You may still be wondering what the big deal is about MP3. Well, it's simple, actually. It means that it is possible to store more CD-quality music on your hard drive or removable disk, and it is faster to transfer, download, and upload audio files. We have seen the MP3 format spread like wildfire.
Internet sites provide catalogs of downloadable, often free CD-quality music.
Next up was the Diamond Rio PMP300. The Rio has 32MB of internal memory and an external slot for another 32MB card. With 64MB of flash memory it is possible to store about an hour of music encoded at 128MBps, which is equivalent to CD-quality. Copyright 2000 ZD Inc. All rights reserved. ZDNet and the ZDNet logo are trademarks of ZD Inc.