is it possible?

[susandennis]

That an mp3 player that plays mp3's just fine, might not be capable of playing an mp3 podcast?

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[geordie.livejournal.com]

It is possible, it may be limited on what bit rates and compression it can decode, they aren't all the same.

[susandennis]

wow. interesting. this is a way off brand - well, not way off but not, apparently, too common in the U.S. Crap. Wonder how one goes about find out what mp3 players play podcasts before one buys...

this is really frustrating! but thanks for the answer.

[geordie.livejournal.com]

Ah, here we are. There are so many podcasts now that it's difficult to craft a search for details on podcast internal issues.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301880

Podcasts can be in MP3 format, but also AAC, WAV, and .M4B. An MP3 player won't necessarily support those. Apple don't support WMA, other players do, would those still be podcasts?

[kayseaconklin.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info!