Re: TI-H: MD?

Re: TI-H: MD?

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• Subject: Re: TI-H: MD?
• From: Greg Hill <gregh@xmission.com>
• Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:29:32 -0700 (PDT)
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On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Gabe wrote:

> The MiniDisc is actually a good idea for a storage option, although
> possibly a bit excessive...I don't think 650MB of TI programs have been
> or ever will be made :)... I'd lean towards the internal expansion
> options which are faster and cheaper.

Umm.. MD only holds like 150 MB on a disk. When Sony invented the MiniDisc
format, they also invented ATRAC encoding. It is similar to MPEG layer 3
encoding, but it is a different process. So anyway, the audio gets
compressed for storage on the MD and there isn't really 650 MB on that
disc.

-- 
Greg Hill
greg-hill@bigfoot.com
www.comports.com/link

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