MP3 vs MP4?

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Do you prefer .mp3 files or the newer .mp4 type that is categorized as either .m4a (audio only) or .m4v (video an audio).

iTunes sells .mp4 in both types, which is a major cool thing. Do you think you'd want the .mp3 even if you could have the .mp4, or would you not care?

they are .m4p files, not .mp4s

There are also MP4s, that are used for video. Unfortunately my phone will only let me use this format for my vids. A good format but most of my collection is in something else.

WTF is an MP4? Maschinenpistole 4? Is this German (MP40)?

MP40 is WW2-era German submachinegun. MP4 is as stated above and in link.

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62723

I luV u! You are wrong though You see iTunes sells music in an encrypted form known as .m4p, basically it's .mp4 protected. Thus you buy an .mp4 that's encrypted using their version of DRM. After this though the file is actually a new kind, where-as .mp3 is it's old brother. Within this they have different parts, some are m4a (audio only) m4v (video an audio), etc. If you have an MPEG-4 file you are in good standing by me, it's much newer and the old style .mp3 was developed a very long time ago although it's still popular.