[mythtv-users] MP3Pro support

[Kevin Kuphal]

I believe they are (at least from the documentation) but since the MP3pro is
geared around improving quality at low bitrates, it wouldn't surprise me
that a standard MP3 player playing a low bitrate MP3pro file would sound
significantly worse.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Niklas Brunlid
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:37 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MP3Pro support
> 
> 
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:05:04 -0500, Kevin Kuphal 
> <kevin.kuphal at myrealbox.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > In further looking it seems to be more licensing than 
> anything else.  
> > The MP3Pro enhancements are patented and require a 
> licensing agreement 
> > to implement.
> 
> I seem to remember that one of the main points about MP3Pro 
> was that it was backwards-compatible and that any additional 
> data would be ignored by old players. Maybe that was only 
> true for Fraunhofer's implementations... =)
> 
> / Niklas
>