Owen Smith wrote: > Do the BBC say anywhere why the podcasts are only in 128kbps MP3? That's > a step down even from the non UK streams and a considerable reduction in > quality compared to UK 320kbps AAC streams. A few years ago it was all > about HD radio and then the FLAC Radio 3 Concert Sound for the proms, it > was encouraging to see the push for better sound quality. It seems a big > reversal to suddenly go to only 128kbps MP3 for some things. I know some > players can only cope with MP3 but they could use 320kbps, or offer two > streams.
I suspect a compromise. Many podcasts are talky so HD is as important also users want to download so space may be at the premium. It may be a way to differentiate - "broadcast" from "download". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109826 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
