Hi Nick
For the same reasons, had done some quick calculations yesterday

Using Carl's figures from his recent post about Cover sizes etc.........and then calculating how much space you would need to Cache "local" versions of these on the iPad, you get the following

Obviously, a lot depends on which version and size you choose to cache locally

cover.jpg...........................1000x1000......778 Kb.........6.2Gb

cover_img02resize170.jpg........0170x0170......19.9 Kb.......160Mb

cover_img02resize256.jpg........0256x0256......24.6 Kb.......196Mb

cover_img02resize512.jpg........0512x0512......48.2 Kb.......384Mb

It's a pity they didn't implement CoverArt Caching in the new App..........iPeng and Aurender already do it..........and from a close Visual inspection, I believe that the Aurender app even Caches the High Res version

For the reasons I briefly mentioned on Saturday, I believe that the new App still won't appear "quick" even on the newest iPad 3.............if they're not implementing local caching, then the App is pulling Art from Storage, which will take a finite amount of time.........no matter how "fast" your device is

Last edited by Ronnie; 2012-02-27 14:18.
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