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Subject: Re: Wma to Mp3 conversion results?

Re: Wma to Mp3 conversion results?

From: Michael O'Quinn <michael_at_oquinn.info>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:57:30 -0700 (PDT)

What do you mean by a "DRMed mp3"? Can you provide an example?

Michael


On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, scott wrote:

>
> --- Brian Wolven <Brian.Wolven_at_verizon.net> wrote:
> > scott wrote:
> > > speaking of which, does anyone know if for-pay (DRMed) mp3s (such as from
> > > itunes) work on the archos?
> >
> > AFAIK you can only purchase songs from the iTunes store in AAC format.
>
> that might be true, i havn't used itunes, but i was basing it off of this:
>
> AAC: MPEG-4 audio
> AAC (for Advanced Audio Coding, a big part of the MPEG-4 specification) is the cutting-edge audio
> codec that’s perfect for the Internet. AAC encoding compresses much more efficiently than older
> formats like MP3 (which iTunes still supports, by the way)...
> (http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview.html)
>
> when i was reading it i assumed it meant the music store still supported it, but i might've just
> misinterpreted. it doesn't really matter, i was just trying to use a well recognized example. my
> question still stands: can an archos play DRMed mp3s?
>
> -scott
>
>
>
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Received on 2003-10-25

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