Well I for one will be surprised and annoyed if the iPlayer functionality, when it finally arrives, doesn't allow the media to be stored on the hard drive.
I recall one of the reasons Freesat was launched is due to poor freeview reception due to geographic location. This geographic location often means broadband is not very fast either.
Streaming iPlayer content of a good enough quality for HD ready TV's (as i'd imagine most people will have) will require a broadband connection beyond what i have out here in the sticks.
For those that argue about copy protection and security of the content the box, the programmers and the BBC are easily all capable of working something out that allows content to be stored on the box but maybe with an expiry date and no way to copy it off the box, other than via SD quality output, which anyone can do on any other platform anyway.
So, if the earlier comment is true i'm going to be disappointed with the iPlayer functionality. If common sense has prevailed it will be a nice implementation that allows me to browse online content and either watch it immediately via streaming of save it to the hard drive for later viewing.
My wife and I probably use the iPlayer on our laptops about once a week to catch up on a program we forgot to record or to watch earlier episodes of a new series we just got into. I would say we are pretty average in our viewing habits and to be able to use an iplayer temporary record feature would be great.
Jono
I recall one of the reasons Freesat was launched is due to poor freeview reception due to geographic location. This geographic location often means broadband is not very fast either.
Streaming iPlayer content of a good enough quality for HD ready TV's (as i'd imagine most people will have) will require a broadband connection beyond what i have out here in the sticks.
For those that argue about copy protection and security of the content the box, the programmers and the BBC are easily all capable of working something out that allows content to be stored on the box but maybe with an expiry date and no way to copy it off the box, other than via SD quality output, which anyone can do on any other platform anyway.
So, if the earlier comment is true i'm going to be disappointed with the iPlayer functionality. If common sense has prevailed it will be a nice implementation that allows me to browse online content and either watch it immediately via streaming of save it to the hard drive for later viewing.
My wife and I probably use the iPlayer on our laptops about once a week to catch up on a program we forgot to record or to watch earlier episodes of a new series we just got into. I would say we are pretty average in our viewing habits and to be able to use an iplayer temporary record feature would be great.
Jono





