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

[Jake Bunce]

Something of interest: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/#detail


On 09/04/2008, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Kris Douglas wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <peter at petebox.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>  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.
>
>
> It's a bit limitied to what you can use the SD card for at the moment
> though.  Virtual Console games storage (for when you run out of space)
> and presumably soon Wiiware games too when they come out, pictures,
> music and if you have a copy of that Zelda game, homebrew too :-)
>
> Maybe this will chance and Ninty will let us store other things on
> memory cards (although I can't say I'm holding my breath).
>
>
> Rob
>
>
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