BBC iPlayer via wii

A quick plug for the new "BBC iPlayer Channel" now available as a free
(zero-points) download from the wii Shop channel.

For anyone with a wii in the living room, a Broadband connection (with
plenty of Gb/month) and a wireless router, this now offers a very
convenient way of accessing iPlayer from the settee.

John Geddes
Derbyshire

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> A quick plug for the new "BBC iPlayer Channel" now available as a free
> (zero-points) download from the wii Shop channel.
>
> For anyone with a wii in the living room, a Broadband connection (with
> plenty of Gb/month) and a wireless router, this now offers a very
> convenient way of accessing iPlayer from the settee.
>

It is a very poor picture the machine is not up to this sort of thing.
But it does give you the chance of a catch up, if your recording of a
favorite program fails.

The TV platform Freesat is also early next year to add the iPlayer.
Regards
David

David wrote:

> It is a very poor picture the machine is not up to this sort of thing.
> But it does give you the chance of a catch up, if your recording of a
> favorite program fails.

"VCR quality" is the best summary I've heard for the quality. For me,
adequate quality watched from a comfortable settee is preferable to high
quality perched on an office chair watching the computer.

I've been well impressed by the wifi resiliance of the wii: even at 45%
through several two-foot-thick stone walls, the wii connects to my wifi
router at the other side of the house without a grumble.

Using the upcoming Freesat iPlayer facility may well be better for those
who can easily and discreetly route an ethernet cable from router to
Freesat box. But for those whose Freesat box lacks wifi, and who have
more challenging domestic layouts, the need to house and connect a
wireless AP (and power supply) may make this less attractive.

John Geddes

Meanwhile, at the uk.telecom.broadband Job Justification Hearings, John
Geddes chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> Using the upcoming Freesat iPlayer facility may well be better for those
> who can easily and discreetly route an ethernet cable from router to
> Freesat box. But for those whose Freesat box lacks wifi, and who have
> more challenging domestic layouts, the need to house and connect a
> wireless AP (and power supply) may make this less attractive.

Presumably more than one manufacturer will be making these, which should
solve the problem in due course.

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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:16:16 +0000, John Geddes wrote:

> Using the upcoming Freesat iPlayer facility may well be better for those
> who can easily and discreetly route an ethernet cable from router to
> Freesat box. But for those whose Freesat box lacks wifi, and who have
> more challenging domestic layouts, the need to house and connect a
> wireless AP (and power supply) may make this less attractive.

I knew it was a good idea siting two Ethernet sockets behind the TV...
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Bob Eager wrote:

>
> I knew it was a good idea siting two Ethernet sockets behind the TV...

Only two?

I started that way, it's now five ethernet and two telephone points. And
a media PC hasn't even been put there yet!

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On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:31:17 +0000, Adrian C wrote:

> Bob Eager wrote:
>
>
>> I knew it was a good idea siting two Ethernet sockets behind the TV...
>
> Only two?
>
> I started that way, it's now five ethernet and two telephone points. And
> a media PC hasn't even been put there yet!

There are plenty of both elsewhere in the room. And there is one
telephone socket behind the TV itself...together with a spare rotator
control cable and multiple coax feeds...!



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