Re: [TCLUG:18008] Playing MP3s on old hardware

[Luke Francl <fran0382@tc.umn.edu>]

On Mon, 22 May 2000, Yaron wrote:

> Anyone know if there's anything I can do to get an old P75 to play MP3s
> decently? I don't want to reduce the bitrate further. I wouldn't have a
> problem hacking up this laptop (;

Well, if the things people on the list have suggested don't work, one nice
solution is the lp3 (http://lp3music.com/). It's a dedicated dsp which
decodes the MP3s so your processor doesn't have to. It plugs into a
printer port, then you use it for audio out. It does require power
though...

Luke