Comments on: iPlayer Part 2: The Wrath of Khan? http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/ News and Updates on the Community. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MttJocy http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 MttJocy Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:20:22 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/#comment-2148 Perhaps you already have something like this but it comes to mind in your usage warning emails it may be a good idea to take into account many users may not be aware that the iPlayer consumes bandwidth even when the user believes that it is not doing anything. Might I suggest a "My usage is going up but I am not downloading anything" link in the email directing people to a page at plusnet giving the possible causes (including iPlayer, and Sky's download service used to be this way as well not sure if this is still true) at least the big culprits, perhaps also including a section on ways of ensuring the machine is not infected with malware should non of those be the cause (as we all know malware can burn bandwidth as well), perhaps it would help some less computer aware users and also maybe avoid what I can imagine is going to be a large amount of calls to support with an "I've got a virus using my broadband help!" or "The view my usage is broken it says I am downloading when I'm not" and similar avoidable calls. Perhaps you already have something like this but it comes to mind in your usage warning emails it may be a good idea to take into account many users may not be aware that the iPlayer consumes bandwidth even when the user believes that it is not doing anything.

Might I suggest a "My usage is going up but I am not downloading anything" link in the email directing people to a page at plusnet giving the possible causes (including iPlayer, and Sky's download service used to be this way as well not sure if this is still true) at least the big culprits, perhaps also including a section on ways of ensuring the machine is not infected with malware should non of those be the cause (as we all know malware can burn bandwidth as well), perhaps it would help some less computer aware users and also maybe avoid what I can imagine is going to be a large amount of calls to support with an "I've got a virus using my broadband help!" or "The view my usage is broken it says I am downloading when I'm not" and similar avoidable calls.

]]> By: dave http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/comment-page-1/#comment-642 dave Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:13:37 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/#comment-642 As a beta format it is slightly disappointing that only a Windows XP version is available, especially as I mainly use OS X and Windows 2000. OS X and Vista versions are on the way and there are going to be set top boxes. Maybe we'll eventually see the iPlayer built into TVs like Freeview is and you just connect your TV to your router via ethernet or wireless. Dave As a beta format it is slightly disappointing that only a Windows XP version is available, especially as I mainly use OS X and Windows 2000. OS X and Vista versions are on the way and there are going to be set top boxes. Maybe we'll eventually see the iPlayer built into TVs like Freeview is and you just connect your TV to your router via ethernet or wireless.

Dave

]]> By: minifreak http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/comment-page-1/#comment-643 minifreak Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:13:05 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/#comment-643 From my point of view iPlayer is completely useless, and a waste of bandwidth. Despite everything the BBC said in its consultation about being "platform agnostic" their solution is predictably proprietary and only runs on one American operating system. What we need is a universal format that can be implemented on any platform. It would seem much more efficient to record programmes off-air whenever possible. From my point of view iPlayer is completely useless, and a waste of bandwidth. Despite everything the BBC said in its consultation about being "platform agnostic" their solution is predictably proprietary and only runs on one American operating system. What we need is a universal format that can be implemented on any platform. It would seem much more efficient to record programmes off-air whenever possible.

]]> By: pepsi_max2k http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/comment-page-1/#comment-641 pepsi_max2k Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:11:23 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/#comment-641 From what I remember, there's not actually any easy way to turn it off. I had to mess about in msconfig and with services settings to get the KService thingy disabled, otherwise it would continue up/downloading for as long as it had something to do. The plus side is their DRM's useless. Why they bothered I dunno, I was watching stuff on my DRM free PMP in no time. From what I remember, there's not actually any easy way to turn it off. I had to mess about in msconfig and with services settings to get the KService thingy disabled, otherwise it would continue up/downloading for as long as it had something to do.

The plus side is their DRM's useless. Why they bothered I dunno, I was watching stuff on my DRM free PMP in no time.

]]> By: jagger http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/comment-page-1/#comment-640 jagger Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:19:33 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2007/08/17/iplayer-part-2-the-wrath-of-khan/#comment-640 Well Dave, The iPlayer lasted around half an hour on my machine.And now it's gone. And it won't be coming back.It's a total loser for my money. I don't think it will ever become a big thing.It's too clunky and slow and all you can get on it is telly programs that have already been aired and we've had VHS for a while to cope with that sort of thing, superseded by Tivo nowadays of course. This clunky and unimaginative bit of software just cannot compare to the rival technologies. I vote sink. Well Dave,

The iPlayer lasted around half an hour on my machine.And now it's gone. And it won't be coming back.It's a total loser for my money.

I don't think it will ever become a big thing.It's too clunky and slow and all you can get on it is telly programs that have already been aired and we've had VHS for a while to cope with that sort of thing, superseded by Tivo nowadays of course. This clunky and unimaginative bit of software just cannot compare to the rival technologies.

I vote sink.

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