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Mike Walker · 05-20-03, 02:17 PM

USB certainly is not too slow for mp3! I have a USB hard drive that I use specifically for listening to mp3s. Since mp3s max out at 320kbps, the transfer rate for even USB 1.0 is fast enough. In fact, I watch videos from my usb drive at 1.4-1.6mbps all the time (mpeg-1 and mpeg-2) and they play just fine.

Now USB IS too slow for playing DVD files ripped to a hard drive, for instance, or for capturing video at DVD speeds. But that's why God invented Firewire (and that's exactly why I bought my AcomData Firewire drive, which works perfectly for capturing even high-res video (720 x 480) at 8mbps.

05-20-03, 02:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mike Walker Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wilkes County, NC, USA Posts: 89 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WRONG! USB certainly is not too slow for mp3! I have a USB hard drive that I use specifically for listening to mp3s. Since mp3s max out at 320kbps, the transfer rate for even USB 1.0 is fast enough. In fact, I watch videos from my usb drive at 1.4-1.6mbps all the time (mpeg-1 and mpeg-2) and they play just fine. Now USB IS too slow for playing DVD files ripped to a hard drive, for instance, or for capturing video at DVD speeds. But that's why God invented Firewire (and that's exactly why I bought my AcomData Firewire drive, which works perfectly for capturing even high-res video (720 x 480) at 8mbps.