Re: HD RADIO is no worse than DAB or DRM radio

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From: Don Pearce
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:01

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On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:50:43 -0700, SFTV_troy <SFTV_troy@yahoo.com>
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>> .... What you hear over
>> the Internet will be encoded differently, using codecs popular for
>> Internet streaming, not their proprietary ones for satellite delivery.
>
>Ahhh I see.  I figured they'd use the same codec, rather than spend
>money creating two separate streams for the satellite and the net.
>
>I've been listening on the internet, and considering subscribing, but
>if the radio's sound is crap then it's not worth the $13 a month fee.
>(later).  Ooops hold on.  If wikipedia is accurate, XM is using the
>superior AAC+.  "Audio channels on XM are digitally compressed using
>the aacPlus codec".  So XM would sound as good as internet.

For a really good selection that lets you compare rates, try here

http://www.tuner2.com/

I use Winamp to listen as it has the right codec built in.

d

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Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

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From: nospam@nospam.com (Don Pearce)
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Subject: Re: HD RADIO is no worse than DAB or DRM radio
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