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Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]
Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]


I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware.  
I'd love to see open formats more widely available on consumer hardware. I'm encoding all my music in Ogg Vorbis these days. I did try FLAC, but it would need conversion for portable usage and I don't think I can hear an improvement from compressed Q6 or 7.


I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:
I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:
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* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB
* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB


Looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK. I did find a forum post somewhere saying it wasn't very good. Latest candidate is one from Acoustic Solutions.
I'm looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. CD is less vital. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK and I found a forum post somewhere saying it wasn't very good. Latest candidates are from Acoustic Solutions and VDO, but I'd like to try them out before buying. It's hard to even find reviews that take open formats into account.


Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.
Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.


I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.
I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.

Revision as of 06:48, 14 August 2007

Based in the UK. Got a blog at Bag of Spoons

I'd love to see open formats more widely available on consumer hardware. I'm encoding all my music in Ogg Vorbis these days. I did try FLAC, but it would need conversion for portable usage and I don't think I can hear an improvement from compressed Q6 or 7.

I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:

  • QCD on Windows
  • Amarok on Linux
  • Aeroplayer on Palm
  • GSPlayer on Acer n35 PDA
  • iRiver iFP-890 256MB
  • Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB

I'm looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. CD is less vital. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK and I found a forum post somewhere saying it wasn't very good. Latest candidates are from Acoustic Solutions and VDO, but I'd like to try them out before buying. It's hard to even find reviews that take open formats into account.

Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at The Guardian. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.

I see User:Saoshyant changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.