[ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

[Kris Douglas]

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <peter at petebox.com> wrote:
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>  On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote:
>  > Rob Beard wrote:
>  > > Kris Douglas wrote:
>  > >
>  > >> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the
>  > >> requirement for flash, which is sometimes hard to fulfil.
>  > >>
>  > >>
>  > >
>  > > Not on the Wii there isn't, Flash is included in the Opera browser.
>  > > Although saying that it's not a great browser on the Wii, more of a
>  > > novelty item.
>  > >
>  > > I only downloaded it because it was free when it first came out (now
>  > > it's something like 500 Wii Points so about £3.50).
>  > >
>  > > I can certainly see why they've done it.  I just don't see why they
>  > > can't provide an MP4 feed for Linux users, even if it's a binary
>  > > application using an encrypted stream.  Surely it's got to be possible
>  > > and easy enough to implement.
>  > >
>  > > Rob
>  > >
>  > >
>  > To what ends though?
>  >
>  > The BBC is a socialist "corporation" - you HAVE to pay them BY LAW.
>  > Therefore there's no profit increasing who gets thei I-services.  If you
>  > had to pay, theyd be getting an extra however much per user, but as
>  > you're paying anyway, why should they bother.  With no financial
>  > incentives, they won't do anything.
>  >
>  >
>  > Socialism at its best.
>  >
>
>  Nonsense, by that logic we would still only have 1 bbc radio channel.
>  Also whilst the article says that for now only the flash video version
>  will work on the wii, the "news" is that IPlayer will be available as a
>  wii channel in the UK allowing both streaming and downloading content,


>  Of course were this will be stored on the hard disk less wii is another
>  matter.

I have an SD card in mine, I think it supports the SDHC as well.
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