WHATIS M P3?
THE MP-2000
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al to encode MP3 files for trade or sale, unless
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have the expressed and explicit permission of the Copyright
holder(s).
MP3, shortfor MPEG-1, AUDIO LAYER 3 (an
t is an efficient way to store musicor other audio content on your
compu
audio subset of an industry standard
referred to as the Moving Picture Experts Group), digital audio compression
algorithm thatachieves a compression factor of about 12:1 while preserving sound
quality. MP3 is anopen format for making large musicfiles smaller without radically
degrading their audio quality. It is widelyrecognized asthe most popularformat for
storing musicon the World Wide Web and othercomponentsof the Internet.
is a
In addition, i
ter. MP3 files can beanywhere from 1/4 to 1/20 the size ofa commercial CD
audio file, while retaining a high sound quality. These files have the extension of
*.mp3 and can be downloaded from the Internet. They can also be converted for
personaluse from yourlibrary of favorite CD's.
The MP-2000 playerstores your favorite MP3files in its flash memory so that they
can be played anywhere you please,even on-the-go. The MP-2000's solid-state
design makesit impervious to the skipping and jitter experienced with portable CD
players. Since the MP-2000 is extremely light-weight and about the size ofa pager,
itis perfectfor use during jogging, walking,hiking,andjustabout any activity you
like to do.
