Posted by Ionizer on 10/19/05 21:39

<rosenmarsh@myfastmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone
>
> I have recently got broadband and have used limewire to download mp3s.
> However I am finding about half the downloaded tracks end abruptly or
> skip in the middle. I am confused because several files with the same
> name have different file sizes. (I assume I should always go for the
> biggest as this will be the most complete). Despite doing this I
> still
> get the above problem. Is Limewire the issue or is this a normal
> hazard of downloading mp3s?

Probably the latter. The music industry likes to pollute the p2p
networks with screwed-up files, and even if you're not downloading them
you are at the mercy of the ripping abilities of the person who
originally provided the file to the network. When presented with a
choice when doing a song search, the biggest *may* often be the version
ripped to the highest bitrate ( quality.) But the version shared by the
greatest number of people, despite its file size, is often the most
complete (genuine) version of the song you're looking for.

Regards,
Ian.

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