Posted by Radium on 12/25/08 11:28

Andrew Reilly wrote:

> Why would you want the read speed to be different from the "bit-rate", on
> average?

Its not a question of wanting. Isn't it true that the bit-rate and the
read-speed don't necessarily have to be the same?

>The alternatives are under-run or unbounded buffering.

Whats are these?

> What
> other significance do you hold for the term "bit rate"?

How many bits transferred per in a specific period of time = bit-rate

There is a difference between *sample* rate and *bit* rate.

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