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#163989 - 27th Jul 2007 1:31pm BBC Launches iPlayer
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Originally Posted By: BBC News The BBC's flagship online TV service is being launched, offering viewers the chance to download their favourite programmes from the last seven days. For director general Mark Thompson, the launch of iPlayer is as big a milestone as the arrival of colour TV. But others have questioned how technically reliable it will be and whether it is late to a crowded market. At launch, a fixed number of people will be able to sign up, with the numbers increasing throughout the year. Ive just registered my details for the trial, they will contact me at a later stage if I am eligable for the trial. Eventually the service will be made available to everyone though. Can't wait to get me hands on it, it will mean an end to UK Nova for me probably, depends how good it is. BBC News Report _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164335 - 30th Jul 2007 7:44pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Wooo I just got me login details and I have to say it looks pretty good so far. Gonna have a good play tonight see what the service is like etc.. Shall report back! $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164336 - 30th Jul 2007 8:00pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Well... it seems it aint liking Windows Media Player 9 - its a common issue on the private user forums. Im upgrading to 10 and hoping it works, i desperatly dont want to go to 11, not least because its poo, but also because Sky Anytime doesnt like it! _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164337 - 30th Jul 2007 8:03pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	I think its still in beta, and don't work with vista and mac i heard on the radio that they had been downloading eastenders for 3 hrs, but in all fairness they say its in beta and is expected to be panned out soon. And it will then be the fastest of its kind. Too busy to register, awaiting feedback $;\)$ _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#164347 - 30th Jul 2007 8:54pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Well I finally got it to install, its using WMP 10 thank god lol! Ive just noticed, its running the same p2p software as Sky Anytime (Kontiki), which as I run Sky Anytime, I can say is extremely low resource usage, which is a good thing. Yeah it dont work in Linux either, I been running Ubuntu for the last few days, but jumped out of it today to run this. Tried it in Firefox and Opera in Ubuntu before and it basically told me to bugger off and go elsewhere lmao! Im downloading a program now, its coming down the old pipe at about 2.8Mbps, which isnt bad. Dont forget its p2p and there are only 15,000 users allowed to use it atm, so things will be slowish to begin with. For instance, is 1000 people suddenly jump on to download Eastenders at the same time, then its going to run bog slow. The best time to do it would be a good couple of hours afterwards. Bugwise, it doesnt like WMP9, its a known bug in the iPlayer forums, I think this may be more to do with DRM rather then a bug. One thing I havent managed to find as yet is any sort of bandwidth throttling. So in essence, the program is given 100% of my Upload speed, although I use NetLimiter for internet traffic shaping and this will throttle it in the same way, I would like to see this built into the final release. It can work in Vista, but you need to be a code magician to enable it to do so. There is a couple of people running it in Vista, but the BBC dont support it as yet officially, so its certainly not recommended. It is still in BETA and will be for at least a good few months, but what they have already seems very good. There are small bugs, but to be honest, its more because they have to make its availability wider before it can move out of BETA. It has a very similar feel to Sky Anytime, only this should have millions of more users, so the speeds should be even greater, and of course the big advantage is its full of BBC content as opposed to just Sky content. You can download tv programmes from the last 7 days and you are licensed to keep them on your hard drive for 30 days thereafter. $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164385 - 30th Jul 2007 11:41pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	The video I downloaded before is just over 1000Kbps, so the quality is very good. Having said that though, the overall download speed was in the 2.5Mbps average region, which don't get me wrong, is very good, but if I had downloaded the same video off UK Nova an hour or two after the initial seeding, it would have been coming down at about 7Mbps and the video/audio quality would have been similar, if not better on some programmes (it depends on who the capper is). So im not fully converted yet. But its deffo a good thing to have! Things like Coast, Doctor Who etc, either dont become available on UK Nova, or when they do, become available for short period of time, due to arrangements with the BBC and the rules of the site regarding DVD releases and the like. With BBC iPlayer, every popular BBC produced programme will be available to download, without