bpa wrote: 
> That was because old entries were still cached.
> 
> 
> No difference in Quality - playHLS was an interim solution to HLS before
> Triode wrote a native HLS plugin.
> 
> 
> 
> HLS is proprietary Apple format. Currently BBC used Flash for browsers
> and HLS for iPhone.   BBC is retiring Flash and replacing it with DASH
> which is an international standard similar to HLS.  BBC have not
> announced DASH as being publicy available but it is availabel in beta
> trial.  An update to BBCiPlayer plugin is available which implements
> DASH and tidies up all the HLS patches.  The update is test because
> BBCiPlayer DASH is new and could change and bugs have to be found. For
> UK listeners DASH provide better quality than HLS.


OK well thanks again for your involvement in getting this working and on
going development and replying.

Regarding DASH, does that mean being proprietary and BBC trying to
retire support apps that it will replace the HLS streams or will both
co-exist?

Will / is Dash a discernible amount better at the same bitrate?


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