Use the Portable Device tab to select the quality of the music that you copy from your computer to your portable device.
Note If you are using a Microsoft Windows CE device, ActiveSync 3.0 or later is required to connect Windows Media Player to a portable device. ActiveSync 3.0 is the communication software your computer uses to connect to a Windows CE device.
The following options are listed on the Portable Device tab:
This option is selected by default; Windows Media Player automatically sets the quality level of the music that is copied to your portable device.
Click this option if you want to specify the audio quality level of the music that is copied to your portable device. The following table lists the range of quality levels:
Quality | Bit rate | Disk space* |
Smallest size | 32 Kbps | 14 MB |
Medium | 64 Kbps | 28 MB |
Best Quality | 128 Kbps | 56 MB |
*Refers to the amount of disk space required if you copy an entire CD according to quality level.
Use the Details button to open a Web page that lists information about the types of portable devices that you can transfer files to.