ljpp used our newssubmit to tell us the following...
Hi Freaks, |
I think it is very misleading to say that "Windows XP limits MP3 quality". If the built in encoder only encodes at low bitrates (I can see that there is a registry hack for this), SO WHAT?!
You can still use LAME or whatever software you feel like using and nothing will be limiting your bitrates.
There is now a whole lot of buzz around in message boards when newbies spread the word about the evil mp3 killing XP.
He is absolutely right. It is not that the Windows XP itself is limiting the mp3 quality, but the mediaplayer build in is..
Ofcourse you can always use other programs that can encode in high quality, so that's no reason not to use or buy (?) windows XP.
Also I read a reaction from Otaiba in our previous news, which explains why u can only encode 56 kbps mp3 files:
...MS has a license for MP3 encoding that they got when they purchased another company. However this license only allows thm to encode up to 56KBs... they've bundled this with the OS. They could have bought a new license for higher encoding but they would have carried the cost over to the user. |
So you got the correct info now, thanx ljpp (from http://cd-rw.org).
Source: Newssubmit
