Re: 5 Things AppleTV needs to be a MUST BUY by Apple Gazette

[Scot Hacker]

On Apr 6, 2007, at 8:18 PM, LuKreme wrote:

>
> 128Kbps AAC is great.  Sounds exactly like a CD on my computer or  
> on my ipod.  There is a barely noticeable drop if I listen to a AAC  
> file on my home stereo, but only if you actually compare two  
> identical tracks one after the other.

What's barely noticeable to some is a huge delta to others. I share  
the fear that the quality of all media is going to hell, with data  
compression and audio compression out of hand all over the place, and  
people not seeming to care or notice. "Hey, they're paying full price  
for the content even though we're throwing away 90% of the data!"  
That's part of why it was so gratifying to see that iTMS will be  
offering 256kbps AAC on some content soon - they wouldn't be doing it  
if a sizable chunk of the public wasn't asking for it. Which seems to  
mean we're not deaf yet.

./s