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iplayer on itouch?
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Samantha M
28-12-2008
Hiya
is it possable to wathch the iplayer on the touch, as I have read that you can, but when i try and watch them it says they are unavailable and wont let me watch them and i have tried loads of different programmes on the iplayer and it says it for all of them
do i have to do something to get it to work first?
thanks for any help, i only got it for xmas so still figuring out how to do things and put things on it
Sananda Maitreya
28-12-2008
Originally Posted by Samantha M:
“Hiya
is it possable to wathch the iplayer on the touch”

yes it is.


just went to the site and tried about six on my iphone; all say unavailable or just don't play
Samantha M
28-12-2008
oh ok, so on a "normal day" they should work ok? I dont need to do anything to it, just go on the website as if i would if i was on a laptop?

thanks for your help
gareth.davies
29-12-2008
I use Tioti TV+ which gives me listings of what's on. If something there is available on iplayer you just click on it and it just goes straight to the video and plays it.
MrMoneybags
29-12-2008
iplayer is only available via WiFi connection to the itouch.
dapa
29-12-2008
Originally Posted by MrMoneybags:
“iplayer is only available via WiFi connection to the itouch.”

As opposed to?
pencho
29-12-2008
Workinf fine for me at the moment.
Watching top gear from last night
Samantha M
29-12-2008
thanks it is working for me now
hektor
29-12-2008
Iplayer no longer working for iPhone. Anyone know what's going on?
iHelix
29-12-2008
I tried to watch Eastenders on iTouch on Boxing day and it didn't work, but now it does. My guess is that, as it is clearly still in beta for portable devices, things go wrong every now and then. I am also guessing that the full version resolves all these random issues whenever it is released.

As of right now, it's working fine for me.
TomDaOne
30-12-2008
The iplayer on the touch gives you a brilliant picture and when your fully engrossed in watching something you forget about it being on such a small screen.
MTUK1
30-12-2008
There are 3 posts on this thread referring to an Itouch! There is no such thing. It is an Ipod Touch.
andyhargreaves
30-12-2008
+1, what he said ^^ - iPod Touch


FWIW it's working fine now on my iPhone.

Andy
Sananda Maitreya
30-12-2008
Originally Posted by MTUK1:
“There are 3 posts on this thread referring to an Itouch! There is no such thing. It is an Ipod Touch.”

yes, everyone calling it itouch does irritate me a bit!
KAC
30-12-2008
Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya:
“yes, everyone calling it itouch does irritate me a bit!”

Me too, and don't get me started on the near constant incorrect capitalisation of the words iPhone, iPod and iTunes around here either.
Matt-08
30-12-2008
I wonder if the service will ever come out of beta, I mean, do the BBC really think it's worth it, I'd love to see some stats.
alan89
30-12-2008
Having the iPlayer on my iPhone is good for me if I don't want to turn the computer or laptop on constantly.

My past experience with the iPlayer on the iPhone has been a bit miss and match. Some programs work perfectly but then there are those that fail to work at all.

In the past I have turned of the iPhone and then revisited safari and it has worked.

It may still be in Beta stages but I still think there are a few bugs and errors to iron out before making it "live".
brobinso
30-12-2008
Most shows appear fine for me, but a few like the Doctor Who Christmas Special come up as unavailable when they're fine on the PC and PS3
Must be something wrong with their quicktime feed (either that or some weird licensing issue)
Sananda Maitreya
30-12-2008
Originally Posted by brobinso:
“Most shows appear fine for me, but a few like the Doctor Who Christmas Special come up as unavailable when they're fine on the PC and PS3
Must be something wrong with their quicktime feed (either that or some weird licensing issue)”

they're encoded differently for iphone/ipod though.
simon olive
31-12-2008
Originally Posted by KAC:
“Me too, and don't get me started on the near constant incorrect capitalisation of the words iPhone, iPod and iTunes around here either.”

How sad.
andybno1
01-01-2009
Originally Posted by MTUK1:
“There are 3 posts on this thread referring to an Itouch! There is no such thing.”


actually there is lol looks like a cheap smaller ripoff aswell
http://en.pasen.it/product_detail.php?id=23

I think the one thing missing from iPlayer is a download feature, that would be a nice addon for the touch/iPhone
KAC
01-01-2009
Originally Posted by simon olive:
“How sad.”

Happy New Year...
Mystic Eddy
01-01-2009
Originally Posted by andybno1:
“actually there is lol looks like a cheap smaller ripoff aswell
http://en.pasen.it/product_detail.php?id=23

I think the one thing missing from iPlayer is a download feature, that would be a nice addon for the touch/iPhone”

I've read on the BBC blog that a download feature couldn't be implemented because the file would need to have DRM applied. This would mean Apple would have to release their Fairplay DRM system for the Beeb to use, which is doubtful.
simon olive
01-01-2009
Originally Posted by KAC:
“Happy New Year...”


It is a bit sad if things like that irritate you.
Matt-08
01-01-2009
I've never really understood the point of DRM, especially not on services such as iPlayer.

My Nan has a BBC Programme (Eastenders) recorded on Video Tape from 2004, and we could still watch it today, as many times as we want.

So, why should we be limited to time when downloading from the iPlayer?
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