I prefer the user interface of town cast. I BTW, listen to podcast at a normal speed.
Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > On Sep 4, 2015, at 6:33 PM, gs <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have to say I'm not a huge podcast person. I do like Downcast versus > overcast without too much discussion. Downcast is just more responsive and > feature rich. I have to admit that I didn't know about the 2x vs. 3x issue. > Still, I like Downcast. > > > On Sep 4, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I love how good Overcast sounds at fast speeds. The voice boost feature is > good too; on a podcast I listened to recently, the host apologized for the > disparity in volume between himself and whoever he was talking to on Skype, > but I heard no difference thanks to voice boost. As for getting podcasts into > Overcast, I'm pretty sure Downcast has the ability to export an OPML feed. > You can email this to yourself and open the file in Overcast. > > Best, > Anna > > > >> On Sep 4, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Merv Keck <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That has been my experience with both Overcast and downcast as well. The >> major advantage with Overcast is the faster speed is better quality. >> However, I like the feature set for downcast. I use downcast on my iPhone >> exclusively having had exposure to both apps I prefer Downcast. >> If I want to take my time and listen to a podcast at normal speed I use the >> no frills no thrills basic podcast feature in the apple TV which I dearly >> hope they improve with the next generation. The iPhone always gets my >> podcasts hours before the apple TV does. Another reason I prefer downcast. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Cristóbal >> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2015 2:05 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Overcast versus downcast >> >> The one advantage I've found with Overcast over Downcast or other podcasting >> apps in general is that it can play files at the 3x speed. Downcast used to >> be able to do this, but for a while now, once you try to play something past >> the 2x speed, the file begins to skip. I've written the Downcast dev about >> the skipping issue, but doubt that at this point it'll ever be addressed. >> Other than that, I can't say I'm much of an Overcast fan. There are some >> accessibility things I don't like and I find it to be at times sluggish and >> limiting. It is true, that Overcast is meant to be a simplified podcasting >> app, but I guess I prefer the more detailed settings Downcast offers. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Jennie Facer >> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 10:50 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Overcast versus downcast >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have a couple of questions about the overcast app. I see it is accessible, >> but I tried to import my unplayed episodews from Downcast into Overcast. I >> followed their instructions but in downcast, there is no option to import >> into Overcast. There were a ton of other apps, but not Overcast. I rebooted >> my phone thinking maybe it wasn't recognizing that app. Still no luck. >> >> The other question I ha ve is that is the Overcast app any better than >> DownCast or is it just a matter of preference? 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