N6230: What format to upload mp3

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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 10:17:17 +0200, Jorgen [2400/DK] wrote:

> Hi,
>
> what is the best format (quality/size) of mp3's played on Nokia 6230 ?
>
> Would for example 128 kbit mp3 be sufficient or will 160 kbit mp3 sound
> bettter on it ?

Generally 128kbps is considered good enough for most peoples ears.
You may notice some improvement using 160kbps, but of course you'll get
less music on the phone. Avoid transcoding existing MP3s however, because
the quality loss will be noticeable.

> If other format are recommended, which converter is the best ?

http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
A very good free CD ripping and MP3 encoding tool.

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n6230 is stereo. so i would go for the 128 kbit


-jorgen
"Johan Wevers" <johanw@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
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> "Jorgen [2400/DK]" wrote:
>
>> Would for example 128 kbit mp3 be sufficient or will 160 kbit mp3 sound
>> bettter on it ?
>
> I'd say that on a phone, 64kb mono is good enough.
>
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