BBC iMP Trial to start 1st September

From www.digitalradiotech.co.uk

The BBC's interactive media player (iMP) is starting a wider trial on
1st September.

Only a limited number of radio shows and TV programmes will be available
in the trial at first, although more shows might be added closer to
launch date, apparently.

The iMP uses peer-to-peer technology, which is the same technology that
the file-sharing networks use where people download parts of each
programme from multiple users. The reason why there will only be a
limited number of programmes available is probably due to there only
being 5,000 trialists, because the fewer programmes there are available
the more likely it will be that people will be able to download from
multiple users. It is planned that all TV and radio programmes will be
available when the iMP is fully launched next year, and programmes will
be available for 7 days after they've been broadcast.

The radio shows are apparently going to use 128kbps WMA9, which means
that they should have better audio quality than is available on the
BBC's radio stations on DAB or digital TV. However, WMA9 might not be
used when the system is fully launched next year due to the desire that
Apple Macs be supported.

Hopefully they'll adopt AAC instead, which would allow support for both
Windows and Mac users and is the best-performing well-known audio codec
at 128kbps.



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DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

From www.digitalradiotech.co.uk

The BBC's interactive media player (iMP) is starting a wider trial on
1st September.

Only a limited number of radio shows and TV programmes will be available
in the trial at first, although more shows might be added closer to
launch date, apparently.

The iMP uses peer-to-peer technology, which is the same technology that
the file-sharing networks use where people download parts of each
programme from multiple users. The reason why there will only be a
limited number of programmes available is probably due to there only
being 5,000 trialists, because the fewer programmes there are available
the more likely it will be that people will be able to download from
multiple users. It is planned that all TV and radio programmes will be
available when the iMP is fully launched next year, and programmes will
be available for 7 days after they've been broadcast.

The radio shows are apparently going to use 128kbps WMA9, which means
that they should have better audio quality than is available on the
BBC's radio stations on DAB or digital TV. However, WMA9 might not be
used when the system is fully launched next year due to the desire that
Apple Macs be supported.

Hopefully they'll adopt AAC instead, which would allow support for both
Windows and Mac users and is the best-performing well-known audio codec
at 128kbps.




What about .OGG Vorbis?
It's open, available on different platforms and appears to sound good at
that rate.

Bruce

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DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

The radio shows are apparently going to use 128kbps WMA9, which means
that they should have better audio quality than is available on the
BBC's radio stations on DAB or digital TV. However, WMA9 might not be
used when the system is fully launched next year due to the desire that
Apple Macs be supported.

Does that mean that they will use copy-protection? Because Windows Media
9 is also available on the Mac, only the recent DRM versions are not
supported.

Hopefully they'll adopt AAC instead, which would allow support for both
Windows and Mac users

Not to mention iPod users...

Giuseppe wrote:
DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

The radio shows are apparently going to use 128kbps WMA9, which means
that they should have better audio quality than is available on the
BBC's radio stations on DAB or digital TV. However, WMA9 might not be
used when the system is fully launched next year due to the desire
that Apple Macs be supported.

Does that mean that they will use copy-protection?


Yes, they are.


Because Windows
Media 9 is also available on the Mac, only the recent DRM versions
are not supported.


Right.


Hopefully they'll adopt AAC instead, which would allow support for
both Windows and Mac users

Not to mention iPod users...


Yes, but one drawback of AAC is that it's only the iPod that supports it
out of the MP3 players. Or at least I can't think of any other MP3
players that support AAC. Unfortunately, a lot of MP3 players do support
WMA.


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Well untill BBC DAB improves I will not be interested in any new radio
system from the BBC.
Unfortunately I do not think the broadcasters think or care about top
quaulity anymore.

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"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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From www.digitalradiotech.co.uk

The BBC's interactive media player (iMP) is starting a wider trial on
1st September.

Only a limited number of radio shows and TV programmes will be available
in the trial at first, although more shows might be added closer to
launch date, apparently.

The iMP uses peer-to-peer technology, which is the same technology that
the file-sharing networks use where people download parts of each
programme from multiple users. The reason why there will only be a
limited number of programmes available is probably due to there only
being 5,000 trialists, because the fewer programmes there are available
the more likely it will be that people will be able to download from
multiple users. It is planned that all TV and radio programmes will be
available when the iMP is fully launched next year, and programmes will
be available for 7 days after they've been broadcast.

The radio shows are apparently going to use 128kbps WMA9, which means
that they should have better audio quality than is available on the
BBC's radio stations on DAB or digital TV. However, WMA9 might not be
used when the system is fully launched next year due to the desire that
Apple Macs be supported.

Hopefully they'll adopt AAC instead, which would allow support for both
Windows and Mac users and is the best-performing well-known audio codec
at 128kbps.



Slightly OT know Steve, but I tend to use DAB basically as a higher quality
alternative to AM Radio. However I was reading in this month's New Scientist
about a system called DRM which could be due to take off during the next
year or two, what's your own opinion on it, you think that it will rival or
maybe even supersede DAB?
http://www.drm.org/system/technicalaspect.php




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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:20:09 GMT, David wrote:
Well untill BBC DAB improves I will not be interested in any new radio
system from the BBC.


What does iMP have to do with Radio Waves? It uses this new-fangles
Internet thingy.

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"Dave MacRae" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:20:09 GMT, David wrote:
Well untill BBC DAB improves I will not be interested in any new radio
system from the BBC.

What does iMP have to do with Radio Waves? It uses this new-fangles
Internet thingy.

What does hospital radio have to do with radio waves?

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In article ,
says...
Well untill BBC DAB improves I will not be interested in any new radio
system from the BBC.


You will be waiting for ever and a day.,

Unfortunately I do not think the broadcasters think or care about top
quaulity anymore.


You are correct there.

DAB and DRM will be complementary systems. Set designers are already looking
at sets combining the two systems. So it won't be a question of one over the
other the DRM system using what is now called SW, LW, & MW will be capable
of longer distance reception.


"Ivan" wrote in message
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"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
...
From www.digitalradiotech.co.uk

The BBC's interactive media player (iMP) is starting a wider trial on
1st September.

Only a limited number of radio shows and TV programmes will be available
in the trial at first, although more shows might be added closer to
launch date, apparently.

The iMP uses peer-to-peer technology, which is the same technology that
the file-sharing networks use where people download parts of each
programme from multiple users. The reason why there will only be a
limited number of programmes available is probably due to there only
being 5,000 trialists, because the fewer programmes there are available
the more likely it will be that people will be able to download from
multiple users. It is planned that all TV and radio programmes will be
available when the iMP is fully launched next year, and programmes will
be available for 7 days after they've been broadcast.

The radio shows are apparently going to use 128kbps WMA9, which means
that they should have better audio quality than is available on the
BBC's radio stations on DAB or digital TV. However, WMA9 might not be
used when the system is fully launched next year due to the desire that
Apple Macs be supported.

Hopefully they'll adopt AAC instead, which would allow support for both
Windows and Mac users and is the best-performing well-known audio codec
at 128kbps.



Slightly OT know Steve, but I tend to use DAB basically as a higher
quality
alternative to AM Radio. However I was reading in this month's New
Scientist
about a system called DRM which could be due to take off during the next
year or two, what's your own opinion on it, you think that it will rival
or
maybe even supersede DAB?
http://www.drm.org/system/technicalaspect.php




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http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/mp...e_capacity.htm