** Tim <xendistar@???> [2008-06-16 18:40]:
> On Monday 16 June 2008 10:19:31 Paul Tansom wrote:
> > ** Alan Pope <alan@???> [2008-06-15 20:13]:
> > > On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 19:11 +0100, Tim wrote:
> > > > Any particular reason you run BBCi Player under windows and not linux,
> > > > mine runs quite happily under Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Mepis7
> > >
> > > The BBC in their infinite wisdom use the brand name "iPlayer" to mean at
> > > least 3 different platforms. The flash based online player, the download
> > > version for windows, and the online player for iPhones. Oh, and the
> > > version for the Wii, which should soon be implemented as a "channel".
> >
> > ** end quote [Alan Pope]
> >
> > Am I alone in finding these online catchup TV services a complete
> > failuer? I tried the Channel 4 one a while ago, and apart from finding
<<snip>>
>
> Well I must admit I have used it to watch Dr Who (I was brought up watching
> the cybermen from behind the sofa), I think the 7 day rule is stupid. I have
> only had problems with one episode that had a bad sound track (which is the
> current episode which is available). I have found the screen resolution
> pretty naff, while watching it in its default size is smooth but quite small
> knocking it out to full screen is dam right horrible mess.
>
> I don't think I would ever record anything, can't remember the last time we
> even started our old video recorder to record a program.
** end quote [Tim]
I don't know how we'd survive without our HD/DVD recorder. For a start
there's time shifting programs to times when you can get some peace and
quiet (when the kids are in bed *and* asleep), and then there's catching
things like the re-runs of Dr Who on UKTV Drama at around 5am (as it is
now) [1]. I think we have a couple of near complete series waiting to be
watched when we get the time, as well as a couple of odd items going
back before Christmas, or even earlier. Things are never on at
convenient times.
[1] as an aside, does anyone else have kids who find the old original Dr
Who series scarier than the current ones? I can't quite get my head
around how that works! Oh, and is it a good or bad thing that our
yougest calls the Sontaran character Linx (from the original series)
Linux? :)
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