On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Jasper Bryant-Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 :) >
The quality of the DVB-S stream is OK. Pity there is no guide data to speak of.
