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<blockquote data-quote="martinw01908" data-source="post: 514656" data-attributes="member: 179741"><p>This topic raises some very interesting and important points. I think the term freesat is more a marketing term -the actual method of delivery hasn't changed much from before, apart from there is a proper EPG.</p><p></p><p>We still have 128-192 kbps mp2 audio quality for radio which is very poor. It should follow that along with HD TV we have HD radio. But there was never any real reason for us to end up with low bitrate radio from now or even from the beginning of DVB apart from money saving by clients and high charges by satellite operators.</p><p></p><p>In the USA they have their version of DAB which they market as HD Radio! But like our DAB its very poor quality with low bitrates once again. There isn't much hope for proper audio in this climate. This is one area where analogue Sat and broadcast radio is/was superior to the thing thats supposed to be replacing it¬!!</p><p></p><p>The only form of digital broadcast audio that was any good or offered quality sound is NICAM to my knowledge. But that will be switched off with the analogue TV signals so again, a sad state of affairs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martinw01908, post: 514656, member: 179741"] This topic raises some very interesting and important points. I think the term freesat is more a marketing term -the actual method of delivery hasn't changed much from before, apart from there is a proper EPG. We still have 128-192 kbps mp2 audio quality for radio which is very poor. It should follow that along with HD TV we have HD radio. But there was never any real reason for us to end up with low bitrate radio from now or even from the beginning of DVB apart from money saving by clients and high charges by satellite operators. In the USA they have their version of DAB which they market as HD Radio! But like our DAB its very poor quality with low bitrates once again. There isn't much hope for proper audio in this climate. This is one area where analogue Sat and broadcast radio is/was superior to the thing thats supposed to be replacing it¬!! The only form of digital broadcast audio that was any good or offered quality sound is NICAM to my knowledge. But that will be switched off with the analogue TV signals so again, a sad state of affairs! [/QUOTE]
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