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To: Pattie who wrote (3637)	5/4/1999 7:39:00 PM
From: chris431	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18366

Quick comment on compression issue (actually re-states my previous comments): Kill the "my compression is greater than yours" arguments. By the time this technology is mainstream, compression will not be that big of an issue b/c the pipelines which are feeding us the data will be larger than our 56k modems. Were comparing 3mb files to maybe 1.5 (if you believe the AAC article, I think it was misconstruing the truth....I think he conveniently forgot to mention that the 22:1 ratio was 48kbit or 96kbits vs. regular 128kbits; this is mere conjecture on my part and am open to being corrected.) These are not that large of differences on a 56k, let alone a cable modem. In the short run, if a person is not going to wait 11 minutes to download a music file, they are unlikely to care to wait 5 1/2 minutes (56k). The only important aspect of compression that really matters is the greater the file size the greater the expense on memory for the devices. And for now, 32 & 64mb seems to be cheap enough to sell an attractive consumer device holding 1 hour of music. The portable device will not be a "storage" device. Either your computer or some rack component will be & we know 18gb drives go on the cheap. As flash becomes cheaper as the market ramps up or as Micro Drive technology increases storage while decreasing price, I think we'll find that the dispute over "compression" will take a seat behind what is the real issue....quality. Here's my vote for DVD Audio <g>! Chris