Posted by Runshouse21 at nytgate1.nytimes.com on May 04, 2004 at 10:29:17:
In Reply to: Re: OT - MP3 players posted by Xtian on May 04, 2004 at 10:25:15:
: : Anyone ever have any problems with these where they seem to "drop" songs that you've downloaded every now and then?
: if the mp3 itself was encoded with a higher bitrate or even a different codec than your player can handle, it can fail to play, or even appear on teh device. this wouldn’t be evident on your computer, which probably contains a multitude of codecs without your pretty lil head even being aware of it.
: mp3s are not mp3s are not mp3s, ya know. how they are ripped and encoded can make quite a bit of difference on how or whether or not they play on your...equipment. lame, fhg, mp3pro...hell, even vbr can give a cheaper player nightmares.
: caveat emptor, slim.