BBCi player opinions?

omnipeta

Anyone recommend BBCi player ? thanks, omnipeta.

Zahc

Not sure what you mean. Just go to the site and pick what you want to watch.........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

or do you mean a stand alone product? Ether way you'll need broadband access and be in the UK.

Zahc

mymatebob

We use the iplayer a lot - great thing works a treat

omnipeta

Thanks for the advice, I do have Broadband aacess. I was unsure, as I had a negative experience using C4's similar service, can't recall its name. I just wondered how easy it was to download etc.... Regards omnipeta.

mymatebob

You follow the link above and start watching programmes - nothing to download

C_Ronaldo

The C4 service is called 4OD, the iplayer is good but i think you need a good internet connection,

umami

I was able to listen to bbc radio abroad in the far east, but obviously no tv.

saucepan

the stand alone client for the bbc iplayer and 4OD use p2p technologies - they will upload data to others and sometimes (rarely unless misconfigured) this saturates your internet connection making it slow and unresponsive when browsing the web etc.

thats not to say that they arent great programs, just something to make note of

superscaper

saucepan wrote: »

the stand alone client for the bbc iplayer and 4OD use p2p technologies -

In fact they use exactly the same Kontiki technology.

omnipeta

Thanks guys :-) Regards omnipeta.

Sagz_2

saucepan wrote: »

the stand alone client for the bbc iplayer and 4OD use p2p technologies - they will upload data to others and sometimes (rarely unless misconfigured) this saturates your internet connection making it slow and unresponsive when browsing the web etc.

thats not to say that they arent great programs, just something to make note of

I found this too - also pushed me over my download limit on BT Broadband