Addressing this to Mathieu and the list.


Good to hear you Mathieuon the Mosen podcast which confirmed what we have learned on this list.? One question or suggestion I did send to Jonathan Mosen was not mentioned - no criticism implied.


Will the new VR Stream be able to play podcasts without downloading them first?? Quite common now to go to the internet to listen to a podcast rather than downloading it first.? You can do this of course with Mosen at Large.


The Blind Shell Classic phone can do this and its podcast player though quite simple does allow immediate access to podcasts along with the option to download them.


I would like to see this on the Stream.


I intend signing the letter/petition to Audible as I doubt I will be signing up to Audible unless I can activate it on the new Stream.


Ray.

Hello Ray,

For the launch, podcasts will be downloaded still, not streamed. But the wifi on the device being much better, if you have a good Internet connection, the process should be much smoother.

But I'm taking note of this feedback and I'll see what can be done in a future version.

Mathieu

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Thanks Mathieu.

Streaming and previewing of podcasts would be very useful, especially when deciding to subscribe to a new one as presently you have to subscribe to listen and find out if you think its worth subbing to.

I realise the Wi-Fi will be much faster, and that's good.

Should also mean that stations using higher bit rates should now play on the new Stream.? I am guessing that if the BBC streams are going to play on the new Stream then higher bit rates would have to be handled most probably.? I am pretty sure the recording facility on the Stream takes the stream as it comes in before A D conversion so the radio programme gets recorded at the bit rate the station is using.? that might well gobble up more memory so saving recordings direct to a prememantly permantly inserted SD card would be a good option to have too.

Ray.