Posted by dadiOH on 07/31/06 11:07

NRen2k5 wrote:
> dadiOH wrote:
>> ToniLou wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have a Sony-Ericsson W800i cell phone. It has walkman
>>> capabilities, but I can only play MP3 or AAC files.
>>>
>>> I'd like to get a way to make the phone play also WMA files, mainly
>>> due to his small size.
>>>
>>> Since it seems there is no way to make the Sony phone understand the
>>> WMA format, I thought that maybe there would be a way to `hide' an
>>> WMA file inside an MP3, making think the phone it is playing an MP3
>>> when he is really playing an WMA.
>>
>> No one ever played an MP3 file. Nor WMA. They are just sort of
>> shorthand instructions for approximately reconstructing the original
>> wave from which they were made. Both must be decoded to wave and
>> that wave is what you hear.
>
> But it's not the WAV you actually hear. It's the analog signal
> constructed by connecting the points in the WAV.
>
> Actually, it's not the analog signal you're hearing, it's the sound
> pressure coming from the speakers or headphones.
>
> Point: Trying to sound clever by nitpicking someone who's asking an
> honest question makes you look like an ass.

My point was to answer his question by telling him WMA & MP3 were unique
things and that each needed to be decoded to wave - decoded in a way
specific to the format - to be heard.

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