Re: SliMP3 and the BBC

["Neil Fuller" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark

I've already sent the fax to my MP via www.faxyourmp.co.uk

Maybe other might like to do the same?

Cheers

Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Harrison (Yahoo!)" <mph@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC


> It is worth noting that the Minister has virtually no incentive to
answer
> your questions.
>
> However, if you raise this matter with your MP, and ask Him/Her to
refer
> this question to the minister responsible, you have a far higher
chance of
> at least getting an answer.
>
> Ms. Jowell is far more likely to respond to another MP, or to one of
her
> constituents, than she is to reply to you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Fuller" <neil@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC
>
>
> > Simon
> >
> > Absa-bloody-lutely!!!
> >
> > I refuse to install Real Player on my latest system because I got
sick
and
> > tired of the cr@p they kept sending me.
> >
> > As you say, why a public broadcasting service should be using a
> proprietary
> > "protocol" is beyond me - Maybe, just maybe, there's
some money changing
> > hands somewhere!?
> >
> > I shall find Ms Jowells contact details and be about the 3,001
person to
> get
> > no reply!!!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Neil
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Simon Rafferty" <simonr@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 8:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC
> >
> >
> > > I, as have many people, emailed the BBC, THe SoS for Arts
and Media
> (Tessa
> > Jowell) and her government office (department for culture, media
and
> sport)
> > asking why a National public broadcasting service is using a
propriatary
> > method for streaming media across the internet and not an open
standard
> such
> > as MP3, to date myself and about 3,000 other people have had no
reply.
> > Frankly I find this quite disgusting that neither of the 3 
people /
> > organisations were prepared to even acknowledge that this is an
issue.
If
> > you feel strongly about the BBC using real audio, and not
providing an
> > alternate mp3 stream, I suggest that you also lobby Tessa Jowell
or the
> BBC
> > about this issue.
> > >
> > > Simon
> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > >   From: Kevin Hawkins
> > >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >   Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:29 PM
> > >   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      > -----Original Message-----
> > >      > From: Neil Fuller [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx]
> > >      > Sent: 02 April 2004 21:06
> > >      > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >      > Subject: [ukha_d] SliMP3 and the BBC
> > >      >
> > >      > Having just got around to getting my SliMP3 from
Kens last
> > >      > BB up and running, I'm very impressed!
> > >      >
> > >      > There's a few niggles such as why does it lock up
after a
> > >      > lack of attention for a couple of hours?
> > >
> > >   It shouldn't do this - I assume you're running the latest
released
> > server
> > >   code - Have you updated the player firmware too ??
> > >      >
> > >      > However, the thing I can't work out is how to get
Internet
> > >      > radio stations to stream on to the Slimpy.
> > >
> > >   Pop them in a playlist
> > >
> > >      >
> > >      > In particular, how can I get BBC R2 thru 4 on to
the
> > >      > Slimpy? Looks to me like BBC stream  in RealMedia
format
> > >      > and I really don't want to install RealPlayer on
my
> > >      > server, besides, it looks like the Slim server
doesn't
> > >      > support RealMedia anyway????
> > >
> > >   The BBC use Real audio which as you say the SliMP3 does
not
support -
> in
> > >   fact I am not sure which hardware players do.  You can get
around
this
> > with
> > >   a bit of realtime transcoding but it is not very
satisfactory (there
> are
> > >   some posts on the Slim list re this). There are also some
overseas
> > streaming
> > >   sources of some BBC content that are in mp3 or wma.  A
high quality
> > route
> > >   can be had using a Psion Wavefinder and streaming the BBC
digital
MUX
> > output
> > >   to the SliMP3, but that needs a bit more hardware.
> > >
> > >   K
> > >
> > >
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