LG BD 390 and flac files
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:34 pm
Hi,
I have registered the software recently with the Christmas discount, so I'm using version 1.08.
I am very happy with the software, I can stream hundreds of movies with no problems, except a couple of .vob dvd rips which aren't transcoded correctly, but this isn't my problem now.
My problem is with music, and precisely with flac files. As you know, LG BD390 does not support them, so they must be transcoded. I tried many different .flac files, all of which seem to be working (they play correctly in foobar), with the following results:
when transcoded to .wav, none of them is read by the LG
when transcoded to lpcm, some are played, some aren't
when transcoded to .mp3, they all work.
But, my problem is, .mp3 is not lossless as far as I know, not even at 320kbs, so what's the point in keeping lots of lossless (and quite large) .flac files, if for playing them I must transcode them to a lossy format anyway?
So my questions is: is there a way to transcode flac to a lossless format which the LG can read, maybe a different/better transcoder to wav or lpcm?
Thank you
Massimiliano
I have registered the software recently with the Christmas discount, so I'm using version 1.08.
I am very happy with the software, I can stream hundreds of movies with no problems, except a couple of .vob dvd rips which aren't transcoded correctly, but this isn't my problem now.
My problem is with music, and precisely with flac files. As you know, LG BD390 does not support them, so they must be transcoded. I tried many different .flac files, all of which seem to be working (they play correctly in foobar), with the following results:
when transcoded to .wav, none of them is read by the LG
when transcoded to lpcm, some are played, some aren't
when transcoded to .mp3, they all work.
But, my problem is, .mp3 is not lossless as far as I know, not even at 320kbs, so what's the point in keeping lots of lossless (and quite large) .flac files, if for playing them I must transcode them to a lossy format anyway?
So my questions is: is there a way to transcode flac to a lossless format which the LG can read, maybe a different/better transcoder to wav or lpcm?
Thank you
Massimiliano