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| From | Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.tech.broadcast |
| Subject | Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 06:29 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <119q7ce$nscm$1@solani.org> (permalink) |
| References | <gqtubl1pq7kqccahgida4mm0mvpsrkt530@4ax.com> <ni9qflFa9c8U1@mid.individual.net> |
On 2 Oct 2026 at 14:39:00 BST, "John Williamson" <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 02/10/2026 10:20, Scott wrote: >> The BBC seems to have stopped adjusting the DAB bitrate dynamically >> depending on programming. It used to be that R3 (or) R4, and R5 (main >> service) had bitrates adjusted when R5L was on air. Now it looks as >> though they remain static as R3 160 kbps, R4 112 kbps and R5 64 kbps. >> R5L seems to be wasting 64 kbps playing a silly loop while it is >> off-air. Why has the BBC done this? >> >> I see the new DG is talking about reducing the number of services. >> Will this improve DAB quality or will the BBC vacate the 'spare' >> capacity as a cost-cutting measure? >> > If he wants to cut costs, then a lot of the on-line only stuff can go. > It is, after all the British *Broadcasting* corporation, not the British > Web Content Maker. Leave iPlayer running, though, as that is handy for > catching up on the stuff they have broadcast. It saves buying a video > recorder. I would be deeply distressed if iPlayer went. I tend to use it more than live TV. -- God makes power, Man makes engines.
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Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-02 10:20 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-10-02 12:38 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-02 14:39 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-02 16:03 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-02 16:41 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-02 17:16 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-10-03 06:29 +0000
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-03 09:29 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-04 08:37 +0100
Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-10-04 07:45 +0000
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