Audiobook Download Times-File Sizes
Audio Book Download Times and File Sizes
Audio Book File Sizes
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Playback Time
Playback time for audio books vary considerably from around 8 to 16 hours, an average would be in the area of 10 hours.
On the other end of the scale radio programs are 1 hour in length.
A 5 CD audio book would be roughly 120MB
Of course there many exceptions to the average, as an example former President Bill Clinton's autobiography weighs in at a hefty 52 hours!
Example: The Da Vinci Code (which is 17 hours of audio) is:
238 MB in format 4 - Excellent Quality
119 MB in format 3 - FM Radio Quality
68 MB in format 2 - AM Radio Quality
MP3
Taking an average audio book play back time of 10 hours
40MB level 2 - AM Radio Quality
70MB level 3 - FM Radio Quality
iPod
A 20GB capacity iPod will play approximately 2,650 to 5,300 hours of audio
1GB will give u about 125 to 250 hours of audio book playback |
Audio Book Download Calculator
Note: The calculator below is a giude only. There are many issues that will affect indivdual download speeds
for most users.
Audio Book Download Guide
Note: The table below is a giude only. There are many issues that will affect indivdual download speeds
for most users.
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Duration |
Quality |
File Size |
Dial-Up
Modem
56Kps |
DSL
256
Kps |
Cable
Modem
1.5 Mbs |
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15 Hours |
CD Quality (32 Kps) |
217.8 MB |
08:51:01 |
01:56:09 |
00:19:21 |
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Radio Quality
(4 Kps) |
41.1 MB |
01:40:12 |
00:21:55 |
00:03:39 |
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10 Hours |
CD Quality (32 Kps) |
145.2 MB |
05:54:00 |
01:17:26 |
00:12:54 |
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Radio Quality
(4 Kps) |
27.4 MB |
01:06:48 |
00:14:36 |
00:02:26 |
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8 Hours |
CD Quality (32 Kps |
116.16 MB |
04:43:12 |
01:01:57 |
00:10:19 |
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Radio Quality
(4 Kps) |
21.92 MB |
00:53:26 |
00:11:41 |
00:01:56 |
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5 hours |
CD Quality (32 Kps |
72.6 MB |
02:57:00 |
00:38:43 |
00:06:27 |
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Radio Quality
(4 Kps) |
13.7 MB |
00:33:24 |
00:07:18 |
00:01:13 |
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