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iPlayer could come to PS3 too Comments by Ellie Gibson

10 April, 2008

BBC man reckons it's "almost inevitable".

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HiddenAway
10/04/08 @ 10:11
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OK, I didn't see that last bit...
manic_mouse
10/04/08 @ 10:11
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Or, just release an application like Folding at Home?
kungphu
10/04/08 @ 10:14
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I would have though a flash update for the web browser would be more appropriate
Raziel
10/04/08 @ 10:16
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iPlayer?
NoQuarter
10/04/08 @ 10:22
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What have they done in partnership with Nintendo? I went on it yesterday and all they appeared to have done was ported the iPlayer flash player to whatever flash version Opera on the Wii uses (7?). There was no option to play in fullscreen and instead I had to zoom in. At that zoom the Wii is entirely unable to play it at any decent frame rate and it utterly chugs along at no more than 10fps.

In its current state it is a waste of time and short of upgrading the Wii CPU I can't see what improvements they can do.
Kirly_Wombat
10/04/08 @ 10:22
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Sony should update the psp browser, Id love to be able to watch iplayer on my psp, but flash is too old. Gits.
2099net
10/04/08 @ 10:25
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If you have a PC you can stream iPlayer downloads from the iPlayer folder if you add it to your shared folders on Media Player. Just make sure to ignore the size limit, or else new downloads won't be added - as they will start-off less than the minimum size specifed for inclusion.

When played, normal iPlayer usage restrictions will apply. I do this on my 360 and the result is just a smudge below the normal Freeview picture quality. I assume it works on the PS3 too being as the actual files and DRM is negotiated on the PC through Media Player, not the PS3.
Britesparc
10/04/08 @ 10:26
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Whilst it'd be really nice to download BBC programmes from Xbox Live, I can't imagine MS allowing us to do it for free sadly (maybe 4OD is a better bet, as they charge for shows).

However, I've very happy at the moment downloading shows on my PC and streaming it to my Xbox. That's the future, people! ;-)
Darren
10/04/08 @ 10:34
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Waters continues, "Reading between the lines it would seem Microsoft was unwilling to work with the BBC unless it was given more control over how the content was accessed and presented inside Xbox Live."

Why does that NOT surprise me? LOL
Garulon
10/04/08 @ 10:34
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"I assume it works on the PS3 too being as the actual files and DRM is negotiated on the PC through Media Player, not the PS3."

I dunno, it'd be cool if it did, but IIRC the PS3 refuses to play protected WMV content. Anyone with a PS3 willing to sit through a BBC show to find out?
niz
10/04/08 @ 10:52
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iPlayer for PS3 would be great. However, the web version doesn't allow you to watch anything if it detects that you are accessing it outside the UK. I'm sure you can fool it with some proxy trickery, but still.

The web site says they are working on an international version, but what are the chances it will contain anything else than the stuff you get on BBC World?
Darren
10/04/08 @ 10:54
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How come suddenly internet streaming of TV programmes is "better" than setting your video/DVD recorder to record the programmes for you to watch later? For me, it's the absolute last resort as the quality and download speed make this more annoying than useful in my experience and I have an 8 Mbps connection... :?
dr_shambles
10/04/08 @ 11:06
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It'll happen just not yet.

Sony will probably be worried it would impact on sales of the Play TV add-on. Anyone know what's happened with that? Seems to have vanished off the radar and thought it was meant to be out by now.
anomagnus
10/04/08 @ 11:15
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Why would you want the BBC on your consoles anyway?

The programming has become DIRE, and the news has become the day today tomorrow/brass eye like to the extreme

FUR Q IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!
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knocker
10/04/08 @ 11:20
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My wii isn't that bad on full zoom. The occasional dropped frame rather than jerky. Ugly as fuck though.

"However, I've very happy at the moment downloading shows on my PC and streaming it to my Xbox. That's the future, people! ;-) "

Good idea. Not exactly the future though ! ;) I've yet to find anything to beat the xbox1/xbmc/big f'k off NAS combo for this sort of thing. Streaming full (TV) screen video at an acceptable quality is a rarity and too much of a bandwidth hog for me at the moment.
paulf
10/04/08 @ 11:23
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considering how popular iPlayer is, surely MS and sony wont want to be left out and will work out ways to get it on their respective systems as soon as they can - although i think ps3 will be first because it has the built in browser
MrGilder
10/04/08 @ 11:29
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Well the iPhone/touch version just uses Safari, so with a bit of tweaking on the PS3 browser i can't see why they can get this working that way around....
Bumhug360
10/04/08 @ 11:41
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"considering how popular iPlayer is, surely MS and sony wont want to be left out and will work out ways to get it on their respective systems as soon as they can "

Its only big in the UK though, on a global scale it hardly seems worth it. And considering the quality of even the downloaded version is crap on a big screen TV I cant see there being a huge rush
ligurmatic
10/04/08 @ 11:47
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It's funny that all this talk about iPlayer comes at a time where I'm struggling to find anything at all worth watching on the service, and indeed anything of interest on any BBC channel.
sonmi451
10/04/08 @ 12:13
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these recent gems are worth catching on the Beeb.

Life in Cold Blood, The Last Enemy, Hancock and Joan.

All stunning.
paulf
10/04/08 @ 12:15
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@ bumhug depends how much work it is, can't see it being too hard for the ps3 -

a case of the bbc passing flash 7 video to ps3 browser rather than the flash 9 video i think you get in a osx or windows browser - I think this is the way they do it for the wii (both wii and ps3 use flash player 7 )- which is also why the video quality is a bit ropey in comparison - cause flash 7 video uses a older codec than flash 9 video
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10/04/08 @ 12:15
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I've yet to find anything to beat the xbox1/xbmc/big f'k off NAS combo for this sort of thing.

XBMC was cool, but really just using a PC beats it every time.
bodypopper
10/04/08 @ 12:56
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I'm no conspiracy nut but allowing the PS3 to access iPlayer would undermine Play TV as who needs to record BBC shows when you can watch them on-demand?
BarcaAzul
10/04/08 @ 16:20
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Sort it out sony!!

Perhaps they dont want to ruin the launch of the TV anywhere though !!
Nookyalar
10/04/08 @ 20:01
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Who would've thought, Sony wanting minute control over the entertainment experience?
The Bodybuilder
10/04/08 @ 20:21
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I can download iplayer shows to my media laptop down stairs, then have it streamed to my 360.

No problem for me.
The Bodybuilder
10/04/08 @ 20:33
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The only show worth watching anyways, is The Apprentice.
Kill_Crazy
10/04/08 @ 21:55
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This is gonna look really great on a big hdtv, half the progs look shit in full screen on a pc monitor.
wayn3h^!
11/04/08 @ 09:19
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Hows about they get it working on XP 64/W2003 first?
Les
11/04/08 @ 15:54
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Apparently it is inevitable, whether the BBC cooperates or not...

http://www.ps3iplayer.com/

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