Re: persuading mobile phone manufacturers to implement Vorbis support
"Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves" <[email protected]>
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On 5/28/07, Ian Malone <[email protected]> wrote: > However several Symbian based phones can run Vorbis > through third party software, this isn't the obstacle > in those cases. Yes. What Monty meant was that old hardware didn't have enough power to run Vorbis, so MP3 became the winner in spite of its bad quality, non-standard design and expensive license fees. Most modern cellphones are ready to play any of Vorbis, Speex, or FLAC. Even VLSI Solution Oy has announced VS1000[1], the first 16 bits DSP device for playing Vorbis on low-power and high-volume products. And its quite cheap. What's holding them back is non-demand by its users. With some luck, the SOM project will change this. Speaking of SOM, we are in need of volunteers willing to write a few articles to help us promote Xiph's formats. If you are interested, be sure to contact me or the advocacy list. -Ivo [1] http://www.vlsi.fi/vs1000/vs1000.shtml