HD-streaming on the Gramophone Player ? When ?

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budx3385
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Now that BBC Radio 3 has upgraded successfully to 320kbps, when will the Gramophone Player give us the same increase in quality?  Will it forever be stuck at 256kbps?  

Please do upgrade, and hopefully soon !!!

 

 

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RE: HD-streaming on the Gramophone Player ? When ?

Hello budx3385. We're continually reviewing the balance between bitrate and download speeds/bandwidth and provided it didn't unduly either hit our bandwidth or prevent people in lower bandwidth areas from accessing the content, this is a step we could at some point take. However, we have had a number of letters from people who are not as fortunate as others when it comes to bandwidth - so for now, we'll stick where we are. I must say, in our defence, that I still think 256kbps sounds pretty good to me, and is still ahead of many online streaming services.

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