Now with downloads....
BBC iPlayer update for ios & android
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android store reports
Updated:
February 27, 2012
what's your source?
edit:
iPlayer blog reports update soon. just iOS for now.
Updated:
February 27, 2012
what's your source?
edit:
iPlayer blog reports update soon. just iOS for now.
Looking at the graph in that link, what is "Linear TV"? Is that some new jargon for internet-enabled TV and STBs?
Originally Posted by KieranDS:
“Just upgraded...this will come in handy for long train journeys. The downloads are fast as well.”
“Just upgraded...this will come in handy for long train journeys. The downloads are fast as well.”
Fast? Maybe my connection is playing up but I found the Dr Who download to be very slow, and gave up on the Parades End one.
I'll keep testing but the jury's out for me.
Originally Posted by Robston:
“Fast? Maybe my connection is playing up but I found the Dr Who download to be very slow, and gave up on the Parades End one.
I'll keep testing but the jury's out for me.”
“Fast? Maybe my connection is playing up but I found the Dr Who download to be very slow, and gave up on the Parades End one.
I'll keep testing but the jury's out for me.”
I tested on an episode of EastEnders which was about 200mb - it downloaded in about 2 minutes.
Originally Posted by KieranDS:
“I tested on an episode of EastEnders which was about 200mb - it downloaded in about 2 minutes.”
“I tested on an episode of EastEnders which was about 200mb - it downloaded in about 2 minutes.”
I'll have another go
I notice there's a high quality option for downloads. Is it HD? I don't want to use up my mobile allowance testing it!
Originally Posted by Voynich:
“I notice there's a high quality option for downloads. Is it HD? I don't want to use up my mobile allowance testing it!”
“I notice there's a high quality option for downloads. Is it HD? I don't want to use up my mobile allowance testing it!”
You can only download via wifi
Originally Posted by thedrewser:
“You can only download via wifi”
“You can only download via wifi”
That makes sense. The Mail and all would probably be blaming the BBC for people running up huge bills if it was available over mobile networks.
No, it's not HD. I doubt we'll see HD downloading before HD viewing is supported.
It's very good quality SD though, and might even be better than broadcast quality if it's come from a native 16:9 source.
It's very good quality SD though, and might even be better than broadcast quality if it's come from a native 16:9 source.
Originally Posted by treefr0g:
“Thanks OP
Love the first review on iTunes. "Why only TV and not radio?"
Some people are never happy”
“Thanks OP
Love the first review on iTunes. "Why only TV and not radio?"
Some people are never happy
”
To be honest that's what I thought. There are loads of radio programmes I don't manage to hear and they're not on podcast.
So why tv and not radio?
Originally Posted by JeffG1:
“Looking at the graph in that link, what is "Linear TV"? Is that some new jargon for internet-enabled TV and STBs?”
“Looking at the graph in that link, what is "Linear TV"? Is that some new jargon for internet-enabled TV and STBs?”
Linear TV is Normal TV "viewed as it is broadcast"
Originally Posted by MissDexter:
“To be honest that's what I thought. There are loads of radio programmes I don't manage to hear and they're not on podcast.
So why tv and not radio?”
“To be honest that's what I thought. There are loads of radio programmes I don't manage to hear and they're not on podcast.
So why tv and not radio?”
The man being interviewed on the wireless just now (Radio 4 PM show) was asked about this. I got the impression it was on its way. There are lots of rights issues, apparently.
Originally Posted by njp:
“The man being interviewed on the wireless just now (Radio 4 PM show) was asked about this. I got the impression it was on its way. There are lots of rights issues, apparently.”
“The man being interviewed on the wireless just now (Radio 4 PM show) was asked about this. I got the impression it was on its way. There are lots of rights issues, apparently.”
I download Annie Mac every week.
Originally Posted by technologist:
“Linear TV is Normal TV "viewed as it is broadcast"”
“Linear TV is Normal TV "viewed as it is broadcast"”
Thanks. Are you the same 'technologist' that posts on the Points of View forum? Always good reliable info.
Great update, hope we see others doing the same!
I always use my iPhone to stream to my Apple TV as I find it the mst reliable compared to the player on freesat, ps3, Xbox... But this makes it even better.
I always use my iPhone to stream to my Apple TV as I find it the mst reliable compared to the player on freesat, ps3, Xbox... But this makes it even better.
Originally Posted by thedrewser:
“You can only download via wifi”
“You can only download via wifi”
That is quite annoying for us with unlimited internet.
Spoke to soon... I downloaded today's Master Chef and it won't play on any of my iOS devices.
However if I delete it and stream it, it works fine.
However if I delete it and stream it, it works fine.
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“Spoke to soon... I downloaded today's Master Chef and it won't play on any of my iOS devices.
However if I delete it and stream it, it works fine.”
“Spoke to soon... I downloaded today's Master Chef and it won't play on any of my iOS devices.
However if I delete it and stream it, it works fine.”
Jut tried it myself and it didn't work for me either. Just the spinning wheel.
However Dr Who worked fine so I think it's just a glitch with this program.
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