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Re: BBC Interactive media trail


  • Subject: Re: BBC Interactive media trail
  • From: Ian Oliver <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:25:01 +0100

In article <20050908212115.3FD1A107A6@xxxxxxx>, Phil Harris wrote:
> > Bad enough that their radio stuff needs Real. Nasty closed
standard.
>
> I've worked for Real Media out in Seattle before in the past - and
just that
> experience was enough to stop me ever installing RealPlayer on any of
my
> machines.

Yup, banned both at home and at work.

> > However, the Beeb do seem to want to go ahead with Dirac.
> > Wonder why they didn't go Ogg?
>
> Why didn't they just go MP3 even...

Initially, it wasn't as good for streaming, and still isn't as good at low
bitrates.

And MP3 is still encumbered by patents.

Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds, UK
Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire





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