Now TV & iPlayer ? design change

chrisbartley · 15-11-2014, 11:26

Anyone/everyone else getting a new iPlayer design which now longer fits the screen ?
all other apps this fit screen as before so assume BBC have changed something

chrisbartley · 15-11-2014, 11:28

It seems so ...

LINK

chrisbartley · 15-11-2014, 11:39

Feel free to let the BBC know ! - the more feed back the better

LINK

SkipTracer · 15-11-2014, 11:42

Yes, had this update to the player on my Humax 2000T a few weeks ago but noticed just today my Roku streamers have the same UI now so they must be working their way through all the devices.

chrisbartley · 15-11-2014, 12:23

Sorry my thread title wasn't clear enough ! - The iplayer display is wrong on the Now box

Is it fitting the screen ok on the Roku ?

cos in theory the Now box is just a re-badged Roku ?

gother · 15-11-2014, 12:25

Yeah had the update on my ROKU1 don't like it but i'll get used to it.
Fits the screen fine for me.

chrisbartley · 15-11-2014, 12:42

Thanks,

Here is how it currently appears on the Now box [LINK]

Don't believe its a setting issues since all other apps fit screen OK + I've not changed any settings !

cody jarrett · 15-11-2014, 13:02

Wrong thread. Whoops

St@mmie · 15-11-2014, 13:47

Well it fits my screen ok but wow what an awful update, the BBC are surpassing themselves latelely, firstly they discontinue the Iplayer RSS feeds without notice temporarily knocking out open source apps like get_iplayer and XBMC now they foister this on us.
Has anyone found a way to sop a program once it starts without completely exiting the app?
I'm not usually slow on the uptake when it comes to these things but I can't find anyway to do anything other than to pause or FF and Rew.

gother · 15-11-2014, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisbartley

Thanks,

Here is how it currently appears on the Now box [LINK]

Don't believe its a setting issues since all other apps fit screen OK + I've not changed any settings !

Might not be any help but this is how it looks on my ROKU1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/96474878@N02/15792358451/

muppetman11 · 15-11-2014, 18:12

Displays ok on my Roku 3 box.

daydotz · 16-11-2014, 12:28

Its a slight improvement at least I can now rewind and fast forward it seems to be a bit more reliable the last version

zedecho · 16-11-2014, 15:12

Quote:

Has anyone found a way to sop a program once it starts without completely exiting the app?
I'm not usually slow on the uptake when it comes to these things but I can't find anyway to do anything other than to pause or FF and Rew.

I'd also like to know the answer to this. As soon as I stop playback, the app becomes sluggish (18-20 secs per keypress), and I have to exit out to the NowTV home screen and re-enter the app if I want to watch something else.

Was OK before this update.

chrisbartley · 16-11-2014, 15:19

OK - regarding the iplayer screen not fitting the screen correctly problem I was having

This has now been traced to a setting in the Now box
Previously I had been operating it on 16:9 setting without any issue but have now had to switch it to 720p to suit the new iPlayer - other apps/ sky channels still seem ok

Slightly odd that it was perfectly fine on 16:9 before the iPlayer design change ?

15-11-2014, 11:26	#1
chrisbartley Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berks Posts: 1,643	Now TV & iPlayer ? design change Anyone/everyone else getting a new iPlayer design which now longer fits the screen ? all other apps this fit screen as before so assume BBC have changed something

15-11-2014, 12:23	#5
chrisbartley Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berks Posts: 1,643	iplayer display broken on Now TV box Sorry my thread title wasn't clear enough ! - The iplayer display is wrong on the Now box Is it fitting the screen ok on the Roku ? cos in theory the Now box is just a re-badged Roku ?

15-11-2014, 11:28	#2
chrisbartley Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berks Posts: 1,643	It seems so ... LINK

15-11-2014, 11:39	#3
chrisbartley Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berks Posts: 1,643	Feel free to let the BBC know ! - the more feed back the better LINK

15-11-2014, 11:42	#4
SkipTracer Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The City and County of Bristol Posts: 2,623	Yes, had this update to the player on my Humax 2000T a few weeks ago but noticed just today my Roku streamers have the same UI now so they must be working their way through all the devices.

15-11-2014, 12:25	#6
gother Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Venus and Mars Posts: 9,027	Yeah had the update on my ROKU1 don't like it but i'll get used to it. Fits the screen fine for me.

15-11-2014, 12:42	#7
chrisbartley Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berks Posts: 1,643	Thanks, Here is how it currently appears on the Now box [LINK] Don't believe its a setting issues since all other apps fit screen OK + I've not changed any settings !

15-11-2014, 13:02	#8
cody jarrett Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 987	Wrong thread. Whoops

15-11-2014, 13:47	#9
St@mmie Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 655	Well it fits my screen ok but wow what an awful update, the BBC are surpassing themselves latelely, firstly they discontinue the Iplayer RSS feeds without notice temporarily knocking out open source apps like get_iplayer and XBMC now they foister this on us. Has anyone found a way to sop a program once it starts without completely exiting the app? I'm not usually slow on the uptake when it comes to these things but I can't find anyway to do anything other than to pause or FF and Rew.

15-11-2014, 14:25	#10
gother Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Venus and Mars Posts: 9,027	Quote: Originally Posted by chrisbartley Thanks, Here is how it currently appears on the Now box [LINK] Don't believe its a setting issues since all other apps fit screen OK + I've not changed any settings ! Might not be any help but this is how it looks on my ROKU1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/96474878@N02/15792358451/

15-11-2014, 18:12	#11
muppetman11 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,162	Displays ok on my Roku 3 box.

16-11-2014, 12:28	#12
daydotz Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 194	Its a slight improvement at least I can now rewind and fast forward it seems to be a bit more reliable the last version

16-11-2014, 15:12	#13
zedecho Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	Quote: Has anyone found a way to sop a program once it starts without completely exiting the app? I'm not usually slow on the uptake when it comes to these things but I can't find anyway to do anything other than to pause or FF and Rew. I'd also like to know the answer to this. As soon as I stop playback, the app becomes sluggish (18-20 secs per keypress), and I have to exit out to the NowTV home screen and re-enter the app if I want to watch something else. Was OK before this update.

16-11-2014, 15:19	#14
chrisbartley Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: berks Posts: 1,643	OK - regarding the iplayer screen not fitting the screen correctly problem I was having This has now been traced to a setting in the Now box Previously I had been operating it on 16:9 setting without any issue but have now had to switch it to 720p to suit the new iPlayer - other apps/ sky channels still seem ok Slightly odd that it was perfectly fine on 16:9 before the iPlayer design change ?

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