Um, I think it does take over, although, hold on, let me check what kind of streaming it supports... Ok, according to this page (http://www.pocket-tunes.com/?page=features) it doesn't support streaming WMA, just streaming MP3(Shoutcast & Live365),aac & aac+, ogg vorbis, and wav. As far as weather internet-only stations are any different from simulcasted ones, my uninformed understanding is that there shouldn't be any difference. That doesn't mean that "real" radio stations don't generally prefer a particular type of streaming technology (like WMA perhaps for a more robust DRM??), but I know stations that both have a terrestrial equivalent (eg local npr stations around me) as well as internet-only ones that do MP3, and I know others that do WMA, and some (the ones with terrestrial equivelents) actually do both. I would bet, though, that the internet-only ones tend to only do MP3 as that may have less limitations and licensing involved and also has been around now for at least 7 or 8 years (the streaming version that is)...
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Kinoma Hi Levi, Is that internet streaming radio of internet-only "radio stations" or does that include streaming of local over the air radio stations that also "broadcast" on the internet? Or are those the same thing? KBCO radio in Boulder, for example, is an FM station (and a darned good one) that simulcasts (if that's the right word) on the internet. On my laptop the stream opens in Windows Media Player. On the 700 and now the 755 it opens in Kinoma. Given that both Kinoma and PTunes are in ROM (at least on the 755), somehow Kinoma wins right now. Maybe because the ROM version is a limited version. If I install my deluxe/premium/whatever version (which I own) of pTunes will it take over the audio streaming function when I go to: http://www.kbco.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html?refreshed=yes and hit "play"?? Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wallach Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Kinoma Er, PocketTunes has been doing internet radio streaming for quite a while... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Ferguson Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 10:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Kinoma I don't really watch video on my Treo, but when I go to a radio internet stream it's Kinoma player that plays it. Is there an alternative? Will TCPMP take over that function? Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Froehle Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] Kinoma I bought the full Kinoma Player Ex at the upgrade price and I'm sorry I did. Its performance is abominable. For example, a 640x480 30fps video file that TCPMP can play flawlessly is unwatchably slow/stuttery in Kinoma Player...it only gets a couple of frames a second max. Save your $...it's not worth it unless you have scads of low-res/low-framerate WMV files you just have to watch on your Treo. My opinion, of course. - Craig On 6/18/07, marechaux1757 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm wondering if it's worth buying the full version of Kinoma. I > currently using the built in version on a Sprint 700p. Yahoo! Groups Links
