[Flac] flac vs. mp3 decoder

[Mark Rudholm]

Harry Sack wrote:
> hi
> 
> I was wondering if Josh could tell me what the difference between the
> cpu load (in %) of a flac vs. mp3 encoder is on the same cpu or an
> estimation of it . I want to have an idea of this because I'm
> wondering if playing flac files would use more cpu (in %) then playing
> mp3 files on my pocket pc.
> So if I would know this, I would know which decoder will empty my
> battery the most quickly.

It will use your CPU less but access your storage more.

What effect this has on battery usage depends on the device.