Also with a recent update to Overcast, you now have the ability for episodes to be deleted after 24 hours has elapsed. Should you want to listen to the episodes during that timeframe again. Overwise, they get automatically deleted after the 24 hour period.
Hope this has been helpful. Daniel > On 20 Apr 2018, at 03:32, Chris Chaffin <chaffin102...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Downcast was my primary podcast player for several years, and I tried > Overcast a little over a year ago and now use it as my primary podcast player. > From what I remember, Downcast only had one feature that Overcast does not, > and that is the capability of actually saving your podcast files. > Now Overcast also has a couple of features that Downcast does not, and that > is the smart speed and voice boost features, which are both very good > features. I know this is only my opinion, but I think Overcast has the best > playback when it comes to playing faster then the normal speed. > > Now I would encourage you, if you have not already, check out the settings > screen. 2 important settings there is whether you want to stream or download > the episodes, and what you want to do once you listen to an episode. I > personally download my episodes so I can listen to them no matter whether I > have an internet connection or not, and I choose to manually delete an > episode. That way if I want to keep it afterwards I can. Now I will tell > you that if I keep an episode after I listen to it, it does still show up > under unplayed episodes. > > The smart speed and voice boost settings can be found on the playback screen. > > You will also find that Overcast is updated more frequently then downcast. > But at the end of the day, they are both good players, and it is a personal > preference of > which you choose to use. > > Chris > > >> On Apr 19, 2018, at 5:42 PM, Wayne Merritt <wcmerr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Steve, >> I'm not totally sold on Overcast, just thought I would give it another >> shot. I do like the number of rodor actions available on each podcast >> episode, more than the same old activate/delete that I saw in >> Downcast. I have both and may still use Downcast until Overcast feels >> more comfortable. >> >> Wayne >> >>> On 4/19/18, Steve Matzura <number6...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> What made you switch? My only complaint with Downcast so far after using >>> it for a year or so is that I have a queue with nine stuck downloads I >>> cannot clear or access. Any thoughts on that one? >>> >>> >>>> On 4/19/2018 9:36 AM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >>>> Greetings. After the recent flurry of messages praising Overcast, I >>>> thought I would give the app another go. I have been using Downcast >>>> for some time but am open to other options. I do like some of the >>>> effects of Overcast. one thing that I noticed almost immediately in >>>> Overcast, once I had imported my feeds and subscriptions from >>>> Downcast, is that all of my podcasts appear as played. However, I have >>>> not listened to all of them in Downcast, in fact many episodes in >>>> certain podcasts were unplayed. When I looked in Overcast though it >>>> said that there were no unplayed episodes. Does anyone know how I can >>>> have Overcast display unplayed episodes, and keep them unplayed until >>>> I actually listen to them? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Wayne >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >>> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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