restriction, and once the amount of users increases and Kontiki is running on more users computers, the speeds will probably exceed that of UK Nova. $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164408 - 31st Jul 2007 12:39pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Wooooo just started downloading the real hustle, missed it last night and forgot to Sky+ it lol, and its coming down at 4.8Mbps, which is pretty good imho. Im liking the iPlayer web interface for finding the programmes, some things you dont even realise were on or you had missed, but the web interface is so well working and so visually appealing that you can find your fave programmes with ease. Also, on the iPlayer console itself, its very good in that you can allocate a certain amount of space to your download library, and then its like having a PVR, whereby it lets you know the percentage used, how many hours you will have left etc... $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164411 - 31st Jul 2007 5:10pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	WOW! Ive just downloaded Panorama from last night, it was 156MB and took less then 5 minutes, it came down at 7.86Mbps, the fastest ive ever even seen my connection go!! _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164467 - 1st Aug 2007 7:55am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	I'm just too busy to try it out $\:\($ _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#164474 - 1st Aug 2007 10:27am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
jonah jonah Forum Guardian Registered: 29th Nov 2006 Posts: 3981 Loc: 1313 Mockingbird Lane, I live ...	Originally Posted By: Mark I'm just too busy to try it out $\:\($ i know that feelin dude ! $\:\($ _________________________ http://www.myspace.com/jonah1974 stevejones74@hotmail.co.uk "WELL MY NUTS ARE HALFWAY UP MY ASS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT I'M PERFECT.....! "
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#164484 - 1st Aug 2007 12:16pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: jonah]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Lol, tbh if you dont have the time its a good thing. I have been going through all the crap on offer, and ive downloaded 11 shows already since yesterday, im tending to find loads of stuff that I never even knew was on rather then what ive missed. Dunno when the hell am expecting to watch it all mind, my Sky+ is almost full too so that needs emptying, with all this nice weather of late, im not spending enough time indoors to watch it all! So in a way its actually a bad thing lmao! Will be good when the weather is poo though I suppose! _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#164487 - 1st Aug 2007 12:33pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
jonah jonah Forum Guardian Registered: 29th Nov 2006 Posts: 3981 Loc: 1313 Mockingbird Lane, I live ...	lmao $\:r\:$ _________________________ http://www.myspace.com/jonah1974 stevejones74@hotmail.co.uk "WELL MY NUTS ARE HALFWAY UP MY ASS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT I'M PERFECT.....! "
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#165696 - 9th Aug 2007 10:00am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: jonah]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	Registered last night. Details arrived today. You can not run this under FF only IE 7 Problems but resolved. If you have ever used 4oD Ch4's service it wont allow you to download? Not sure why. But i found this fix and it now works. After a bit of hunting around found a knotiki folder in documents and settings/ALL USERS/application data (which contains a db file that must do something). Thought what the hell and deleted this file, and returned to the iplayer and it now works $;\)$ Downloading has begun. _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#165698 - 9th Aug 2007 10:07am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	I'm pleased to say after much frustration im now downloading Blue Peter.. I like the way you can que the programs for download. So i have a few of them lined up $;\)$ Blue Peter Monday Blue Peter Tuesday Blue Peter Wednesday Blue Peter Thursday Blue Peter Friday lol only kidding. _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#165702 - 9th Aug 2007 11:06am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	I'm liking this player / system even more now? Well after you have downloaded the program of your choice its only when you want to watch it for the first time that the 7 day timer kicks in. So you could have content sitting there for months before you watch it $;\)$ I'm going to stock up in the night lol _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#165703 - 9th Aug 2007 11:33am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	Ahhh hang on. It looks like there is a 30 timer on them regardless, but if you watch that down load you can watch it again for 7 days only or which is sooner on the count down. I'm learning lol _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#165714 - 9th Aug 2007 2:05pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	If you want to take advantage of the 30 day DRM license, just watch it via the deliveries folder instead of the player itself. Also, they have