bpa wrote: > For the last 2 years the BBC turns on and off HD stream for non UK users > depending on the "events" - usually HD was available during the Proms > (May-Sept) and then off until some Christmas events etc. However I did > not play the stream regularly so can only report my occasional testing > of thr streams. > > This year it is complicated by the fact the changeover to HLS (and next > DASH). The BBC relented and created a Shoutcast HD AAC stream (see blog > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/d031b300-721a-4df5-8506-723303f2887e?comments_page=17&initial_page_size=10&filter=none&sortBy=LowestRating&sortOrder=Ascending) > - the BBC also implied they would shutoff the AAC HD stream after the > Proms (as I think they expected to be ready to changeover to DASH). > > Triodes BBCiPlayer UK and non UK Live streams has defined URLs which fix > the quality of thr stream. Currently they are > http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_three.m3u8 > http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/sbr_low/ak/bbc_radio_three.m3u8 > > So if using Live non UK stream users will alwayds play the lower speed > stream (which happens to tbe the highest available to non uk). > > The BBC have set up 4 "sbr rates" - change the part of the URL > accordingly - sbr_high, sbr_med, sbr_low and sbr_vlow. > > For non UK R3 only the "low" rates are available sbr_low is about > 128kbits and sbr_vlow which is about 64kbits.
Hi. I don't know if I understand you right, but is this a way to get better quality for non-uk users. And if it is, have you the possibility to explain how? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kjetinho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42755 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103435 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
