Anybody on the iPlayer trial?
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Anybody on the iPlayer trial?
02-08-2007 3:52 PM
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Installed it a couple of weeks ago and thought the range of programming was fairly limited but they seem to have really improved the offering in the last week or so.
Plus, I can now get it work on Vista, thanks to Bob's handy guide. :-)
http://digg.com/software/How_to_install_the_BBC_iPlayer_on_Windows_Vista/ ; (Digg it yourself!)
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02-08-2007 4:09 PM
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http://digg.com/software/How_to_install_the_BBC_iPlayer_on_Windows_Vista/
*Edit* Liam has edited the original link so both should work
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02-08-2007 4:14 PM
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07-08-2007 12:13 AM
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09-08-2007 9:39 AM
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12-08-2007 12:27 AM
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In fact said box could even be the broadband router and phone base station (with a set of handsets that all do VoIP, mobile and landline) combined that also connects to your fridge to process the grocery shopping for you, acts as an X10 controller for the lights and security systems (including web cams), central heating controller and more...
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12-08-2007 12:35 AM
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This on top of the other problems ive had with it and the lousy content which as Dave points out can be recorded at any point anyway so its now uninstalled and good riddance
Good luck to those that are continuing but that's it im out and sticking with my FV HDD recorder
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12-08-2007 12:33 PM
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13-08-2007 10:12 AM
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13-08-2007 1:48 PM
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Are PN part of this 'Alliance'?
Barry
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13-08-2007 4:30 PM
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13-08-2007 4:50 PM
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http://community.plus.net/trafficmanagement/2007/07/24/were-ready-for-the-beebs-iplayer/
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13-08-2007 5:01 PM
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I think a lot of people will use it but I don't think it will be used massively by most people. Let me explain why. The first is that the iPlayer is PC based rather than a set top box or similar and second the content is a catch up service. That being I think that most people will still record shows in advance (VCR, Sky+, etc.) rather than switching to the iPlayer and the most use the iPlayer will get is where someone forgot to record a show.
We'll have to see though, personally I hope the Beeb come up with a scheduler for the iPlayer as that should allay most bandwidth concerns. We already see a switch in P2P usage at 8am, 4pm and midnight as people start/stop scheduled downloads the same could easily be done with the iPlayer for shows you don't want to immediately watch, i.e. schedule them overnight.
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13-08-2007 5:03 PM
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13-08-2007 5:09 PM
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Quote from: LiamM A scheduler would be nice. Alternative would be (and don't laugh!) a Portal option (similar to Surf) that would block, or rate limit harshly, between 8am - Midnight and allow full steam ahead at other times.
Actually, that's a very good idea Liam - I'm sure there will be many customers who exceed their monthly usage without realising, due to the upstream bandwidth requirements.
Perhaps a portal option defaulted as 'On' for the low-end accounts (BBYW1 perhaps) that restricts OUTBOUND iPlayer traffic during peak time.
Barry
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