Something of interest: <a href="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/#detail">http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/#detail</a> <div>On 09/04/2008, Rob Beard <<a href="mailto:rob@esdelle.co.uk">rob@esdelle.co.uk</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Kris Douglas wrote: > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <<a href="mailto:peter@petebox.com">peter@petebox.com</a>> 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 Ł3.50). >>  > > >>  > > 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 -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote></div>