Yes.

Yes, it is compatible with 64 bit Windows 7 and Vista. It will run as a 32 bit app on a 64 bit machine.

When you install the new version on your computer, it will not overwrite an older one, however, most users will have no need for two versions and so they should remove the original version first to conserve space. There is no need to uninstall the Audio.

If you bought it directly from VGR, Jeffersonville you can call our sales line or order it online from our product catalog for $39. If you received it as a gift or your address has changed since you purchased the original copy, please call VGR to order so we can update our records. If you are overseas, please contact the office where you purchased your original copy of the Table as they will have your records to insure you are eligible for the special upgrade pricing.

$39.00 ORDER ONLINE.

There is no difference in packaging or content.

No. The special pricing is for upgrading your copy only. Your old copy of DVD 1 should be discarded.

No, They are only included on the upgrade DVDs. This is true if you are upgrading to version 3 or are buying a fresh new copy. Using Windows Explorer and/or CD burning software, it is a simple procedure to burn your own MP3/CD if you have a CD burner in your computer.

MP3 is audio technology based on a compression process that reduces the size of the file (or, in our case, sermon) thereby increasing the number of sermons that will fit on a CD or DVD disc. The obvious advantages of this technology are portability and economy. The difficulty lies in the compression process.

When a file is compressed, some of the information is dropped in order to make more room on the disc. Had the Message been delivered in a soundproof studio with no audience or other background noise, the level of quality would not be seriously compromised by the compression process. However, because of the ambient noise on the original tapes – much of which cannot be eliminated through filtering – there are many sounds that often overlap the sound of Brother Branham’s voice. During compression, as the unnecessary background sounds are dropped from the file, the voice that falls within the same sound range as the “disposable noise,” is sometimes dropped also. In order to utilize MP3 technology for reproducing the Message, the ratio of compression (or sample rate) becomes the critical issue. In a nutshell:

Low Sample Rate = Low Quality Audio = Fewer Discs.
High Sample Rate = High Quality Audio = More Discs.

For example, in the message The Uncertain Sound” 60-1218, paragraph 128, Brother Branham says: “That’s the reason we’re trying to say, this morning, you can’t evaluate your big church, your big steeples, and things, with the love of God that’s in our heart, by the Holy Ghost He gives unto you. No comparison. These things come supernatural.” With low quality audio compression, the entire phrase “…Holy Ghost He gives unto you” is dropped. But, unless you are closely comparing the audio with the original recording, a written text, or an uncompressed CD, you cannot tell that a portion of the Message is missing! There are no ‘clicks’ or dead spaces that would indicate where the editing has taken place. And this is only one of many, many places where these omissions can and do occur at lower compression ratios. As the audio quality is increased, the words “Holy Ghost” becomes audible, but only in the high quality range, near 160kbs, is the entire phrase preserved.

Our major concern was this: Can the use of low quality audio MP3 technology be compared to the “splicing” of tapes that Brother Branham spoke against? He warned us that this Message is “not my word. It’s His Word.” Do we have a right to decide which words are important, and which are not?

Our decision was that unless every word was preserved, we would by-pass this particular technology.

After careful studio testing, we found that compression that resulted in 20, 40, 80, or 160 discs could NOT guarantee an acceptablelevel of quality. In order to listen to the Message in its entirety, and provide an “A-number-one” product, as Brother Branham specified, 234 discs are required. With this high quality (160kbs), not one word has been eliminated.

The DVD discs contain ALL the sermons in the MP3 160kbs format AND the updated software for The Message search 2010 program. They are your Master Library on 21 discs, and are designed to work in a computer. With it, you can download the Message to any media type you want – portable MP3 player, cassettes, CDs, or even customized MP3 CDs.

For your convenience, we are offering the 234 MP3 CDs as a companion library. You may not have the time (or inclination) to burn your own CD discs, so we have done it for you. Plus, these are individually labeled and packaged to match the DVD software, making it a very attractive set.

Both the DVD and CD discs contain the same MP3 files, except for the 12 new tapes and the 55 newly re-filtered tapes on disc 20. The difference between the two is capacity. The DVD disc will hold 14 times more than the MP3 CD disc. In our case, it takes 234 MP3 CDs to hold the same number of sermons that can be placed on 19 DVD discs.

There is a very important application where the MP3 CDs will fit the bill perfectly – overseas libraries. The large number ofdiscs (each holding 5 to 8 sermons) will allow for wider circulation, and the cost of the players is now very affordable (less than $50). For a very reasonable price, we can put players and sets of 234 MP3 CDs into churches and libraries, and with pastors, missionaries and evangelists overseas.

With other products, you are not actually getting what you think you are getting. We have already explained the problems that come with compression, but there is another technique that some have used that is also destructive. It is a process that the recording industry has dubbed “quick and dirty filtering.” It will remove a lot of the hiss that is present on some of the original recordings, and make a product that, at first, may sound acceptable.

The problem is that “quick and dirty filtering” will also remove anything that is within the same frequency range as the hiss – including the prophet’s voice. The words or phrases that are sacrificed during this filtering are in addition to what is lost during the compression process. Someone could whip together a product like this in just a few months and offer something that appears to be clear and complete, when it is not.

We have spent 10s of thousands of man-hours filling in gaps, missing words, making other corrections to the audio and written text, checking for every word in “real-time” listening, and creating the digital files from the analog source tapes.

By far the largest single element to affect the price of The Table is the royalties that are paid to WBEA, and to other sources for the InfoBase technology and the audio Bible. These royalties we pay are required for us to produce the Table legally.

The cost of The Table – 21 DVD discs, in a program that will enable you to listen, read, search, duplicate, and print from a data base of 1191 messages – is about 33 cents per message. And, if you do the math, you will see that the audio-only MP3 CD library can be yours for the cost of royalties alone!

But most importantly, you can rest assured that every “byte” is on The Table!

In accordance with the licensing agreement we have with Folio Corporation, as a purchaser of this program, you have permission to use it on multiple computers, as long as they are used exclusively by you or your immediate family, residing in your home.

No, the software of The Table and the audio are a combined unit and only the audio is available in a separate form.

You may place your order using our online catalog at www.branham.org or by calling Voice Of God Recordings at (812) 256-1177 for ordering.

No. We recommend you test the player before purchase, or buy from a dealer with a “money back” guarantee.