[gshan]

I probably should have knocked on wood before I started this thread, but after installing SS 3.2 (linked off dapreview) -

My MP3 transfers are finally rock solid. No more random freezing after a handful of song xfers. Atrac encoding and overall transfer seems slightly faster also. Maybe I'm just loving the 100% stable performance.

Give it a shot. I highly recommend 3.2, although I've only been using it for 10 minutes. It's running great on my e505.

Good Job Sony.

note: the freezing I mentioned was during encoding+transfer sessions, not plain transfers

 

[D-EJ915]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this version doesn't have Connect built-in (at least the release everybody has right now).

 

[gshan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by D-EJ915 Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this version doesn't have Connect built-in (at least the release everybody has right now).

You are correct. It says Connect isn't avail in your country yet.

 

[TheChemist]

I honestly never expected this. Too bad I don't have a Sony player to try it out with, I'll have to take your word for it. Props to Sony if they did indeed make a solid release.

 

[Beethovenian]

Not only that. Now you have the option to copy CDs in the perfectly gapless Atrac without DRM, and Atrac offers more bitrates (48, 64, 96, 128, 132, 160, 192, 256, 320), though most of them are not yet supported by existing players.

 

[Sparky191]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gshan ....Give it a shot. I highly recommend 3.2, although I've only been using it for 10 minutes. ....

Now that is an optimist!!!

 

[mAsh]

Can someone please find out and tell me if you can put mp3s converted to 192 atrac on Sony HDD players?

 

[Beethovenian]

You can use Atrac 192 with Sony's HDD players.

 

[RickG]

When you download 3.2, it removes your previous version. What happens to all the albums (around 250) I have transferred into my 3.1 library? It doesn't remove those...does it? Do I have to re-register my computer and devices after the upgrade?

 

[DigDub]

wow. hope sony will put up a firmware that updates the HD series to work with the non DRM 320kbps atrac files. loseless next?

 

[notnormal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beethovenian Not only that. Now you have the option to copy CDs in the perfectly gapless Atrac without DRM, and Atrac offers more bitrates (48, 64, 96, 128, 132, 160, 192, 256, 320), though most of them are not yet supported by existing players.

I wonder if 320kbps is the same as the Atrac SP. I always prefered that over Hi-SP. But the only way to get true Atrac SP was via opitcal/analog MD recording.

 

[gshan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickG When you download 3.2, it removes your previous version. What happens to all the albums (around 250) I have transferred into my 3.1 library? It doesn't remove those...does it? Do I have to re-register my computer and devices after the upgrade?

Hi RickG,

I will double-check this later today when I get home from work - and see if those albums in my library from 3.1 indeed load correctly. I had 10 albums in my library from 3.1, and they were still in the library menu after the auto-uninstall of 3.1 and install of 3.2.

-g

(as far as I can remember, the uninstall/install process didn't require any input from the user. when you startup ss 3.2 for the first time, it still asks if you want it to search all music on computer and import them to library though. i chose NO, and was surprised to see my 10 albums were still in library - and i'll be checking that they still transfer from library later today)

 

[RickG]

I really appreciate your help, gshan. Obviously, I've spent a lot of time transferring all those albums and I don't want to go through that again. Although I'd like to update to 3.2, I can live with 3.1 if I must.

I'll be awaiting further comments from you and others on this matter.

Thanks again!

 

[SDLeMire]

It keeps your library intact. My 4000+ songs were still there and seemed to work fine after updating to 3.2.

 

[dames]

Same. No worries in that regard.