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Old 31-07-2012, 11:52   #219
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Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Current affairs discussion

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Originally Posted by carlwaring View Post
Wrong. Amazon MP3s are encoded at 320k whilst CDs are usually only 128k.
Actually, wrong. CDs are not compressed. They are essentially WAV files recorded at about 1,400K a second. So yes, MP3s (even at 320k) are considerably lower quality. Although, most pop music does not have the dynamic range to really show up the difference (classical music does), and even if it did, most people would have trouble hearing it.

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis View Post
It doesnt surprise you dont think its waste.

I think money is better spent on the poor and the needy not a showcase event that lasts for a couple of weeks where the main stadium cant even be filled because its catering too much to the rich corporates.

I would have justified it a bit better if the olympics wasnt in london.
Because, of course, London doesn't contain some of the most deprived areas in England. Areas that would benefit from the regeneration and improvement in facilities bought by the Olympics (and indeed, are).
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