#7
Chooch Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Player: Dell DJ & ipod Posts: 508	I tried playing a vbr song that was around 360 kb/s, and it would not play. And to answer the original question I use 192 kb/s mp3 and 160 kb/s aac. __________________ Dell DJ 20 gig Purchased 12/14/03 ipod 15 gig purchased 4/11/04 If anyone has an ipod vs. DJ question that they want to ask, feel free to pm me.

06-11-2004, 11:25 PM	#8
Jordan Administrator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Player: Dell DJ 15GB Posts: 503	320Kbps MP3 As I've stated before though, it's only because many of my albums were ripped prior to my DJ purchase for use on my HTPC (home theater PC) that used to be a part of my home system.... as well as the fact that the higher bitrates really sound amazing for my jazz tracks compared to the lower bitrate encodes I've done. If I were starting from scratch though, I would likely just use around 192Kbps VBR (variable bitrate) MP3 for all my tracks. __________________ Jordan M. Wigley Dell DJ Site

06-12-2004, 12:15 AM	#9
anshu Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: DNC Headquaters Player: DJ 15 Posts: 231	i started out using 128, then went to 192, and now for artists whose music i really love i use 320 all mp3 lame __________________ Anshu Kerry 2004 Dell DJ-15 l 60% Full l 1693 Songs l 193 Albums l Leather Flip Case l Fontopia 71's Dell Inspiron 5100 l P42.4 l 512 l 60gb 7200rpm l 64 Radeon 7500 Updated Song Choice(ITMS)

06-12-2004, 03:36 PM	#10
Money4me247 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: in a building Player: Dell DJ 20G Posts: 349	I wonder, if you convert WMA to MP3, you would lose quality, right? Compared to just burning it directly from the CD as MP3. Right?? Oh, and I got a 312VBR WMA song to play on my DJ. I think 320VBR WMA is the highest WMA the DJ will play. __________________ All I'm asking for is a chance to prove that money can't buy happiness...

06-12-2004, 04:30 PM	#11
Chooch Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Orange County, CA Player: Dell DJ & ipod Posts: 508	Yes, when you convert you lose a lot of quality. Avoid doing it unless it is absolutely necessary. __________________ Dell DJ 20 gig Purchased 12/14/03 ipod 15 gig purchased 4/11/04 If anyone has an ipod vs. DJ question that they want to ask, feel free to pm me.

06-13-2004, 03:51 PM	#12
Jordan Administrator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Player: Dell DJ 15GB Posts: 503	Yep, Chooch is correct. Anytime your original file in a conversion is a lossy format (like WMA), you're going to lose some quality. It's always best to convert straight from the CD, or from a lossless format. __________________ Jordan M. Wigley Dell DJ Site

06-15-2004, 11:54 PM	#13
thunderkatalyst Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: NE Texas Player: None Currently Posts: 5	I use mp3Pro. its super nice.

06-16-2004, 12:02 AM	#14
anshu Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: DNC Headquaters Player: DJ 15 Posts: 231	i heard that the dj doesnt support it, am i just a crazy SOB? __________________ Anshu Kerry 2004 Dell DJ-15 l 60% Full l 1693 Songs l 193 Albums l Leather Flip Case l Fontopia 71's Dell Inspiron 5100 l P42.4 l 512 l 60gb 7200rpm l 64 Radeon 7500 Updated Song Choice(ITMS)

06-16-2004, 02:40 AM

#15

hellmachine

Registered User

Join Date: Mar 2004

Location: Jakarta

Player: Dell DJ 20 GB

Posts: 38

Quote:

Actually, the standard for CD quality is 128kbps for MP3s

actually, it's not... that's a fake standard, something the media and companies, but certainly not certain people with gifted ears will tell you

(although this in no way is to ridicule 'em and doesn't imply that i can differentiate between alt preset standard and alt preset extreme

- sorry, it must be the mood)

Last edited by hellmachine : 06-16-2004 at 02:44 AM.

View Poll Results: Which compression codec do you use for audio files on your Dell DJ?
This poll will close on 06-18-2004 at 12:44 PM
MP3 at "Less Than CD Quality" 192 and lower	7	21.21%
MP3 at "CD Quality" 192 and higher	17	51.52%
WMA at "Less Than CD Quality"	0	0%
WMA at "CD Quality"	7	21.21%
Other	2	6.06%
Total Votes: 33. You may not vote on this poll

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