BBC Iplayer open beta (this friday)

Glaucus · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:13

The BBC's on-demand TV service launches as a trial version on 27 July and will only work with PCs using Windows XP.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6913297.stm

Awesome I've wanted this for ages, but couldn't get a beta test. But it will be open beta from Friday.

Did anyone get into the beta what is it like?

Margaret · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:14

ONLY on XP?

PinkPig · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:15

Jihad said:
ONLY on XP?

I think they've promised to make Mac / Linux compatible versions at some point.

Margaret · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:16

PinkPig said:
I think they've promised to make Mac / Linux compatible versions at some point.

Well I want it on Vista.

Glaucus · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:18

There making mac, linux, vista versions but likely to be a few months more at least.

MarcLister · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:22

FUNKEH! Can't wait to sign up.

A[L]C · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:25

Im signed up to the set top box version of this. Waiting for it to come through

Greenlizard0 · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:36

Stupid crap broadband connection, I couldn't get joost to work so what's the point in this *cries*

marc2003 · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:43

greenlizard0 said:
Stupid crap broadband connection

i feel for you. i've been suffering at the hands of bt ridiculous throttling for the past few months but i'm jumping ship on thursday..... just in time for this.

it looks like i'm going to have to install xp in vmware though....

Matteysan · 24 Jul 2007 at 20:49

When this becomes properly live will it still be free for UK people?

Thanks for the heads up should be intresting

MarcLister · 24 Jul 2007 at 21:14

Mattey1 said:
When this becomes properly live will it still be free for UK people?

Thanks for the heads up should be intresting

Hmm good question. Its for UK licence payers so its implied that we've already paid for it.

Glaucus · 24 Jul 2007 at 21:24

Mattey1 said:
When this becomes properly live will it still be free for UK people?

Thanks for the heads up should be intresting

From what I've read it will be free for all license payers (how they can control that no idea), all programs from all the bbc channels should be free for 7days. By what I've read though, so don't take it as gospel.

MarcLister · 24 Jul 2007 at 21:30

PinkPig said:
I think they've promised to make Mac / Linux compatible versions at some point.

I think they will have to. They kind of got told off for not supporting it from the off, might have been a Parliamentary Select Committee.

AcidHell2 said:
From what I've read it will be free for all license payers (how they can control that no idea), all programs from all the bbc channels should be free for 7days. By what I've read though, so don't take it as gospel.

I *think* through geolocational analysis of IP addresses. In other words, where does the IP addy come from? Course this isn't a foolproof system. I think BBC already has some media content on BBC Sport that is only for UK viewers so they already try and filter UK viewers from non-UK viewers.

GraemeUK · 24 Jul 2007 at 23:33

One feature that annoys the hell out of me is the DRM in this. You can keep a download for 30 days then it becomes unplayable? deleted?

I pay my TV licence which is a rip off anyway, but why can't I keep the shows I download for as long as I like? TVDrive/Sky+ doesn't have DRM so I could record the shows and keep them as long as I like, so why not if I download them?

Not that theres that much worth downloading anyway, but its the point of the matter.

Ol!ver · 24 Jul 2007 at 23:34

marc2003 said:
i feel for you. i've been suffering at the hands of bt ridiculous throttling for the past few months but i'm jumping ship on thursday..... just in time for this.

it looks like i'm going to have to install xp in vmware though....

Would you be able to do that then shift whatever files it downloads to your proper OS?

MarcLister · 25 Jul 2007 at 00:09

GraemeUK said:
One feature that annoys the hell out of me is the DRM in this. You can keep a download for 30 days then it becomes unplayable? deleted?

I pay my TV licence which is a rip off anyway, but why can't I keep the shows I download for as long as I like? TVDrive/Sky+ doesn't have DRM so I could record the shows and keep them as long as I like, so why not if I download them?

Not that theres that much worth downloading anyway, but its the point of the matter.

You'll have to download some licence with a time limit in it or something like that.

markyb · 25 Jul 2007 at 00:36

Looking forward to this,

I use E4oD all of the time to catch up. Looking forward to a proper Linux version tho.

Ol!ver · 25 Jul 2007 at 09:51

markyb said:
Looking forward to this,

I use E4oD all of the time to catch up. Looking forward to a proper Linux version tho.

Another one you need xp for. Any idea why?

knowlesy · 25 Jul 2007 at 09:59

A[L]C said:
Im signed up to the set top box version of this. Waiting for it to come through

=O

where can i sign up

EDIT:
why ie out of everything !!!!

Things change I've changed · 25 Jul 2007 at 10:10

knowlesy said:
=O

where can i sign up