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I've never been able to stand iPlayer for more than a couple of mins at a time. Besides which I didn't pay a television licence to watch streaming video, I paid it to watch television broadcasts.
And yes, you do pay your TV licence to watch streaming video. It's all part of, as the BBC put it, 'making the unmissable unmissable'. Though via a Sky box (and I assume Virgin as well), that iPlayer copy isn't streamed but downloaded. Quote:
If the recording fails I'll download TLA or FoV's version along with matching subtitles from addic7ed.com
There is no way on earth that is easier or better than via iPlayer.Quote:
The quicker iPlayer is shut down the better.
That's just silly. iPlayer is highly rated by its users, has won design awards, is seen as a pioneer in the world of catch-up TV, and is being used more and more each year. What possible rational reason could there be for shutting it down?You arguments are getting((?) really quite desperate now. |
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I've never been able to stand iPlayer for more than a couple of mins at a time. Besides which I didn't pay a television licence to watch streaming video, I paid it to watch television broadcasts.
If the recording fails I'll download TLA or FoV's version along with matching subtitles from addic7ed.com The quicker iPlayer is shut down the better. |
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I think it's just us, ntscuser, who prefer to watch DW live.
The rest of the posters on here should be excommunicated from the forum immediately. ![]() Personally, I watch very little TV. If something isn't important enough for me to make an effort to watch it live, then I won't usually bother watching it on later. DW used to be the exception to that - if I was out when it was on, I'd watch it on iplayer at the first opportunity. I'm not sure that's true any more. It's not been tested yet.
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Shut down!? Shut down!? Why on Earth would iPlayer be shut down? Millions of people happily use it every day and the BBC are expanding it's service not contracting it.
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And that is one of the reasons the figures for people watching the show properly are falling.
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Genuine question - why does this matter to you so much, when it clearly doesn't bother anyone else one bit?
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Oh, I much prefer to watch Who live, sorry, I mean "properly", but stuff happens, y'know!
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So why do they bother to 'contribute' to a thread on the subject?
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And that is one of the reasons the figures for people watching the show properly are falling.
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That's just silly. iPlayer is highly rated by its users, has won design awards, is seen as a pioneer in the world of catch-up TV, and is being used more and more each year. What possible rational reason could there be for shutting it down?
If you can't tell the difference in picture quality between streaming video and a proper broadcast or between streaming video and an expert video capture that is your problem and not mine. Quote:
You arguments are getting((?) really quite desperate now.
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Oh, I much prefer to watch Who live, sorry, I mean "properly", but stuff happens, y'know!
![]() Fortunately I don't think many people in England will want to watch their team being hammered by the Aussies but I could be wrong. |
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More ratings to discuss tomorrow; this thread has thrashed on for another whole week with barely a dip.
Hurrah!
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More ratings to discuss tomorrow; this thread has thrashed on for another whole week with barely a dip.
Hurrah! ![]()
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There's one very good and that is it is adversely affecting the ratings for Dr Who, or at least the ratings for those who watch it properly.
2) Who the hell are you to say who is watching 'properly'? Quote:
If you can't tell the difference in picture quality between streaming video and a proper broadcast or between streaming video and an expert video capture that is your problem and not mine.
You're wrong. Factually wrong. Most of the population can stream from iPlayer at a bitrate/compression that gives a picture indistinguishable from that provided by Sky, Freeview or Freesat for a BBC One broadcast. I'm not open to arguing on that, It's been tested.Plus, again, downloads are possible for most. But you continue with your more laborious (and illegal) efforts if it makes you feel better. Quote:
It seems to me the people in denial about Dr Who's falling ratings are the ones who are getting desperate.
Any discussion about Who's ratings must take into account all viewers, not just those who watch live or on the night. Before that can be agreed on, no sensible discussion can be had.
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Fortunately I don't think many people in England will want to watch their team being hammered by the Aussies but I could be wrong.
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Yes indeed, "stuff" such as there is a programme on another channel you would rather watch.
Fortunately I don't think many people in England will want to watch their team being hammered by the Aussies but I could be wrong. |
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I think you're going to be wrong. I'm fed up with these 8pm kick offs but it's a vital game. As a Welshman, I like your prediction, mind. Think I'm included in the overnights anyway if I watch Who after the game...
But for ntscuser your crime will be not choosing to watch live. |
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2) Who the hell are you to say who is watching 'properly'?.
