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bit rate

noun

  1. computing the rate of flow of binary digits in a digital data-processing system, usually expressed as the number of bits per second
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A lower bit rate means lower power consumption, which should translate to longer battery life.

According to their comment, Linux isn’t officially supported by Xbox Cloud Gaming, so it “reverts to a default resolution and bit rate” that should work on most devices.

I look at your pricing tiers, and it’s free, and then if you want lossless HD radio, higher-quality music — and I mean file quality, so higher bit rate music, lossless music — then you have to pay.

There’s still some compression being applied; CD-quality music typically has a sample bit rate of 1.4Mbps.

In environments with a lot of wireless congestion, the bit rate will dynamically scale down as low as 140kbps to maintain the best audio performance based on connection quality.

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