On Fri, 2008-08-08 at 11:52 +1200, Douglas Royds wrote: > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Just be aware timing is often out on RNZ. If you are setting up to > >> record, I'd record all the way thorough from 8-9. > >> > >> In fact I think I'll just set mythtv to record the whole show from 8-12. > >> > >> Also available as a podcast of course. > >> > > http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts/saturday.rss# > > > > > >> The downloadable streams are often poor quality though. > >> > > > > There are Microsoft media and mp3 streams. > > A high quality one available to those who are able to access the NZ > > Internet peering exchanges, a middle quality one from a server in > > California, and a very low quality - 1950s telephone - 'backup' one > > served out of Wellington. > > > > kaffeine plays the streams, and Amarok the podcasts, both perfectly on > > the Hardy Heron. > > > > There are doubtless GNOME equivalents, but I know not what they are. > > > > totem-mozilla allows the mp3s to be played directly within Firefox. > Failing that, Totem or Mplayer will play the mp3s from a URL. > > The mp3 that I checked is mono, 48kbps.
If you're on a TelstraClear or Telecom circuit, you'll get relatively poor quality. Those of us on peering ISPs (basically the rest of them) get the good quality one :) If this bothers you, please call your ISP and ask them to peer :) -Jasper
