Anybody know the battery life figures when playing back FLAC?

Erasure4ever · 03-08-2007, 17:55

I plan on ripping some of my CDs to FLAC and was wondering how it compares to MP3 at 320kbps in terms of battery consumption. How does it compare to Ogg power consumption-wise?

flacattack · 03-09-2007, 05:59

I don't have figures, but I do use FLAC for about half the stuff I listen to and have no problems with battery.

I charge it every few days when I remember at work, and haven't run it down yet.

Of all the lossless codecs FLAC is one of the least demanding on the battery. I can dig out the comparison somewhere, if you're interested (they tested by watching the CPU load during play back on a PC)

03-08-2007, 17:55	#1
Erasure4ever COWON Junky Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 347	Anybody know the battery life figures when playing back FLAC? I plan on ripping some of my CDs to FLAC and was wondering how it compares to MP3 at 320kbps in terms of battery consumption. How does it compare to Ogg power consumption-wise?

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03-09-2007, 05:59	#2
flacattack Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 61	I don't have figures, but I do use FLAC for about half the stuff I listen to and have no problems with battery. I charge it every few days when I remember at work, and haven't run it down yet. Of all the lossless codecs FLAC is one of the least demanding on the battery. I can dig out the comparison somewhere, if you're interested (they tested by watching the CPU load during play back on a PC)