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?


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