In article <CAAFM_YxfA2wr=yd8myx907re99a5of5aluy_totynmr+n0b...@mail.gmail.com>, Paul Thornett <pthorn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> But, really, how astonishing. Why on earth didn't the BBC go the whole > hog and allow the lossless music to be stored for 30 days? This is another 'test' in official terms.They are assessing the ways it can be done, how much would increase the loads on their systems, what demand there may be, what user reactions are, etc. Along the way they are probably tweaking and trying to find what works best in terms of the serving details. Although no-one has explcitly said it to me, it is implicit that this test will end and *then* someone will decide when and *if* to make it standard. If - as I hope - it becomes available as 'standard' then it is likely that it will duly be spread to 'on demand'. But at present its essentially being done for test and evaluation purposes. The Proms are probably useful as a time of relatively high demand for R3. Jim -- Electronics https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
