| When MP3s came into the market, they were a | | | | ultra-modern way. The MP4 technology supports |
| huge hit. They were small and portable, and | | | | a quality of sound that represents the future |
| owners could listen to all their favorite | | | | standard for a variety of multimedia |
| music while on the move. Now you have the MP4 | | | | applications, including computer music and |
| player, such as iPod, with even more | | | | gaming audio; hence one can think of the MP4 |
| advanced, attractive features! With the MP4 | | | | as the next step in the evolution of the file |
| player (iPod), you can not only listen to | | | | format that started with the MP3. There are |
| your favorite songs, you can also watch your | | | | many types of MP4 players in the market. They |
| favorite movies, music videos, and TV shows, | | | | are very light and have small screens of 1.2 |
| along with all your MP3 songs. It can do | | | | inch, however some of them may have screens |
| other things as well - you can listen to FM | | | | of up to 2 inches. The speakers are built |
| radio stations, you can record voice notes, | | | | inside the players and there are earphone |
| and on some devices, you can even read your | | | | sockets as well. It is not unusual to find |
| favorite ebooks. Since 1993, when the MP3 | | | | OLED display characteristics. OLED produces |
| technology was first introduced in to the | | | | brighter and sharper images as compared to |
| market, it had been the most important music | | | | LCD images. A great characteristic of MP4 |
| format. The recent introduction of the MP4 | | | | players (iPod) is that there are not |
| with its more compressed audio format has | | | | innumerable buttons for the various commands. |
| again changed the way digital sound is | | | | Only a few buttons are sufficient for the |
| perceived. Most people might not be aware of | | | | purpose. The memory is quite large at 8 GB |
| how the MP4 differs from the MP3 and think | | | | for flash based and 100 GB in case of micro |
| that MP4s are more compressed and hence | | | | based hard drive. The latest MP4 players |
| smaller than the audio files in the MP3 | | | | (iPod) even support third party, flash memory |
| format; others assume that these two | | | | cards, which are external... they even have |
| represent different technologies. There are | | | | USB support. Earphones and other accessories |
| both common features as well as distinctions | | | | are also available with the MP4, but at times |
| between MP3 and MP4 players. The most | | | | the quality may not be up to the mark. |
| important point that comes to the mind when | | | | Because of it capability of delivering both |
| you compare the two, is that the MP4 format | | | | video and audio at the same time, MP4 devices |
| has properties that make up for all the | | | | (iPod) can offer an even greater range of |
| shortfalls of the MP3, and the quality of | | | | features such as email, web browsing, instant |
| perception of the files in the MP4 format is | | | | messaging, music and video download, digital |
| much better when compared to the MP3. | | | | camera, bluetooth wireless technology and |
| Basically, MP4 is a container. So it has the | | | | many more. Multiple language options and |
| capability to carry video as well as audio | | | | gaming capability add to its versatility. |
| files. So the basic difference is that the | | | | Features such as voice recording enable MP4 |
| MP4 contains the audio and video at the same | | | | devices to be used not only for entertainment |
| time while the MP3 format can support only | | | | but also for professional purposes. |
| the audio files. The MP4 player (iPod) allows | | | | |
| you to realize something bigger and better | | | | This article can be accessed in portuguese |
| than anything you can imagine. It is a new | | | | from the Article section of page , Author - |
| concept known as Structured Audio, and it is | | | | Roberto Sedycias. |
| a mode of describing sound in the most | | | | |