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You're wrong. Factually wrong. Most of the population can stream from iPlayer at a bitrate/compression that gives a picture indistinguishable from that provided by Sky, Freeview or Freesat for a BBC One broadcast. I'm not open to arguing on that
You're opinion is "fact" and anyone who disagrees with your opinion is "wrong". Quote:
Plus, again, downloads are possible for most. But you continue with your more laborious (and illegal) efforts if it makes you feel better.
and it's no more effort for me to download than it is for most people to watch a grossly inferior iPlayer version.Quote:
Any discussion about Who's ratings must take into account all viewers, not just those who watch live or on the night. Before that can be agreed on, no sensible discussion can be had.
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Before 2am you would be (or, at least, you would be represented by people that will on the BARB panel).
But for ntscuser your crime will be not choosing to watch live.
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Yes indeed, "stuff" such as there is a programme on another channel you would rather watch.
Fortunately I don't think many people in England will want to watch their team being hammered by the Aussies but I could be wrong. The rugby tommorow will get big ratings for sure as many people will want to watch the game. You may not. Fine. And you've still not answered my earlier question - why is it so important to you that you feel people ought to watch Doctor Who on first transmission rather than do anything more important? |
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There is no way on earth that is easier or better than via iPlayer.
But as for the whole thing about needing an excuse not to watch live, it's nonsense. Frankly if live watching was the only option, given the current standard of quality the past few years, I wouldn't even bother with the programme. |
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Who the hell are you to say what can and cannot be discussed in a Dr ratings thread?
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Or anything else it appears? No. It's only actual facts where I note that your disagreement is wrong. There is a whole swathe of research on this..You're opinion is "fact" and anyone who disagrees with your opinion is "wrong". For example - not so long ago the BBC commissioned research into iPlayer usage. Amongst other things it found that people (in blind trials) watching an iPlayer stream from the BBC, over an average bandwidth, were unable to determine which it was when compared to various standard TV services (Sky, Virgin, Freeview and Freesat) compared to results that would be obtained via random chance. Indeed, when asked to decide which service was giving the better picture, as many plumped for the iPlayer stream as for the alternative. Though it was the case that a majority of the sample started with an assumption that iPlayer streaming is poorer in quality. That's not surprising. In earlier days that was the case, and biases formed early on can be tough to shift. Quote:
Thank you I will I just went to access Doctor Who, in HD, from my Sky box. It took 7 clicks and approximately as many seconds to start downloading. In the space of time it took to type that last sentence the box came up informing me it was available to start watching. and it's no more effort for me to download than it is for most people to watch a grossly inferior iPlayer version.
That's full HD, and a recording with the same bandwidth and size as my Sky+ recording of the broadcast. If you insist your pointless accessing of an illegal copy is easier or faster, then I will find that literally unbelievable. Quote:
The overall ratings are also in decline. There is disagreement as to by how much or the exact cause but until you become a moderator of this thread members are free to discuss any aspect of that decline they choose.
You're missing the point. I'm not willing to discuss whether the ratings are in decline with anyone who won't take into account all viewers.And I'm not modding. I've said nothing about shutting down discussion, merely defined the terms by which I believe reasonable discussion can be had, and noted those things that may be open to discussion, but are resolutely not a matter of opinion. Seriously - level the playing field on who counts as viewing (essentially - everyone who has viewed), and I'll happily discuss whether the ratings are declining with you. |
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If you insist your pointless accessing of an illegal copy is easier or faster, then I will find that literally unbelievable.
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You clearly don't understand anything about the viewing habits of most of the UK.
The rugby tommorow will get big ratings for sure as many people will want to watch the game. You may not. Fine. Quote:
And you've still not answered my earlier question - why is it so important to you that you feel people ought to watch Doctor Who on first transmission rather than do anything more important?
It's not important to me, just don't complain when they stop showing Dr Who on a Saturday night because not enough people were watching then to justify the timeslot. I also believe it's a contributory factor to the overall decline in DW ratings, in this country at least. BBC America doesn't seem to have suffered this problem. |
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Just have to chime in here, if you know what you're doing (and it's not complicated) then yes it is both easier,or at the very least AS easy, and a better video quality than iPlayer.
I'm certainly mystified as to how any torrented copy can be obtained faster. Especially on a whim, as I just did a few minutes ago. Plus, whatever the actual bitrates and compression rates, it remains the case that in testing, based on average BB speeds (and mine, for the record, is somewhat below the average), people can't tell the difference. And that's even more important than whether or not there is one. For clarity - I'm not talking about iPlayer quality on a non-TV device. For streaming at least (my iPlayer download on my tablet of TWF is, as far as I can tell, as good as the original broadcast copy on my Sky box). |
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