Indeed the iPlayer does now install and work with Vista. Hurah! Now, all I need is a Media Center version so I can operate it on the TV with my remote control... must almost be possible with the interface that the iPlayer has.
Is someone making a Media Center version? Is this something I could do to help Auntie? On 20/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not on a network share, I'm on an XP laptop. > > I thought it was the Kontiki engine that was not Vista compatible. But > 4od > > uses it, and I've been using that for weeks. > > I'll give it a go! > > > > > > > On 20/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You can watch iPlayer content from a network share using Vista. It's > the > > anything-but-BitTorrent KDM bit that does not Vista. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Point is, using iPlayer now seemingly works for me on Vista. I'm now > > happily watching Stacey and Bradley return to Walford... however, > attempting > > to download Lead Balloon and Watchdog, iPlayer delights in telling me I > need > > to be running Windows XP, and does not download. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://iplayersupport.external.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/bbciplayer.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14&cat_lvl1=1 > > > > > > > > > > That page is *very* interesting, any users of ubuntu, debian or > other > > > > > GNU/Linux based OS's here? > > > > > /me *proudly raises hand* > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps someone can explain what this means: > > > > > >GNU/Linux operating system can use the Crossover plug-in to play > > Windows > > > > > >Media files. For more information about this contact your > GNU/Linux > > > > > supplier or >source. > > > > > because to me it seems that the person who wrote it doesn't have a > > > > > clue about what they are on about. > > > > > There are _so_ many problems with this sentence, it's hard to know > > > > > where to start pointing out it is wrong; has the writer even used > a > > > > > GNU/Linux based OS. > > > > > > > > > > p.s. Kudos for using GNU/Linux though! At least *that* bit of > > > > > terminology is correct. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > www.dobo.urandom.co.uk > > > > > ---- > > > > > If each of us have one object, and we exchange them, then each of > us > > > > > still has one object. > > > > > If each of us have one idea, and we exchange them, then each of us > now > > > > > has two ideas. - George Bernard Shaw > > > > > - > > > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html > > . Unofficial list archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Gary Kirk > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > > > > > Brian Butterworth > > > http://www.ukfree.tv > > > > > > > > -- > > Gary Kirk > > > -- > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > Brian Butterworth > http://www.ukfree.tv > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
