Allen wrote: > > bpa wrote: > > MP3 streams are 128kbps > > HLS streams are 50kbps and 100kbps > > > > Ah! Thanks for the explanation. But how do I (a) know or find out which > > I'm on and (b) how do I change from one to the other, assuming it's > > possible. > > > > I have changed my 2nd SBB to a 20 second buffer as a trial, and it has > > only buffered once just after opening, so maybe that's the solution, and > > I'm listening at 0730 GMT to BBC R2, which must be somewhere near peak > > time. All good so far. Will now adjust the other SBB and see how that > > goes. > > > > > Peak time depends on the station - a few year ago I monitored R4 and I > found peak was 16:30-19:00 Mon-Thu, and Sun 11:00 - when Archer's > omnibus was played. For R2 mornings used to be their peak - don't > know now. > > I don't know the Kogan radio and you haven't given a model so I can't > research it. > > Boom is an older player and cannot play AAC natively so for Boom to > play other format BBC streams you need a local LMS server and > BBCiPlayer plugin. The LMS server should also be able to provide a > bit more buffering. A side benefit of the plugin is that you'd get to > access to "Listen Again" programs. The typical minimal LMS server is > a Raspberry Pi (about GBP£50) running piCoreplayer which is a complete > prebuilt system on a card.
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