....ah yes, my sorted past (zip..) >I have a copy of the MPEG specs and the PIC is not capable of real time >decoding. We (Celestica) have built satellite receivers and the decoding >was first done by a DSP and then a custom ASIC. Well real time isn't a concern... if it takes 30 seconds to dump 10 seconds of audio, that would be fine. Hmmmm.... I've got a friend out your way who used to work for Celestica, then he came west to JRC, and now he's back there at RIM.....oh it's a small worl Craig