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# BBC iPlayer
The most expensive RealPlayer skin known to man
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:18, archived)
# Ha!
and you know how true that is, don't you?

:D
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:20, archived)
# 97% TRUE!
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:25, archived)
# 97.14375%
to be precise
(Cloudane, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:27, archived)
# Isn't it free?
/Refuses to download any kind of player from telly channels due to 4od fucking up my machine.
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:24, archived)
# Yeah...
but it cost £6 million

And 4OD was crap

ANd Sky Anytime refuses to leave me machine

Apparently there's plans afoot for a universal TV player thingy for BBC,ITV and C4
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:24, archived)
# Oh I see.
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:26, archived)
# It's part of the BBC's master plan
to rule the internet and force all UK web surfers to buy a tv licence
(I helped save b3ta! CanonCaliber A big bore, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:42, archived)
# it depends how you look at it
we pay for it through our TV licence ... but you don't have to pay more to download it.
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:25, archived)
# okey dokey
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:26, archived)
# 4od was a cocking nightmare
I agree with you there!

I think iplayer is alright, but they could do with stuff being available for longer than 7 days though.
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:26, archived)
# Listen again on Radio 4 still works okay though doesn't it?
/Older than he is . blog
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:28, archived)
# Is that available on the wireless?
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:30, archived)
# 77 rpm!
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:32, archived)
# Ahhh, the halcyon days of audio recording!
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:33, archived)
# please god
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:30, archived)
# :D
ha ha ha

In Our Time FTMFW!!
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:34, archived)
# you mean you don't podcast it?
0_0
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:41, archived)
# I have no problem with iPlayer at all.
I do dislike the having to download it to watch them for 30 days.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:28, archived)
# Certain things are.
Top Gear for example, is available until January.
(I helped save b3ta! Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:29, archived)
# It confuses me that some things are not available at all.
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:31, archived)
# The wonders of rights-holders
If it's made by the BBC it's more than likely available for 30 days.

Unfortunately rights holders are the bane of everyone's existence.

/works for a music selling website and is still furious about there being country rights on music when it's on the Internet
(I helped save b3ta! Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:34, archived)
# They should highlight that in the radio times or something.
A few times I've though, "Oh I've missed that, but I'll catch it on iPlayer later", to find that it's not there :(
(I helped save b3ta! Barbarossa is not my real name, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:37, archived)
# :(
That would be a good idea
(I helped save b3ta! Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:39, archived)
# There used to be a lovely irony on the Radio 4 player
That 'Pick of the Week' wasn't available to listen again, that never failed to inject a little mirth into dull Sunday evenings.

/really should get out more blog
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:43, archived)
# Am I wrong to say
that it's not RealPlayer at all any more?
(I helped save b3ta! Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:33, archived)
# Sadly, you would be, yes
Because it's Real Player in a Flash wrapper.

(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:39, archived)
# I thought this.
I often use iPlayer but I don't have realplayer installed on my computer but I didn't want to disagree in case I was wrong :D
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:40, archived)
# I've had bother before
where I've tried to watch stuff on iPlayer and it tells me I have top have Realplayer.

Which begs the question, why did the Beeb not build it to be universal.

Oh, yeah. Money.
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 13:51, archived)