Posted by Boris Easten on 12/09/05 03:28

Thanks people. That poweramp was recomended to me might try that :)

Thanks again.


On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:26:14 -0800, <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>"thehick" <thehick@canada.com> wrote in message
>news:1133989380.404580.305790@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> "Lately I've been storing my vast music collection on DVDR discs,"
>> as convenient as this seems, DVDs are not meant for archiving. the
>> recording
>> process on a dvd is based on error happening by the ton and being
>> corrected by all the extra bits. when there are too many errors, you
>> have a noise. and this will vary depending on the compatibility
>> between the recorder used and the playback device.
>>
>> i wouldn't want to trust my mp3 collection to such a fragile media.
>> i use only hard drives for storage. they are so cheap. everything i
>> have
>> is on two drives in two separate computers. think of the many
>> many hours you've spent gathering thsese mp3s. i'd not want to
>> lose them
>
>I'm definitely with you on that point. I also store my collection on a
>separate hard drive, only in my case the 2nd hard drive is in the same
>computer. This will have to do until I get another computer.
>The DVDs are for lending to friends, one in particular.
>
>Norm
>

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