Why do people use WMA? How does it compare to other codecs? etc., [split from “Windows Media Player 12 VBR Codec?”, thread 99192] |
Why do people use WMA? How does it compare to other codecs? etc., [split from “Windows Media Player 12 VBR Codec?”, thread 99192] |
 Jan 31 2013, 18:44
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Pardon my ignorance and please, this is a real question: why people use WMA? I've hear many people using it and I didn't used once.
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Jan 31 2013, 18:56
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QUOTE (eahm @ Jan 31 2013, 11:44)  Pardon my ignorance and please, this is a real question: why people use WMA? I've hear many people using it and I didn't used once. Why not? It's compatibility and support is 2nd only to MP3 (really, nearly universal), it's player is embedded on every Windows based computer, and at high bitrates (200 kbps +), it's as transparent as MP3. I use all Windows software, have a Windows phone, and am thinking about a Surface. Why don't you try it and see? I think you might like it. |
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Jan 31 2013, 19:50
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QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 12:56) Why not? It's compatibility and support is 2nd only to MP3 (really, nearly universal), it's player is embedded on every Windows based computer, and at high bitrates (200 kbps +), it's as transparent as MP3. I use all Windows software, have a Windows phone, and am thinking about a Surface. Why don't you try it and see? I think you might like it. Over the range of platforms I use (windows, linux, various portables), vorbis plays on everything, mp3 doesn't play on linux out of the box, but is easy to fix, and WMA plays only on windows PC's and some portables. I'd guess it is also way behind aac in terms of compatibility. If you are in a totally Windows world, and never expect to leave, then go for it. |
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Feb 2 2013, 08:27
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QUOTE (DonP @ Jan 31 2013, 19:50) Over the range of platforms I use (windows, linux, various portables), vorbis plays on everything, mp3 doesn't play on linux out of the box, but is easy to fix, and WMA plays only on windows PC's and some portables. FFmpeg can decode WMA.I'd guess it is also way behind aac in terms of compatibility. If you are in a totally Windows world, and never expect to leave, then go for it. Unless you're using Debian stable, perharps. This post has been edited by Banned: Feb 2 2013, 08:30 |
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Feb 2 2013, 15:31
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Group: Members (Donating) Posts: 1442 Joined: 11-February 03 From: Vermont Member No.: 4955 |
QUOTE (Banned @ Feb 2 2013, 02:27) FFmpeg can decode WMA. Unless you're using Debian stable, perharps. I'm on ubuntu 12.something, so Debian based, playing on Amarok. When I tried a wma lossless file it put it on the playlist, and popped up a window indicating it was searching for a compatible plugin (which failed). Perhaps a lossy, non-pro, non-drm wma file would play. |
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eahm Why do people use WMA? How does it compare to other codecs? etc. Jan 31 2013, 18:44
eahm QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 10:56) Why... Jan 31 2013, 19:05 mixminus1 QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 10:56) It... Jan 31 2013, 19:16
TheSeven QUOTE (mixminus1 @ Jan 31 2013, 12:16) QU... Jan 31 2013, 19:21 Neuron QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 19:21) Wel... Jan 31 2013, 20:43 lvqcl QUOTE (Banned @ Feb 2 2013, 11:27) FFmpeg... Feb 2 2013, 09:58 saratoga QUOTE (DonP @ Feb 2 2013, 09:31) QUOTE (B... Feb 3 2013, 19:51 kwanbis QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 17:56) Why... Feb 2 2013, 18:01 pdq QUOTE (eahm @ Jan 31 2013, 12:44) Pardon ... Jan 31 2013, 19:05 TheSeven QUOTE (pdq @ Jan 31 2013, 12:05) QUOTE (e... Jan 31 2013, 19:15 db1989 QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 18:15) Mos... Jan 31 2013, 19:42 Neuron QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 19:15) QUO... Jan 31 2013, 20:40 TheSeven QUOTE http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index...... Feb 1 2013, 04:22 Soap QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 22:22) But... Feb 1 2013, 04:27 saratoga QUOTE (TheSeven @ Jan 31 2013, 22:22) But... Feb 1 2013, 07:20 Neuron QUOTE (TheSeven @ Feb 1 2013, 04:22) QUOT... Feb 2 2013, 19:28 mixminus1 And what percentage of those "6 billion cell ... Jan 31 2013, 20:03 Engelsstaub I used to use WMA Lossless when I had a Zune. I ev... Feb 1 2013, 05:36 greynol It's about as well thought-out as choosing wma... Feb 1 2013, 07:25 Mach-X QUOTE (greynol @ Feb 1 2013, 01:25) It... Feb 2 2013, 06:42 Engelsstaub QUOTE (Mach-X @ Feb 1 2013, 23:42) .... Feb 2 2013, 07:13 DonP QUOTE (Mach-X @ Feb 2 2013, 00:42) A... Feb 2 2013, 15:21 probedb QUOTE (eahm @ Jan 31 2013, 17:44) Pardon ... Feb 1 2013, 12:51 JunkieXL Nevermind. My response was stated above.
I too s... Feb 1 2013, 21:30 Porcus I guess that WMA was part of Microsoft's futil... Feb 2 2013, 05:17 Mach-X I never accused him of loving apple. In fact, from... Feb 2 2013, 07:52 greynol My post was in reference to how incredibly stupid ... Feb 2 2013, 08:24 Mach-X Again, the OP asked a simple question 'why use... Feb 2 2013, 09:05 Porcus QUOTE (Mach-X @ Feb 2 2013, 09:05) A... Feb 2 2013, 15:40 greynol What belongs in this discussion is not for you to ... Feb 2 2013, 09:13 Mach-X Still trying to figure out how I posted in error. ... Feb 2 2013, 10:13 greynol I'm just happy to be getting all this attentio... Feb 2 2013, 10:23 IgorC Almost nobody uses WMA here as the poll indicates ... Feb 2 2013, 19:40 Porcus Not sure if hydrogenaudio users are representative... Feb 3 2013, 01:00 mavere WMA just got two full pages of people on HydrogenA... Feb 3 2013, 04:13 frozenspeed QUOTE (mavere @ Feb 2 2013, 20:13) WMA ju... Feb 3 2013, 15:38 db1989 QUOTE (mavere @ Feb 3 2013, 03:13) WMA ju... Feb 3 2013, 19:10 |
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