NeoStream - Color coding of Internet Radio channels for playback over Neo Radio
NeoStream is designed to play Internet Radio channels on a Neo Radio device via your B&O system.
The user can easily select Internet Radio channels and play them on the B&O product.
Internet Radio has become modern, but is also filled with complex terms, such as bit-stream speed, compression techniques and much more.
This is difficult to figure out, so we have simplified this in NeoStream. We have given the channels color codes.
| Green | Best quality | A green channel plays the music in the best way. It takes full advantage of the FM receiver in your B&O product. It doesn't get any better |
| Yellow | Acceptable quality | A yellow channel is acceptable and the sound is ok, but not as good as a green channel. Most people cannot hear the difference between a yellow and a green channel |
| Red | Low quality | A red channel is low quality and often used for speech channels. Just choose it and judge the quality for yourself. |
The more technical explanation of the colours can be found here. If you are technically interested, see the table below.
You don't have to think about it in everyday life - just choose between Green, Yellow and Red.
| Color | Quality | Compression Technology | Streaming speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Best quality | AAC | >= 96 kbps |
| Green | Best quality | AAC+ | >= 88 kbps |
| Green | Best quality | MP3 | >= 160 kbps |
| Yellow | Acceptable quality | AAC | >= 72 kbps |
| Yellow | Acceptable quality | AAC+ | < 88 kbps |
| Yellow | Acceptable quality | MP3 | >= 128 kbps |
| Red | Low quality | AAC | < 72 kbps |
| Red | Low quality | MP3 | <= 96 kbps |
