VBR MP3s

[gavthegreat]

Hi .. second post here

So I got an nw-a3000 and have been extemely happy with it. However I just noticed that for some reason when playing variable bit rate mp3s the time marker is all over the place. Jumping back and forth seconds at a time, but the actual sound is fine. It is not doing this on normal mp3s. I am hoping that maybe this is because the battery is low and it's harder work playing VBRs or something lol?

Anyway, anyone else noticed anything like this?

*edit* it seems that the time skips a lot more if the song is rewinded or fast forwarded. Then the time skips back and forth before finally going back to normal.. the sound never skips. And this does not affect normal mp3s at all.

Sorry to add more lol but.. if you are playing a vbr mp3 and pause and shut down the player. When you power up to play the time goes mental. Just me or..

Edited December 27, 2005 by gavthegreat

[Bijl]

Hi .. second post here

So I got an nw-a3000 and have been extemely happy with it.  However I just noticed that for some reason when playing variable bit rate mp3s the time marker is all over the place.  Jumping back and forth seconds at a time, but the actual sound is fine.  It is not doing this on normal mp3s.  I am hoping that maybe this is because the battery is low and it's harder work playing VBRs or something lol?

Anyway, anyone else noticed anything like this?

*edit*  it seems that the time skips a lot more if the song is rewinded or fast forwarded.  Then the time skips back and forth before finally going back to normal.. the sound never skips.  And this does not affect normal mp3s at all.

Sorry to add more lol but.. if you are playing a vbr mp3 and pause and shut down the player.  When you power up to play the time goes mental.  Just me or..

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When I power up the player it indeed does this, but not only with VBR..

[gavthegreat]

Hmm.. haven't noticed it on other mp3s but thanks - least I know I'm not alone

[Ascariss]

Indeed, this does happen on my player as well, since many of my songs are VBR. Although it doesn't do it on all VBR songs, only a few. Not much to worry here if you ask me. At least the vbr mp3s work.

[gavthegreat]

Okay, thanks for all the replies As you say, as long as it doesn't skip I don't mind much - just checking it wasn't just my unit heh

[Enrot]

In NW-A100/A3000 Instruction it's said that when play the VBR Mp3's the progress bar may sometimes be unstable...

Edited December 30, 2006 by Enrot