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 JERIC 
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Joined: Dec 31, 2006
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Location: Richmond, VA
     
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:47 am Post subject: "Streamlining" |
 
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We have made changes to the Listen page recently. They include:
- MP3 streams have been removed (except Live365).
- 64k Ogg & 64k WMA have been removed.
- 128k & 64k combined into one column.
- Window Media streams have no HTML by default but can click the logo to get the Chat, Now Playing, Queue/Played inside.
- Updated the notes.
Now that iTunes and RealPlayer support aacPlus, it is a no-brainer for us to take advantage of this. If you use any of these players, please upgrade to the latest version.
We removed 64k Ogg & 64k WMA because we believe there are 2 practical choices: either a low bandwidth option or high quality. Few people want in-between and Windows Media Guide only displays 2 options as well (128k & 32k).
Anything in the 64k/128k listen options are close to CD Quality regardless of their bitrate. Anyone who listens to 64k aacPlus can testify to its superiority. 32k aacPlus is incredible too.
When choosing an option for Windows Media Player, you will see a logo to click if you want the Chat, Now Playing, Queue/Played to load inside of the player.
Ogg will be leaving us soon too. So we will only support WMA and aacPlus in the future.
By consolidating our streams, it will give us higher placement in radio directories, thus giving us more listeners. We are saving a lot of money in bandwidth fees and some server resources as well.
If anyone has any questions or issues listening, please post them here.
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piecemeal
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Joined: Sep 20, 2008
Member#: 315
Posts: 14
Location: Somewhere in Time
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Devin000
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Location: Boise, Idaho
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I use 128k all the time when I can on WinAmp.
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