ogAkira

Ummm...the question here iz: "Iz MP3's Surround Sound?" and not, "When decompressed." Of course if you decompress an MP3(@ 128kps, can be ripped to CD quality) it wuld support surround, but MP3's are Stereo at its best. Just wanted to clarify. ------------------ ogAkira

Ahhh...sav sum money. Back-up ur data and reformat ur HD. That way u'll git rid of all M.I.A.(Missin in action) programs and drivers.c> quote: "If we knew what we were doin then it wuldn't B called research." ------------------ ogAkira

If ur serious about video capture and editing. I recommend Pinnacle Systems DV500 capture card. $700-$800 Professional quality @ a reasonable price considering itz capabilities. http://www.pinnaclesys.com/productpage.asp?templ=9&Product_ID=18 Read the specs. and the Support/Forums for more info. and opinions. Sorry I can't give much feed back, I recently purchased one but waiting on a new Hard Drive to do a clean install. quote: "If we knew what we were doing then it wuld not be called research." ------------------ ogAkira

File format? Dependz on the purpose. P.C. High quality listening= .wav Mac= .aif Quality space saver= MP3 @ 128 kbs or higher ONLY!!!(can be ripped to CD quality) ------------------ ogAkira

Ahhh...take my advice Ray.c> Who wuld know best then me, "The INFAMOUS bootlegger!" (ooops...did i say dat?:eek None of these other replies seem to answer ur question. Maybe they'll learn a thing or 2 too. Hardware, i suggest a SCSI, 8x burn speed(or higher), CDR. Reasons: SCSI, because faster and compatible with more burning and audio softwares.(i.e. Wavelab audio program werks with SCSI interface) CDR, because the CDR media is so much cheaper then CDRW medias. It'z so cheap that it over compensates for the ability to REWRITE and saves time. If U screw up on a cd, jus thro it away and use a new one. Cheap and saves time from reburning. Software, I recommend Nero http://www.ahead.de/en/download.htm Download the latest demo and then(option) search for the crack. http://astalavista.box.sk/ It used to be, U wuld need an Audio program or Winamp to uncompress MP3(popular web format) files into WAV(format for audio cd) But with Nero it's as easy as drag and drop.(Auto uncompression when droppin MP3 files to ur new audio cd to be burned) When copying CD'z in Nero, Nero dumps the image into ur HD and then dumps them bak on ur blank CD. Eliminating the need for a CDROM. It even haz the ability to override most copy protectionz. This shuld make U look like a genius to ur daughter. By the way how old iz she? j/k ********************************************* For educational purposes only, I in NO way condone the stealing of music files or softwares. Keeping the Internet FREE. "Long LIVE Napster!!!!!!!!" ------------------ ogAkira