DRM to protect their content as a lot will appear on other channels and they can't risk devalueing its worth, which is fair enough. $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#165718 - 9th Aug 2007 2:17pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	never thought of that $;\)$ _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#165719 - 9th Aug 2007 2:18pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	They actually wanted to make downloads available for 90 days and 30 days from first viewing... but they got told off by regulators and blasted by rival TV companies for doing so, so they had to change it lol. _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#166862 - 19th Aug 2007 10:14pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Hmmm on my other laptop hard drive, everything runs pretty sweet. Just installed it on this hard drive and Kontiki is ass raping my CPU. Seems like its not so stable after all. Doesnt bother me as I can easily get around it, but a less advanced user could have potential problems... $\:\($ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#166918 - 19th Aug 2007 11:26pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	i tried copying one of the downloads to another machine, you have to update the DRM via the internet $\:\($ _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#166919 - 19th Aug 2007 11:30pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Of course - thats the idea of DRM lol. You dont update the DRM (unless the version you have is out of date of course), you download the license to play the file. $;\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#167437 - 23rd Aug 2007 3:59pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Kontiki seems to be running alright nowadays, dunno why it was funny for the first day or so... Not bothered though, still impressed with the iPlayer, I find a LOT of stuff on there I didnt even know was on tv lol. $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#178554 - 10th Oct 2007 3:05pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Had a gander at my iPlayer since I applied the new update from a few days ago seems to have corrected some issues within the iPlayer and also made the interface a bit nicer. It also now allows you to turn off the Kontiki P2P sharing, so you no longer have to share if you dont want. But still no sign of a bandwidth throttler. All in all, deffo worth the update, it hasnt affected any of my DRM licenses. $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#178975 - 12th Oct 2007 9:38am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Mark Mark Wiki Master Registered: 9th Nov 2003 Posts: 14969 Loc: Wirral	cool $;\)$ _________________________ www.wikiwirral.co.uk For Sale items are listed on +25 websites Sharing knowledge with members and friends.
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#188144 - 13th Dec 2007 10:16am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Mark]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Wow absolute quality!!! You no longer have to download programmes to your hard drive, as they are also available to stream via the iPlayer website as well! Nice one auntie! $\:D$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#188164 - 13th Dec 2007 3:39pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Wheels Wheels Forum Guardian Registered: 4th Jan 2005 Posts: 4295 Loc: birkenhead	i wanna play too _________________________ Wheels's Hobby fund for 2009 = £55.33 of £2000
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#188718 - 14th Dec 2007 4:02am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Wheels]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	Hehe looks like there is even more good news as well as the streaming capabilities: Originally Posted By: Digital Spy The much-anticipated Flash based revamp of the BBC's iPlayer website has now gone live. In October, the BBC confirmed it was working with Adobe to use Flash to deliver the catch-up TV component of iPlayer over the web, making it available to users of any operating system that can run Flash - including Macs and GNU-Linux. The move is part of a wider plan to deliver most of the BBC website's audio and video content via Flash; currently, such content is offered mainly using Real and Windows Media. A version of iPlayer's download manager compatible with Windows Vista has also been made available today. Digital Spy Report _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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#188721 - 14th Dec 2007 4:14am Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: MattLFC]
Wheels Wheels Forum Guardian Registered: 4th Jan 2005 Posts: 4295 Loc: birkenhead	what is the website? _________________________ Wheels's Hobby fund for 2009 = £55.33 of £2000
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#188730 - 14th Dec 2007 2:29pm Re: BBC Launches iPlayer [Re: Wheels]
MattLFC MattLFC Wiki Master Registered: 14th Aug 2004 Posts: 16427 Loc: Moreton/E.Port/Mobile	http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer $\:\)$ _________________________ My MySpace \| My Bebo \| My Personal Blog \| Rhea's Boobs \| My Photography Website \| R.I.P Corky
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