Additionally, volume licensing for orders of 20 or more will be available "soon, " while an update this summer will allow you to use metadata tags to categorize audio tracks by type and then export them from Final Cut Pro X.

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The nice thing about VLC is that it is so versatile, it can play almost any file with any type of audio including TS files captured via 1394 or EyeTV.

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Microsoft Windows Media Player: This audio and video player supports almost any type of local and streamed multimedia format, including Real Audio, Real Video, QuickTime, MIDI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, AVI, .wav, .mov, .vod, and .au.

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Last year, Dutch chip-maker NXP released a new type of mobile audio component -- the TFA9887 -- that allowed a mobile device to monitor its speaker system in real-time in order to max out volume without risking damage to the driver.

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Plus, throw in every type of possible output (DVI-D, HDMI, component, 5.1 audio out, S-Vid, RS-232, 1394, Toslink, Dig Coax and Denon Link) and this 42 lbs beast is an amazing creature.

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It of course has every type of hook up that a high-end player would have, including balanced XLR inputs for you audio folks and component RGBHV outputs for you projector guys and gals.

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It does seem like any audio changes would have to be rather obvious to make it through the quality loss you'll get with this type of piracy, and we can just imagine the legions of audiophiles who will pick up on the patterns and run from the theater screaming and clutching their golden ears.

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