Pocket Tunes on TG50

[Brav0]

Hey guys..

I followed the threads from UX and TH-series and they say that Pocket Tunes (PT) dries the battery faster than the built-in Audio Player (AP). I've tried PT on my TG50 and I noticed that the MS slot light more frequent than when using AP. I also 'feel' that my TG's battery run out faster than it used to, but I'm not so sure. So, I just need a confirmation from other PT users (who also have TG50) about this. If so, how much is the difference on battery stamina between using AP and PT?

I want to convert my music collection into Ogg Vorbis format so I can store more songs on my Clie, but I think it will be useless if the battery runs out faster.

Thanks..

[filber]

I utilized my TG50 with Pocket tunes until 2 months ago, and fell in love with Pocket Tunes almost immediately (after the release of MCA, of course.). Personally, I did not notice a significant change in battery usage. I use my PDA as a music player coming and going to work everyday. The ability to use OGG files is very nice, as OGG files tend to sound a little better and have slightly smaller file sizes. I never liked Sony's Audio Player because of the lack of VBR support and the lack of support for OGG files. Ptunes is much more versatile. Aeroplayer is also more versatile. IMHO, the trade-off of battery usage, which was unnoticeable for me, pales in comparison to the product quality and support you receive with Pocket Tunes.

[Brav0]

Thanks for your reply filber, if the baterry usage between Audio Player and Ptunes is not that significant I will also start using Ptunes to play my audio files.

Another question.. most of my songs collection are in MP3 format with 128 Kbps bitrate, if I convert them to OGG format with 96 Kbps bitrate and VBR will there be a significant loss in quality?

Thanks again..

[filber]

If possible, you're much better off re-ripping music to OGG format. You'll yield better sound quality. Also, 128kbps is ok, but I find 192kbps very nice...close to CD quality.